Christopher P. Ramey

Affluent Insights is a business development, marketing communications and public speaking consultancy specializing in helping companies penetrate the luxury market. The Luxury Marketing Council Florida is a think tank and creator of collaborations and intelligence source for marketers focused on selling to the affluent.

Ramey consults regularly with many of the finest luxury brands in the world. He writes the Ramey Retail Report as well as a column for Hearst Publication's Floor Covering Weekly titled "Strategic Insights." He sits on the New York City based Luxury Marketing Council Executive Committee and Gerson-Lehrman's Councils of Advisors, where he has earned the "Leader - Top 5%" appellation for his work with private equity firms and hedge funds.

As a speaker and consultant, Ramey dissects the marketplace and eliminates misconceptions to ensure his clients create a razor sharp focus on who to serve and how to do so. His keynote speeches, seminars and workshops are light-hearted, fast-paced and deadly serious.

Ramey is past-president of International Design Guild www.design-guild.com , a ~100 showroom chain of decorative floor coverings and past-president and founder of Savvi Formalwear www.savviformalwear.com , a 300 store chain of men’s formalwear and apparel. He has also served on a national committee for ASID, on the executive committee of World Floor Covering Association and American Floorcovering Association. He started his career with Macy's in their Executive Management Training program.

Ramey and his wife are originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and they reside in Miami.