Ashley Stark Interior Designer Creative Director Woman Entrepreneur
We are so excited to introduce you to Ashley Stark. Ashley is a Creative Director, content creator, interior designer and businesswoman. She has a love for all things homeware and inspires her audience with stunning interior spaces and her favorite decor pieces. She is currently renovating a NYC townhouse where she lives with her husband and growing family. Growing up, Ashley was surrounded by leading industry experts within her family. STARK is a premier design industry partner for luxury residential and hospitality carpeting projects and was established in 1983 by Ashley’s grandfather Arthur Stark. STARK specializes in designing, restoring, installing and maintaining carpet and rugs to create beautiful spaces. The company has connections all around the world and has showrooms in NYC, Los Angeles and China. STARK has furnished the White House and also introduced the iconic leopard rose pattern. Ashley is part of the third generation within the family business and joined the company in 2004. She is now Creative Director and offers a fresh, new energy to the business. Ashley has had a feature in Harper’s Bazaar where she shared her knowledge on how to use rugs and carpets to create an unforgettable space. Some of the trends in the article include Moroccan style rugs, ‘Au Naturel’ organic pieces and she focuses a lot on textures and color. As Ashley is a professional in the interior design field, she also shared tips and tricks of the trade with readers to bring their spaces to life. As interior design is one of Ashley’s many talents and passions, it is only natural that she takes pride when creating her own home. She is currently renovating an Upper East Side townhouse from top to bottom with her husband. The pair added a top floor, terraces and gutted the basement to achieve their vision of a soothing and calm space. The style of the townhouse is very family friendly yet sophisticated with vintage, handmade and antique decor pieces. Ashley chose to incorporate a mixture of textures and materials into each room to keep her home classy and traditional. Over on Instagram, Ashley has an impressive 1.2 million followers – @ashleytstark. Here she shares timeless and stylish interior inspiration, renovation photos, ‘before vs after’ content and design tips. Ashley also shares video reel content showing her favorite interiors she finds on her travels. Her platform is consistently growing and this enables Stark to engage with her design loving community. She is able to keep up with the latest design trends and share both her personal and home style. Ashley Stark is amazing at what she does and this is shown through all her professional and personal achievements. She works hard to create unique and sleek interiors all whilst appealing to a huge audience and growing her family. Her eye for statement patterns, textures and rich materials is second to none. If you need some design inspiration or you want to find out more about Ashley’s upcoming projects…make sure to follow her here at @ashleytstark and @ashleystarkhome.
Isabella Strautmann Health Coach Advises Women on Improving Wellness
Meet Isabella Strautmann a certified health coach and founder of the Health Beauty Project and @izzyswellness. Isabella is passionate about improving womens overall health and promoting wellbeing from the inside out. Her brand aims to connect health-conscious people with the correct resources, recipes and coaching services. Isabella has grown up surrounded by food lovers and enjoys experimenting with ingredients and taste. After being diagnosed with various food allergies, Izzy decided to switch up her diet and find foods which worked well with her body, skin and digestive system. She then found her passion for healthy, unprocessed foods and learnt how they can heal our bodies from the inside out. The Health Beauty Project is a 6 week program designed by Izzy to unlock inner and outer beauty through the health of our gut. The first two weeks of the program focus closely on building a foundation for restoring gut health. This is done by removing certain foods to heal and lower inflammation. Week 3 and 4 are dedicated to getting rid of bad bacteria and replacing it with good bacteria. In the 5th week, program users are taught how to keep the good bacteria well fed by consuming foods rich in fiber and starch. During the final week, foods are reintroduced and daily self care is practiced. Week 6 also demonstrates ways that women can maintain everything they have learnt and how to incorporate it into our routines and lifestyle. This is important to maintain momentum and increase the likelihood of the program having long term benefits. The Health Beauty Project includes weekly lessons, podcast recommendations, activity tasks and guides for women to follow. Izzy has built an amazing community from HBP and has had many success stories. Many women have said they have clearer skin, less hormonal breakouts, better digestion and even weight loss all thanks to the 6 week program. Izzy has provided a way for women to transform their gut health and wellness. She also offers one-to-one coaching calls and unlimited support via text. The feedback she has from the program highlights the positive increase it has had on mental, emotional and physical well being. Izzy uses her Instagram platform to post recipe videos, health Q&A’s, wellness tips and shares her go-to skincare and makeup products. She currently has a following of 12k and you can find her here at @izzyswellness. She also uses Facebook to promote her program and engage with the HBP community. Her recent posts include the importance of morning routines, achieving health goals and bloating. The Health Beauty Project is a space for women who are looking to enter the world of wellness. Izzy has made her business a success by being relatable and sharing her health and wellness journey. She customizes her services and packages to each of her clients and their individual needs. The foundation of HBP states that “gut health is the key to inner and outer beauty”. Visit the website here to join the program www.hbp.izzyswellness.com!
Plant-Based Recipes Danielle Brown Health Coach Creates Delicious Meals
We are so excited to introduce you to Danielle Brown, @healthygirlkitchen Certified Health Coach, content creator, blogger and recipe developer. She is dedicated to helping women take care of their bodies through their diet and lifestyle choices. Danielle creates healthy, plant-based vegan recipes which are super simple but delicious! After becoming a college graduate, Danielle continued to study nutrition. It was through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition where she graduated and became qualified as a holistic health coach. Danielle works closely with her clients to provide an individualised 3-month program to transform their health with her guidance and knowledge. She also offers one-on-one sessions and a 14 day meal plan for those looking for a smaller investment. The plan includes quick and easy recipes, snack ideas and is 100% plant based. Danielle believes that diet should focus on nourishment, energy and wellness in comparison to having an unhealthy relationship with food and following fad diets. She also believes we should eat to fuel our bodies and loves a detoxifying green juice recipe! Danielle is the founder of HealthyGirl Kitchen, a blog dedicated to sharing plant based recipes and healthy living tips. HealthyGirl Kitchen is a platform which aims to inspire people to become the best version of themselves and promotes a healthy, balanced and plant based diet. Danielle provides meal inspiration blog posts which range from breakfast, sides, lunch, pasta dishes, smoothies and so much more! Most of her recipes are oil and gluten-free. Her most recent posts include ‘Vegan Gluten-Free Sugar Cookie Bars’ and ‘Vegan Baked Ricotta Pasta’. Other elements of HealthyGirl Kitchen include skincare and wellness tips for women. Danielle shares her favourite cruelty-free skin recommendations and promotes non toxic products. She also touches on how our diet can influence the condition of our skin and has shared an interesting post about how dairy can be connected to acne. Danielle is passionate about health and shares 10 superfoods she recommends to maintain a healthy diet. She has also teamed up with iHerb to promote ‘must-have’ vegan supplements for women in one of her posts. Danielle has built an amazing community on social media and has an impressive 1 million followers on TikTok! Her videos include recipe ideas, ‘what I eat in a day’ and health motivation style content. Danielle shows a strong sense of personality on her page by documenting her journey to veganism and doing regular voice overs on her recipe videos. Over on Instagram, @healthygirlkitchen has almost 500k followers! Danielle is very consistent on both platforms and shares fun, easy recipes with amazing food photography. Danielle takes pride in her lifestyle and work and she has been featured in Elite Daily, The Oprah Magazine, Byrdie and How Stuff Works. HealthyGirl Kitchen has helped women achieve their health goals and provided a safe space to explore foods and dieting the healthy way. She has many amazing accomplishments so far and her brand is continuously growing. Visit her blog here at www.healthygirlkitchen.com
Athena Calderone Interior Designer and Culinary Expert Inspires Women around the Globe
Introducing to you Athena Calderone, a celebrated author, interior designer, entertaining expert, creative director and visual storyteller. Athena has a passion for all things interior and has created many successful endeavors within the industry. She is located in Brooklyn, New York City and lives with her husband, son and puppy. Eyeswoon is a lifestyle media platform, which was created by Athena, and is the home of all things culinary and design content. Eyeswoon is a place to transform simple daily life, spaces and ideas into somewhere that makes our eyes swoon. Here Athena shares delicious recipes, inspiring decor and lifestyle imagery. She also provides content for the festive and holiday seasons to ensure your home is looking chic and stylish with decorations. The platform regularly features posts such as “Ask Athena” or “Look We Love” to encourage her readers to interact and learn design tips from her content. Athena is the author of two books ‘Cook Beautiful’ and ‘Live Beautiful’. The books both extend on her culinary and interior talent seen on Eyeswoon and have been rated highly for their photography and attention to detail. ‘Live Beautiful’ even appeared on the Amazon best seller list for home decor. Athena has had her work featured in many highly respected publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Wall Street Journal, Elle Decor, Harper’s Bazaar and more! She was also named “the modern girl’s Martha Stewart” by the New York Times due to Athena being a culinary storyteller and home design expert. Along with her many other ventures, Athena also hosts a podcast named ‘More Than One Thing’. The podcast takes a look into the lives of many dynamic creatives within the design industry. Athena interviews her guests and touches upon creative processes, challenges and how to overcome these. She regularly connects with like-minded business owners to give an insight into the design world. The podcast has ranked within the top 100 on Apple and has more than 445k downloads! Athena has built an amazing community on social media and is consistently active on Instagram. She shares everything from interior favorites, design inspiration, healthy recipes and even snippets of her own abode. Athena engages her audience by providing links to her favorite homeware pieces through stories and in her highlights. She also uses her platform to promote her website, podcast and featured homeware collaborations. Some of these collections include timeless, handwoven Moroccan rugs and unique ceramics. She has built her account to an incredible 780k followers. The brands Athena has built are ever growing and could not be possible without her love of intriguing visuals and interior design. Her eye for textures, patterns and vintage pieces provide interior design lovers with a place to find inspiration. Athena’s aesthetic is consistent throughout both her businesses and her New York City home – we see this on all her platforms! Want to know more about Athena’s dedication to creating a home and more? Visit Eyeswoon here at www.eye-swoon.com.
Sajal Patel Inspires Women around the Globe with her New York Style
We are so excited to introduce Sajal Patel, an influential fashion blogger in New York City for many women across the globe. Sajal is the creator of the blog ‘Style by Sajal’. Along with this, she is also a digital creator, beauty and travel enthusiast, model and a successful business woman. Sajal was previously an optician however, she has now found her calling in life – her growing fashion career. Sajal was born and raised in London and always had an eye for fashion, it played a huge part in her life. Sajal loves to experiment with accessories and usually adds a pair of sunglasses to complete each of her outfits! She found her way professionally into the industry by modelling part time and travelling to many fashion capitals of the world, including Mumbai. From here, she met her husband on a dance reality TV show (Star Plus) and they are now happily married and based in the chic streets of New York City. Putting together outfits comes naturally to Sajal as she has a true love for styling and fashion – this is one of the reasons she created her blog ‘Style by Sajal’. The tone of the blog is very relatable and focuses on empowering women through their style and clothes. Sajal also creates a connection with her readers by promoting body confidence, self-expression and the importance of personal style. Sajal aims to create looks which are affordable, accessible and incredibly stylish! As well as fashion, Sajal also creates content and blog posts about travel experiences, her favourite travel locations, beauty recommendations, hair care and gift guides. Instagram is a platform that Sajal uses to post her looks and also share direct links to fashion items. She also uses her Instagram to talk about her favourite go-to retail stores and what you can find there. To keep up with the latest trends, Sajal creates engaging video content where she shows her followers how to style, model and photograph outfits. Some of her latest video reels include “2 Fall Blazer Looks” and “5 Mid Shot Street Poses”. She is constantly active on her stories and shares her NYC life and favourite city locations with her audience. Sajal’s passion for fashion and consistent hard work has enabled her to grow her account to more than 21k followers! Another platform that Sajal is active on is YouTube. Here she uploads styling videos, seasonal outfit ideas and everyday make-up looks. She has also collaborated with brands such as Shein to create haul videos and ‘try-on’ content for her viewers. Sajal also shows her YouTube audience ‘how to’ type videos which teach women how to style different staple pieces of your wardrobe. Sajal Patel has built a brand and community of fashion lovers and uses her style to influence women around the world. Her tips, tricks and outfit fits provide direction for women looking to level up their wardrobe! Sajal prides herself on making women look good so they feel good – visit her blog here www.stylebysajal.com.
Taylor Wellness Lifestyle @wellnessforlifeblog Delicious, Healthy, and Easy-to-Make Recipes
Meet Taylor, Founder and Creative Director of lifestyle brand ‘Wellness for Life’ native New Yorker. The Wellness for Life website has a blog which is dedicated to promoting health and wellness, delicious and healthy recipes, spirituality and lifestyle tips. Along with the success of her wellness business, Taylor is also a published author and a practicing attorney as well as having a love for photography and art. Taylor believes that environmental, physical, mental, spiritual and emotional well being is the combination to having true wellness. Wellness for Life strives to develop healing, health and wellbeing from within – this starts with the food we fuel ourselves with. The recipes on the blog are filled with nutritious treats and wholesome dishes which are all low carb and gut friendly. Taylor shares more than 150 breakfast, savoury and dessert recipes for her audience to choose from. Due to her being a New York native with a passion for the kitchen, Taylor puts her healthy spin on famous NY delicacies. The ‘low carb inulin bagel’ is a crowd favourite and contains ingredients such as flax seeds, coconut flour and inulin powder. She also creates recipes that are vegan, vegetarian and gluten free, there is something for everybody. All of these food related posts come with amazing photography, an ingredient list and a step by step method. Taylor implements her expert writing abilities throughout her website and is able to engage well with her audience. She does this by normalising things such as hair loss, binge eating and diet culture. She emphasises how important it is to openly discuss these topics and this makes her blog relatable and a safe space for people. Taylor shares her skincare and hair routines and how she implements different products and supplements to improve the condition of both. The blog also offers a variety of guides to inspire individuals with gift buying, make-up must-haves and travel essentials. Each post lists a number of products (recommended by Taylor), which enhance our wellbeing, comfort and love for beauty in some way. T Taylor uses her social platforms to promote her brand and strengthen the wellness community. Grid posts on her Instagram range from recipes, skincare product recommendations and lifestyle content (@wellnessforlifeblog). Taylor documents her day on stories and speaks to followers directly creating great engagement and interaction on her page. She also creates a personal connection with her audience by sharing short video content which documents her travel destinations, ‘what I eat in a day’ and quick recipe tutorials. Taylor’s Instagram following currently stands at almost 11k! Wellness for Life is a great destination for individuals who are looking to embark on a wellness journey. There are many resources which can be used to inspire people to lead a life of true well being and longevity. With hard work and dedication, Taylor has created a successful business which allows people to incorporate new routines into their life that enhances health and well being. Visit the website now to join the community – www.thewellnessforlifeblog.com!
Health Coach Lily Kunin @cleanfooddirtycity Shows Women to Live a Healthy Lifestyle
We are so excited to introduce Lily Kunin @cleanfooddirtycity. Lily is a holistic health coach, cookbook author, blogger and entrepreneur who has built a career and following by sharing her love for health and wellness. She is based in New York City and has regular visits to LA. Lily is passionate about experimenting with good food that makes you feel as good as it tastes. All of her work and projects promote healthy choices and shows how a lifestyle similar to hers is convenient, sustainable and practical for everyone. Tips on travel, beauty, recipes and clean living can all be found on Lily’s blog ‘Clean Food Dirty City’. The blog posts represent how Lily lives her plant-based lifestyle comfortably and how her readers can do the same. She writes about reducing the use of plastic, travel essentials, a clean living space, non-toxic products and she spreads positivity about all aspects of life. Lily shares her experience having hormonal problems with acne and the approach she took to take care of her body. She writes about recipes and products which have led to her having brighter and hydrated skin. One of the reasons the blog is so successful is because it is a real representation of a real person. She is the author of Good Clean Food provides Plant Based Recipes for everyday. Due to being surrounded by chefs in her early life, Lily’s interest in good food and home cooking started at a young age. When she was faced with chronic migraines and vertigo, Lily focused on making her diet mainly plant based and gluten free. By experimenting and prioritizing wholesome foods, Lily wrote her first cookbook which was released in 2017, ’Good Clean Food: Super Plant-Based Recipes for Everyday’. There are 100 recipes in the book which are all simple, vibrant and natural. The recipes in the book include everything from comfort foods, wholesome dishes and ones that help to boost the immune system. Lily uses her social media platforms to post content that features her personal health journey, amazing food photography, recipes and business ventures. On her Instagram @cleanfooddirtycity, Lily creates short videos to show her audience how to prepare, store and keep ingredients fresh throughout the busy work week. Her staple foods include greens, herbs, different dressings, roasted vegetables, beans and grains. She also keeps up with food trends and seasonal favorites to keep her audience engaged. Lily is the co-founder of Clean Market, a wellness centre dedicated to providing nutrition, self care products, supplements and innovative services which enhance health. These centers have everything you need to live better in a single space. The first center opened in 2018 in New York City. Since then, Clean Market has opened a number of other locations where people come to improve their well-being and incorporate healthy habits into their lives.