A pioneering force in the fashion industry, Julie Gilhart is a highly sought-after creative business consultant celebrated for her unique ability to seamlessly blend fashion, sustainability, talent, and technology. With an extraordinary eye for innovation, she collaborates with a select group of influential clients, crafting forward-thinking strategies that resonate within today’s ever-changing marketplace.

Gilhart’s extensive expertise encompasses both global powerhouses and independent brands, including Amazon Fashion, Hourglass Cosmetics, Kering, LVMH, and The RealReal. Her impact as a creative strategist is evident in her pivotal role in elevating now-iconic brands like Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Frederic Malle, and Givenchy under Riccardo Tisci, alongside Goyard, Jil Sander, and Lanvin with Alber Elbaz, as well as Prada, Proenza Schouler, Rick Owens, and many others during her transformative tenure at Barneys New York.

Recently, she launched her own consulting firm, GILHART & Co., dedicated to discovering and nurturing emerging talent and championing responsibility through innovative partnerships that push beyond traditional boundaries. As an advisor to various organizations and a board member of Parsons The New School, Closely Crafted, and her own initiative, Fashion Girls for Humanity, Gilhart continues to help shape the industry’s evolution.

Previously, she served as President of Tomorrow Projects and Chief Development Officer of Tomorrow Ltd. Today, she is focused on ensuring a legacy of creativity and craftsmanship through connections that forge profitable and responsible businesses in the ever-changing fashion landscape. Her pragmatic approach to innovation is matched only by her deep commitment to environmental impact, positioning her as a vital voice in the future of fashion.

Julie Wainwright is the CEO and cofounder of AHARA, the personalized weight loss and nutrition company. She founded The RealReal in June 2011, bringing luxury consignment online and changing the way people buy and sell high-end luxury across all categories. Wainwright raised sizable venture capital, built a membership in the tens of millions and then in 2019, took the company public as one of only 23 women in history to found and lead a company to an IPO at the time.

In addition to sustainability partnerships with Gucci, Burberry, and Stella McCartney, The RealReal is the first luxury member of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s CE100 USA and the first resale member of the UN Climate Change's Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action.

She has received several prestigious industry awards and accolades including as one of Entrepreneur’s 50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs, Fast Company’s Most Creative People, CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Inc. Magazine’s 100 Female Founders List, and Forbes’s inaugural 50 Successful Women Over 50 list. She is the co-founder of The Armchair Entrepreneurs podcast where entrepreneurs get advice that works for their business from industry experts from fashion, technology and consumer packaged goods sectors. She also sits on the board of Inspirato, a luxury vacation club and MOCA, the Museum of Contemporary Art based in Los Angeles.

Tanya Rhone brings over 40 years of experience as a business professional, specializing in marketing and strategic planning. She has also expanded her expertise as a leadership and organizational development consultant.

Tanya sharpened her marketing skills at leading Fortune 500 companies, including Starbucks Coffee Company, The Clorox Company, Paragon Trade Brands, and Weyerhaeuser. Throughout her career, she has developed business strategies, managed marketing efforts, and successfully launched several new products.

As a consultant, Tanya has guided marketing and new product development initiatives for a diverse range of clients, from small businesses and startups to large corporations and nonprofits. She has written numerous marketing and business plans, with expertise in market evaluation, competitive analysis, consumer behavior research, marketing planning, and brand development.

Tanya holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Oregon and a master’s degree in business from the University of Southern California. She is also the author of Bad at Work: The Dysfunctional Shit and How to Get Past It, a book focused on navigating workplace challenges.Originally from Los Angeles, Tanya spent most of her adult life in Seattle and now resides in Chicago.