Meghan Markle jets into NY for high-powered Hamptons business summit ahead of launching new brand
Meghan Markle joined a host of high-powered women at a summit in the Hamptons Friday, sources tell Page Six.
The Duchess of Sussex, 42, attended the G9 Ventures Summer Summit, hosted by power broker Amy Griffin.
We’re told she flew in from Santa Barbara, Calif. by private jet with entrepreneur Jamie Kern Lima. — and sources say she will be picking up tips for her new lifestyle business, American Riviera Orchard, which has yet to officially launch.
The line-up of guests at the event included Markle BFFs, designer Misha Nonoo and make–up guru Victoria Jackson.
The annual event is held at the sprawling home Griffin shares with her husband, billionaire hedge funder John Griffin, a huge estate valued at over $13 million.
The line-up of guests expected at the event included another Markle BFF, designer Misha Nonoo, as well as Missy Robbins, the chef behind Williamsburg hotspots Lillia and Misi, make-up icon Bobbi Brown while Lima hosted a lunchtime interview with Griffin.
Weight Watchers CEO Sima Sistani was on the guest list, joined by investor Kirsten Greene.
Lady Goop herself, Gwyneth Paltrow, was believed to be there, alongside A-lister Reese Witherspoon, who heads up the billion-dollar brand Hello Sunshine, Spanx founder Sara Blakely, actress Laura Dern and Katie Couric.
Griffin helps guide early-stage startups and has coached brands including Goop, Athletic Greens, and Bumble.
Markle, whose reps didn’t return a Page Six request for comment, ran her own blog, The Tig, before meeting Prince Harry.
She will no doubt be networking and soaking up all the tips she can get in preparation for her new venture at the summit.
She recently finished filming her new lifestyle show for Netflix in Montecito, which does not yet have a launch date.
As Page Six previously revealed, the mom-of-two wants to follow in the footsteps of Martha Stewart, by offering followers a mix of food and lifestyle advice.
She can certainly look toward Griffin, 48 — the Wall Street Journal reported among her inner circle she is known for her use of “soft power,” making introductions, chasing down founders at conferences and offering mentorship.
“Amy is more than an investor. She becomes your friend and your champion,” Spanx CEO Blakely said, “For founders, that can be even more important than the money.”
Griffin, whose family owns the Southern regional convenience store chain Toot’n Totum, worked in marketing after graduating from the University of Virginia and started angel investing in 2014. She launched G9 three years later.
