Robert Fountain is an American event designer and planner who owns an event company in

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. Fountain is from

Thomaston, Georgia Thomaston is a city in and the county seat of Upson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 9,816 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Thomaston, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is incl ...

. He was born to Gerald Fountain, an engineer at a regional cotton mill and Brenda Lamb, who worked in a department store. He is the youngest of three boys.Zinko, Carolyne
"Master of the glam galas."
SF Gate. Jan. 25, 2004 He began work as a florist in

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, eventually moving to San Francisco in 1995, where he worked for four years at floral company Podesta Baldocchi.D'Angelo, Stephanie
"Robert Fountain is the Life of the Party."
Dolce. March 23, 2009 He began his event company in 1997 and has made news for throwing events for

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, including events attended by President

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."Google's Marissa Mayer."
Vogue Magazine. March 28, 2012Juestel, Claudia
"SFLASHBACK: BARACK OBAMA AND MARISSA MAYER, 1992 – 2010"
SFluxe. Oct. 23, 2010 He has appeared on

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's show "Sensible Chic" as a design consultant, and owns a textile company called Velon Designs.

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Living people People from Thomaston, Georgia Year of birth missing (living people) {{Design-bio-stub