PLUS MODEL MAGAZINE March 2015 Issue | Page 67

a place where team members and customers are empowered to have a voice. “A brand that stands “ for empowerment has to first empower its own Rhee knows the team still has their work cut out for them. In 2015, the team has ambitious plans of relaunching their mobile site, developing a blog, and creating new content for Ashley TV. “We have rewritten the business model and operations from scratch. We have taken no shortcuts. We are making long-term investments in the most important assets – our people, our customer and our brand. Whatever the future holds, I know that we have a team and philosophy that is finally worthy of serving the brand and our customer.” Brighter days are ahead for Ashley Stewart. Visit online at ashleystewart.com I have been with Ashley Stewart for 7 years and I am more in love with our brand today than ever. Ashley Stewart is moving forward in so many positive ways. We recently launched the #LoveYourCurves tour in Atlanta. The tour was a three day takeover with celebrity guests such as rapper Yung Joc and TV Personality Tami Reed of CBS 46. The highlight of the tour was receiving a proclamation from the Georgia House of Representatives for giving back to the UNCF. The response via social media and in-store daily has been amazing. There is no one that does what Ashley does and the fashion speaks for itself. “ employees and customers,” he notes. Inga Bridgett, District Manager Southeast