Donna Dowless

XOXO Media Group and Event Producer

Selected by Orlando Magazine as the city’s No. 1 local artist, Dowless is an award-winning mixed media artist noted for her heart-themed creations. After three decades of working in the entertainment industry, including serving as an executive vice president of Ticketmaster, she has cast her efforts toward developing her own arts and entertainment consulting company, XOXO Media Group, located in Orlando, FL. Her desire to create is continuously fed by her encounters with many inspirational artists and entertainers, each of whom have left indelible impressions on her over the years. Among these muses is Andy Warhol, who encouraged her by voicing “If you are an artist in your heart, so be it!”

Carla Warlow

Consulting and Event Producer

A widely recognized and respected figure in the Central Florida community, Warlow has held executive-level roles in operations for both Owens Research and the American International Group. Since 2000, she has also served as the vice president of a startup urban bookstore in Thornton Park, Urban Think. Carla Warlow Consulting was created in 2006 and specializes in creating and maintaining high-impact community relations and cause-related marketing strategies for small to medium sized businesses. Warlow maintains active leadership and board positions in numerous community organizations including the Harry P. Leu Gardens of Orlando, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Florida, Florida Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Downtown Arts District. In 2006, she was named among the Orlando Business Journal’s “Forty under Forty” of the most influential members of the community. In addition, they named her the “Up and Coming” businesswoman of the year.”

Knight

Headquartered in Orlando, Fla., Knight (www.justknight.com) is a 13-year-old marketing and advertising agency focusing on smart business solutions for clients’ creative and marketing needs. The 45-person agency provides services for branding, design, interactive, publishing, public relations, media and business intelligence. Named five consecutive times as one of Central Florida’s Top 100 Companies for Working Families, the agency culture is unique and valued by more than 30 active clients. Knight also has a branch in Orange County, Calif., to serve its west coast clients.