Jennifer Castoldi is the founder, CEO, and Chief Creative Director of Trendease International (www.trendease.com and www.trendease.tv). Founded in June 2003, the Trendease International mission is to help leading-edge people gain a definite competitive and strategic advantage through a combination of fast-breaking information, breakthrough thinking and applied creativity.

Another passion of Jennifer’s is her other business, Creatives Wings (www.creatives-wings.com), supporting new talent and companies practicing creative social responsibility.  Her current project involves decorating and furnishing part of the historic Kingsgate Castle with items from these movers and shakers.

Additionally, Ms. Castoldi works as an industry consultant and contributes to various local and international publications. She holds an MBA from the International School of Management, Paris, a BS in Home Products Development & Marketing, and an AAS in Fashion Merchandise Management from the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, and is currently working towards her PhD in International Business Management with a focus on creative social responsibility. With an accomplished background in the lifestyle industries from retail buying and merchandising, product development and design, international sourcing, publishing, to interior decoration, she aims to inspire the industry in all corners of the globe.