the team

Mary Spada, Founder and CEO
In creating the savvy host, Mary brings to bear a wealth of experience fostering enjoyable entertaining for business, friends and family along with over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience.  Mary embodies a unique combination of insatiable curiosity, unbridled creativity, savvy style, and gracious hospitality – a perfect recipe for exceptional entertaining.

Her personal entertaining style - and experience - shine through the 8 entertaining essentials, originally published in 2008.  As editor-in-chief of essentially entertaining, Mary seeks to encourage good food gatherings everywhere, believing that anyone can become a savvy host with a little confidence, inspiration and creativity - along with a healthy dose of humor.

Contact by phone - 1.888.761.2270 ext 6
Follow Mary on Twitter - @maryspada

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Elizabeth Hubbartt, Retail Executive
Beth brings over 30 years of retail experience to the management of SavvyHostMarket.  Ensuring that all potential MUST-haves for cooking and entertaining are well-tested by the savvy host team before adding them to SavvyHostMarket is one of her top priorities. have an entertaining essential we should know about?  Please tell Beth!! She's passionate about home decor, getting organized and just happens to love a good party.

Contact by phone - 1.888.761.2270 ext. 5 
Follow Beth on Twitter - @SHM_Beth

Barbara Conant, Customer Service
Friendly and willing to help, Barbara inspired our customer service team since we opened SavvyHostMarket.  Have a question about anything in our store, and Barbara and Customer Service will be certain to get you anentertaining essenticoncern?

Contact by phone - 1.888.761.2270 ext. 8 

Candice Stockwell, SavvyHostMarket - ext. 8,  Email Candice
Nicole Johnson, SavvyHostMarket
Our fabulous and fun-loving SavvyHostMarket staff are just waiting to help you pick out a special entertaining accessory or gourmet cooking tool or exceptional gift for the host. They get bored without enough entertaining to do - please keep them busy!!

Contact by phone - 1.888.761.2270 ext. 3 
Follow SavvyHostMarket on Twitter - @SavvyHostMarket
Find us on Facebook - SavvyHostMarket

Marketing & Public Relations


We are incredibly fortunate to work with the talented team at Elizabeth Berger Associates for all of our media, marketing, sponsorship, and virtual events.  Please contact them directly with any media or marketing inquiries.

Contact by phone - 1.312.543.2209

Business Office





Kristina August, Business Office
Kristina keeps things running smoothly for The Savvy Host and SavvyHostMarket.  Contact her with your questions or if you need further information about what we're up to!!

Contact by phone - 1.888.761.2270 ext. 6 



Anthony Binder, CIO
With a strong interest in keeping the savvy host happy, Anthony oversees the ecommerce and web technical strategy for SavvyHostMarket.

Contact by phone - 1.888.761.2270 ext 2
Follow Anthony on Twitter - @wanthonybinder


Al Thomas, Finance
In charge of the back-office business of the savvy host, Al serves up a delicious good food gathering of his own after business is done.


Contact by phone - 1.888.761.2270 ext 9

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