2024 Fresh Ideas Stage Schedule

Fresh Ideas Stage presented by Mitchell Heating & Cooling

Check out the lineup for the Fresh Ideas Stage at this year's show, packed with on-trend topics from your favorite home improvement pros. Come listen and learn, meet and greet our celebrities and experts!

Located in booth 620 in the Jim Graham Building. Presented by Mitchell Heating & Cooling.

Friday, September 13, 2024

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Celebrity Speaker: Egypt Sherrod of HGTV’s Married to Real Estate

Egypt Sherrod is a powerhouse! She is best known as the host and executive producer of HGTV’s hit show “Married To Real Estate” which garnered more than 19 million viewers in it’s first season. Now in it’s fourth season, it remains one of the networks top 5 rated shows and can now be viewed in more than 14 countries across the globe. You may also recognize her from hit shows such as “Flipping Virgins” and long running hit, “Property Virgins.”

Since her 20’s Egypt has been building her career as a wealth educator and real estate expert. Currently she is the Founder & CEO of Indigo Road family of companies which includes Indigo Road Realty, a residential real estate brokerage, Indigo Road Design Group and Indigo Road Home Furnishings.

The NAACP Image award & Critics Choice Award nominee also recently had the honor of ringing the bell at the New York Stock Exchange, was honored with a Proclamation declaring August 23rd “Egypt Sherrod Appreciation Day” by the City of Atlanta for her philanthropic contributions, and by the 100 Black Women organization as a real estate trailblazer. She was announced “Global Influencer of the Year” by Inman News.

But before television, there was radio. Egypt’s award-winning broadcast career spanned twenty years and by the age of thirty, she had already been syndicated in more than sixty cities throughout the U.S. Over the years, she scored interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, James Brown and Prince, to name just a few. Her honest and electric delivery of sass and class quickly won over millions of listeners, making her a household name.

In fall of 2023 Egypt Sherrod announced partnerships with Jeffan International, York Wallpaper, Wallpops.com and Lichtenberg to fully round out her line INDIGO ROAD home furnishings. Drawing inspiration from earthy natural elements, dynamic global influence, and the curiosity of world travel, Indigo Road home furnishings and decor are created with timeless and elevated beauty in mind.

“At Indigo Road we make comfortable, luxurious and sustainable products for everyday living. I believe that when a person is joyous, everything else in their world follows! Our home impacts our mood and should reflect how we want to feel and imprint on the world- it should be our sanctuary and safe place. My personal mission is to prove that luxury, comfort and sustainable design can co-exist in a holistic way that is livable and propels your life forward,” declares Egypt.

Currently the wallcoverings are available on wallpops.com and wayfair. Her furniture line can be found on INDIGOROAD.com and EASTATMAIN.com. Bedding and window coverings are scheduled to drop top of 2025.

The mother of three girls Harper 5, Kendall 12, and Simone 23 counts motherhood as her greatest accomplishment.

“I have zero regrets on waiting until later in life to be a mom. I’m settled, grounded, and can actually laugh at myself now when I make mistakes. No mother is perfect. Being a mom has also helped me hone my design aesthetic to include functionality and sustainability which is important for everyday life. It’s my mission to prove that luxury, comfort and sustainability can coexist.”

Egypt Sherrod and her husband Mike Jackson have been happily married for 14 years and are champions of HGTV’s hit flagship design competition series “Rock The Block.”