October 9, 2026
Martha Stewart Brand Summit 2026
It’s always rewarding to bring a brand’s teams and partners together to celebrate accomplishments, reflect on progress, and share ideas and inspirations for the future.
Yesterday, Marquee Brands hosted a Martha Stewart Brand Summit in New York City, gathering employees, partners, and collaborators for a day of discussion, strategic planning, and networking. I, along with members of our executive team, shared highlights from the past year as well as goals and aspirations for the months ahead. The event was held at Pier 59’s event space, Current, overlooking the Hudson River and Chelsea Piers Marina. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with colleagues and celebrate all we’ve done.
Here are some photos from the day. Enjoy!
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- A brand summit is a focused event where company leaders gather to review branding strategies and marketing innovations. It’s also a good time to meet other partners and collaborators. (Photo by Arianna Tettamanzi)
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- This year’s summit venue was large, with very roomy, row seating – perfect for a meeting of many minds. (Photo by Arianna Tettamanzi)
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- Here are some members of our executive team – SVP Brand Management Meegan Colgan, CCGO Rachel Terrace, CCO Home Kevin Sharkey, myself, CEO Heath Golden, EVP Culinary Thomas Joseph, CCO Christian Martin, VP Marketing, Ben Luckadoo, and Justin Meno, SVP Business Development.
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- Heath was among the first to welcome everyone to the event – employees, partners, collaborators, and friends. It was a full house.
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- I spoke about the brand’s growth over the years, some of the many things I’ve accomplished since the last summit meeting, and a selection of memorable moments. (Photo by Arianna Tettamanzi)
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- Meegan also spoke – sharing brand updates, and mentioning this year’s newest partners.
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- Christian, who oversees content, spoke about the brand’s accomplishments in media.
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- Everyone listened so attentively to our brand officers.
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- Ben shared the brand’s marketing analytics and how they have improved over the year.
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- And Thomas, who has worked with me for many years, reviewed our culinary accomplishments and future endeavors in the food space.
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- The event also allowed everyone to catch up with others. Here I am with Elisa Marshall, founder of Maman, the American French‑inspired chain of bakery‑cafés. (Photo by Arianna Tettamanzi)
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- A “step-and-repeat” wall banner was put up in one area for social media photos. Here are Natasha, Heath, and Rachel.(Photo by Arianna Tettamanzi)
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- This is Robb Ginter, CMO at The Cookware Company, with Marquee’s Chief Business Development Officer, Joe Zarro. Have you purchased any of my Kitchen Electrics? If you go to my shop at Amazon right now, you’ll see pieces from my first-ever kitchen electrics collection! The entire series includes a range of countertop essentials designed to make everyday cooking so much easier! (Photo by Arianna Tettamanzi)
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- Here I am joined by Kevin and my longtime publicist, Susan Magrino.
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- Kevin explained the different categories and collections in our Home division, including interesting and informative personal stories spanning the many years he’s worked with me.
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- Here’s my longtime special projects producer, Judy Morris, with Amy Chiaro, SVP Lifestyle Video Content.
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- Jodie Laroche oversees Marquee’s social and digital strategy. She’s here with team member Payton Brown.
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- And here – Marquee’s Chief of Staff Yenelle Jackson and Zachary Sigel, managing director at Neuberger Berman and co‑founder of Marquee Brands.
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- You may recognize this threesome – Sarah Carey, my longtime culinary content developer, Thomas, and Susanne Rupert, editorial director of my books.
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- This is my executive assistant Nikki Kranzler with Mary Guzzo, Home director.
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- Ryan Mesina is VP Creative Services at Marquee Brands, where he oversees the photo and video creative production.
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- Yih‑Han Ma is co‑founder and chief executive officer of Hint, my new home-management platform, with Matt Krack, operations manager of my Bedford team, and Garrett Gottesman, our Strategic Partner Manager – Public Figures at Meta.
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- Current provided lunch and small bites including an artisanal sandwich buffet. This is a platter of Tuscan Caprese sandwiches made with fresh mozzarella, arugula, basil, roasted tomatoes, and pesto.
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- There were also fresh salads such as this lemon dijon haricots verts served with a confetti of peppers, capers, Kalamata olives, and dill.
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- Dessert included house made brownies, and a selection of house made cookies.
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- It was a very informative and successful summit. Be sure to follow me and the Martha Stewart Brand on social media – @MarthaStewart48, @MarthaStewartWorld, @MarthaStewartBlog, and @MarqueeBrands to keep up with our many announcements, partnerships, and events.
This story originally appeared on Martha Stewart Blog
