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This episode is sponsored by Esteem Media. Esteem Media is the creator of The Design Influencers Leadership Conference (DILC) – an event you must not miss! This year, the event is being held for the first time in Napa Valley on February 10-12, 2025, at The Meritage Resort and Spa.

The conference's educational and networking sessions are curated for interior and architectural design professionals, home & lifestyle creators & influencers, home furnishings brands and sellers, marketing and ad agencies, home design showrooms and market centers and design media.

Whether you are a curious beginner, an expert creator of digital home design content or building your own company's influence, this is your event.

This year, the following events are planned:

• Skilled industry speakers

• Scheduled one-on-one meetings between brands, designers and design influencers

• A Genius Bar Clinic offering private appointments for personalized social, influencer and digital marketing guidance.

• Expanded business management skill sessions for an always changing consumer, employee, technology and general business landscape.

• Offsite networking sessions showcasing the surrounding wine country including the Culinary Institute of America Greystone Mansion Opening Reception, a late afternoon and evening with California's top winemaker and changemaker Hardy Wallace of Extradimensional Wine, and a closing event at Artesa Winery, owned by Spain’s oldest winemaking family.

This event will sell out in advance but there are still seats and sponsorship opportunities available. Register now for early bird rates at http://designinfluencersconference.com. If you have questions, please email luba@esteemmedia.com.