Explore Home - A Podcast from Universal Furniture
62 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWelcome to the Explore Home podcast brought to you by Universal Furniture. Hosted by Universal’s Marketing Director Neil MacKenzie, Explore Home navigates all of the latest happenings within the furniture industry, from design trends to changing marketing strategies. Featuring a new guest every episode, Neil delves into their unique skillset and knowledge as it relates to furniture in a warm, casual, conversational tone. Expect to hear from a range of top authorities, including furniture business professionals, interior designers, design bloggers and influencers.
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Explore Home with Megan Molten, Founder and Creative Director of Megan Molten Design and Shop
January 03, 2024 19:00 - 45 minutes - 31.7 MBThis week, we invite you to Explore Home with Megan Molten, founder and creative director of her eponymous design firm in Charleston, South Carolina. Tune in as Neil sits down with Megan to discuss her design career journey, the importance of building ironclad client relationships, and her forthcoming work featured in Flower Magazine. Megan explains how the positive feedback generated from her design-focused social media accounts gave her the confidence to transitioninto a full-time design c...
Explore Home with Yvonne Christensen and Nichole Speirs, owners of Utah-based House West Design
August 11, 2023 19:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast. This week, we invite you to explore home with Yvonne Christensen and Nichole Speirs, owners of Utah-based House West Design. Listen as Yvonne and Nichole discuss how “meeting” on Instagram led to joining forces and opening House West Design. They discuss the challenges of merging two companies together, from day-to-day processes to delegation and hiring the right team. Over the course of the last 3 years, they have assembled a tight-knit, well-rounded gro...
Explore Home with Rydhima Brar, Founder and Principal of RTerior Studio
July 20, 2023 20:00 - 44 minutes - 31 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week, we invite you to Explore Home with Rydhima Brar, founder and principal of R/Terior Studio based in Los Angeles, California. Listen as Rydhima discusses opening her interior design business at the very start of COVID and how her previous corporate role helped her pivot her business strategy. Then, Rydhima shares with Neil more about her childhood growing up in Kuwait and how her upbringing played an integral part in her unique aesthetic. After, ...
Explore Home with Carmin Black, Founder of Half United
April 20, 2023 14:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast. This week, we invite you to explore home with Carmin Black, Founder of Half United. Half United is a for-profit philanthropic company that puts helping others above profit. Selling “socially good goods,” Half United works with artisans in developing countries to produce one-of-a-kind items. This leads to gainful employment in places that are in desperate need of opportunities. Neil and Carmin talk about how she and her brother started Half United when th...
Explore Home with John McClain, CEO and Creative Director of John McClain Design
April 06, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast. This week, we invite you to explore home with John McClain, CEO and Creative Director of John McClain Design. Home design is in John’s blood, his family built homes and he tagged along as a kid. This led to the discovery that he loved every aspect of home design, from the foundation to the roof. Neil and John talk about how he began by decorating friends’ homes for a free lunch. On a whim, he auditioned for an HGTV special that focused on designers. He ...
Explore Home with Tammy Nagem, President and CEO of the High Point Market Authority
March 23, 2023 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast. This week, we invite you to explore home with Tammy Nagem, President and CEO of High Point Market Authority. As the newly appointed HPMA President, Tammy describes her transition into the role and the anticipation of the upcoming Spring High Point Market. Tammy and Neil discuss how anyone who is serious about the home furnishings business needs to attend HPMKT. It is the epicenter of the furnishings industry, you will see more product, more categories, ...
Explore Home with Erika Ward, CEO and Founder of Erika Ward Interiors
September 23, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast. This week, we invite you to Explore Home with Erika Ward, owner of Erika Ward Interiors in Atlanta. Listen as Erika describes her journey from majoring in finance at the University of Georgia to working at her family-owned flooring business. There, she put her business acumen to the test with budgeting and estimating construction projects. Erika used this experience to be hired as the project accountant on the Georgia Aquarium. She was In her 20’s and t...
Explore Home with Erika Ward, CEO and Founder of Erika Ward Interiors
September 23, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast. This week, we invite you to Explore Home with Erika Ward, owner of Erika Ward Interiors in Atlanta. Listen as Erika describes her journey from majoring in finance at the University of Georgia to working at her family-owned flooring business. There, she put her business acumen to the test with budgeting and estimating construction projects. Erika used this experience to be hired as the project accountant on the Georgia Aquarium. She was In her 20’s and t...
Explore Home with Amy Bartlam, Interior Photographer
June 16, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week, we invite you to Explore Home with Amy Bartlam, owner of Los Angeles based Amy Bartlam Photography. Listen as Amy describes her road to becoming an interior design photographer. As a child in England, both her parents were deeply involved in the arts, and encouraged their children to be so as well. Amy's father let her use his cameras for school projects and a lifelong love affair with photography was born. Amy’s first “real” job was assistin...
Explore Home with Will Brinson of CBS Sports
April 26, 2022 20:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week, we invite you to Explore Home with Will Brinson, CBS Sports Senior Writer. Listen as Will details how he went from an English major at NC State to a sports writer for CBS. Will began his career writing on sports message boards on his lunch breaks, he caught the eye of a sports blogger and from there, worked his way up the ranks. He has been hanging on tight to his dream job ever since. Will and Neil discuss the similarities between a well-ru...
Explore Home with Erinn Valencich or Erinn V, interior designer, real estate developer, entrepreneur and our partner on Erinn V. X Universal
March 29, 2022 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week, we invite you to Explore Home with Erinn Valencich, interior designer, real estate developer, and entrepreneur. Listen as Erinn details how she first made her way into the design industry, starting with some special childhood roots. Neil and Erinn then touch on Erinn’s progression into the custom design industry. They then discuss Erinn’s exciting new furniture collaboration with Universal, as well as take a closer look at what inspires Erinn a...
Explore Home with Shannon Lookabill, Director of Product Development at Universal Furniture
March 22, 2022 16:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week, we invite you to Explore Home with our very own Director of Product Development at Universal Furniture, Shannon Lookabill! Listen as Neil and Shannon first start by discussing Shannon’s journey into furniture design, beginning with influence from his family as a child. They then touch on Shannon’s start at Universal and later delve into the detailed process of creating furniture products, starting with defining a need. They then chat about the ...
Explore Home with Jonathan Vehar, Partner at Pilgrimage Professional Development Group, LLC
February 03, 2022 16:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week, we invite you to Explore Home with Jonathan Vehar, Partner at Pilgrimage Professional Development Group. At Pilgrimage, Jonathan partners with organizations to help them more effectively and efficiently achieve their goals through a focus on teamwork and communication. Listen as Neil and Jonathan discuss the art of setting goals at the top of every new year. Jonathan elaborates on his advice regarding how to set specific goals while keeping in ...
Explore Home with Kelli Lamb, Editorial Director and Co-Principal at RUE
December 08, 2021 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week, we invite you to Explore Home with Kelli Lamb, Editorial Director and Co-Principal of RUE Magazine. Neil and Kelli kick their chat off by discussing more about Kelli’s professional start in blogging and how she eventually made her way to Rue Magazine. They discuss the many ways RUE has grown and changed since Kelli first joined the team as an assistant. Neil and Kelli then discuss a new market opportunity called ‘5 Minutes With’ which is hosted...
Explore Home with Mister + Mrs. Sharp
November 23, 2021 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBWelcome to the Explore Home podcast! This week we invite you to Explore Home with Patrick and Meghan Sharp of design studio Mister + Mrs Sharp. They first detail how they met — within the visual merchandising department of Banana Republic — and how their time spent in retail naturally propelled them into the furniture and design industry. They then discuss their perspective on working alongside your significant other, and why they are especially thankful for the opportunity to do so. They th...
Explore Home with Tiffany Cassidy, principal designer of Lagnappe Custom Interiors
November 19, 2021 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week we invite you to Explore Home with Tiffany Cassidy, principal designer of Lagnappe Custom Interiors located in St. Thomas, VI. Listen as Tiffany discusses her journey to living and working in the Caribbean, starting with earning a degree in chemistry and eventually finding her way to upholstery, fabrics, and now, interior design. Tiffany then shares a bit more about island life, detailing what she loves most about the laid-back lifestyle. Neil a...
Explore Home with Ginna Christensen, founder of GC Collaborative, a boutique consulting and coaching firm
September 08, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week we invite you to Explore Home with Ginna Christensen, interior design leadership expert, business coach and consultant. First, Ginna details the start of her career at Giorgio Armani and how the lessons learned there helped shape her professional foundation as she moved from fashion to interiors. Then, Ginna and Neil delve into the topics that Ginna typically focuses on with her clients, including the importance of building a brand story and con...
Explore Home with Amy Lynn Schwartzbard and Patti Carpenter, Co-Founders of the Kaleidoscope Project
August 26, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week we invite you to Explore Home with designers Patti Carpenter and AmyLynn Schwartzbard as they join Neil to discuss the Kaleidoscope Project. This exciting design initiative took place at the Cornell Inn in Lennox, MA as a group of 23 diverse, under-represented interior professionals renovated and redesigned 21 unique rooms within the space. Patti and AmyLynn detail the entire evolution of the project, from how it first came to be, to the process...
Explore Home with Ericka Saurit of Saurit Creative
July 30, 2021 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week we invite you to Explore Home with Ericka Saurit of Saurit Creative, a digital marketing firm for the home industry. Listen as Neil and Ericka start with a brief history of Ericka’s professional career, including her years spent living and working in China. They then touch on Ericka’s involvement with Airbnb to build their Airbnb Plus division along with Universal Furniture. She then elaborates more on opening her own business and details how sh...
Explore Home with Don Ricardo Massenburg of Design Incredible and Sharon Savage of Lancaster as we discuss HPXD
July 26, 2021 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week we invite you to Explore Home with Sharon Savage of Lancaster Custom Crafted Upholstery and Don Massenburg of Design Inkredible. Listen as they begin by discussing the various challenges and opportunities that COVID-19 has presented within the design industry in the last year. Then, Neil, Sharon and Don discuss HPxD (High Point by Design) — what it is, what its mission is and how it is a prime and exciting new resource for interior designers all...
Explore Home with Danny Seo, Publisher and Co-Principal of RUE Magazine
May 18, 2021 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBWelcome to Explore Home Podcast! This week we explore home with Danny Seo, Publisher and Co-Principal of RUE Magazine. Danny is the epitome of a modern-day Renaissance man, he is the author of 14 books, has run a non-profit organization, worked with Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon, and produced and starred on an Emmy award winning lifestyle show. Neil and Danny discuss his unusual and inspiring childhood. On his 12th birthday, which happens to be Earth Day, Danny decided he wanted to...
Explore Home with Kyla Herbes, Creator of House of Hipsters
May 05, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBWelcome to Explore Home Podcast! This week we explore home with Kyla Herbes, creator of the House of Hipsters blog. Neil and Kyla begin by talking about the birth of House of Hipster, which started as a hobby after her second child was born. Kyla knew it was special and was willing to put in the time and effort to turn it into one of the top blogs in the country. Today, House of Hipsters is a consistent award-winning blog and launched Kyla into the limelight. Kyla details how when she feat...
Explore Home with Sara Serarle, Account Director at Promoboxx
April 19, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBWelcome to Explore Home Podcast! This week we explore home with Sara Serarle with Promoboxx. Neil and Sara discuss her time spent on the account management team at Snapchat. While there, Sara took note of how the platform fostered conversations between friends using Snapchat integrated content, allowing people to interact with brands in a personal way. Out of this experience grew a passion for advertising and social media. Sara then describes the challenges her multi-generational small f...
Explore Home with Benno Duenkelsbuehler, (re)ALIGN CEO and Chief Growth Sherpa
April 13, 2021 20:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week explore home with Benno Duenkelsbuehler, (re)ALIGN CEO and Chief Growth Sherpa. Neil and Benno discuss his background as a buyer and a seller. First, a buyer for Ikea and Pottery Barn for over a decade. He then changed careers to sell to exhibitors in High Point and Atlanta. This background inspired him to start his own company to help others start and grow their brands. His company, (re)ALIGN, lives at the intersection of growth and execution...
Explore Home with Scott O'Neil, VP of Global Sales for Cylindo
February 09, 2021 14:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week explore home with Scott O’Neil, VP of Global Sales for Cylindo. Neil and Scott discuss how Cylindo’s focus on 3D product visualization platforms allow manufacturers and retailers the ability to provide customers the power to visualize products while shopping from home. You can preview the work that Universal and Cylindo have worked on here. Scott comments on how 3D technology is now front and center. With more people shopping online before s...
Explore Home with Lori Paranjape, A full service luxury designer from Nashville, TN who also stars under the handle @mrsparanjape on Instagram
January 28, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBWelcome to Explore Home Podcast! Today we explore home with Lori Paranjape, owner of her own design firm based in Nashville, TN which focuses on luxury homes and new construction. Lori's work has been featured in publications like Domino, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful and Traditional Home. Discover how an English Literature major and former TV reporter turned her beloved hobby into a powerhouse interior design firm. Lori discusses how the tempo and style of interior design has cha...
Explore Home with Melissa Galt, Interior Design Business Coach
December 21, 2020 19:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week, we invite you to Explore Home with Melissa Galt, a premier interior design business coach. First, Melissa shares a brief history of her professional journey with Neil, detailing what influenced her transformation from being an interior designer into an interior design coach. They then touch on the advantages of digital technology and the rise of e-design and remote working, especially in the age of COVID-19. Next, they discuss how to not only d...
Explore Home with Michele Wiebe, President, Founder and Principal Designer of Studio M
December 04, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! After a bit of a hiatus, we are back and excited to start the series back up with Michelle Wiebe, President, Founder, and Principal Designer of Studio M based in Clearwater, FL. First, Neil and Michelle start from the beginning, detailing Michelle’s initial launch into the design industry. They then chat about the unique evolution of her business throughout the years, as well as how Michelle and husband Tom have found balance working together at Studio M...
Explore Home with Michele Wiebe, President, Founder and Principal Designer of Studio M
December 04, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBWelcome to the Explore Home Podcast! After a bit of a hiatus, we are back and excited to start the series back up with Michelle Wiebe, President, Founder, and Principal Designer of Studio M based in Clearwater, FL. First, Neil and Michelle start from the beginning, detailing Michelle’s initial launch into the design industry. They then chat about the unique evolution of her business throughout the years, as well as how Michelle and husband Tom have found balance working together at Studio M...
Explore Home with Stephanie Cohen of Stephanie Cohen Home
September 22, 2020 13:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with Stephanie Cohen of Stephanie Cohen Home. Listen as Stephanie begins with her professional journey to interior design, one that includes switching from a law student to a full-time design student. After detailing this transition, Stephanie shares more about her business which is comprised of an interior design firm as well as a brick and mortar storefront. After delving into both the challenges and opportunities associated with owning a retail st...
Explore Home with John Hillman, Real Estate Developer at Crane Island (A Coastal Living Community)
September 02, 2020 20:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with John Hillman, Vice President, and Broker at Crane Island Real Estate, an exclusive Coastal Living community. Crane Island was also the location of Universal’s second Coastal Living photoshoot featuring the Getaway collection. First, John touches on his background in the design industry and what led him to the custom home business. He then touches on the holistic community aspect of his developments and why his clients gravitate towards this kind ...
Explore Home with John Hillman, Real Estate Developer at Crane Island (A Coastal Living Community)
September 02, 2020 20:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with John Hillman, Vice President, and Broker at Crane Island Real Estate, an exclusive Coastal Living community. Crane Island was also the location of Universal’s second Coastal Living photoshoot featuring the Getaway collection. First, John touches on his background in the design industry and what led him to the custom home business. He then touches on the holistic community aspect of his developments and why his clients gravitate towards this kind ...
Explore Home with the co-founders of Regina Andrew, Carla Regina and James Andrew
August 19, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with Carla Regina and James Andrew of Regina Andrew, maker of luxury interior products with an emphasis on lighting. Listen as Carla and James take us through a brief summary of their individual professional backgrounds and detail the beginning stages of Regina Andrew. They also touch on the pros and cons of running a business with your significant other as well as some lessons learned along the way. The team then discusses their home base of Detroit ...
Explore Home with Rachel Shingleton of Pencil Shavings Studio
July 28, 2020 16:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with Rachel Shingleton of Pencil Shavings Studio. Rachel is a self-described color obsessed interior designer with a background in graphic design. We were able to chat with Rachel about a recent collaboration that we worked on together along with Crypton Home in Oklahoma. This collaboration featured items from the Coastal Living collection, proving that this laid back, relaxed style can work just about anywhere — not just at the coast. Listen as Rache...
Explore Home with Kaitlin Petersen, Editor and Chief of Business of Home
July 09, 2020 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with Kaitlin Petersen, Editor-in-Chief of Business of Home magazine. Listen as Kaitlin shares her start to journalism and what eventually led her to Business of Home. She then discusses what’s involved in putting together an issue of the magazine, from longer lead times to incorporating meaningful themes that designers will not only enjoy but benefit from, and more. They then discuss how COVID-19 has affected the design industry and Kaitlin’s personal...
Explore Home with Sean O'Connor of Universal Furniture
June 16, 2020 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with Sean O’Connor, Universal Furniture’s Senior Vice President of Sales and chief merchant for our upholstery program. Listen as Sean shares with Neil more about his personal and professional background within the furniture industry as well as how he eventually found his way to Universal Furniture. They then touch on the beginnings of Universal’s upholstery offering and how that has grown the last several years, including the launch into special ord...
Explore Home with Sean O'Connor of Universal Furniture
June 16, 2020 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with Sean O’Connor, Universal Furniture’s Senior Vice President of Sales and chief merchant for our upholstery program. Listen as Sean shares with Neil more about his personal and professional background within the furniture industry as well as how he eventually found his way to Universal Furniture. They then touch on the beginnings of Universal’s upholstery offering and how that has grown the last several years, including the launch into special ord...
Explore Home with Sita Montgomery from Sita Montgomery Interiors
June 04, 2020 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBThis week, we invite you to Explore Home with Sita Montgomery, interior designer and owner of Sita Montgomery Interiors based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sita shares with Neil a bit more about her professional history and what eventually led her into the interior design industry while raising her children. They then chat about how COVID-19 has affected the business. They also discuss social media marketing and how Sita approaches Instagram and imagery as well as maintaining authenticity. For ...
Explore Home with Sita Montgomery from Sita Montgomery Interiors
June 04, 2020 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBThis week, we invite you to Explore Home with Sita Montgomery, interior designer and owner of Sita Montgomery Interiors based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sita shares with Neil a bit more about her professional history and what eventually led her into the interior design industry while raising her children. They then chat about how COVID-19 has affected the business. They also discuss social media marketing and how Sita approaches Instagram and imagery as well as maintaining authenticity. For ...
Explore Home with Jane Dagmi of Designers Today
May 19, 2020 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBThis 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 a...
Explore Home with our friends Jack Eger and Elise Gabrielson from Crypton
May 12, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with Jack Eger and Elise Gabrielson from Crypton, a leading manufacturer of performance fabric. Listen as Jack and Elise each detail their unique career journeys that ultimately led them both to Crypton. Then, they delve into the importance of performance fabric especially within the furniture industry and how Crypton presents a premium solution, focusing on wear-ability and cleanability. They then discuss the evolution of performance fabrics and all...
Explore Home with our friends Jack Eger and Elise Gabrielson from Crypton
May 12, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with Jack Eger and Elise Gabrielson from Crypton, a leading manufacturer of performance fabric. Listen as Jack and Elise each detail their unique career journeys that ultimately led them both to Crypton. Then, they delve into the importance of performance fabric especially within the furniture industry and how Crypton presents a premium solution, focusing on wear-ability and cleanability. They then discuss the evolution of performance fabrics and all...
Explore Home with Sackett Wood, President and CEO of Moore & Giles
April 29, 2020 12:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with Sackett Wood, president, and CEO of Moore and Giles located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Listen as Sackett shares with Neil more on his professional journey in the industry, starting in the banking business and eventually merging into the world of leather goods. Then, Sackett chats more on the growth of Moore and Giles through the years, elaborating on the company’s forward-thinking tactics to grow into what they are today, especially in regards to th...
Explore Home with Sackett Wood, President and CEO of Moore & Giles
April 29, 2020 12:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with Sackett Wood, president, and CEO of Moore and Giles located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Listen as Sackett shares with Neil more on his professional journey in the industry, starting in the banking business and eventually merging into the world of leather goods. Then, Sackett chats more on the growth of Moore and Giles through the years, elaborating on the company’s forward-thinking tactics to grow into what they are today, especially in regards to th...
Explore Home with Jessica Thuston of Coastal Living Magazine
April 14, 2020 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with Jessica Thuston, special projects editor for Coastal Living Magazine. Listen as Jessica shares with Neil about her professional journey in the magazine industry, from being a founding editor of Cottage Living to serving as Southern Living’s executive editor for over 10 years. Then, Jessica discusses how the magazine industry has changed in order to suit our increasingly technology-based world, including how Coastal Living has shifted to a quarter...
Explore Home with Franziska Neumann better know as FZK
March 30, 2020 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with Franziska Neuman, founder and creative director of FZK Franziska, a creative agency that helps design-oriented clients grow and steward their online presence. Listen as Franziska Neumann shares with Neil more on her background, what lead her to start pursuing the interiors industry, and the “a-ha” Oprah moment that eventually became the turning point of her professional career. Then, Franziska elaborates on how she helps her designer clients nav...
Explore Home with with Anne Sage and Laiza Cors of Embello
March 12, 2020 15:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with Anne Sage and Laiza Cors of Embello, a dedicated online space for social influencers to connect with home and design brands. Embello was co-founded by Laiza, who also serves as their CEO, while Anne is Embello's talent relations strategist. Anne also has a unique background in design, media and the influencer space allows perspective on how to leverage influencer relationships for both brands and influencers. Listen as Laiza and Anne elaborate ...
Explore Home with Janine Wagers - Director of Visual Merchandising for Universal Furniture
February 17, 2020 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with our very own Janine Wagers, director of visual merchandising for Universal Furniture. Have you ever wondered how Universal’s showroom gets set and ready for High Point Market twice a year? Listen as Janine reveals the magic behind making the showroom, detailing how she leads the charge to design, merchandise, and space-plan to perfection every market. Neil and Janine discuss her career within the furniture industry and how she got started. Janine...
Explore Home with Janine Wagers - Director of Visual Merchandising for Universal Furniture
February 17, 2020 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBThis week we invite you to Explore Home with our very own Janine Wagers, director of visual merchandising for Universal Furniture. Have you ever wondered how Universal’s showroom gets set and ready for High Point Market twice a year? Listen as Janine reveals the magic behind making the showroom, detailing how she leads the charge to design, merchandise, and space-plan to perfection every market. Neil and Janine discuss her career within the furniture industry and how she got started. Janine...
Explore Home with Laura Thurman - Founder and Principal Designer at Laura Thurman Design
January 31, 2020 15:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBWe are excited to have Laura Thurman join us on the Explore Home Podcast. Laura, (Founder and Principal Designer at Laura Thurman Design in Nashville, TN) is well known for a global aesthetic filtered through a modern lens. She uses her upbringing in the diverse city of Los Angeles and her world travels for inspiration as she collaborates with her clients to create beautiful spaces that reflect their style, values and personality. Neil and Laura discuss the challenges and opportunities of...