Serial entrepreneur Jason Prescott believes in the future of Miami — so much so, that the Los Angeles native packed up his family last year and moved to the Magic City, where he is launching Florida’s first international apparel and textile show.
In so doing, he has brought $2 million in investment to Miami, has awarded dozens of projects to local contractors and has attracted hundreds of Chinese and other global manufacturers to do business in Miami, boosting local tourism in the process.
Now, Prescott and his team, with expanding offices in Aventura, are gearing up for the second act of his show, called Apparel Textile Sourcing Miami (ATSM) 2019, which is set to take place May 20-22 at the Mana Wynwood Convention Center.
The largest apparel and textile sourcing show in the Southern U.S. and Latin America, ATSM is focused on global trade and poised to bring thousands of out-of-state and international visitors to the Magic City.
Not only is Prescott producer of ATSM — and its sister shows in Toronto (Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada) and Germany (Apparel Textile Sourcing Germany) — but he also is CEO of JP Communications Inc., the highly successful publisher of the leading online international trade platforms TopTenWholesale.com and Manufacturer.com.
His longtime industry expertise has enabled him to connect with the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textile and Apparel (CCCT), the largest textile and apparel trade agency in the world, which supports the production of ATSM. Healso has attracted the participation of dozens of other apparel and textile organizations, from some 15 countries — all of which will have a presence at the May show.
The ATSM 2019 event — which presents three days of networking, seminars and fashion shows and connects Southeastern U.S., the Americas and the Caribbean to the production world of apparel, textile, and fashion — will host more than 300 international and domestic manufacturing companies exhibiting a wide range of products and process solutions in the field of manufacturing and sourcing services.
“We at ATSM are so grateful for the support of all our international partners, and our community and business partners in South Florida, each of whom has been instrumental in helping us make this show a success and with whom we look forward to growing,” Prescott said.
