Katie Mabry van Dieren is the Owner and Curator of one of the world's top indie craft fairs, The Strawberry Swing and Shop Local KC , which hosts more than 350 local, Kansas City artisans in an online storefront. She is the Co-Founder and Director of Arts & Programming of Troost Market Collective, a non-profit organization whose mission is to create equitable economic opportunity for creative entrepreneurs, inspiring future generations through innovative partnerships and programming. Katie is a champion for community and the maker movement. Her own maker business, Papillon Kate, leads one of Etsy's largest maker teams with over 800 local Etsy businesses. She is the owner and co-founder of Craft Show CEO, a community and program which brings creative businesses the tools they need to become successful entrepreneurs. Follow her on Instagram @strawberryswingkc @troostmarketcollective @troostaplooza @craftshowsuccess @shoplocalkc
