Please join us for a conversation with Amy Griffin and Ashley Graham as they discuss The Tell, Griffin’s newly released memoir.
In The Tell, Amy Griffin shares an intimate exploration of the experiences that have shaped her life. Through themes of resilience, vulnerability, and the power of owning one’s truth, this memoir serves as a poignant reflection on healing and personal growth. This conversation will offer a meaningful dialogue about navigating childhood trauma, the transformative impact of memory, and the importance of sharing our stories.
If you are unable to attend the event, but would like to purchase one or more signed copies, please visit Buxton Books here.
About the Book
About the Author
Amy Griffin is the Founder and Managing Partner of G9 Ventures, a private fund that invests in generation-defining brands. G9 has partnered with over 60 companies, including Bobbie, Bumble, Evvy, Kitsch, Midi Health, On Running, Oura, Saie, and Spanx. Amy is an enthusiastic champion of women with more than 70% of G9’s portfolio companies being female founded or led. She is known for her ability to help build brands by fostering community, creating authentic connections, and solving problems. Amy serves on the Board of Directors of Bumble, Spanx, and Gagosian and is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Women’s Board of the Boys Club of New York, and the Advisory Board of the One Love Foundation. She is a frequent speaker at notable conferences and events, including those hosted by The New York Times, The Information, JPMorgan, among others. Amy’s debut memoir, The Tell, about the transformative power of sharing one’s story, will be published in March 2025. Amy graduated with a BA in English from the University of Virginia where she was Captain and MVP on the women’s volleyball team. She lives in New York City with her husband, John, and their four children.
About Ashley Graham
Ashley Graham is an American supermodel, designer, author and entrepreneur whose influence has reshaped the fashion and media industries and redefined traditional beauty standards. Ashley has worked in numerous areas of the fashion industry including editorial, catalogue, runway, commercial, television and film. In February 2016, Ashley made history as the first size 14 model to ever be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swim. In January 2018, she became a brand ambassador for Revlon, making her the first curvy model of her generation to receive a major beauty contract. In 2024, Ashley was among the first group of curve models to walk in a Victoria’s Secret Runway Show.
Ashley has been featured on the covers of Vogue, British Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar UK, Cosmopolitan, SELF, New York Magazine, Maxim and many more. She has received numerous accolades for her work, including Forbes’ coveted “30 Under 30” list and cover feature; Glamour’s “Woman of the Year,” with Mattel simultaneously creating a one-of-a-kind Barbie in her likeness; People’s “25 Most Intriguing People of the Year”; Time’s “100 Most Influential People in the Word”; The Daily Front Row’s “Fashion Force of the Year”; and GQ’s “International Female Model of the Year”. She was honored at the 2023 Women Making History Awards and in 2019 United Nations’ Women for Peace Association presented her with their first “Women Empowerment Award.”
Ashley is a sought-after television personality and has hosted internationally televised programs such as ABC’s “Countdown to the Oscars” in 2019 and 2023, Miss Universe, Miss USA and Lifetime’s “American Beauty Star”, a competition series to find the next best hair or makeup artist. In 2023, she hosted HGTV’s “Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge”, where teams transformed a Southern California home into a real-life Barbie Dreamhouse. Most recently, Graham hosted Roku’s “Side Hustlers” alongside entrepreneur and investor Emma Grede.
Ashley is regularly invited to speak about body image, self-acceptance and female empowerment. Her first TEDx talk “Plus Size? More Like My Size” given at TedxBerleeValencia was viewed over 4.3 million times.
Amy Griffin Headshot Photographer Credit: Jake Rosenberg
