Robin Wallis Atkinson

• Place of birth: Shreveport, La. • Family: husband Cash Acrey and children Parker Acrey, 6, Zoya Acrey, 4

• The question people ask me the most (and the answer): Can I have some juice? My kids are persistent, and the answer is usually yes.

• A typical Saturday night for me includes: At home with my family. I’m a real home body when I’m not expected at an event or work function.

• Among the craziest part of my job as CEO of INTERFORM is: The amount of financial modeling I have done for apparel manufacturing in the United States. • What I’m most looking forward to about the upcoming Fashion Week: Watching my incredible team execute on another phenomenal event. This time we have several short films that will be featured on the runway that I am super excited about, along with three nights of incredible creative content from the community.

• An outfit I can never forget: A guest at our fall event in 2022 at Crystal Bridges wore a full body spandex muscle suit, and I will never not remember that guy. He runs a fashion organization in Tulsa; it’s phenomenal.

• My personal philosophy on fashion is: Fashion is how we tell the world who we are.

• My fantasy vacation destination: I would love to take my family back to Puglia on the Adriatic Coast of Italy. I spent some time there in my 20s, and I dream about going back with Cash and the girls.

• The book/play/movie that had the greatest impact on me: Luc Boltanski “On Critique”

• The best advice I’ve ever received: No one is coming to save you; you have to save yourself.

• People might be surprised to find out that I: Spend a lot of time watching movies about failed expeditions to Mount Everest.

• I know I’ve done a good job when: Happy tears from participants or the team always let me know we really did the thing. I love to watch other people feel seen.

• My favorite place in Northwest Arkansas: My house! I am such a home body, my garden and my pool are 100% my happy place.

• The accomplishment I’m most proud of is: Career 2.0, becoming successful the first time felt inevitable but this time around is a gift.

• My most unusual talent: I can do almost anything 65% well.

• What makes me laugh the most: My husband. Hands down weirdest, funniest person on earth.

• The hardest thing I’ve ever done: Starting over. Leaving one life behind to become the person I was supposed to be.

• Something I think everyone should try at least once: Sobriety.

• Three words to sum you up: persistent, curious, detailed.