Looking to level up your creative skills !
KNOW Workshops are live and highly interactive featuring must-have insights from our international trainers.
Éléonore de Staël
I’m a perfumer-creator working with natural components. As the valedictorian of the well-known perfumers’ school of Grasse (capital of Perfumery and natural expert area) and Laureate of the French perfumer contest Corpo35 (1st edition), I put my expertise at the service of your 100% natural perfumed creation. Passionate about perfume since childhood, I have at heart connected you to your sense of smell. Direct connection to our memories, the nose makes us travel together. I will guide you in the creation of your own fragrance for a unique experience.
Karim Bourgi
Pastry Chef and Founder of K-B Gourmandises, Baked for Fauchon and LaDuree in Paris, Certified from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris.
Agatha Brown
Award wining internationally recognized U.S. fashion designer, , was born in texas and graduated Southern Methodist University Fashion School of Design. Known in the fashion world simply as “Agatha”, she chronicles her very spirited, adventurous, and glamorous life. From a very humble beginnings and growing up during the Great Depression, she overcame all obstacles to reach the top in her career. Her adventurous travels alone took her to Italy and France to design and produce her collections.
Giuseppe
Born in Rome and started as a pastry chef at 14 years old in a family pastry shop. after degree at the horelier school, he started to work around the world. From kitchens to pastry shops, from hotels to events as private chef. winner of tenzone del panettone, “international panrttone competition” in parma, years 2014-2015-2016.
Taki Sato
Japanese cuisine good will ambassador. (A first appointed chef in the Middle Eastern region by Japan government). Based is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, since 2019.
Ayse Dilara Gozalan,
Is a professional design teacher of the worldly renowned Institute Marangoni in Milan, Italy, designed many unique jewelry pieces for respected high-end luxury brands, including her exclusive private client the Vatican in Rome. She is currently preparing her Haute-Couture jewelry brand to be launched by fall.
Lorenzo Bonnie
A chef consultant, specialized in Italian cooking, fresh and dry pasta production and artfully plating and photographing social media-worthy dishes. He is the managing chef for Barilla America and has traveled all over Italy. Learning from Chef Angelo Paracucchi at a Michelin star restaurant, cooking at the Hotel Palace, Casanova Grill – a 5-star deluxe hotel in Milan with Chef Sergio Mei, the Ristorante Tentativo in Rome and the Ristorante Pappagalloin Bologna, to name a few.
Pepi Anveski
Born in the Philippines and currently based in the US. Karlo started his official career at Studio, a fine dining restaurant specializing in French-Californian cuisine in the coastal resort town of Laguna Beach, California nia. Trained by Craig Strong. Master Chef of Luxury Hotels and Resorts, he refined his skills and princi ples along the way.
Lise Hellstrom
founder of INK & LISE. Passionate and self-taught, she turned her hobby into a business that offers limited edition prints, graphic designs, and lettering products from hand-drawn originals made by Lise. All it took was a little practice…
Alin Giriada
Alin is a coffee industry veteran and the most qualified coffee professional in the country. He is one of the 5 Q Graders in the country and the only AST licensed to run all the Coffee Skills Program modules in Ireland. Also, he is one of the 5 Q Arabica Instructors in Europe. With huge experience, covering coffee shops management, coffee roasting, product development, and training, Alin has worked for some of the most important companies in the coffee industry and has trained managers and trainers for some of the most known coffee companies on the market.
Giovanni Gandino
A consultant in Grind Technique, Quality Controller, and Bread Making Techniques. I was born in Torino, Italy, but now I live in Rome. I graduated at “l’Arte Bianca di Torino” school where I obtained the Grind and Confectionery Technician degree. I also graduated as Agriculturalist and I have the title of Chef. I am also a teacher of “Bakery and Industry milling and confectionery techniques” at the most prestigious Italian and international.
Kelly Lundberg
With both style and substance, Kelly Lundberg is not only a stylist to royalty and celebrities but also an award-winning business owner, business mentor, and international speaker. From the stage of TED to the catwalks of New York, London, and Milan, Kelly styles and inspires people and their businesses to be the best they can be.
Vincenzo Rachella
I was born in the Tigullio Gulf, in Chiavari – Genoa – on August 6, 1964, between sea and mountains. I very, fortunately, growing up in the middle of the scents of my father’s home vegetable garden, cultivated by passion and unforgettable and amazing fragrant experiences of my mother’s culinary art. Then for me eating genuine, healthy, with the true flavors of the food was a “normal” part of daily basis life.
Karlo Evaristo
The Philippine-born and now US-based Karlo kicked off his official career at Studio, a fine dining restaurant that specializes in French-Californian cuisine in the seaside resort city of Laguna Beach, California. Trained by luxury hotel and resort mainstay chef Craig Strong, Karlo improved his skills and principles along the way. “Harmony was our battle cry,” he reminisced with pride.
Julie Collins & Tina Parkes
For the very first time, bringing you 2 professionals! Julie Collins & Tina Parkes Directors of The British Academy of Floral Arts, with more than 20 years of experience each.
Hillipe Marand
Head of CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ Dubai, Ambassador of Lenôtre, International Technical Advisor with Barry Callebaut, Co-author of several books in the “École Lenôtre” series.
Tatan Zuleta
Internationally-published Portrait & Fashion Photographer based in Miami. Experienced in conducting workshops on Beauty Photography Lighting and High-End Retouching for Beauty Photography, all across North America and Spain.
Blaise Mautin
One of the world’s most exclusive, besPoke perfumers. Based in Paris, Blaise has spent almost a quarter of a century creating and perfecting the most incredible and elegant fragrances and bath lines for the finest private clientele and the most celebrated 5-star around hotels around the world.
Dorothy Klerck
Better known as Dot is best known for her amazing life-size sculpted animals. Her work is simply breathtaking and having created lifelike and life-sized lions, giraffes, and even elephants, no wonder her work has captured the imagination of the world. Dot lives in Willington, West Cape, South Africa with her husband and family of two boys and two girls. Her international work takes her all over the world requiring her to spend around 3 months of the year away from home. Her teaching takes her to every continent and she also made some amazing private commissions too. Her motto is “You dream. we create. If you can’t dream we do that for you too.. all in cake!”