Lucia Athens, LEED AP, has served as the City of Austin’s first and only Chief Sustainability Author for the past eleven years. She currently co-chairs the WELL for Cities Advisory Council, and serves on the LEED for Cities and Communities Working Group. Over a 20-year period Athens helped develop Austin Energy’s Green Building program, chaired LEED®’s 2.0 Site and Water technical group, and led the City of Seattle’s sustainable building program. Lucia has served on the National Board of Directors for USGBC, Green Business Certification Institute, and EcoDistricts. 

Athens, a licensed Landscape Architect, is a frequent keynote speaker, on behalf of organizations including The Economist, The Atlantic, and Metropolis Magazine. She is author of the Island Press book Building an Emerald City. Her forthcoming book, The Sustainability Revolutionists: Heroes and Hope for Our Planet’s Future, explores the deeper meaning of sustainability through the power of story.

For more see: 

www.austintexas.gov/sustainability,

@LuciaAthens

https://www.linkedin.com/in/luciaathens/

Obsessed with all things design, foods, and dogs, Suk has 25+ years of experience in the business of fashion; from design, creative direction, sourcing & production, branding & launching high-end fashion brands, to coaching independent designers across the world. For Suk, there always has been a love and guilt relationship with the industry— the passion for beautiful design vs. the reality of the industry’s devastating impact on the environment. Having lived and traveled across numerous cities in the world, and currently living in the lush Pacific Northwest, Suk believes that one’s lifestyle can be elevated with design.

Suk is ASAP’s Chief Creative (Director) and along with ASAP Founder & Chief Visionary will give us an update about Sustainable & Ethical Fashion and Trends to be aware of.

@sukie_wookie

Sheila Mullen is the owner and Creative Director of Fat Orange Cat Brew Co. in North Haven, CT, and owner/grower of HydroCat Microgreens in East Hampton, CT. Sheila has had an eclectic variety of professions, from many years as an American Sign Language interpreter and instructor, artist, and now is completely dedicated to the beer and microgreen businesses. Her home and grow barn are now 100% solar-powered, and the property is a designated part of both the Pollinator Pathway and Monarch Waystation projects.

Sheila is also the mother of ASAP's Sr. Marketing Manager Hannah Cotier and it’s clear that the family legacy has always shared the same values as ASAP.

Both Hannah and ASAP Founder/Chief Visionary will be on location live in Connecticut for this Studio Talk.

For the past ten years, Steven Bishop (ASAP Advisory Board Member), has had the opportunity to develop skills in both traditional farming and permaculture practices while completing the requirements to become a Master of Permaculture. He has worked under master practitioners to become certified, develop practical skills and learn to teach these skills in multiple international locations.  Join ASAP Founder & Chief Visionary as she explores how Permaculture techniques apply to every day sustainable & ethical lifestyle choices. Its going to be really fascinating and super fun.

As one of the key three strands of the braid of sustainability, the “People” strand is an ever evolving area. The last couple years have highlighted the nuances even more. Join us as we explore Legacies of our mothers, grandmothers, and our personal histories as we search for our own identities. As a South Asian American mum, Anjula Caldwell writes poetry, mentors, and dives way deep on this topic. She’s our copy editor, an author of her own right, and a fascinating human. May 19th; this is one Studio Talk not to be missed.

Award-winning Creative/Art Director, Steve Whittier, is Founder and Creative Director of Contentious Inc. (@contentious_inc) Based in Brooklyn, NY and Venice, CA. He also happens to be the Art Director for ASAP.

The award-winning designer has been a leader in communication design for the Cannabis industry. We thought it would be super cool to highlight another one of our amazing team members and talk about the Hemp & Cannabis industry on 420. Join us live, for a Studio Talk with Steve, April 20th at 4 pm EST.

We are soooo excited to host our first live Instagram event with our founder @rebeccalukestyle and Julia Small the artist and creator behind @smallhome_social social. Take a little break with us at 2 pm tomorrow (Friday) for an insightful conversation Rebecca plans to have with someone who really is a great example of how daily sustainable and ethical choices can create a life full of beauty.

Also! Please check out Julia’s editorial on beasapnow.com in our ASAP Life section. We are going to be featuring more of her editorials in the future.