Art: Modeling Cherish

That was the year I stopped being a model and started being a muse. Not because Daniel said so. Because Cherish taught me that the truest art doesn’t capture how we look—it holds how we’ve loved.

He was younger than I expected, with chalk-dusted hands and a silence that felt like a held breath. He set up his clay and armature without a word, then looked at me—not through me, as most did, but directly at me, as if I were a question he’d been waiting his whole life to answer.

Daniel asked me to sign the base with him. “Without you, it’s just anatomy,” he said.

On the third session, he stopped.

I almost denied it. Models are taught to be blank—a mirror, not a person. But his eyes were so gentle. “My grandmother,” I admitted. “She raised me. She died last spring.”

That changed when he walked into the room.

Tiffany Disher, General Manager, MENU North America, an omni-channel ordering solution to futureproof restaurant’s growing digital sales needs. Before taking on this new role in January 2023, she was an integral part of Punchh’s growth story. She has advised hundreds of customers over the past eight years on their loyalty strategies both from a base program standpoint as well as ongoing marketing strategies. Before Punchh, Tiffany worked for Schlotzsky’s where she supported the brand marketing team by leading loyalty, eClub, R&D, Franchise advisory council and marketing analytics. Tiffany has her Bachelor’s of Science in Economics from University of Oregon and Master’s in Business with a specialty in Marketing from Baylor University. An avid golfer, hiker and mom of two small children, Tiffany spends her limited free time entering into baking competitions.