Join us as Kristy and fashion & beauty executive April Uchitel discuss her experiences leading brands with a strong emphasis on activism.

Most recently the CEO at Violet Grey, a highly coveted content and commerce company, born out of Hollywood beauty culture. April was responsible for building a world class team, and leading and executing the company's growth strategy across all platforms. Under her stewardship VIOLET GREY increased revenue by 3.5x in less than 3 years. 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 from 0 to nearly 1,800. Prior to Spring, April was the EVP of Global Sales & Strategy at DVF, where for 9 years she led global sales teams and played an essential role in developing DVF into an iconic global brand.

April has long been considered a thought leader, 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 MasterCard’s Women in Wireless Event, and is a sought after participant for panels and podcasts. April is passionate about supporting emerging talent and served as a mentor in the prestigious CFDA Incubator program for 6 years. April is equally passionate about giving back. She sits on the Beauty Board at GLAM4GOOD and focusing her efforts on activism as a founding team member of IAMAVOTER - a non partisan public awareness campaign that aims to create a cultural shift around voting and civic engagement.

The New York Business Journal honored April as part of their inaugural Women of Influence Awards, and her leadership skills were recently the topic of a profile by Women@Forbes.