Andrew chats with Michelle Woodley, the President of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, about her journey working her way up in the hotel industry.  Michelle shares her extensive hotel experience, comments on the state of independent hotels, and tells us where she sees the industry going.  

In episode 022 of INDIE Colorcast, Andrew sits down the Anwar Mekhayech, Founding Partner at Design Agency, to talk about his career as an entrepreneur.  Anwar shares his experience in starting his own design firm, lessons learned through the years, and what keeps him inspired after 22 years in the business.  

In episode 021 of INDIE Colorcast, Andrew chats with Lindsey Scannapieco, the Managing Partner of Scout, an urban development and design practice, about her experience in revitalizing vacant/underutilized spaces.  Lindsey shares details on the conception of her practice in London, her transition back to the states, as well as Scout's largest project to date, the Bok Building in our home, Philadelphia.  

In episode 020 of INDIE Colorcast, Andrew sits down with Matt Goodrich, an award-winning interior designer, strategist, and the Founder & Principal of Goodrich, a hospitality design and branding practice.  Matt shares his passion for shaping experiences through narrative-based design and what his firm is doing to continue to create spaces with intention and empathy.  

In Episode 019 of INDIE Colorcast, Andrew talks with Ivy Mix, Owner of the James Beard Award-nominated restaurant, Leyenda, and Author of 'Spirits of Latin America' about how she got into bartending and her career in the F&B industry leading up to her book release in May 2020.  Ivy shares how she has advocated for women getting into the bar scene through her bartending competition, Speed Rack, and sprinkles in some of her wealth of knowledge on Latin American spirits.  

In episode 018 of INDIE Colorcast, Andrew sits down with Zack Hurley, Co-Founder & CEO of Indie Source and Forbes 30 under 30, to talk about his success in identifying key issues in the fashion supply chain and developing his business model around solving those problems.  Zach shares his process as it relates to the fashion industry, but these strategies are applicable anywhere!

In episode 017 of INDIE Colorcast, Andrew chats with Sheldon Scott, the Director of Culture at Eaton Workshop, about his past experiences working as a psychotherapist and how that has shaped the trajectory of his artistic endeavors and career.  Sheldon shares how prevalent the concept of healing has been in his life, art, and work; along with some updates on what's next for Eaton Workshop!

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In episode 16 of INDIE Colorcast, Andrew talks to Eric Jafari, the co-founder and creative director of Locke Hotels, about curating an extended stay experience with a non traditional approach to design and an emphasis on building relationships. Locke Hotels aim to "create something that's unique that reflects the area without being staged."

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On episode 15 of INDIE Colorcast, Andrew sits down with David Bowd, owner of Salt Hotels, to discuss boutique lifestyle hotels and the importance of educating and hiring within local communities. David focuses on "what makes a great community" and how "school is the foundation of a community." 

"Now we’ll never launch at another hotel without doing a school. It allows us to have locals, but it allows us to, you know, not only serve the community, it allows us to help the community by employing locally and making sure that as many local people, as we can, I've given jobs within the hotels."

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