HPMKT VIP TOUR
Friday, October 13, 2023 9am - 4pm
An Exclusive HPMKT Experience: The Best Trade Resources You Need NOW!
I highly recommend this different perspective on HPMKT and would definitely do it again!
“After several years of attending HPMKT, I decided to try a new approach to make sure I was current on all of the latest offerings. I booked Melissa's "Behind the Scenes" tour and discovered new resources along with meeting great new people. It was refreshing to be transported in a stretch limo from destination to destination without having to plot out the next showroom, along with meeting like-minded people and learning about their business and backgrounds.
Exciting not to know what to expect until we reached our destination. We received a special tour of the showrooms, met the owners and artisans, and learned about the unique origins and inspiration for the myriad of businesses we visited. Many locations provided snacks and complimentary gift items. I highly recommend this different perspective on HPMKT and would definitely do it again!”
Tanga Winstead ~ Tanga Winstead, New Orleans, LA
So you're heading to High Point Market and you want to MAXIMIZE YOUR MARKET EXPERIENCE by getting the resources you absolutely MUST HAVE, as well as connecting with fabulous new design besties and being fueled by the latest in savvy sourcing strategies...
IT'S ALL ON THE TOUR
With The HPMKT VIP Tour
(AKA Best Trade Resources YOU NEED RIGHT NOW TOUR) you'll know exactly where to go because we guide you to each stop.
We meet in a single location at High Point Market, and you'll be comfortably shuttled from stop to stop, no walking, no trying to catch a redline or blueline or even a need for the "everywhere shuttle." You're taken care of.
You'll be warmly welcomed at each stop, provided with goody bag mementos and refreshments. You'll get a brief introduction to the treasures that await you and enough time to browse, and yes, sit test, but not enough to get bored! And, you'll be able to open new accounts if you find something you or a client can't live without.
BEST OF ALL, you're not just discovering awesome new trade resources, you'll also be in the priceless company of new Design Besties. You'll be netliving (it's not work when it's this much fun!)
You'll head back to your design HQ with new found friends, cool sourcing strategies, and hot resources to take your projects to the next level.
JOIN THE VIP HPMKT TOUR
18 Great Seats Available! $597/person
LUCKY Friday, October 13, 2023 9am - 4pm
Melissa knows design and sourcing really is her superpower. Take the tour, you’ll love it!
“It was my first trip to High Point Market and Melissa’s tour was a fantastic way to really meet with owners and makers and explore resources I’d never heard of. Having the day planned and all details taken care of made it incredibly easy to focus on what matters most, finding new trusted vendor partners for my projects.
I really enjoyed the diversity of sources we saw and it was fun to meet designers from around the country all with the common challenge of sourcing to get the best quality at the best price. Melissa knows design and sourcing really is her superpower. Take the tour, you’ll love it!”
Bethany Palmer
~ Interiors by Bethany, Colorado Springs, CO
Take the tour, it’s absolutely worth it.
“When Melissa invited me to her High Point Market Tour, I was skeptical. I provided her with a list of over 250 vendors and said that I’d attend, if none of the vendors I was familiar with we’d be visiting. I wanted resources I didn’t already have that are high quality, well priced and excellent value for my high-end clientele. Melissa delivered!
Meeting the owners and in some cases the makers of goods that our firm will actually specify and present, was wonderfully helpful and has expanded our resources. Connecting and sharing with other designers from across the country was a fun bonus! Take the tour, it’s absolutely worth it.”
Nan Wright
~ Wright Interior Group, Naples, FL
Here's a Sneak Peek at What's Included with Your VIP Experience
Savvy Sourcing Strategies
One of my Superpowers is Sourcing and you'll get the proven insider system to save time and build a team of sourcers (without hiring anyone!) I'll share tips and tricks on the tour and you'll get my proven training in zoom video with accompanying value-packed Success Guide following HPMKT.
Delicious Lunch & Snacks Provide
One of our special tour stops has generously agreed to provide lunch, to keep you fueled and focused. Snacks and water will be provided on the tour shuttle so you stay hydrated and happy! And it's entirely likely mimosas will be flowing as well.
Connect with New Design Bestie
Running your own design firm can be lonely and feel isolated. This is a perfect opportunity to connect with design principals from across the country. Beyond this tour, you can share experiences, frustrations, systems, laughs, and even a few tears.
Your One-of-a-Kind Designer Tour
From upholstery (with better lead times and quality you can count on) to art & accessory sources you'll love; from customizable case goods to irresistible soft good sources, IT'S ALL INCLUDED! And yes, of course, I've got a few surprises along the way.
JOIN THE VIP HPMKT TOUR
18 Great Seats Available! $597/person
LUCKY Friday, October 13, 2023 9am - 4pm
Meet Your Tour Guide & Sourcing Superhero
Hi! I’m, Melissa Galt, business coach and marketing consultant to interior designers globally. I’m also a designer with my own successful residential practice for the last three decades. Today, my attention is all on you and coaching you through the challenges that design brings, especially sourcing and purchasing.
I have a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and invested the first five years of my career journey as a PURCHASING AGENT working in 5-star properties across the Southeast. This meant that if you ate it, drank it, wrote with it, or slept on it in a hotel, I bought it. Sourcing has always been one of my SUPERPOWERS.
In my design practice my team of trade reps took me to 7-figures, I couldn’t have done it without them. They saved me countless hours and gave me a team that required no payroll and no perks. I want to show you how to do exactly the same as we are chauffeured from one-of-a-kind trade vendors to actual craftsman and makers on the HPMKT VIP TOUR!
You’ll get the best resources that you didn’t know existed while learning the SOURCING SYSTEM, that’s going to transform your design business forever.
High Point can be exhausting and taking Melissa’s tour gave us one whole day focused on resources we didn’t already have.
"Each was off the standard path and without the tour we wouldn't have otherwise come across them. She took care of all the details, so we could take our time checking out the products and meeting other designers. We have a full slate of projects and were actively looking for selections.
We returned the day after the tour to more than one resource to discuss specific projects and to show the rest of our team our favorite new finds. The tour was well worth it and we would highly recommend it to other designers looking for unique sources."
Marissa Sauer
~ DesignMACS, Hoboken, NJ
Melissa's High Point Market Tour was a great investment in gaining valuable new resources.
"She had promised that it was the right vendors, right now that we needed, she was right. It was a great experience to meet the owners firsthand, to get the inside story of what they manufacture, how they do it, and why. And it opened opportunities for us to grow project revenue with sources we didn't previously use or know about.
We were chauffeured from place to place so we didn't lose time with shuttling or walking and having time to talk with other designers about their businesses was priceless. Melissa provided key tips on sourcing along the way, any chance you must get her wisdom is worthwile."
Natalie Rich
~ Lee Meier Interiors, Cleveland, OH
JOIN THE VIP HPMKT TOUR
18 Great Seats Available! $597/person
LUCKY Friday, October 13, 2023 9am - 4pm