Hillary Smith

Founder, Smith & Stone Creative Leadership and Consulting

Hillary Smith, CMP, CSEP, has a passion and proven track record of leading and cultivating cultures of creative thinkers. The founder of Smith & Stone Creative Leadership and Consulting, she is an award-winning visionary who has mastered the Design Thinking Process, a method of creative problem-solving used by brands including Starbucks, Amazon and Apple. Smith has more than a decade of experience leading strategy in the meetings and events creative space. Prior to launching her own firm, she co-founded Koncept Events in 2008, a leading DMC in North America, where she designed events for clients including McKinsey & Company, Bank of America, Proctor & Gamble, and Nike; following PRA's acquisition of her DMC, Smith continued to drive strategy and creativity within the organization. She is a true ambassador of the creative process who continues to innovate events alongside her Smith and Stone team and clients.