Cocktails Over Coffee

Elliott Clark is the founder and personality behind Apartment Bartender.

After attending a cocktails 101 class in early 2015, he was swept up into the world of spirits and cocktails. What started as a passion for crafting and photographing cocktails has turned into a full fledged career taking Elliott all around the globe to make the world of drink more approachable for the at home enthusiast.

Elliott is considered to be one of the leading faces and voices in the drink industry. His world class content and high level approach to drinks has paved the way for Apartment Bartender to become far more than just a social media handle.

Elliott has been named one of the top cocktail and spirits influencers by media outlets such as Buzzfeed, Vinepair, Liquor.com and several others, among being recognized by Saveur Magazine in 2017 as Editor’s Choice Best Drink Blog.

Elliott’s infectious personality coupled with his high level approach to drinks, content, and experiences has landed him within some of the most prolific digital and tangible journalist outlets in the world. Accolades aside though, Elliott is as humble as they come.

At the heart of it, Elliott describes himself as “Just a really big drink nerd.”

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Sarah Slutsky is a New York-based stylist. She got her start in the industry in the editorial department at Vogue before venturing out on her own with many industry vets and well-known brands such as Tory Burch, Madewell, and The Editorialist. Slutsky has dressed clients including Maya Hawke, Ella Hunt, Emma Watson, Elizabeth Olsen, Cynthia Erivo, Julia Schlaepfer, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Sara Bareilles, Anna Baryshnikov, and Jessica Williams. She has collaborated with brands Lilly Pulitzer, Givenchy Beauty, Welovecoco, Origins, Aveeno, Clairol, Wella, Sachin + Babi, Behno, Fenty x Adidas, and Maje.

In addition to styling, Sarah also helped launch Cinematique, a tech startup that makes videos touchable, explorable, and shapeable for clients including Net-a-Porter, Nowness, Gap, Stella McCartney, and more.

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Created by Aparna Avasarala, Denimrush was founded in 2017 in New York City, New York and serves as a brand that champions color, creativity, and artful designs both in and out of fashion. Beginning with a focus on custom painted vintage denimwear, Denimrush now also specializes in hand dyed and tie dye sweat sets, slip dresses, buttondown shirts, accessories and more! Denimrush as a brand stands for empowerment, authenticity, and showcasing one's inner artist and true colors!

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Founder Bianca Maxwell was looking for a way to track the progress of her skin, which led her to Skinary, a digital health company. After someone at Bianca’s job said “her skin looked angry,” Maxwell leaned on her experience in e-commerce management, global brand management, and building digital platforms, to develop the iPhone application that she felt was necessary for people like her. 

Skinary monitors skin changes from breakouts to dryness, encouraging user’s observations of their diet and behaviors to develop thoughtful lifestyle choices and cleansing routines. Using artificial intelligence to help people understand their skin, users can upload selfies to better track and focus on habits that trigger or irritate problem areas. 

Described as a smart diary for your skin, the free application launching in May 2020 also offers recommendations on things to try and products to use based on the daily journaling of your food intake and product usage. Maxwell’s passion for womxn and minority-owned companies is also seen through B.Made.Well, her consulting company that assists other female founders in digital branding, strategy, and development. When she’s not talking about her growing tech businesses with investors, Maxwell is an avid traveler and advocate for the elevation of women founders and minority entrepreneurs.

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Justin Roethlingshoefer has 12+ years in the performance, health, nutrition & mindset space. He has worked as a performance director in the NCAA, NHL, runs a private camp for pro hockey players, and works with some of the busiest CEOs. He has written three books on body development & fitness that have been amazon best sellers for the category, while also releasing the own it manual. With own it Justin runs the wellness & entrepreneurial coaching team.

Alyse Gaulin has 11+ years of experience working as an executive in the luxury fashion industry. She is also a certified core energy coach through iPEC. As a female in a largely dominated male industry she has mastered the skills and habits required for building quality relationships, fostering infectious leadership, and defining what it means to be an executive. Through own it, she heads up the executive and relationship coaching team, looking to redefine the journeys of many!

The Own It Process is centered around uncovering the obstacles that are stopping you from achieving true happiness and fulfillment in your life and creating an actionable plan to spark momentum and progress.

Learn more at https://justownit.co/

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Katherine is a travel and culture writer who has visited 63 countries and 5 continents in pursuit of a good story. Though usually based in New York City, she is spending this year out in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to explore the American West. Her writing has been published in Architectural Digest, Departures, Forbes, Business Insider, The Week, TripSavvy, and more. Follow along on Instagram @katherineparkermagyar.

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Keenan D. Williams, a proud ‘09 graduate of Florida A&M University (FAMU), began his career in New York commercial real estate as a Mortgage Broker in Debt & Equity Finance at CBRE and eventually jumped into proptech in 2014. After learning how to structure both small scale and large institutional deals at Auction.com (now Ten-X), Keenan realized that he needed something more outside of a corporate and institutional tech career. He later left his full time role, took a leap of faith, and became a full time entrepreneur building his first tech company, YourDealClosed.com in the small balance commercial real estate loan space, in 2015.

Through smart and hard work, discipline, and self awareness, Keenan is now both the Founder & CEO of Stratum Growth and the Cofounder, President & Head of Partnerships at REZI - a New York City based real estate fintech startup that enables people to rent apartments instantly from their phone for free. Scaling REZI successfully after completing Y-Combinator in Winter 2017 and raising over $40M+ in total capitalization since inception, Keenan and his Cofounders have developed REZI to cover markets on both the East and West Coasts, began to dominate in NYC and grow their rental portfolio to over 1,000 units.

Over the past five years Keenan chose to use his entrepreneurial, business and finance expertise to help strengthen and grow the companies of other early stage Founders and Creatives seeking to start and / or scale their businesses. In 2019 he started Stratum Growth, an consulting platform for early stage startups and first time founders to formalize their product and service offerings while teaching them how to develop and implement business frameworks and best practices, while creating and scaling recurring revenue (MRR & ARR).

Keenan and his business efforts have been featured on national speaking platforms, news outlets and podcasts such as Entrepreneur Magazine, The Real Deal, Crains New York, TechCrunch and The CCNYC and Respect Me King.

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Angel White spent most of her childhood singing and entertaining for only family and close friends. It wasn’t until 2015 that she finally took the leap to pursue a career in the music industry as a background singer. Having toured with artists such as K. Michelle, Raury and currently Summer Walker, Angel has traveled the world sharing her gifts, while developing a devoted fan base in Atlanta.

In 2017, Angel released her debut EP "Day Sessions," an intimate body of work that explored love, hurt and deep self-reflection. Her newest release "Bed Warmer" is an upbeat, soulful track that explores the complexity of loneliness and self-sabotage.

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Traci Copeland is a world-traveled Hip-Hop/Street Jazz dancer who’s performed on stage with Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Black-Eyed Peas, Wayne Wonder, Music Soulchild, and has appeared on various TV shows like Fashion Rocks, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, and MTV’s Say What? Karaoke. Traci appeared in several workout videos for Women’s Health Magazine, Runner’s World, Insanity, and Asylum 2. She’s modeled for Women’s Health Mag, Self, Shape, Runner’s World, Health, Cosmo, Prevention and appeared in campaigns for some of the top athletic brands in the world.

A competitive gymnast for 13 years and collegiate track and field competitor, Traci turned to yoga after a recurring knee problem. Yoga allowed her to run five days a week and complete multiple marathons. The marathon training gave her a sense of accomplishment which was in-line with her competitive days of track and field at Georgetown University. There, she competed in triple jump, long jump, high jump, and on occasion the 200 meter dash.

Currently a Nike Master Trainer, Traci continues to inspire people all over the world through the pursuit of movement, and holistic health. A true advocate for self-care.

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