Staff | SPW Productions

Sharon Phillips Waxman's professional experience spans four decades. Her company, SPW Productions, has been producing high profile special events for the past twenty five years.

Sharon's experience started in the fashion industry at age 13 when she started her first career as a model. She worked as a fashion model, as well as a modeling instructor, throughout high school and college for clients like Gimbels and Bonwit Teller. During this time, Sharon also began choreographing fashion shows.

Ms. Waxman graduated from Glassboro State College with a B.A. in Communications. Immediately following graduation, Sharon worked for Glamour Magazine as a free-lance Retail Merchandising Editor for six months traveling to major department stores giving seminars on Fashion & Beauty.

Sharon's next big fashion step came right on the heels of Glamour, when she was hired as the Fashion Coordinator for Gimbels Philadelphia. Her responsibilities as Fashion Coordinator included model selection and booking, styling, seasonal forecasts and coordinating in-store fashion and beauty events. Sharon's talents in special events also developed while working for Gimbels where her talents were utilized as the Thanksgiving Day Costume and Make-up Coordinator.

Sharon's entrepreneurial ambitions were realized as Owner/Director of Phillips Models in Philadelphia. Phillips Models, a full service modeling agency, managed talent for fashion and commercial print, radio, television, convention, promotion and runway modeling. In addition, Sharon owned and operated Allure Finishing & Modeling School in Philadelphia. Allure was a private trade school licensed by the PA Board of Education to instruct students in Finishing, Self-Development and Modeling.

After starting a family and closing the modeling business, Sharon became a Special Events Consultant for Synergistic Concepts, where she was responsible for the creative and operational execution of major special events throughout the East Coast.

With the creation of PhashionPhest in 1993, Sharon opened SPW Productions with PhashionPhest as the company's signature event. Now in its' 23rd year, PhashionPhest is the premier fashion and beauty event in the Delaware Valley promoting the retail industry.

SPW Productions produces festivals, parades, ceremonies, foot races, galas, conferences, trade shows, tasting events and fashion shows and provides corporate event management and marketing consulting services. Well known SPW annual events include: Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival, PhashionPhest, Lloyd's Meet the Market, Gary Papa Father's Day Run, Southern Wine & Spirits Portfolio Tasting, Philadelphia Whiskey and Fine Spirits Festival, Get in the Game with the Philllies, Moore College's Student Designer Fashion Show, Sandy Sprint, DJ's Available Bridal Showcases, Philadelphia Wine Festival, Wells Fargo Signature Volunteer Day and the Midtown Village Fall Festival.

SPW Productions was the recipient of the prestigious ISES (International Special Events Society) Esprit Award in 2012 for Best Team Effort, in 2010 for Best Event Planner and in 2009 for Best Social Event, as well as the ISES Philadelphia Chapter's Liberty Award in 2009 for Best Event Planner. SPW Productions has also been awarded several Pinnacle Awards from IFEA (International Festival & Events Association.) Sharon was awarded the 2011 Woman of Style Award by Philadelphia Fashion Week and in 2012 the One Night Only Award of Excellence by 17 days of Fashion.

Sharon is an Adjunct Professor at Moore College of Art & Design teaching Fashion Show Production to Senior Design students. She is also a member of the Fashion Marketing Advisory Committee at The Art Institute of Philadelphia. Sharon is an active member of the community and serves on several volunteer committees.

You can email Sharon directly at sharon@spwproductions.com

Staff

Sharon Phillips Waxman: Owner/President of SPW Productions LLC

Sharon Phillips Waxman’s professional experience spans four decades. Her company, SPW Productions, has been producing high profile special events for the past twenty five years…
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Jacqueline McBreen:
Production Coordinator

Jacque joined the SPW Productions team in May 2008. She has worked on a variety of high profile, public events including the Midtown Village Fall Festival…
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Sarah Rodowicz:
Phashion Phest Project Manager

SPW Productions is pleased to announce a new addition to the team, Sarah Rodowicz, Project Manager for Phashion Phest 2016.

Sarah’s background is Special Events, Community Outreach and Public Relations…
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Donna Mitchell:
Event Staff

Donna has worked with Sharon Phillips Waxman in a number of capacities since 1984 ranging from modeling to event staff and is grateful and honored to be a long-time member of the SPW Productions team…
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Ruth Ann Bishop-Sotak:
Event Staff

Ruth Ann has been working with the SPW Productions team for more than eight years. She has worked on a variety of events and brings energy, enthusiasm and management skills to them all…
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Ronald P.Sotak:
Event Staff

Ron has been working with the SPW Productions team on various events and projects as a coordinator and manager of various activities within the event. He provides a great deal of knowledge and experience to ensure the events run smoothly…
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Terry Grabert:
Event Staff

Terry has been working with SPW Productions since 2011. Prior to that she was fortunate to have worked under the tutelage of Sharon Phillips Waxman, volunteering for several years at a local school fashion show gaining experience and direction…
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Katiana “Kat” Hernandez:

Originally from Clarksville, TN, is currently in her second year at The Art Institute of Philadelphia. She is working towards a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fashion Marketing where she is expected to graduate in the Summer of 2017.
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