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Nate Axvig grew up in frigid North Dakota and moved to sunny Colorado after graduating from law school. He practiced as a litigator for 16 years before moving to Oslo, Norway with his wife Leslie (also a litigator) and their two kids- Luke and Bekah. While living in Norway and pursuing an advanced degree in Communications and Technology Law, Nate and Leslie discovered the world class quality of Scandinavian clothing. That planted a seed which sprouted into aktivstyle.com, their business that brings Scandinavian clothing into the United States. Since its inception in 2018, Aktiv has steadily grown and expanded into a traditional brick and mortar setting at Stanley Marketplace in Denver's eastern metro area.

Robin is a 25-year beauty industry veteran with successes as a writer, editor, public relations/media expert, and entrepreneur. Following a bucket list trip to India in 2020, she witnessed how Western consumerism impacts developing nations – and decided she didn’t want to perpetuate this cycle any longer. With a passion for beauty, travel, learning about cultures, and media savvy, Robin created Beautyologie.com in 2021, an online beauty marketplace catering to conscious beauty consumers who want their dollars to make a difference. Since Beautyologie’s inception, Robin has secured 50+ brand partnerships with global producers, and garnered favorable press in media outlets (including Bloomberg, Byrdie, and The Good Trade). Beauty Independent recently awarded Beautyologie an Honoree Retail Award for “Audience Educator.” She has been recognized as one of “40 Social Entrepreneurs to Watch for in 2022” by Cause Artist. Additionally, Robin has opened 3 brick-and-mortar shop-in-shop locations across Southern California. Robin received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of California – Irvine. During her undergraduate degree, she fueled her love of travel by completing a study abroad in South France. Eager to continue exploring the world, she secured internships in London and began working as a freelance writer for several media outlets, including Entertainment Weekly magazine. In 1998, she landed her first beauty editor position at teen magazine Jump.  The daughter of an entrepreneur, Robin has always had the drive to create. In the early 2000s, she conceptualized and launched two retail businesses. Wrap Star, a hair accessories company, sold products in 200 retailers across the U.S. (including Fred Segal and Henri Bendel) and was featured in InStyle, Glamour, and People magazines. She also co-founded Innies ‘n Outies, a children’s clothing line, which launched 2 successful seasonal collections.

Dana Oliver is committed to celebrating and amplifying Black women’s voices in the beauty industry. She has over 13 years of experience as an editor, writer and on-camera talent, reporting on fashion and beauty news, writing trend features and producing expert-driven videos.In her tenure as Beauty Director at Yahoo, Dana launched their first-ever Diversity in Beauty Awards and hosted My Beauty, My Way, a video series where women of all different ages and backgrounds including award-winning actress and producer Tracee Ellis Ross, Carol’s Daughter founder Lisa Price and tennis star Sloane Stephens explained what beauty truly means to them.Dana was most recently the Senior Director of Content and Communications at StyleSeat, the premier destination for discovering and booking beauty services and professionals. She oversaw brand vision, messaging and experience across multiple content marketing channels, including website, blog, social media and video. In 2019, Dana debuted her very own beauty, wellness and self-care blog called Beauty for Breakfast, where she shares her honest and thought-provoking reflections as a plant-based mom who inspects cosmetic labels more carefully.

American national with MA in Japanese Cultural studies, focusing on US client accountsI joined Ikkyu quite recently, but I have lived in Japan for the past decade. From dancing Yosakoi at festivals in Toyama to practicing Aikido at the dojo in Fukuoka, I am a passionate learner of all things Japan—including tea.Through research on Japanese tea families, tea ceremony, and experience with a global clientele in my previous work, I’m excited to blend the rich history of tea enjoyment with the everyday needs of modern matcha enthusiasts stateside.Additionally, I’m interested in tying together the strong tradition of Kyushu pottery, visible in Karatsu and Arita ware, with its equally splendid tea. To me, Kyushu tea is summed up as luxury with a lineage—a lineage that the Ikkyu team is devoted to preserving and sharing with the world

I am a beauty/fashion/lifestyle Editor & Writer. I am also a relationship expert and a certified image consultant. My focus as a writer is providing stories, reviews, and ideas. motivation and inspiration about things that help make life easier, more interesting, successful, beautiful & fun for adult women.Advicesisters.com was created by Alison Blackman and her twin sister Jessica Freedman in 1997. They are widely credited with bringing the infotainment genre online. After my twins' death, today the focus is on information, inspiration, and motivation for adult women. My primary topics include beauty, fashion, lifestyle, travel, tech, food and beverages, entertainment, wellness, home, and trends. 

Timothy Lin is the founder of The Anxious Personality Framework and author of The Anxious Personality: Dissolving the Hidden Components of Anxiety. As an anxiety coach, Timothy Lin integrates various spiritual and psychological modalities. Lin spent 15 years in digital marketing, working with brands such as Toyota Motors, American Family Insurance, and United Health Group.  Simultaneously, he served as an ordained priest within a Christian mystic community, facilitated workshops in Nonviolent Communication, and led the Search Inside Yourself emotional intelligence program that was born at Google at companies such as Kaiser Permanente, LinkedIn, and Pulte Group. He has been a student of the Diamond Approach for ten years. He currently lives in Carmel Valley, CA with his wife and two children.

David Leite is the publisher of the website Leite's Culinaria, which has won two James Beard awards. He is the author of Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression, as well as The New Portuguese Table: Exciting Flavors from Europe's Western Coast, which won the 2010 IACP First Book/Julia Child Award. His writing has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Saveur, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Pastry Art & Design, Food Arts, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Sun-Times, The Washington Post and the Charlotte Observer. His awards include a 2008 James Beard award for Newspaper Feature Writing Without Recipes, a 2006 Bert Green Award for Food Journalism, and the Association of Food Journalists awards in 2006 and 2007.