David McDaniel has been a sales representative in the Southeast for 39 years specializing in the resort business of Florida and prides himself as a hard working representative servicing and “spoiling” his accounts that have supported him. His business has been computer generated for over 33 years. Orders are written on the computer with reports at a touch of a button and all color brochures, business cards, mailers, and line sheets are produced on the computer. David is a native Floridian and managed and coordinated his parents 3 apparel stores located on the East coast of Florida for over 10 years. David believes in hard work and working smart.

Althea Fujimoto-McDaniel has been a sales representative on the West coast based in Los Angeles for 17 years with 6 years of experience also in the Dallas and New York markets. She relocated to Florida in 1998 and prides herself in working hard, merchandising, and building trust in relationships between herself and all the accounts she meets. Althea was born in Hawaii where her family owned a retail women’s apparel store for over 46 years. She grew up in retail, buying for her family’s store for over 25 years and graduated from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Althea , “Queen of the Shows” and David, “King of the Road” met at the January 1999 Florida Apparel Show in Ft. Lauderdale. Their partnership was formed in February 1999 and were married in December 2000.

Together, Althea & David are always in front of their accounts and between shows, travel extensively in their motor home with their second generation of Maltese puppies, Lucy & Lacey. They have a permanent showroom in Atlanta where they have expanded five times since December 1998. In June 2010 they relocated to a prime atrium showroom on the 11th floor of Americasmart and expanded their atrium location in June 2012.