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SAID - Something About Interior DesignersLinda Kafka + Mike Peterson: Talk Science in DesignLinda Kafka + Mike Peterson: Meet the design industry folks behind the upcoming virtual Science in Design Summit, why now is the time to bring information about the convergence of science and design to the forefront, and why architects and designers should take advantage of what science and medicine tells us- that good design improves health! Go here for more details: https://visionarydesignmarketing.com/science-in-design-summit/
2021-10-0745 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersMaryline Damour: Community PlayerBorn in Haiti and presently a citizen of Kingston, NY, Maryline Damour, partner in the design-build firm Damour Drake, took on design as a second career, following ten years in corporate PR and marketing. In her quest to create an amazing and sustainable business upstate, she dug deep in her local creative community which wasn’t unified at all, and founded the Kingston Design Showhouse as a way to bring them together. On the podcast Maryline shares her journey, her experience building community, and the transferrable skills she learned from corporate crisis management. Damourdrake.com
2021-09-2941 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersDon Ricardo Massenburg: Best of both worldsDon Ricardo Massenburg Jr., principal at DESiGN iNKREDiBLE, aka Mr. iNKREDiBLE and “The Bedroom King,” believes in stating and praying what you want into existence. It is how he has lived his life and is growing his design business. Also, thanks to mentors like Michel Boyd, has adopted this basic operating mode: If it doesn’t make me want to dance, I’m not doing it. From kindergarten teacher to headboard fabricator, decorator to influencer, Don Ricardo has a lot to share about his decorating start, why he still wants a career in education, his social media practices and affinity...2021-08-0334 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersArjav Shah: Growth through DesignWhen Arjav Shah, senior interior project designer, reflects back on who he was when he first moved to New York from Mumbai to get his Masters in Interior Design he sees a very different person from who he is today, crediting the opportunities through his career at Perkins&Will and his mentors with helping build confidence and self-esteem and shaping him into a leader. In the podcast, Shah talks about what it is like to be part of a traditional Indian family while dreaming of career as a fashion designer, adjusting to New York life and a new career...2021-05-1742 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersJulie Sawchuk: Advocating for AccessibilityWhen she was 41 — a high school teacher and mother of two — Julie Sawchuk was hit by a car while biking, and that accident resulted in a spinal cord injury that left her paralyzed from the chest down, and changed her life forever. She and her husband built a new home that was fully accessible to her, and which in turn led her to a new career — helping people build better residential and commercial spaces for all. The co-author of the soon-to-be-released book, “Building Better Bathrooms,” Sawchuk thinks of accessible design as an umbrella that must include three elements: safety, independenc...2021-02-1145 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersRobin Baron: Think positive and dive inSince she was a girl, Robin Baron felt different. She had big dreams, chased them, and dove in. Thirty years into her interiors practice, Baron is energized by the recent launch of her multi-faceted ecommerce platform, robinbarondesign.com, which allows her to utilize her relationships, share her knowledge, and exercise her creativity in different ways. In this podcast we discuss the new site as well as how she got started in the biz, her indispensable sidekick, the notion of having it all, spiritual routines, and the benefits of joining industry groups.
2021-02-0457 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersLucy Penfield: Grabbing lifeLucy Penfield, of Lucy Interior Design based in Minneapolis, has a BFA in Art History and Interior Design, certificate in business, and an MA in Design Thinking. She chose a career in interior designer because, for her, it checked all the boxes and encompassed all that she loved to learn about – culture, psychology, philosophy - and do – travel, art, write. Her projects veer toward modern and are infused with color, art, and optimism. With a full plate of projects, philanthropic commitments, a recent pillow collection debut, and new ideas in motion for 2021, Penfield discusses her circuitous path to design and...2021-01-2943 min
Windowsill ChatsLooking back & looking forward.. reminiscing about good creative details and what that means with Editor Jane DagmiMargo is joined by Jane Dagmi, editor-in-chief of Designers Today magazine, a B2B magazine for interior design professionals, and also host of the brand’s SAID podcast, and an avid participant in industry events and panels. Jane launched her editorial career at Country Living magazine (where we met!), which was followed by several years of freelance writing and content development for designer-focused technology platforms. Jane and I discuss: The winding path Jane’s creative career has been on Giving back and inspiring the creative community Her time at Country Living Magazine Why they put art on th...2020-12-3052 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersLorna Gross: The year of unapologetic visibilityMeet Lorna Gross, a Washington D.C.-based interior designer who was always determined to create an independent life and arrived at interior design, after a journey of introspection, as a second career. In addition to being the principal of Lorna Gross Interior Design, she is also Designers Today’s first guest editor in chief, a role that aligned perfectly with a declaration she made for the year – that this would be the year of unapologetic visibility. In this podcast, Gross speaks to the intricacies of design work, how design is like a spiritual offering, getting into the creative flow...2020-12-3054 min
Interior Design with Kandrac and Kole2020 In ReviewLet's put 2020 in our rearview mirror, shall we? Before we do, we thought we'd take some time to review the blessings, the fantastic projects, the podcasts, and the people we met along the way! The most exciting thing that happened in 2020 was our rebranding - a labor of love to revamp our entire website and service offerings. Come March, we started to realize that all of our exciting international travel and industry events would be canceled. Luckily, we got loads of new work in January and March that kept us happy and busy working from home. We w...2020-12-3030 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersKia Weatherspoon: Design equity for allKia Weatherspoon, the captivating and straight-up founder of Determined by Design, is a passionate advocate for design equity, busting myths and preconceived notions of what affordable housing communities should be. Weatherspoon creates aesthetic environments for all regardless of socioeconomic level and shares her message generously. In this podcast, we discuss how past experience informs her design and inspires her direction, why design equals empathy, and the importance of storytelling in interior design. Weatherspoon also shares the way she prospects for new partners, the keys to staying positive, and the relationship between mental health and the success of her business...2020-12-1053 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersJennifer Grace: Cultivating your creative edgeJennifer Grace is a transformational coach who has a lot to share about mindset and mindfulness as it relates to your creativity and output. An ace at leading others to breakthroughs, in this keynote, which was delivered live at the Designer Experience, Grace shares techniques and tools that can help you move through setbacks, sadness and fear to get back in the flow. Her monologue is followed by a brief Q&A with Designers Today’s Jane Dagmi. Learn more about Grace at her website, jennifergrace.com.
2020-11-1949 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersHigh Point Market Download: We’re all here!Join Jane Dagmi and her colleagues from Furniture Today (Thomas Russell and Powell Slaughter), Home Accents Today (Thomas Lester) and Casual Living (Adelaide Elliott) as they discuss what they saw and heard at the fall 2020 extended High Point Market. Visit each publication's website for a deeper dive.
2020-10-2957 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersBrad Clinard: creating financial independenceBrad Clinard is a certified financial planner at High Point Financial Design, his family’s practice that caters to interior designers seeking financial abundance. Skilled in empathetic listening and fueled by authentic connection, Clinard believes personal finance is more personal than finance and that the most gratifying saving and spending is derived from our values. The podcast touches on topics such as the challenges business owners face, emergency funds, grief, family financial discussions and much more. Additionally, listeners can download three handouts and ABA – Ask Brad Anything –by going to his site, www.hpfinancialdesign.com/designerstoday.
2020-10-2250 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersNina Pritzker: It’s not all fluffIn August, after 25 years of working at one of Philadelphia’s well-respected interiors firms, Nina Pritzker Cohen launched her own firm, Nina Pritzker Designs. Looking back and ahead, Pritzker paints a frank picture of the opportunities and challenges that came with working for an established mid-size company and also discusses how it’s been, so far, to start a business in a pandemic.
2020-10-1550 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersErin Haskell Gourde: Design for the PPLSpokane, WA-based Erin Haskell Gourde, the big cheese at Design for the PPL, is a fresh face in design. In business for 3 years, with a staff of 5, her journey to being an entrepreneur is dotted with design-related posts such as working at Herman Miller – as well as other gigs, like bartending, which seems to be oddly relevant to interior design. On the near eve of opening up a new studio and showroom, Haskell Gourde shares her background, strengths and weaknesses, current project roster, and more.
2020-10-0848 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersSheryl McLean: Keep forging aheadSheryl McLean, interior designer, author and speaker, is candid about her journey, and notes that her path to interior design was laced with discovery, dedication and racism. Tracing her journey in this conversation, she is refreshingly open about her earlier careers as well as the oppressive treatment she encountered along the way. Tapping into her psychology degree, McLean is fascinated by human behavior, and speaks with joy about her passion for helping successful women understand that they deserve to live beautifully and should not feel guilty about it.
2020-10-0147 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersDesigning an Uncommon LifeFeaturing the bold and the beautiful, inside and out, interior designers Aimee Wertepny (PROjECT), Bailey (Bailey Li Interiors) and Clodagh (Clodagh Design) share their unique design perspectives, processes, and ways in which they affect change in their client’s lives and in the world. This podcast was excerpted from a recent Las Vegas Market webinar. The podcast ends at 59 minutes into the webinar. To see the last 15 minutes, go here and pick up at :59. https://youtu.be/wauNuUR1QVE
2020-09-2550 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersEllen McDermott: She who chases the lightPhotographer Ellen McDermott of Ellen McDermott Interior Photography creates beautiful imagery for interior designers, fashion and design houses, and other commercial clients. She honed her craft shooting for a San Francisco auction house – her goal there was to make the viewer want to reach out and touch the object – before landing in New York six years later. The connections she made through her work in San Francisco eventually led her to Martha Stewart where she worked with her on the “Homekeeping Handbook.” McDermott’s work has been featured in Connecticut Cottages & Gardens, The Magazine Antiques, House Beautiful, Wall Street Journal, C...2020-08-1453 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersLeeAnn Baker: From fort building to a trade pub and onto designWhen she realized she would not be an architect, Seattleite LeeAnn Baker beelined for the New York School of interior Design and got her interior design degree. She loved the city and made it home for a number of years, first studying and working for other creatives, and then as a founder of a trade publication for decorators. The events of 9/11 began a period of soul searching and Baker eventually surrendered to her love of design. Her first job – picking paint colors for a friend – wasn’t enough. She needed work and asked to paint the house, too. Looking back...2020-08-0652 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersLaura Muller: Committed to serviceLos Angeles-based interior designer Laura Muller is open about sleeping with her contractor. He is, after all, her husband, Cliff. Together the two are co-principals at Four Point Design Build, a practice they opened 10 years ago. In conversation, Muller’s passion for honoring her clients is evident as is her ardent belief in the power of brand collaborations and the importance of designing for happiness. During our conversation, we learn how growing up in the theater has served Muller well, how, as a single mother of three kids with special needs, she created a home that functioned for all, and...2020-07-3058 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersCorey Damen Jenkins: Protecting your emotional enamelIn his keynote speech live from the Designer Experience, interior designer and soon-to-be author, Corey Damen Jenkins, shared his method and tips for safe proofing self-esteem during especially trying times. Outlining specific ways to maintain both financial and energy reserves, stave off the urge to make debilitating comparisons, and steer clear of social viruses, Jenkins reassures us, by way of the immortal words of John Lennon, “Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”
2020-07-2340 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersDwayne Bergmann: Design is his destinyWherever he went, from small town Missouri to Florida’s burgeoning Gulf Coast, interior designer Dwayne Bergmann’s vivid imagination, life skills and work ethic carried him along each step of the way. Now seven years into owning his own design firm, Dwayne Bergmann Interiors, and on the verge of opening up an eponymous showroom in Naples, Fla., Bergmann looks back fondly and gratefully at all the opportunities given and taken – equestrian competitions, leadership training and his first unintended editorial spread – and is crystal clear about his firm’s five-year plan and the love he has for his family.
2020-07-161h 02SAID - Something About Interior DesignersJenna Gaidusek: The evolution of eDesign TribeJenna Gaidusek has always been interested in interior design, starting with rearranging her own room at age six. Now in Gainesville, Fla.—she’s moved about a dozen times across five states—Gaidusek initially sought camaraderie and community among her fellow e-interior designers by creating a Facebook group in 2018. That has since evolved into eDesign Tribe, a platform that offers designers a wide range of services, including rendering software and the recent launch of small-group mentoring. Gaidusek recently spoke to Designers Today’s Andrea Lillo about the company, how she believes the pandemic will change design and her personal style.2020-07-0927 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersJarret Yoshida: Unfiltered, appreciative, and in serviceBorn in Oahu, Hawaii, interior designer Jarrett Yoshida grew up on anthurium and sugar cane farms. Today in Brooklyn, he is nurturing his interior design business, his garden, a long-distance relationship, real estate investments and more. In our conversation we discuss his cure-all compost, philanthropy, the COVID-19 pause and how he sustains his firm remotely. Jarret also openly shares his opinions on hiring employees, technology as a crutch and self-doubt.
2020-07-021h 06SAID - Something About Interior DesignersLynsey Humphrey: A New e-commerce solution for designersLooking at the e-commerce world from two perspectives – that of an interior designer and also a furniture brand – Lynsey Humphrey has developed SideDoor, an online trade marketplace and support service. Using SideDoor, designers can curate products for their clients and when purchased, make a profit on the spread between designer net and the retail selling price. On the podcast, Humphrey tells all about SideDoor, why she built it and how it addresses designer pain points. Humphrey also talks about the growth of Alder & Tweed, the niche design firm she founded with her siblings, as well as what keeps her movi...2020-06-2541 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersEmily Morrow Finkell: Passionate and principledEmily Morrow Finkell traces her career path from interior design to product design, to designing her own collection of hardwood flooring, Emily Morrow Home. Her journey is peppered with sweet memories, challenging years, and lots of love and support which she is intent on paying forward. With great empathy toward interior designers, Finkell also explains why it makes great financial sense for designers to educate themselves about flooring and to specify it.
Sponsored by Emily Morrow Home.
2020-06-1852 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersKeia McSwain: “I need you to see color.”At a pivotal moment in history, Keia McSwain, principal of Kimberly & Cameron Interiors and president of the Black Interior Designers Network, takes time to share ways to banish racism in the design community, upcoming plans for BIDN, what she means by “foreplay” in interior design and more.
Sponsored by Emily Morrow Home.
2020-06-1159 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersMelissa Galt: Getting your ducks in a rowWhether looking ahead at a new year or new times, interior design business coach Melissa Galt provides a punch list for buttoning up your business and growing it more efficiently and with less stress. From outsourcing testimonial gathering and tasks beyond your zone of genius, to materializing your ideal client and analyzing your marketing and profitability, Galt explains how knowing where you are will lead to where you want to go. Recorded live at the Designer Experience in Atlanta.
2020-05-2825 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersElle H-Millard: Influence in the kitchen and bath worldElle H-Millard is corporate learning manager at Delta Faucet where she works to bridge the gap between manufacturer and designer with a focus on the Brizo brand. Prior to that, she was the face of the National Kitchen & Bath Assn., fully immersed in relationship building and knowledge sharing as she developed training modules, social media strategies and influencer programs. H-Millard thrives at the crossroads of art and design, education, and influence. Her journey has included fine arts education, restaurant design and a season of HGTV’s “Design Star.” Recorded in early May, H-Millard, a mother of four, is working from h...2020-05-2147 min
Explore Home - A Podcast from Universal FurnitureExplore Home with Jane Dagmi of Designers TodayThis week we invite you to Explore Home with Jane Dagmi, Editor-in-Chief of Designers Today. Listen as Neil and Jane discuss Jane's vast background in publishing as well as her love and appreciation for design. Jane also shares more on her unique professional journey that ultimately led her to her current role at Designers Today.Later, Neil and Jane delve into not only the challenges but also the opportunities that designers are facing today as we social distance during quarantine. They also touch more on working from home and how it has impacted designers as they digitally c...2020-05-1934 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersShelly Rosenberg: Facing fears invites empowermentRecorded live at the Designer Experience in Atlanta, Shelly Rosenberg, a thought leader on designing for special needs and creator of Acorn & Oak, a platform that connects families with unique challenges to design that supports their needs, delivers a keynote that retraces her path to finding her niche. Not without anger and pain, Rosenberg recounts how she eventually arrived at an authentic place that allows her to make her distinct contribution at the intersection of beauty, wellbeing and health.
2020-05-1454 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersStarr Miller: Co-chairing a showhouse in Covid timesOver the last two years Starr Miller and her design team have logged 3,000 hours working on the Interior Design Society Designer Showhouse. As co-chair of the event, there was much more to do than design a space. When the space opened on March 13 and closed two days later due to coronavirus mandates, it was a tough pill to swallow for the large cast involved. In the podcast, Miller discusses finding a solution that extended the life of the Showhouse for both the charitable beneficiaries as well as for the designers. She also shares about her life before design, her y...2020-05-0741 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersBeth Webb: Pause and PossibilityBeth Webb of Beth Webb Interiors is quarantining in Brays Island, South Carolina. From there, surrounded by nature, she is remotely operating her eight-person Atlanta-based interior design business, keeping up with the digital debut of her collection with Arteriors, working on a chapter of a travel book and getting to know her newest grandchild via FaceTime. While our phone call was not originally slated to be a podcast, Webb was open to recording, and we ended up with a candid and insightful conversation that touched on topics such as launching a collection during a pandemic, sensitive social messaging, and...2020-04-3042 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersDesi Creswell: Thought Control and TransformationIn her practice, life and interior design business coach Desi Creswell helps her clients get out of the state of overwhelm. By empowering them with the tools to shift their mindset and facilitating transformation, she is privy to watching her clients take control of their businesses rather than their businesses controlling them. On the podcast she discusses how to start gaining control over one’s thoughts, why uncertainty is truly a time of possibility and how designers need to get over feeling icky about selling their services at this tender time. She stresses the importance of marketing and visibility an...2020-04-2346 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersNatalie Reddell: Recovery is her SuperpowerInterior designer, social media whiz, IGTV star, and notable “Chic Happens” podcaster Natalie Reddell, aka Commander in Chic, is an extroverted introvert. At any given High Point Market, she can be found sitting on a panel discussing her social media success, sitting in a bathroom stall catching her breath or perhaps attending an AA meeting on a Sunday morning. Proudly sober for more than twelve years, Reddell overcomes daily challenges and willingly shares them all with wit, humor and authenticity, dispensing words of encouragement through years of experience.
This podcast is sponsored by Houzz.
2020-04-1752 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersKim Kuhteubl: She who coaches leadersKim Kuhteubl, author, coach, idea generator and storycrafter, is founder of MebyDesign, a coaching and consulting practice that serves the interior design industry. In this episode, Kuhteubl talks about the kind of client she attracts, how getting clear on one’s message lets everything else fall into place and the intangible value of care that designers bring to their clients. Canadian-born and now SoCal-based, this former television producer also shares how cancer taught her to get comfortable with uncertainty, how she has learned to curb her coaching at cocktail parties and why now is a perfect time to lead....2020-04-161h 05SAID - Something About Interior DesignersKristin Drohan: Designer and ManufacturerWhen Kristin Drohan opened her interior design business in 2005, there were a lot of furniture companies who would not sell to her. No problem — she decided to team up with a smaller and nimbler manufacturer in North Carolina, and design a line herself. In the first part of the podcast, we share Drohan’s “Design Talk” from the November Designer Experience where she recounts starting her business, how One Kings Lane put her on the map, and how she and colleague Richelle Plett have figured out a way to circumvent the SIT test when it comes to buying upholstery. In part t...2020-04-0943 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersCheryl Kees Clendenon’s No-Bull ApproachCheryl Clendenon, Pensacola, Florida-based designer, retailer, business coach and lifelong learner is a passionate, self-confessed type A personality with an interest in helping designers be better business people. Just check out her private FB group, Small Business, Think Big, as evidence of this. She is frank and opinionated, and her practical and tactical approach to running a business makes her a much sought after collaborator and coach. During our fast-paced discussion, Clendenon touches on how coronavirus has impacted her world, discusses locking down leads, client communication, trade programs and buying groups, and talks about her love of vintage glass...2020-04-0259 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersDesigner Lauren Clement emphasizes the importance of mixing function and fashionAs an interior designer, speaker, TV segment specialist and mother of two, Lauren Clement of Lauren Nicole Designs wears a lot of hats. In addition to all of this, she’s also just started two ambassador partnerships, one with Fabricut and the other Charleston Forge. In this episode, editor Alex Milstein talks to Clement about those two partnerships, how being a mother informs her design, as well as why she regularly speaks on two local news stations.
This podcast is sponsored by Houzz.
2020-03-2625 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersVeronica Solomon Sets Her PathGrowing up in Jamaica, Veronica Solomon knew she did not want to follow the trajectory of many of her peers, but she knew nothing yet of interior design until, as a newly divorced mother creating a nest for her family, her natural talent for decorating was unleashed. Since being smitten, Veronica has spent her days building her interior design practice from the ground up, educating herself on all matters of aesthetics and business, and giving back to the community through information sharing and mentoring.
This podcast is sponsored by Houzz.
2020-03-1935 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersToma Clark Haines and Neil MacKenzie: Stay vs.GetawayIn this special two-convo episode, we check in with The Antiques Diva, Toma Clark Haines, from her confines in Venice, as well as MacKenzie from a photo shoot on Amelia Island. Ladies first, Clark Haines discusses how she’s turned quarantine into quality time and pivoted in times of uncertainty. Her realistic optimism mixed with a figure-it-out spirit is contagious ... in the best of ways. MacKenzie, director of marketing at Universal, is also very positive about the launch of Getaway, the new Coastal Living collection which premieres at pre-market next week. In addition to covering the ins and outs of...2020-03-121h 04SAID - Something About Interior DesignersShayla Copas expands her influenceDesigner, tastemaker and author Shayla Copas is now firmly ensconced in the world of product design. A little less than a year in the works, she will introduce The Shayla Copas Collection for Chelsea House to her peers at the High Point Furniture Market in April. Our conversation provides a look into her support team, the daily routine, her process of designing a collection and what makes it all worth it. This episode is co-hosted by Thomas Lester of Home Accents Today.
This podcast is sponsored by Houzz.
2020-03-0537 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersMeet Allen & James, Realist and DreamerInterior designers Patti Allen and Stephanie James were once top-grossing designers at Furnitureland South. Competitors at first, they eventually realized that teaming up would make them stronger and more successful, and went about creating the first LLC within the retail giant. Six years later, they took the leap and set up their own studio—and then a shop—in a beautiful 100-year-old building on Main Street in High Point, North Carolina. Ever expanding and conjuring what’s next, Allen and James discuss their evolution, the challenges they faced when opening, and the importance of industry relationships and supporting those in nee...2020-02-2745 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersTalking Shop with Coco & DashThis week, we sit down with the mother-daughter team behind the award-winning Dallas home decor and antiques shop Coco & Dash. Guided by a philosophy to do the right thing, the two discuss the joy of work and working with each other, how Instagram helped grow their business, and the delight they find in creating their own homes and helping their clients do the same.
This podcast is sponsored by Houzz
2020-02-2059 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersWinter Market RecapThe Designers Today editorial team gathers to download highlights and trends from the recent winter markets, which include a modular kitchen, smart home integration, an abundance of wood and wood-looks, as well as plants, flowers and indoor/outdoor rugs. Home Accents Today Managing Editor Thomas Lester also visits to talk about our upcoming Accent on Design pop-up day at the Art Conference in Ft. Myers, Florida.
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2020-02-1346 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersWinter Markets Impressions: From fresh bedding to knowing your worth as a designerThis podcast features recordings gathered from the Atlanta and Dallas markets. First, learn how designers Libby Langdon, Dann Foley, and Kristi Hopper define luxury. Then, Designers Today Editor in Chief Jane Dagmi sits down with Katherine Nicholson, who presides over marketing and events at Peacock Alley, as she explains the bedding brand’s latest trade offering. Next, Stacy Garcia talks about her new product launch with IMAX, the influence of nature and her recent podcast stint with The Chaise Lounge. Lastly, Dagmi reads her notes from Corey Damen Jenkins’ Atlanta Market presentation, "What’s Your Worth?"
This podcas...2020-02-0638 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersGetting Real with Michel Smith BoydAt the Designer Experience Atlanta, interior designer and product designer Michel Smith Boyd spoke openly about his journey to design, the day-to-day challenges of growing a business, the importance of creating something of one’s own and gaining control of his luxury brand. This warm and frank conversation is laced with stories about his Louisiana upbringing, early work experiences in fashion, beauty, and modeling, creating posh parties for Coca Cola execs, and his emotional attachment to white tube socks. This podcast was recorded live at the LeftBank Art showroom at Americasmart.
This podcast is sponsored by Houzz2020-01-3057 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersWhat is augmented reality and why is it useful to designers?Senior Editor Alex Milstein talks with Boaz Ashkenazy, CEO of 3D solutions company Simply Augmented, about how 3D technology is affecting the interior design industry. Ashkenazy explains how 3D product models and augmented reality can help designers run their businesses more efficiently, and how designers can get their hands on this technology.
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2020-01-2323 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersLiza Hausman, Houzz’s VP of industry marketing, on the evolution of the platformWhen Liza Hausman repeatedly spotted Nike ads hanging in her friends’ dorm rooms, she was compelled to examine the power of marketing, and she has been an innovator in that world ever since. From the ad agency side to startups, Hausman eventually found her way to Houzz when the platform was just over a year old, and she has been charged with expanding and enriching its trade division ever since. In our conversation, we get to know Hausman, the creative and passionate strategist and cover how Houzz’s acquisition of Ivy has created change and new opportunities for the plat...2020-01-1647 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersInterior designer/general contractor Stephanie V on creating a deliberate lifeIn this Design Talk, recorded live at the Designer Experience Atlanta, Stephanie Gowdy — principal at Allusions Design & Construction and best known as Stephanie V — takes the stage to talk about her entrepreneurial journey and the importance of building teams. Gowdy thinks big and outside of the box... actually, she says she never even saw the box.
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2020-01-0920 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersCheminne Taylor Smith: Strategist, brand consultant and industry rock starEverybody loves Cheminne Taylor Smith. Army brat by birth and entrepreneur by choice, Taylor Smith — by virtue of the different roles she’s played and time she’s devoted in our industry — seems to have the ear and respect of nearly everyone in the design, home furnishings and media worlds. When Cheminne talks, people listen. She is a supreme connector with unbridled curiosity, a generous heart, and a penchant for idea generation and content creation. In this episode, we cover her career path, the importance of being memorable, volunteering, the importance of seeking inspiration outside the box and much more.
2019-12-1952 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersDesigners Joann Kandrac & Kelly Kole share their “Adapt or Die” strategy and tales of rebrandingRecorded live at the Designer Experience Atlanta, the first part of this podcast features Kandrac & Kole’s “Adapt or Die” design talk. In order to thrive in changing times, K&K explain how they have had to check their egos at the door, expand their menu of services and redesign their website for the third time in their 14 years of business. Working with expert consultants, they deemed that the key to moving forward was making sure the site reflected the caliber of design they were doing, their commitment to philanthropy, and their authentic selves — which has always been part of their v...2019-12-121h 12SAID - Something About Interior DesignersStephen Karlisch on his journey to becoming a great interiors photographerWith a background in architecture, tennis and fashion photography, it was Stephen Karlisch’s skill at portraiture that eventually led to shooting interiors. Now, a creative collaborator to many A-list and newer interior designers alike, Stephen and his wife Kristen run a photography studio from their home base in Dallas. In this podcast, Stephen recounts discovering a love for photography while working at a camera store in Dallas, as well as his break into the world of interiors. We talk about the ingredients for a magazine-ready editorial photo shoot, the value of an image that stands the test of ti...2019-11-2856 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersAlexa Hampton at the Designer Experience LIVE from ADACAt the Designer Experience Atlanta, Designers Today Editor Jane Dagmi sat down with interior designer and product designer Alexa Hampton for what felt like an intimate discussion between 50 friends. Covering legacy, life lessons and licensing, attending designers asked their burning questions, too. This podcast was made possible by Theodore Alexander.
2019-11-191h 08SAID - Something About Interior DesignersBusiness coach Gail Doby shares personal stories and proven business practicesA few months away from celebrating 12 years in business, Gail Doby talks about her past, present and future, detailing how a young girl growing up on the campus of a tuberculosis sanatorium studied finance and banking, fell into interior design with little experience, and went on to be a beloved business coach and consultant. Doby also lets us in on how she assesses her own workload and blocks time before sharing how excited she is to see so many women in design becoming great business people, leaders and more.
2019-11-0752 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersFace to face with designers Nicole Culler and David SantiagoJane welcomes newbie designer Nicole Culler from House of Culler and the accomplished David Santiago of Casa Santi to the podcast studio for an in-person chat about their respective design journeys, their first showhouse experience, and the afterglow of the High Point Market. We’re left feeling all warm and fuzzy.
2019-11-0149 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersAfter being a repeated guest on Nick May’s Chaise Lounge podcast, DT editor Jane Dagmi was psyched to finally question the host about what makes him tickNick May has owned a successful Denver painting business, Walls by Design, for 20 years. Five years ago he got majorly sucked into the diverse and ever-so-exciting designer vortex and decided to share and magnify his adventures by starting The Chaise Lounge Podcast which delves into the business of residential and commercial interior design and always begs the question, “Beer, wine or a cocktail?” May has grown The Chaise Lounge from a local business to a worldwide venture, sometimes through unorthodox methods, and is continuously adding to his podcast portfolio, bringing others along for the ride. Check him out at http...2019-10-1757 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersFlorida, Naples-based interior designer Lisa Kahn shares her journey to design, focusing on the idea of Sanctuary, building her team, managing her life, and her passion for lifelong learning.Ten years ago Lisa Kahn discovered the concept of Sanctuary and today it is the essence of her growing brand. Celebrating 20 years in business, Lisa recalls the beginning of her design career and gives us glimpses into what she reads, what she’s learning, and what it’s like to work with a spouse.
2019-10-1053 minSAID - Something About Interior DesignersLibby Langdon, interior designer, serial licensor, and all-around industry contributor and cheerleader, recounts a life and career well-lived and workedIn a two-part interview, Jane first catches up with Libby Langdon in Palm Springs, then four months later in NY. They discuss Libby’s early years as a model and actor, getting into the industry, licensing, and the upcoming launch of her first furniture collection. Libby’s enthusiasm for the design industry is palpable in every word. Warning -- it’s contagious too.
2019-10-0255 min
SAID - Something About Interior DesignersCommunications strategist, author, and artist Amy Flurry on reinvention, relationships, the challenges designers face, and their unique power.SAID debuts with a conversation with Amy Flurry, communications strategist, author, co-founder of Paper Cut Project, and longtime colleague of Jane Dagmi. Jane and Amy, members of the Mutual Admiration Society, reminisce about working together in magazines and technology, discuss Amy’s Recipe for Press books and p.r. basics, their attraction to designers, and changes in the industry.
2019-09-2654 min
A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast351: Power Talk Friday: Jane Dagmi: Editor in Chief of Designers TodayWelcome to today's episode. We have Jane Dagni, the new editor-in-chief of Designers Today Magazine with us on the show today. Jane is a really well-regarded and true professional and today she will be talking to us about her new position as editor-in-chief, her take on the design industry, and also her future plans for the magazine. Listen in today to find out how Jane has really earned her respect in the design community. Jane Dagni became an assistant editor at Country Living Magazine, a B2B magazine for professional interior designers, decorators and related businesses twenty-six...2018-08-171h 09