The Chenese Lewis Show

Ashley Dean-Parson is the owner of Dean of Fashion Glamtique in Memphis. She was inspired to open a plus-size boutique after having several encounters with designers not catering to the stylish full-figured woman. After countless disappointments, Dean of Fashion was born in January 2010 as the first and only independently owned plus size boutique in Memphis. Since opening the Dean of Fashion, Ashley has produced several successful fashion shows and community events that promote self-love such as The Weight Is Over Fashion Show and The Curvy Social. Dean of Fashion is a sponsor of the 2018 TCFStyle Expo and Ashley is bringing one of her signature events, The Curvy Social, to Atlanta as the official Kick-Off Mixer for the TCFStyle Expo!

Annette Richmond is a California born Fashion Stylist, Writer, Digital Nomad and Creator of Fat Girls Traveling. Along with her blog, she a contributor at the PopSugar, Ravishly and The Fat Girls Guide. She's been featured in many publications including; Teen Vogue, Allure, Self, Shape, El le UK, The Mic, Refinery29, Hello Giggles, and Yahoo Style. August 2018 she is hosting Fat Camp, the first-ever body positive and adult summer camp!

Maurice Mo Vaughn currently serves as the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of MVP Collections, a solution inspired Big and Tall menswear collection that caters specifically to the Big and Tall customer looking for stylish clothing options that fit both their personality and frame. MVP Collections is made in the USA and offers a wide range of styles in sizes 1XL-6XL, 2XLT-4XLT, and 38-58”.  Prior to entering the fashion industry, Mo enjoyed a successful career as a Major League Baseball player with the Boston Red Sox, Anaheim Angels, and the New York Mets; playing from 1991 to 2003. He was a three-time All-Star selection and won the American League MVP award in 1995 with the Boston Red Sox.

Jes Baker is a positive and progressive force to be reckoned with in the realm of self-love advocacy and mental health. Her blog, The Militant Baker garners nearly half a million views every month and has been covered by major media platforms including BBC, CNN, Today Show, ABC, Huffington Post, Yahoo, People, Cosmo, Time Magazine, Upworthy, Buzzfeed, and New York Magazine. Jes is currently on tour with her latest book Landwhale is a truthful and powerful account of the unforgiving ways our culture treats fatness and how to live happily and freely anyway.

Joe Freeman is the CEO of Medzone, a line of products that work to prevent, treat, and manage aches, pains, discomforts, wounds and skin-chafing issues for individuals in sports, industrial settings, and recreational activities. While rooted in sports, the company has expanded the product line into other markets and communities. The company launched a brand dedicated to the plus community, PlusZone, to help with the prevention of chub rub, thigh chafing, and skin friction irritations.

Sonja Elise Freeman, also known as Queen Diva is an ASCAP singer/songwriter, author, teacher; and an advocate for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. She is the producer and star of the Off-Off Broadway production "Strength of a Woman: A Phyllis Hyman Tribute” which is a celebration of the life and musical legacy of the legendary songstress Phyllis Hyman.

3P Consulting Group is a full-service talent management team that specializes in management and consulting for plus size entertainers, influencers, and models. Comprised of celebrity chef Velvet Jacobs, her wife, Treona and longtime friend Mikel Brabham, this ceiling shattering trio is blazing trails in the plus industry and showing no mercy! 3P Consulting Group's event ?Essence of Curves? will premiere this Summer in New Orleans!

Sharon Quinn, affectionately known as The ORIGINAL Runway Diva, due to her presence, style and unbelievable confidence on the catwalk. She is the Creator, Executive Producer & Host of “Model Behavior with Sharon Quinn” an award-winning local talk show on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network’s Lifestyle & HD Channels. As an industry veteran, she has had a long and successful career as a plus-size model with a client list that included The Avenue, Lane Bryant, Ashley Stewart, Bloomingdales, and Nordstrom.  Since 2010 she has been the Casting Director for Full Figured Fashion Week®, New York City’s first fashion week devoted exclusively to plus sizes!

Christopher Michael, veteran celebrity makeup artist and image consultant best known for his recurring role on the hit reality television series “Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane”. His exquisite taste and fashion sense have lent themselves to a number of celebrity clients including Kimora Lee Simmons, Beyonce, Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell, Alicia Silverstone, and many more. Most recently he partnered with Liris Crosse to launch the Model Diversity Project to shine a light on models who have been tokenized or completely overlooked.

CarrieRae Munson, founder of Undersummers.com and creator of the Undersummers Shortlette Slipshorts, comfortable and a beautiful thigh chafing solution made for curvy women of all sizes (Small - 4X).  CarrieRae's entrepreneurship journey started with an idea and has evolved into a thriving business providing women with exceptional garments, made in the USA.