We ask Anna Brockway, the Cofounder and Chief Marketing Officer of online marketplaces, Chairish and DECASO, about inspiration.

For this week’s Friday Five, we check in with San Francisco-based Anna Brockway, who is the Cofounder and Chief Marketing Officer of Chairish, the online (plus app!) vintage and pre-owned marketplace for furniture and decor, as well as DECASO, another online destination but this time for modern and antique dealers. After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Columbia University, she spent 25 years in the home and fashion industries, which included a stint at iconic brand Levi Strauss & Co. as the Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. Prior to the launch of Chairish, Brockway and her husband (a tech entrepreneur), plus their four children, were moving and needed a way to sell their relatively new furnishings that didn’t work in their new place. Their frustration with the lack of adequate marketplaces led to Chairish being born. Just recently, they struck a deal with eBay that brought “One & Done” technology to their platform, which lets sellers easily list inventory on both Chairish and eBay in one step, helping to expand their reach. Take a look at this busy entrepreneur’s picks, which include some cool places and things that bring her inspiration. Photo by Anna Brockway
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