Volume 31: AVL Design Weekend

Presenters

Matt Cave

Matt is a creative director & partner at Chameleon Collective. His design practice is focused on brand identity & creative design projects that attract & inspire consumers, customers & investors for clients.

Matt was born & raised in a small town in Maryland. After 29 years spent living in Florida, he now happily resides in Black Mountain with his fiancé, Julie, & their dogs Romeo & Jax. When not designing or making mixed media art, Matt is probably exploring the Western North Carolina region.

Christine Garvin

Christine Garvin, MA, NE, RWP is a Functional Nutritionist. She weaves together her personal health journey – including a fibroid surgery that nearly killed her – with her training in functional nutrition to help women heal their gut and hormones. She has been featured in Health, Shape, Parade Magazine, and MSN. She is the host of the podcast, Hormonally Speaking, offers programs for gut healing and hormone health, and presents on stages throughout the US. Learn more at christinegarvin.com.

John Hornsby

John Hornsby, Founder and Creative Director of Hornsby Creative and Vice President of AIGA Asheville, is a seasoned expert in brand strategy and experience design. For over 25 years, he has been the force behind crafting compelling branded experiences that inspire and captivate. His strategy-first approach equips organizational leaders to seize opportunities, drive growth, and resonate authentically with their target audiences.

Sumaya Owens

I'm a digital media enthusiast, business administrator, & marketing strategist. My passion is supporting changemakers and visionaries in discovering and manifesting their dream career. With my broad scope of management and consulting experience, my team and I optimize the latest techniques and trends to maximize growth and transformation for your company. Following my previous career in Operations Management, I am the founder of Present Moment Media and am currently offering holistic business & marketing solutions for inspirational professionals across the globe. We believe our core values of ethical marketing, trauma-informed leadership, and DEI in media will uplift and empower diverse teams to face modern challenges with calm, clarity, and mindfulness.

Luis Martinez

Luis Martinez was born in Santa Catarina Loxicha, Oaxaca, in a small Zapotec pueblo. He came to the US in 2005. Upon arriving in the US, he worked as a farmworker in Indio, California. After returning to the restaurant industry, Luis worked in several restaurants and cuisines alongside other Oaxacans. Also, he became a graphic designer after moving to Asheville, where he has been based since 2012. Now, Luis combines his love for cooking with his passion for social justice and graphic design.

Sarah Benoit

Sarah Benoit has worked in the web design, SEO, and social media fields since 2003 and has been teaching classes on related subjects since 2006. As President of Creative Original, she has built a wide variety of small business websites over the years. As Co-founder and Lead Instructor for the JB Media Institute, Sarah Benoit leverages her years of experience as a digital marketing strategist to create timely, relevant, and engaging training content. Sarah speaks, trains, and presents on digital marketing topics at conferences and events throughout the year in the Southeast and beyond.

Sarah received the 2017 Woman Executive of the Year award from WomanUp at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. She was inducted into Asheville’s 40 Under Forty in 2013 and is a graduate of Leadership Asheville 31. She is also a 2017 graduate of the Hive Global Leaders program.