Thought Leaders From Various Disciplines Assemble for New HGTV TrendSmart Advisory Board

Thought Leaders From Various Disciplines Assemble for New HGTV TrendSmart Advisory Board

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Twelve acclaimed thought leaders representing such diverse categories as home, garden, design, architecture, real estate, technology, lifestyle, product development and media trends, will provide strategic counsel, ideas and industry insights as members of the newly-formed HGTV TrendSmart Advisory Board. Executives at HGTV, a top-rated Scripps Networks lifestyle television brand currently available in more than 91 million U.S. households, will meet with board members semimonthly to discuss audience and industry trends, content across multiple platforms and brand and business strategy.

The industry influencers serving on the HGTV TrendSmart Advisory Board include: Tristan Butterfield, Interior Design and Brand Strategy, Kohler, Wis. and United Kingdom; Jon Carloftis, Landscape Design, Erwinna, Pa.; Barbara Corcoran, Real Estate, New York, N.Y.; Ilyce R. Glink, Financial Planning and Real Estate, Chicago, Ill.; Sergio Palleroni, Sustainable Design, Austin, Texas; Josh Rubin, Products/Technology, New York, N.Y.; Jack Thomasson, Home Planning, Alpharetta, Ga.; Patrick Tighe, Architect, Santa Monica, Calif.; Jack Travis, Cultural Design, Bronx, N.Y.; Jody Turner, Lifestyle/Cultural Trends, Mill Valley, Calif.; Luke Visconti, Diversity, Newark, N.J.; and Jennifer Wong, Consumer Product Trends, Portland, Ore.

During the first HGTV TrendSmart session held recently in the company's Knoxville headquarters, one area the panel focused on is how HGTV can support the ongoing Scripps Networks' effort to expand on-air and workplace diversity. In fact, several of the ideas the advisory board members contributed are already under management review. In addition to tapping into the expertise of the advisory board to help determine future strategies, HGTV will review findings culled from a national consumer research panel of more than 5,500 cable and satellite viewers.

"As an evolving brand, we have an ongoing need to stay ahead of emerging industry and lifestyle trends and consumer behaviors that will influence our network's future growth," said Judy Girard, president, HGTV. "This impressive group of experts has outstanding credentials and already has demonstrated that their experience, insights and counsel will be invaluable as we continue to build the HGTV brand and work to deliver programming and content that meets the needs of our viewers."

The HGTV TrendSmart Advisory Board:

Tristan Butterfield, Interior Design & Brand Strategy
Founder, Butterfield & Butterfield Limited
Lecturer at Winchester School of Art, Savannah College of Art and Design
and Central Saint Martins School of Art & Design

Jon Carloftis, Landscape Design
Contributing Editor, Garden Design
Author, First A Garden

Barbara Corcoran, Real Estate
Founder, The Corcoran Group
Contributing Correspondent, ABC-TV, Good Morning America

Ilyce R. Glink, Financial Planning & Real Estate
Nationally-syndicated columnist, Real Estate Matters
Television Correspondent, WGN-TV, Chicago
Host, Ilyce Glink Show, WSB-AM 750, Atlanta
Contributor to National Public Radio's Sound Money and Marketplace Money

Sergio Palleroni, Sustainable Design
Professor of Architecture and Sustainable Development, University of
Texas, Austin
Co-founder, BaSiC Initiative at the University of Washington

Josh Rubin, Technology, Products & Young Men
Creator of coolhunting.com
Senior Partner, Bond Art and Science
Former vice president, product development, Upoc Networks
Former director, mobile solutions, Razorfish
Former lead user interface designer, Motorola

Jack Thomasson, Home Planning
Founder and president, The Home Department, Inc.
Former president of Thomasson Publishing Corp. and founder of Coastal
Living

Patrick Tighe, Architecture
Principal and lead designer, Tighe Architecture
Former associate, Morphosis Team

Jack Travis, Cultural Design
Founder, JTA Jack Travis Architect

Jody Turner, Cultural Trends & Lifestyle Expert
CEO and founder, Culture of Future Trend Service
Contributor to numerous IDEO projects

Luke Visconti, Diversity
Partner and co-founder DiversityInc.com
Former sales representative, Fortune

Jennifer Wong, Innovation Strategist
Founder, Muse
Formerly on staff at Nike

About HGTV

HGTV, America's leader in home and lifestyle programming, is distributed to more than 91 million U.S. households and is one of cable's top-rated networks. HGTV's website, http://www.hgtv.com/ is the nation's leading online home and garden destination that attracts an average of 5.9 million unique visitors per month. HGTV owns 33 percent of HGTV Canada and provides much of the Canadian network's daily programming. The network's branded programming also can be seen in 121 territories across all seven continents and its selected programming is available to service men and women on board Navy ships and through American Forces Radio & Television Service (AFRTS) which services more than 1,000 outlets in over 175 countries. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York, HGTV is wholly owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP), which also operates Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living and Great American Country.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: eyarborough@hgtv.com

Source: Home & Garden Television

CONTACT: Audrey Adlam, +1-212-549-8599, or aadlam@hgtv.com, or Emily
Yarborough, +1-865-560-4643, or eyarborough@hgtv.com, both of Home & Garden
Television

Web site: http://www.hgtv.com/

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