Wednesday, November 13th, 2019

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

Track III: Haas Conference Center, Room 171

Living the Life: Entrepreneurs, Lifestyle Innovators and Disrupters

Kelly Bayett, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Barking Owl

Jiffy Iuen, co-founder and CEO, Frank Collective

Michelle Wong, President, Dailey LA

Stefanie Nissen, founder, TRVL Porter

William Rassman, CFP®, Founder, Wealth Thought Out

Tess Cacciatore, CEO, Global Women’s Empowerment Network (GWEN)

Joleen Hughes, Founder & Principal, Hughes Media Law Group, Moderator

Joleen Winther Hughes is the founder and CEO of HMLG, the law firm that provides in-house counsel service to clients who are trendsetters in businesses intersecting media and technology.  Joleen's deep ties in the motion picture, short-form content, mobile, music, gaming and technology industries began in Seattle and quickly expanded worldwide. An industry pioneer and leader, Joleen has successfully facilitated thousands of multi-million dollar strategic transactions across industries.  Representing companies ranging from Fortune 50 to start-ups, Joleen's unique background as legal advisor and business executive brings a level of experience and practical insight that few lawyers have.  Serving in many roles for her clients, Joleen is a general counsel, C-level legal and business executive, strategic advisor, board member, investor, policy

advisor and professor. Joleen's podcast, "The Lawyer Who Rocks," is in its third season and features her interviews with business badass global leaders https://www.hmlglaw.com/blog/the-lawyer-who-rocks.  You can find it on all podcasting platforms. A dedicated supporter of the arts, Joleen was appointed by the Mayor to the Music Commission for the City of Seattle Office of Film & Music: https://www.seattle.gov/filmandmusic/music/seattle-music-commission where she serves on the Advocacy and Economic Development Committee.  Joleen is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF).  https://www.siff.net/ For more information about Joleen and HMLG, please visit https://www.hmlglaw.com/

Jiffy Iuen, co-founder and CEO, Frank Collective: Jiffy’s work has been recognized with an Emmy-nomination, One Show Gold Pencils, the Cannes Lions Grand Prix, and more. But her chief goal as CEO of Frank Collective is to support a creative environment based on inclusion, empowerment and innovation. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three rescue dogs, and stacks up frequent flier miles toggling between the Frank offices in Brooklyn and downtown Los Angeles. At Frank Collective, Jiffy has worked with clients including Blue Apron, Gallo, Tapad, Google, Bombas, Lola, Ladder, Google, American Express and TRESemme.

Kelly Bayett is the Creative Director as well as Founder and Partner of Barking Owl. Her goal was to create a music, sound design and mix company that always focuses on creative and collaboration first in every department. Since founding the company in 2009, she has added the music supervision talent of Liza Richardson, the composing talents of Oscar winner Atticus Ross, Chulo Records founder Jacob Plasse, Oscar nominated Sound Designer Wylie Stateman, sound designer Morgan Johnson, three brilliant mixers as well as songwriter Brian Canning. Kelly has been the recipient of every major advertising award, including collaborations on Emmy winning commercial work. She works as Creative Director with clients such as Nike, Coke, Google, New York Times, Gatorade, Montefiore, Old Spice, Audi, Apple and more. Kelly lives in Los Angeles with her partner in love, life and business, Justin Bayett and their 4 children. She is also a partner in the GAF Project to promote and create monthly events that center around fundraising and volunteering.

Stefanie Nissen, founder, TRVL Porter: Entrepreneur Stefanie Nissen has an extensive background in the fashion industry. She's been a fashion designer and owned a style consulting business. Her business acumen has led to her consulting multiple fashion tech startups. Nissen founded the online travel rental service, TRVL Porter after an airline lost her luggage. That's when the idea came about. She decided to solve this problem for her and many other travelers. And in the process, she ended up transforming the way the world travels – luggage free. Her mission is to have a positive environmental impact both in the fashion and travel industries. She is pioneering a more sustainable future of fashion by offering rental clothing. This eliminates luggage, reduces the weight on planes and ultimately decreases CO2 in the atmosphere. TRVL Porter creates a more sustainable way to travel.

Michelle Wong, President, Dailey LA: Los Angeles native Michelle Wong began her unlikely career path when, at age 7, she became an actor in commercials, films and as a series regular on network television. A foodie to her core, she graduated with a Grand Diplôme from Le Cordon Bleu in London before embarking on her advertising career. She started at Leo Burnett in Chicago, then worked at FCB Chicago before moving back to L.A. to work at M&C Saatchi. She has been at Dailey for 11 years and is thrilled to be President of the agency. Michelle’s career has spanned major brands such as Philip Morris, SC Johnson, The Getty, City National Bank and Nestlé. She shared her thoughts on the benefits of diverse leadership with SXSW this past March and was recently honored with a 2019 ColorComm Circle award in recognition of her outstanding leadership and mentorship to other women in the industry.

William Rassman, CFP®, is a thought leader, Founder of Wealth Thought Out on Medium.com, and a financial services advisor for celebrities, influencers and business leaders. He began his career at Smith Barney in the financial district of New York in 2008, and is a Wealth Advisor at Centric Capital Advisors.

Tess Cacciatore is Founder of Global Women’s Empowerment Network (a 501c3) & CEO/Executive Producer at GWEN Global LLC a for-profit company dedicated to social impact & positive change in the entertainment arena. Tess is a best-selling author, award-winning producer/filmmaker, keynote speaker, social entrepreneur who has dedicated her life to advocating for "Transforming lives through the power of storytelling!" Recognizing that everyone’s story has value, Tess provides support for those who struggle to find their voice. She is a connector using entertainment, technology, and philanthropy to bridge people and cultures worldwide. Throughout the years, Tess has participated in various international forums, including the United Nations (Geneva and New York), speaking on behalf of women and children. Today, she continues her quest to advance humanity and enhance life quality with her inspiring memoir and the ongoing #Reveal2Heal grassroots, cultural movement. Tess advocates for human rights and has dedicated her life to social issues, homelessness, domestic violence, sex trafficking, and to offer a safe place for voices to be heard. In 2003 Tess was awarded the Fete d’ Excellence within the Sub-Commission for Human Rights at the United Nations (Geneva, Switzerland) for her work in edu-tainment. In 2011 she won Mobile Excellence Award for the GWEN Alert.GWEN Alert V2 was released in 2019 with video-cloud private storage to protect those in need.. FREE safety mobile app.