This past week I attended Create + Cultivate, a create conference for digital influencers & entrepreneurs, in Chicago. At the conference I had the pleasure of meeting some incredibly successful bloggers, business moguls, puppies (yup!), & so many others not to mention they had insanely good food (obviously very important to mention). Check out my photo diary below & shop the looks at the bottom of this post!

A Donut Wall? YES PLEASE!!

Just hangin’ with my new BFF, Toast Meets World!

Macarons from ShopStyle

I met with Whitney Port at C+C & shopped her incredible line, Whitney Eve! Shop some of my favorite items below & make sure to check out some of my recipes on her site, WhitneyPort.com!

Dress | Ring | Dress | Overalls | Dress | Jacket | Sweater | Tank

Also, as I was going through my notes & attempting to read all of my chicken scratch I realized there were some amazing points the panelists & mentors made that I wanted to share with you all.

1. “Winners are losers who got back up.” -Jodie Patterson, DooBop

2. “Act like someone who deserves to get paid [no matter where you are at in your career].”-Jessica Sturdy, Bows & Sequins

3. “You can’t do it yourself. DIT [do it together] is the new DIY [do it yourself].” -Erica Domesek, PS I Made This

Rach Parcell of Pink Peonies

ShopStyle, DBA, Because I’m Addicted, Ivory Lane, Bows & Sequins

The Lounge Area by Havenly

I Am That Girl Founder

Toast Meets World & Muppets Revenge

Joey Maalouf, Cara Santana, Whitney Port

Shop This Look: Jumpsuit similar (from a vintage store in Florence) | Purse similar (from a vintage store in NYC) | Shoes similar (from Rachel Roy–sold out) | Jewelry