Earlier this year, Nikki spoke with Megan Feenstra Wall, architect and newly named Principal at Mathison | Mathison Architects in Grand Rapids. On top of her expertise in both commercial and residential architecture, she is also the current President of American Institute of Architects (AIA) West Michigan Chapter – the first woman to hold the position.

She is not only a fantastic leader of architectural design in her own right, but she also strives to make architecture as a profession more equitable and healthy for all. Their discussion touches on the differences in design ideals internationally, women in architecture, the affects of space on overall wellbeing, and how they’re approaching 2021 differently.

Please enjoy Megan Feenstra Wall, AIA.

Time to get inspired! Host Nikki Probst invites entrepreneur, interior designer, mom, wife, and owner of Deidre Interiors to chat on this episode of The Lift.

From Nikki: I’ve followed Deidre’s work in West Michigan's design community for years and admire her purpose and personality-driven design showcased in her clients’ homes. Her expertise has been featured in a slew of publications including Great Lakes by Design, Grand Rapids Magazine, West Michigan Woman, EightWest and more.

I asked about her career trajectory and what lead her to starting her business, learn more about her incredible non-profit, Room to Renew, talk about separating your home for work and for life, and find out what it’s like working with her architect business partner – who just so happens to be her husband.

I love Deidre’s creativity, charitable spirit, passion for design and ambition to elevate her business as she moves into the new year. Please enjoy this chat with Deidre Remtema!

Connect with Deidre here:

Instagram: @deidre_remtema

Website: www.deidreinteriors.com

Michelle Troseth and Tracy Christopherson are co-founders of MissingLogic. They help healthcare organizations and healthcare leaders combat burnout through the power of a framework driven approach founded on Polarity Intelligence™. The core of their work is leading healthcare organizations through transformational change that results in the best place to give and receive care, and for leaders to live their best lives both personally and professionally.

These two women have been in the healthcare industry for over 30 years themselves. Michelle is the immediate past president of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) and is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Tracy is a respiratory therapist and is also a doctoral candidate in Interpersonal Healthcare Studies.

I was thrilled to speak to them, as they are inspiring entrepreneaurs, business leaders, and I know them personally to be just fantastic human beings that bring a unique perspective and expertise to healthcare practice.

In this episode, we dive in on two intersecting topics in our world right now – the courageous caregivers in our healthcare system and the importance of overall wellbeing personally and professionally! This discussion will lift up and inspire professionals in every industry to combat burnout, focus on their goals, and consider the many ways to become a better leader.

Connect with MissingLogic:

https://www.missinglogic.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/missinglogic-llc

https://www.facebook.com/missinglogicLLC

https://twitter.com/MissingLogicLLC

In this inaugural episode of ‘The Lift’, I meet with well-renowned Mel Trombley, Director of Leadership Programs for the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce. I’ve heard so much about Mel in the two-years since she’s joined the chamber so it was an absolute pleasure to talk with her one-on-one for the very first time.

As someone who also is also very familiar to in-person connection and networking pre-pandemic, we discuss how the community experience has changed, how resources are being allocated differently, and how us “people persons” are getting on without the socialization we crave. A former educator, I learned that Mel is uniquely qualified encourage the most growth of Grand Rapids leaders in the programs she runs, including ATHENA, an affinity group dedicated to the professional development of women leaders. We talk about personal traits in those that we admire and finally, I ask the ultimate question to reflect on – who is she lifting up and who is lifting her up day after day?

Enjoy!

The interior environments industry is developing a perspective on going back to work and as we all prepare to vacate our home offices. The coworking industry is following suit with best practices on safely coming back to work in a shared environment. Today, we’re joined by Worklab owner Mark Custer and General Manager, Korie Wilson, to discuss how Worklab is helping remote workers and businesses get back to work. Learn more about Worklab's remote work options by visiting worklabinc.com.

For most of us, patient care offices are buildings we visit when seeking medical treatment (and largely avoid while we’re healthy). But these spaces are every day workplaces for healthcare workers. While the healthcare industry adjusts to an abrupt mass-shift to virtual care, what happens to patient treatment facilities in the future? Are waiting rooms a thing of the past? Here, we talk with Vice President of Design at Enviah Environments for Health, and Metro Health Foundation board member, Laurie Placinski, for answers to these questions and more.

In Episode four, we're discussing how technology can help encourage smarter, safer environments as corporate, education, and healthcare industries set out to embrace new solutions to distanced learning and remote work. Joined by experts from Custer partner company CS Erickson – Josh Lester and Trent Gooding.

Today, we are discussing how COVID-19 will potentially change the life of employees reentering their work environments with Human Resources experts Jon Brickner, Thriving Workplace Architect at HR Collaborative in Grand Rapids, and Custer’s very own Vice President of Talent, Kelly Calvert. For more information on this topic, reach out to Jon at [email protected] or Kelly at [email protected].

Welcome to our second podcast in a series dedicated to addressing the challenges and shifts in culture and work that will arise due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, we’re joined by Greg Hadfield, President and CEO of Century Floorspace, a Custer partner company specializing in flooring solutions and professional cleaning in residential and commercial applications. In this episode we discuss what the future holds for sanitation and infection prevention as it pertains to going back to work.

Welcome to our first podcast in a series dedicated to addressing the challenges and shifts in culture and work that will arise due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our goal is to arm you with information to prepare our community for what is sure to be a new normal in the workplace.

Today we’re joined by Sara Molina, Custer VP of Design & Development, and Paul Henry, Custer Design Lead and Prosci-certified Change Management Coach to advise on workplace consideration and consultative services to help navigate transformation.