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Today, Kelsey interviews Katherine Flores a designer in New York City. Katherine has been in the industry since 2014, and will tell you she fell into interior design. Being her journey she received a Bachelors of Architecture from University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida and a Masters in Urban Design from Columbia University. Since then her path has been nothing but linear and she shares how each twist was in her favor.

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Today on Studio.chats:

+ The journey from Architect to Urban Designer to Interior Designer

+ Reflecting on time at WeWork in comparison to being at a traditional firm

+ Building belief that every single place did you a favor regardless of the outcome

Connect with Kelsey:

Instagram: @studio.chats

Email: [email protected]

Connect with Katherine:

Instagram: @kategrau

Email: [email protected]

If we've been connected for a bit, you know that I think of us on this podcast as friends in studio chatting late night! Excited for you to join today's chat!

Thank you for being here! Thank you for committing to your growth as a designer, architect and human 💛 Rooting for you and in this together one red line at a time!

Today, Kelsey celebrates the 70th studio.chat episode and recaps somethings that have helped along the way! Kelsey is the host of studio.chats and a commercial interior designer in New York City. Cheers to episode 7-0 and to many more!

Today on Studio.chats:

• Starting Before You're Ready

• Questions to ask yourself to build clarity

• Helpful ways to stay focused & consistent

Connect with Kelsey:

• Instagram: @studio.chats

• [email protected]

Thank you for being here! Thank you for committing to your growth as a designer, architect and human 💛 Rooting for you and in this together one red line at a time!

To celebrate we are doing a giveaway on our instagram! Come join in the fun! If you vibe'd with this episode make sure to leave a rating and review on apple podcasts. It helps us get the word out there and help connect more designers to our mentors!

Book Recommendation: The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

Today, Kelsey interviews Giorgio Zanardi a Sales Director of Tecno International & Mercer Hamilton. He specializes in innovative demountable partitions and millwork integrations for A&D in New York City. He is a surfer, a snowboarder, a photographer, a dreamer and a wannabe musician. And is also Italian….. His motto is "Nothing Is Impossible". Getting an insight into the industry and how we can level up as architects and interior designers is something we value on this podcast!

Today on Studio.chats:

• Approaches to dealing with a tough client

• Insights on how to specify glass partitions

• Lessons on business development

Connect with Kelsey:

• Instagram: @studio.chats

• [email protected]

Thank you for being here! Thank you for committing to your growth as a designer, architect and human 💛 Rooting for you and in this together one red line at a time!

If you feel like architecture barely scratches the surface of sustainability & you want to know more, our guest today did too!

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So excited to introduce you to our friend Geoff Von Zastrow in today's chat!

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Geoffrey, a product of Columbia University, the Pratt Institute, and the University of Idaho, has spent his professional career working on the nexus between physical climate change, economics, international development, public policy, and innovation, with a side of design. Geoffrey is currently the Assistant Director of an innovation network and accelerator at the University of California focused on identifying, and scaling science and technology breakthroughs that drive a more sustainable future for our health and our planet. Additionally, Geoffrey is the Environment Director at BABS PAC, a political organization focussed on supporting campaigns, candidates, and causes that protect the environment, advocate for worker's rights, improve local economies, and support public education in New Jersey at the local, county, and state-level – one community at a time. In his free time, Geoffrey combines his passion for climate change, the environment, and sustainability by writing and speaking about politics and current affairs.

Geoffrey is also an avid runner and photographer. – https://www.vonphotos.com/

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Here is a sneak peak of what went down in today's chat:

➕ Why he left architecture & how it's informed his new career

➕ Diving deeper into climate change & water conservation

➕ Why finding alignment is the best thing to do

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This podcast started to showcase a variety of design conversations like these that you might only get to have with friends at happy hour. It is so cool that we get to connect on such an intimate platform like podcasting and I am so grateful for that!

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When society and studio tells you one thing, but your gut is telling you another. Listen to your gut. Use Geoff as proof that it is possible to shift your focus away from architecture if that is something that feels more aligned with you!

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Tag a studio friend below who also geeks out about sustainability as much as Geoff & I!

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We are in this together one red line at a time ~ a l w a y s

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Twitter: VON_ZASTROW

Instagram: @VON_ZASTROW & @Dizastro1

C L I M A T E R E S O U R C E S

*See link in bio for all his climate resources!

D E S I G N C R U S H

+ Diébédo Francis Kéré

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On today's chat we got all the insight on LinkedIn, Resume's, Interviews and all the small things to remember to land your dream job. We cannot wait to share today's chat with Deandra Hamer with you! Deandra is a talented corporate recruiter for Brooks Running. She is based out of Seattle. Prior to recruiting she worked in the design industry for seven years as a regional sales manager for Ultrafabrics based in New York City. She has a degree in communications from Seattle Pacific University.

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Here is a sneak peak of what went down in today's chat:

➕ Life as a recruiter

➕ Inside tips for LinkedIn, Resume's & Interviews

➕ How to amplify your experience with a recruiter

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I are so grateful to get to connect with you on the podcast and here on the instagram!

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Making a change can be scary and tough and feel daunting. Deandra is the perfect person to break this all down for us and help us level up our skills! She has both experience in the design industry and as a corporate recruiter!

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Come connect with us on Instagram!

@studio.chats

@deandra.hamer

We can't wait for you to join today's chat with Alex Goldberg!

Alex Goldberg is a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist. Her original form of artistic expression was dance, and throughout her career she has continued to fold other disciplines into her research, most notably her interest in spatial design and research. The layering of design research and the medium of dance has informed the basis for a multi-media practice that explores creative expression as a tool for balancing mind and body in pursuit of a present existence rooted in deep relationship with self, others, and environment. Alex is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Interior Design and Integrative Courses at Pratt Institute and a 2020 recipient of Pratt Institute's State of The Disciplines Fellowship. Her fellowship project is the development of pedagogy that facilitates unlearning conditioned categorization and encourages interdisciplinary theory and practice as a method for human connection rooted in process rather than categorizing based on outcome. While her work has visual, tangible, and performative elements; it is the transformative process that she feels compelled to share with the world. She is currently exploring these desires as a Succurro fellow and a participant in the Parsons Enclothed Transcendence Symposium.

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Here is a sneak peak of what went down in today's chat:

➕ Finding Your Way as an Interdisciplinary Designer

➕ Path of Artist Fellowships, Design Research

➕ Teaching Interdisciplinary Learning & Developing Pedagogy

➕ Cultivating Self Awareness & The Agency Project!

We are in this together one red line at a time ~ a l w a y s

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Host: Kelsey Paul

If you've ever wished away the "grunt work" that we all do, and looking for a mindset shift, this chat's for you!

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We can't wait for you to join today's chat with Asha Llewellyn!

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Asha Llewellyn is a Project Manager at JAM Architecture in Brooklyn, NY. She has over seven years in the high end residential industry. She received her Bachelors of Architecture from the University of Florida!

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Asha shares her journey from her first job in NYC and everything she's learned in construction administration, switching jobs, and her growth mindset!

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Here is a sneak peak of what went down in today's chat:

➕ Things to know for Construction Administration

➕ Fostering strong relationships on site

➕ Process on creating any building detail

➕ Growth mindset & using mundane tasks to your advantage for future you!

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We loved getting to hear more about the wins, the challenges and things Asha has learned along the way to building a super successful career so far and setting herself up to succeed in the future!

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We are so grateful to get to connect with you on the podcast and here on the instagram! We are in this together one redline at a time

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See you in the chat!

Come listen in on Spotify, Apple, or wherever else you listen to podcasts ✨ It would mean the world if you share with a design friend and take four seconds to leave us a review and help us get these stories out to more designers like us!

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@asha_bo_basha

@studio.chats

We can't wait for you to join today's chat with Ricardo Nabholz! Ricardo Nabholz is a Creative Director at TPG Architecture in New York City. He has almost twenty years of experience in the industry at multiple design firms across the country. Beginning his career, he received his bachelors of Interior Architecture from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Ricardo is very talented designer, a strong conceptual thinker, a great collaborator and all around great human. Ricardo shares his journey from starting out post graduation without any experience to the steps he took to become a creative director and everything in-between. Here is a sneak peak of what went down in today's chat:

➕ Landing a job post graduation

➕ Journey from Intern to Creative Director

➕ Creating Healthy Boundaries & Finding Fulfillment

➕ Be Original Americas @beoriginalusa

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We loved getting to hear more about the wins, the challenges and things Ricardo has learned along the way to building a super successful career!

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Today's chat is a little remix! It's just you and me friend!

Here is a sneak peak of what went down in today's chat:

➕ 5 Things I Wish Knew as a New Designer

➕ What it was like for me transitioning post school

➕ Exciting new launch coming soon!!

I are so grateful to get to connect with you on the podcast and here on the instagram!

Starting anything new is scary and vulnerable and you for sure will make tons of mistakes, but just know future you will be so proud that you are doing the thing and creating a life you love!

We are in this together one red line at a time ~ a l w a y s

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@studio.chats @kelseylpaul

"Let your fear of being stagnant be way louder than your fear to take a leap of faith." Cannot wait for you to join today's chat with Courtney Robinson! Courtney Robinson is the Creative Director of Materials + Methods Design and a designer of spaces, textiles, furniture, and decor. Courtney laid it all out in today's chat for us, and we are so grateful that we all get to learn right beside her! Here is a sneak peak of what went down in the virtual studio today:

➕ How to find top firms to apply to

➕ Making a massive pivot in your career

➕ Working as a textile designer

➕ Entrepreneurship

Let us know which part you resonated most with & tag us on instagram or slide into our DMs! @studio.chats