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Janis Johnson is president and founder of Gourmet Catalog, known in the industry as GC Buying Group. Established in 1981, GC has consistently worked to strengthen independent kitchenware retailers in their local markets. Johnson and her Dallas-based team provide marketing and educational support to
350 retail store members who purchase products from the 200+ top tier vendor members. Assortments extend from a variety of cookware, bakeware and culinary tools to small kitchen electrics, serveware and gifts. She can be reached at 214.855.0005
or janisj@gourmetcatalog.com.
Beth Krupa Interiors is an award-winning design
firm whose mission is to provide high-end collaborative experiences and luxurious lifestyle spaces with her valued and respected residential & commercial clientele that surpass all expectations. With a background in NYC fashion executive buying positions and living across four countries, Krupa’s perspective is diverse and deep. She uses her design education along with her B.A. in sociology to get at the heart of what their clients need now, but also intuitively to forecast their needs for the future. Krupa’s team has a desire
to create an idyllic space—one that gives clients a breathtaking moment when their newly designed home is revealed to them. She works alongside her design team out of Old Greenwich, Conn. She can be reached at info@bethkrupainteriors.com or 203-890-9292
Mary Moore opened the first The Cook’s Warehouse, gourmet store and cooking school, in 1995 and
has expanded the business to include more than
800 classes annually in three locations. Awards include: 119 Most Underrated Attractions in the World –
Travel + Leisure, Best Cooking Classes, Creative Loafing 2006-2017 and Best Self Magazine 2014, 2016; ICON Individual Career Achievement 2013, and GIA USA 2007/2008. Moore started a new technology company featuring an app called Plenty, allowing users to delightfully find restaurants that work for them based on diets, allergies and cuisine preferences. She also teaches cooking classes, business seminars, serves on a number of non-profit boards, and is past chair of the Atlanta Community Food Bank Governing Board. She can be reached at mary@cookswarehouse.com.
Sherrie Bates Ness and her husband Tom are the fourth generation to run Bates Nut Farm, which was established in 1921 by her great grandparents near
San Diego, Calif. The Bates farm is known for its special events held throughout the year, pumpkin patch,
farm zoo and variety of nuts, gourmet foods, seasonal and everyday gifts. The extensive operation now includes a retail store open since 1963 and the adjacent Farmer's Daughter Gift Shop. An active member of the Gift, Home and Trade Association (GHTA), she can be reached at Sherrie@batesnutfarm.biz, Bates Nut Farm's Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest or 760.749.3333.
Kelly O’Neal is a Dallas-based artist and interior designer, as well as the designer for the
Design Legacy home furnishings line. His interior design client repertoire includes several Dallas Cowboys, the Dallas landmark Adolphus hotel and myriad residential and commercial clients. His product designs are frequent hits at many large catalog
and retail accounts, and a staple in thousands of specialty stores worldwide. His licensed designs are a staple in various lines throughout the industry and his collaborations with top designers such as Denise McGaha and Michelle Nussbaumer earned numerous press accolades. His original artworks are featured internationally and a recent license with Leftbank art made this foray a staple in the wall décor industry.
He can be reached at kelly@legacytrading.com
or 214.748.5118.
Doug Self is founder and president of JDouglas (JDouglas.com), a to-the-trade multi-brand sales agency he launched in 2001 with a showroom and corporate offices at AmericasMart as well as an additional showroom in High Point, NC. JDouglas services 13 states in the Southeast exclusively with some of the best brands in the Home industry.
As well, he is the founder and owner of Provision Oxford (provisionoxford.com), a retail, lifestyle boutique in Oxford, Miss. He also serves on the board for Gift for Life. Self can be reached
at 404.229.9370, via email at Doug@JDouglas. com and you can follow JDouglas on Instagram at @marketplacefordesign.
Thomas D. Ungrodt is the president of TDU Consulting, serving the gift retail and wholesale industry. He is active in his community as well
as a board member of the following organizations: the Northern Michigan Foundation, Michigan Retailers Association and Retailers Mutual Insurance Company. He can be reached at 734.645.4841
or td@ungrodt.com.
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