TMRE 2025 Day 1Tuesday, 28 October 2025 - ET (Eastern Time, GMT-05:00)

From FUBU to Shark Tank and countless ventures in between, Daymond John’s phenomenal entrepreneurial journey has spanned more than 25 years. In this dynamic presentation, Daymond breaks down the core tenets of his success, which he has distilled into tangible takeaways that he calls his five S.H.A.R.K. points.

You will leave this inspiring keynote feeling empowered to sell an idea and gain stakeholder buy-in while discovering ways to seamlessly connect your brand to its consumers. Your organizational pool can sometimes feel deep, so get ready to dive in as an insights shark and deliver material impact to your business.

Amy Snow serves as Chief Research Officer and Chief of Staff at The Wonderful Company, the $6 billion enterprise behind iconic brands like Wonderful Pistachios, FIJI Water, JUSTIN Wine, Halos, and POM Wonderful. Amy will share her career journey from starting in research at 17-years old to becoming a double C-suite executive. Through hard work and determination, Amy has elevated to increasing positions of influence, leading research for some of the largest brands in the world including Google, Starbucks, Nike, Disney, Amazon, Harley Davidson and Meta. She also sits on the board of nonprofit Section Z, which leverages the power of sports to empower young women. Amy’s own passion for sports set a strong foundation for her success in the C-suite.

From launching new pistachio flavors to monitoring employee engagement to informing a 10-year strategic plan for philanthropy in the Central Valley of California, research has a seat at the table and informs every major strategic decision at The Wonderful Company. In this talk, Amy will discuss the role that mentorship played in her career and her belief in paying it forward. She will also share her proprietary framework that helps others define and articulate their value in the workplace and beyond. Join us to learn more.

Trends are trending, but do they actually represent the zeitgeist and reveal what's most important to consumers? The solution to trend-mania is "Foresight as Activism." Instead of corralling people to a brand's priority, we can support communities' existing goals and build preferred futures.

Takeaways:

• The trend industry is producing unhelpful insights
• The problem with market research is that it's backwards looking
• Winning brands are adopting a "build with, not for" approach to cultural strategy