Connections: CREW Northwest Arkansas to host event in Bentonville

Jenny Marrs, designer, author and star of HGTV’s “Fixer to Fabulous,” will be the featured speaker at CREW Northwest Arkansas’ 2025 Signature Event from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at 21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville.

Founded in June 2024, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Northwest Arkansas is one of the newest chapters of the CREW Network. CREW Northwest Arkansas has more than 97 members and brings together professionals from every discipline in commercial real estate through networking, mentorship and community engagement.

Marrs will participate in a fireside chat at the Signature Event and discuss her career and commitment to storytelling, home and family. The event, which has a capacity of 200 people, will include cocktails, dinner and dessert.

“Jenny Marrs represents the very best of women in leadership: innovative, resilient, and deeply rooted in community,” said Jessica Straub, president of CREW Northwest Arkansas. “At CREW Northwest Arkansas, we celebrate the ways women shape and strengthen the places we live and work, and Jenny’s creativity and compassion exemplify that impact.”

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