For over two decades Alan Philips has been at the forefront of innovation in marketing, hospitality, and real estate building world-class digital and physical brands. From boutique hotels to pop-up restaurants, to the rise of ghost kitchens and co-working, Alan has a track record of identifying trends and using creativity, strategy, and relationships to maximize the value created by these innovations.

Alan’s career began with a culinary stage with chef Wolfgang Puck at the original Spago on Sunset Boulevard and management positions with Myriad Restaurant Group & Strategic/Tao Group. In 2010, he brought one of the first to pop-up restaurants to New York, eventually executing dozens of pop ups around the country and leading the expansion of the trend.

From there he joined Morgans Hotel Group as Chief Marketing Officer overseeing marketing and concepting of boutique hotels & their associated brands (Delano, Mondrian, Hudson) internationally, as well as Morgan’s global food & beverage business. He then joined WeWork as SVP of Brand Experience, spearheading development and expansion of the WeWork brand and related marketing efforts. Next he joined Turnberry as Chief Marketing Officer, overseeing

marketing and innovation for assets such as Fontainebleau, Aventura Mall, SoLe Mia Miami, & JW Marriott Nashville, and most recently he served as the Chief Creative Officer of REEF Technology, a multi-billion dollar Miami-based start-up where he led and built a team managing creative, brand, marketing, and incubation for the the world’s largest ghost kitchen platform launching brands such as Mr. Beast and Another Wing by DJ Khaled.


Alan shares his theories on creativity, marketing, and fulfillment in his book and podcast, The Age of Ideas. He remains obsessed with his family, creativity, and Miami Beach where he lives with his wife Gelareh and his children River, Teddy, and Sunshine.

Stephanie Fox has an unmatched ability to combine creativity and impeccable taste with a deep understanding of strategic thinking. A “creative sniper” she is able to see to the heart of problems and articulate explosive solutions, extracting value others cannot see.

Born and raised in Miami Beach, Stephanie spent 15 years living and working in downtown Manhattan. During that time she developed, owned, and operated a groundbreaking lifestyle shop named American Two Shot (ATS) on Grand Street in SoHo. Dubbed by Virgil Abloh as “important to the culture” and by the New York Times as “the new downtown,” ATS was a leader in experiential retail, before experiential retail was a thing. The shop combined a coffee shop with an ever changing selection of goods that ranged from vintage sports jerseys to artist designed stationary to limited edition jewelry collaborations. Known for its\ many happenings and placemaking, ATS nurtured a community of creatives, designers, and artists in collaboration with its neighbors Opening Ceremony, the Smile, Saturdays, Glossier, and many more.

Prior to Covid Stephanie returned to Miami with her young family and joined the multi-billion dollar start-up REEF Technology as Creative Director. Stephanie oversaw creative development and execution of the master brand, as well as dozens of sub-brands ranging from DTC food and content brands to new digital and physical products.

Stephanie remains obsessed with culture and creativity. She lives in Miami Beach with her husband Zach and her children Leo and Noa.