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Culture and Trends Affected by Covid with Jaye Mize | S27E9

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Covid has affected all aspects of how we live our lives from how we live and work to the activities and hobbies we fill our free time with. Jaye Mize with Fashion Snoops joins Nick May today on The Chaise Lounge.

Jaye is a friend of the show and we are excited to have her back on. Nick and Jaye talk the trends of covid and what people are doing. People are leaving big cities to go to more rural areas and have larger homes. Working remote, and paying more attention to physical and mental health are the trends Jaye is seeing. Let’s check back in with Jaye!

Learn more about Fashion Snoops by visiting their website at www.fashionsnoops.com. Listen to the previous episode Jaye was on by clicking here.

Everybody wants solution based furniture which means it has built-in convenience options, it has USB plugs, even power plugs, speakers. Just anything that would make that piece all inclusive to anything that you want to do.
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Coast to Coast Design Co-Host Lisa Davenport | S27E8

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Many memories are made with our grandparents that we carry into adulthood. They teach us important lessons and make us laugh. Joining Nick May on The Chaise Lounge this week is Lisa Davenport of LDD Interiors.

Lisa co-hosts the Coast to Coast Design podcast with fellow friend and designer Garrison Hullinger. Nick’s friendship with both Lisa and Garrison came from the power of podcasting and being in the interior design world.

LDD Interiors incorporates the client’s personality and history into their designs. With offices in Connecticut and Naples, Florida, Lisa is helping Nick’s own parents move down to Florida and design their new space. Now that’s a strong friendship!

Learn more about LDD Interiors by visiting their website at www.lddinteriors.com. Check out what she’s up to on her Instagram @cashmereandbluejeans. Listen to Lisa and co-host Garrison Hullinger on the Coast to Coast podcast at www.coasttocoastpodcast.com.

If we can’t laugh at some of our mistakes, we should learn from our mistakes. But if we can’t laugh at some of them, get out of the business. Get out. Life is too short not to laugh at some of this stuff.
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Designers with an Emphasis on Lifestyle: George Yabu & Glenn Pushelberg | S27E7

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Our next guests have the entrepreneurial spirit – they are unhirable and will figure things out on their own. Joining Nick May today on The Chaise Lounge are George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg of Yabu Pushelberg.

In business for 40 years, Glenn and George have grown their business to offices in New York and Toronto. Their work has consisted of retail stores and restaurants, hotels and large residential complexes, furniture and lighting, and fabric. Winning an award led them to design their very first hotel: W New York. They have gone on to start a lifestyle brand Departo providing furniture, towels and many other items.

Let’s jump into the interview with George and Glenn!

Learn more about Yabu Pushelberg by visiting their website at www.yabupushelberg.com. Take a look at their lifestyle items at www.departo.co. Also be sure to check out their Instagram pages @yabupushelberg and @george.glenn.

What we always learned is if you have goals, keep them abstract. Don’t figure out the roadmap to get to the goal, but keep your eye on the goal. You’ll find it.
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The Chaise Lounge Remembers: A Selection of Clips | S27E6

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Today on The Chaise Lounge, we bring you another clip show! We wil be doing these once per season so stay tuned for more flashbacks in future seasons. In this flashback Friday, we show you that our podcasts are edited to make Nick and, most importantly, the guests sound great!

There are timestamps to identify each guest and links to their respective episodes and Instagram pages below.

Angela Harris – S25 E1 (3:43 – 8:14) @byangelaharris

Hannah Crowell – S21 E5 (8:15 – 13:12) @hannahcrowell

Jenn Feldman – Episode 85 (13:13 – 17:25) @jennfeldmandesigns

Kenneth Boyer – S23 E2 (17:26 – 21:50) @atelierkla

Michael Habachy – Episode 20 (21:51 – 26:11) @habachydesigns

Teddie & Courtney Garrigan – Episode 268 (26:12 – 30:25) @cocoanddash

Tish Mills – S23 E19 (30:26 – 33:49) @tishmills

Tym Desanto – S24 E9 with Guest Host Rachel Moriarty (33:50 – 37:56) @tymdesanto

Well welcome and thanks for joining me today on the lounge. I'm Nick May your host, and today we're going to be talking about growing your interior design business.
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Designer Advantage and Hiring with Amy Kartheiser | S27E5

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Some guests on panel episodes have the energy that we like to look for. Our next guest was on a panel in Season 26 and we decided to bring her back. Amy Kartheiser (Amy Kartheiser Design) returns to The Chaise Lounge with Nick May.

Amy got into interior design after years of working in a sales position that taught her a lot about business. She later bought her own loft and skipped out on work to go with her mom to the markets and pick out items for her place. She realized she liked designing so much that she started her own firm.

Amy also shares her passion for suicide prevention and her charity Under the Same Sky she founded inspired by her family’s personal experience with suicide. Under the Same Sky launches November 21st.

Learn more about Amy Kartheiser Design by visiting their website www.amykartheiserdesign.com. For more information on Amy’s charity, Under the Same Sky, please visit www.utsscharity.org.

To me that’s like A number 1 when you’re running a business is customer service and that job really taught me everything - not everything I needed to know about running a design business, but taught me what the important points are in running a business. So I’m forever grateful for it.
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How I Became An Interior Designer with Christine Markatos Lowe | S27E4

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Our next guest started down the path of fine art and sculpting. A mentor later directed her down a path to interior design. Hailing from the east coast, Christine Markatos Lowe (Christine Markatos Design) joins Nick May on The Chaise Lounge today.

Having earned an MSA in sculpture, Christine’s professor suggested she become an interior designer. She worked for prominent architecture firms and learned the business before she started her own firm in 2005. Based in Los Angeles, Christine Markatos Design specializes in custom residential design with a modern, yet classical influence.

Learn more about Christine Markatos Design by visiting their website at www.markatosdesign.com.

So I feel like everybody is in the same place and in some ways, I haven’t thought about this before, but maybe it’s almost more equalizing because if you’re working and you’re at home you’re no different than somebody who’s not working and at home. Suddenly everybody is on this same playing field.
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