10 WITH THE CEO OF VIOLET GREY
APRIL IS THE CEO AT VIOLET GREY, A CONTENT AND COMMERCE COMPANY THAT WAS BORN OUT OF HOLLYWOOD BEAUTY CULTURE (NOT TO MENTION ONE OF OUR GO-TO SPOTS FOR THE NEWEST AND BEST IN LUXURY BEAUTY).
Prior to Violet Grey, April was the Chief Brand Officer and founding team member at the digital shopping destination Spring. With over 25 years of experience in the fashion industry, working with global and emerging brands, April led brand curation, acquisition and strategic engagement efforts, bringing Spring’s total brand partners to more than 1,600. Prior to Spring, April was the EVP of Global Sales & Strategy at DVF, where for 9 years she ran global sales & merchandising, and played an essential role in developing DVF into the iconic brand it is today.
April has long been considered a thought leader in the fashion world, speaking at key industry events including Fast Company’s Innovation Festival, FIT’s Global Conference, Social Media Week, NYU’s Disruption in Luxury Retail Conference, and Master Card’s Women in Wireless Event, and is on the Style Board at Glam4Good. April is passionate about supporting and developing emerging talent has been a mentor in the prestigious CFDA Incubator program for the past 5 years. In 2015, The New York Business Journal honored April as part of their inaugural Women of Influence Awards.
Need we say more?
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Thanks for chatting, April!
Love, slip®. xx