WithIt Education Breakfast to Feature Ben & Erin Napier of HGTV’s Home Town
Furniture World News Desk on
8/27/2018
WithIt, the women's leadership development network for the home and furnishings industries, announces Ben & Erin Napier, the woodworker/designer duo of HGTV’s Home Town, as the guest speakers for the organization's biannual High Point Market Educational Breakfast sponsored by Myriad Software and in partnership with Vaughan-Bassett Furniture to be held Sunday, October 14th, 7:30 to 9 am, in the IHFC ballroom.
The conversation will be moderated by Cindy Hodnett, Director of Public Relations & Communications for International Market Centers.
Erin and Ben Napier, stars of HGTV’s Home Town, live and restore homes in the small town of Laurel, Mississippi. Their passion for small-town revitalization and American craftsmanship is evident in their store, Laurel Mercantile Co., where they design and manufacture heirloom wares and durable goods made exclusively in the United States. They recently partnered with Vaughan-Bassett Furniture to create furniture collections debuting this fall October 2018 market.
Erin, an artist who started her career in corporate graphic design, and Ben, a woodworker with a degree in history, embrace a passion for renovating historic homes. Together as entrepreneurs and artists they use their talents and skills to support their community and inspire others to support the local movement and re-investment in their home town.
“We are looking forward to bringing the Napiers to our breakfast attendees,” says Reyna Moore, WithIt's VP of Education and VP of Merchandising & Marketing for Thomasville & Co. “Their design talent and personal values are a compelling marriage. Their story and conversation is sure to inspire the room.”
The ticketed event is open to WithIt members and to High Point Market attendees. Ticket price are $25 for members and $35 for guests and includes a hot breakfast buffet and networking. Seats are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis at
www.withit.org.
More about WithIt: WithIt was formed in 1997 for women in the home and furnishings industries in order to support their multi-dimensional career paths. The non-profit network is based in North Carolina and supported by leading companies across the industry including their Vision and Platinum sponsors: International Market Centers, Heritage Home Group, The Crypton Companies, Myriad Software and Twin Star Home. WithIt's purpose is to encourage and develop leadership, mentoring, education and networking opportunities for professional women in the home and furnishings industries.