Bobby Berk and Lo Bosworth Are Coming to the 2023 Real Simple Weekend—Are You?

Learn more about all the fun panels and special guests we have planned—then buy your ticket to join us in California this October!

Our second annual REAL SIMPLE Weekend is almost here! The event, taking place from Oct. 19-22, 2023, is an opportunity to relax, explore the beautiful seaside village of La Jolla, Calif., and meet and mingle with our editors and special guests.

Our editors will be moderating a variety of panels—on topics including mindfulness, decorating with color, beauty tips, and cooking inspiration—with expert panelists lending their insight. Basically, the weekend will include all kinds of discussions about unique ways to enjoy and simplify life—that's kind of our brand, after all. In between the panels, there will be no shortage of relaxation and sight-seeing opportunities, guided by our gracious hosts at The Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa.

We'd love for you to join us in California this October for a fun-filled weekend. Buy your ticket here and learn more about the informative panels and special guests below.

Panel: Finding the Magic in the Mundane

What happens when you approach every day with mindfulness? This panel discusses the importance of little rituals and how to create them, along with tips on teaching your brain to go positive.

Moderator: Lisa Friedman

Lisa is the executive editor of REAL SIMPLE and a huge fan of cheese, antiques, and dogs (in no particular order). As you can imagine, she's got her dream job—something she's been working toward ever since she was an intern at Parenting magazine. Other gigs include Golf Magazine, Food Network Magazine, Every Day with Rachael Ray, and The Kitchn (where she perfected the art of cleaning even the dirtiest of ovens). Lisa lives in Upstate New York with her husband and adorably skittish pup Millie.

Panelist: Bobby Berk

Bobby is the resident design expert on Netflix's Emmy-winning series Queer Eye, where he brings change to people's lives by teaching them that a happy home means a happy life. He’s also the leader of his eponymous multi-faceted brand, which includes a bespoke design practice that epitomizes hip, urban luxury and the lifestyle destination BobbyBerk.com. In addition to his Emmy-nominated work for Queer Eye, Bobby served as the host of Netflix’s Blown Away: Christmas and was a semi-finalist on the sixth season of FOX’s The Masked Singer. His first book, Right at Home: How Good Design Is Good For The Mind, will be released in September. When Bobby isn’t running his design practice or filming, he spends his time in Los Angeles, where he lives with his husband, Dewey, and their dog, Bimini.

Panelist: Amy Spencer

Amy is a Los Angeles-based writer and professional optimist who has written three books on happiness and optimism: The Happy Life Checklist: 654 Simple Ways to Find Your Bliss, Bright Side Up: 100 Ways to Be Happier Right Now, and Meeting Your Half-Orange: An Utterly Upbeat Guide to Using Dating Optimism to Find Your Perfect Match. Her driving belief is that you don’t have to change your whole life to be happier; you just need to see what’s in front of you in a whole new way. Amy lives in Venice, Calif., with her husband and toddler daughter.

Panel: Get More Color in Your Home (It’s Not Hard)

Are you done with grey and greige and ready to start living your life in color? This panel is all about color: current color trends, how color impacts your mood, how to work more color into your home, and more.

Moderator: Katie Holdefehr

Katie is the associate editorial director at RealSimple.com, where she works with a talented team of editors to cover home, food, beauty, and health content—all with the goal of helping readers simplify their busy lives. She has been writing about home decorating and organizing for the past 10 years, and her first home decor book, Embrace Your Space, was published in spring 2023. When she's not writing, you'll find her painting accent walls and planting rose bushes at her 90-year-old Brooklyn apartment.

Panelist: Cortney Novogratz

Cortney is a renowned designer, author, and television personality who is known for her bold use of color. As owners of The Novogratz, Cortney and her business partner and husband Robert Novogratz understand the importance of creating stylish and functional homes for families and, together, have developed a distinctive style that effortlessly blends modern and vintage elements to create captivating spaces. Cortney and Robert have authored four books, appeared on television shows, and collaborated with renowned brands.

Panelist: Clara Jung

Clara left a career in corporate law to start Banner Day Interiors when she realized that legal research and courtroom appearances didn't satisfy her creative desires. Today, she pursues her passion for design by working with both institutional and residential clients to transform ordinary rooms into stylish spaces. Her goal with each engagement is to provide a comfortable place for her clients to live and/or work. Clara lives in the Bay Area, and when not working, she loves wine tasting, snowboarding and trying to get current on New Yorkers.

Panel: What’s Your Plan B? Prioritizing Your Passion

What if you could spend more time doing what you love? This panel brings together experts who will help you find time for your hobbies and side hustles and share strategies for funding your dream.

Moderator: Lauren Iannotti

Lauren is the editor in chief of REAL SIMPLE, one of the premier brands in the women’s lifestyle space with a print and digital reach of nearly 22 million. An award-winning content professional with 20+ years in publishing, Lauren has worked at some of the biggest and most respected brands in the industry, including Glamour, O, The Oprah Magazine, Marie Claire, and Allure. Lauren lives just outside of New York City with her husband, two daughters, and their scruffy mutt Rusty.

Panelists: Aishwarya Iyer

Aishwarya is the founder and CEO of Brightland, the AAPI-founded, California-made pantry essentials brand known for making the freshest, highest-quality olive oils, honeys, and vinegars on the market. After discovering olive oil was the cause of her and her partner's gastrointestinal issues, Aishwarya threw herself into learning as much as she could about olive oil, and in 2018, she turned her passion into a business. Aishwarya was born in India, grew up in Texas, and now lives in L.A. with her husband and dogs Crosby and Madison.

Panelist: Caleb Silver

Caleb is the editor in chief of Investopedia and host of The Investopedia Express podcast. He is an Emmy-nominated business journalist who previously served as the director of business news at CNN, the executive producer of CNN Money, and a senior producer at Bloomberg Television. You’ll frequently see him as an on-air markets and business expert for CNBC, MSNBC, Yahoo Finance, and CNN.

Lauren “Lo” Bosworth

Lauren (Lo) is the founder and CEO of total-body care brand, Love Wellness. She launched the company in 2016 to fill a need for personal care products driven by body positivity, clean ingredients, and holistic wellness—and has since expanded Love Wellness to include vaginal health, gut health, and ingestible beauty. Combining lessons from her own experiences with the expertise of a panel of medical experts, she wrote LOVE YOURSELF WELL: An Empowering Wellness Guide to Supporting Your Gut, Brain, and Vagina. Lo has lived in New York City for the past 10 years and is from Laguna Beach, Calif.

Beauty Q&A with Heather

Get the latest beauty scoop from REAL SIMPLE's beauty director Heather Muir Maffei. This is the time to ask all your burning beauty questions.

Moderator: Heather Muir Maffei

Heather is the beauty director at REAL SIMPLE, where she guides women in simplifying and streamlining their beauty routines by providing genius shortcuts and shoppable solutions so they can feel refreshed and confident. She appears regularly on TODAY, Good Morning America, and other national broadcast outlets. With over 16 years experience in beauty editorial, Heather has worked at Fitness, Allure, Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, and Self magazines. Heather lives with her husband, son, and daughter in the Hudson Valley.

Food Q&A with Jenna

REAL SIMPLE's food director Jenna Helwig shares her insights into all things food-related as she gives insights on some of her favorite foods.

Moderator: Jenna Helwig

Jenna leads REAL SIMPLE’s food coverage with the philosophy that food is one of the very best parts of life, but preparing it doesn’t need to be complicated. Prior to joining the brand, Jenna was the food director at Health and Parents magazines. Outside of Dotdash Meredith, Jenna is the founder and operator of Rosaberry, a boutique personal chef services company, and she is the author of five cookbooks including the recent Bare Minimum Dinners. Jenna has a culinary arts degree from the Institute of Culinary Education and lives in Brooklyn with her husband, teenager, and adorable dog Pepper.

Book Talk: A Literary Lunch and Conversation

Join REAL SIMPLE editors for lunch and a lively conversation with New York Times bestselling author, Nancy Jooyoun Kim. Editor in chief Lauren Iannotti will be moderating the discussion.

Panelist: Nancy Jooyoun Kim

Nancy is the New York Times bestselling author of What We Kept to Ourselves and The Last Story of Mina Lee, a Reese’s Book Club pick. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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