I’m so excited to share with you the events of the past few days.
I was fortunate enough to be one of 80 entrepreneurial women from across the U.S. invited to attend the Martha Stewart Dreamers Into Doers Event in New York City.
The event included two days of speakers, workshops, meeting some incredibly talented women, enjoying wonderful food and attending a LIVE taping of the Martha Stewart Show.
Here are some of the highlights:
It began with a Meet & Mingle on Monday evening. So fun to finally meet some of my online friends in person.
(from left: Carrie from Half Baked, me, & Lindsay from Easy Made Invitations)
Tuesday morning began bright and early with us attending her LIVE television show.
Her show is taped at Chelsea Studios on 26th Street which was only a half block down the street from the Hilton Hotel, where I stayed, which is in the fashion district. (great location)
After checking in at the studio we were put in a holding area where we got to meet Joey.
The wonderfully, entertaining Joey explained the format of the show to us and gave us our instructions.
Once inside, the set was beautiful!
The room was filled with several large TV cameras and the staff were scrambling about the room prepping for their shots.
One of Martha’s guests was the only female winner of Top Chef, Stephanie Izard. As she prepared one of her wonderful dishes the studio smelled amazing. No, we didn’t get to sample it, although we did go home with her cookbook. YAY! Stephanie ownes a restaurant in Chicago, Girl & The Goat. Can’t wait to try it!
After the show Martha graciously took questions from the audience and shared some special news with us. Alexis had a little boy! (so happy for Martha)
My kids taped the show and said I got some air time when breaking for commercials. (I got on TV, woo hoo! That’s me in the bottom left corner in hot pink.)
Next, we headed down the street to the Martha Stewart offices.
I was absolutely in awe at how large it was. It was on the 9th & 10th floors of a building and took up a whole city block. It was enormous. I tried to walk slowly through the halls and take it all in. So much going on and so many people working on several projects.
We were treated to a wonderful lunch of Grilled Chicken Milanese, Herb Grilled Shrimp Skewers, Arugula Salad, Red Potatoes, and Haricot Verts.
The desserts included Homemade Mini Mallomars, Red Velvet Whoopie Pies, S’Mores, Chocolate Chip Cookies and Strawberries. So pretty and yummy too! Yellow roses were everywhere in typical Martha fashion.
Martha’s staff asked us if we’d like to contribute something to the swag bag that would be given out at the end of the event. Of course most of the women got busy creating. I decided to make little goodie bags for everyone. Here’s a peek at my production line?
I happily wrapped 100 chocolate truffles, 100 rock candy suckers, tied 400 bows and sewed 100 bags.
This event is one I’ll never forget! Thank you to all you wonderful ladies who I met and for your amazing gifts and a special thank you to Martha and her wonderful staff for hosting such a fantastic event for all of us Dreamers who are Doers!
Hope to see you next year!
It was wonderful meeting you! Thanks for a great recap and sharing such a cute picture of us… and the adorable goodie bags!
Hi Carrie. It was great talking with you and getting to know you, You’re a sweetie! Looking forward to following your fantastic blog!
Hi Deborah! Terrific re-cap:) It was so wonderful to meet you. Your gift was fabulous and only confirms how talented you are! Looking forward to staying in touch and working on some events together!!
Peggy, thanks for your kind words! It was wonderful meeting you and I love your pillow cases, so creative and clever. Yes, it would be great to work together. Hugs!
Debbie!
I LOVE your recap!
It was so fantastic to meet you in person! You are just as sweet as I knew you’d be!
XOXO
Nikki, I loved meeting you too! So happy we’re friends, you’re a sweetie! Hugs right back at ya:)
you guys had a blast, how cool!
Thanks for stopping by Sandra. Yes , it was the best time ever! Wish you were there!
What a great experience! Thanks for sharing.
It was a great experience & thank you for stopping by!
I so enjoyed meeting all the talented ladies with whom I have admired on the MSLO site. I am so proud to be associated with such a fine group of ladies I have ocme to admire and have such hope for each and everyone of them. I wish them all the best for their future efforts……..hopefully next year we can conviene in Las Vegas.
Thank you Gigi! It was great & thank you for coordinating the meet & mingle. It was so much fun meeting you and all the talented ladies!
Great post Debbie! I can tell you had fun! It was a blast, wasn’t it??!! Such amazing women all in one room! Thanks for all the fun pics!
Thanks Lindsay! I’m ready to do it again!
Thank you for sharing looks like you all had a great time!
Hey Michelle, thanks for stopping by. It was a great time & hope you’ll be there next year!
Love the swag so much love and time put into them and it def. showed :))) Awesome job on the recap.
Looks totally amazing Debbie! What a wonderful time and opportunity for you all!
Yes Allison, it was great & I feel so fortunate that I was able to attend!
That looks like a fantastic trip ! So much inspiration 🙂 Thank you for sharing 🙂
You’re welcome Aneta! It was great & thanks for coming by!
What a great experience and a huge honor! What was the process to get nominated/selected for this?
It looks like so much fun!! It is great to get to see photos- thanks for sharing!!
Yes, it was a lot of fun! Thanks for stopping by!