The Chaise Lounge Podcast

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Talking the business of interior design. Each week, Nick May interviews successful interior designers from around the world to find out how they have grown their successful interior design business. We talk marketing, client management, staff management, and all the little things that go into creating a great design business.

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08.07.2020

Many times, success has a rough beginning. Our next guest started her business the week of 9/11. Joining Nick May today on The Chaise Lounge is Donna Mondi of Donna Mondi Interior Design. Nineteen years after that tragic event, Donna ...

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08.07.2020 Chicago Interior Designer Donna Mondi \| S26E11 Many times, success has a rough beginning. Our next guest started her business the week of 9/11. Joining Nick May today on The Chaise Lounge is Donna Mondi of Donna Mondi Interior Design. Nineteen years after that tragic event, Donna ...
08.04.2020 Luxury Interior Designer Gavin Brodin \| S26E10 Luxury: a state of great comfort and extravagant living. For those who live lives of luxury, there is luxury interior design. Joining Nick May on The Chaise Lounge today, Gavin Brodin of Brodin Design Build knows that all too well. ...
07.31.2020 Entertainment to Interior Design with Sara Barney \| S26E9 Seeing a celebrity in public would render most people starstruck. Our next guest is immune as she worked in entertainment before her transition into interior design. Sara Barney (Bandd Design) joins Nick May today on The Chaise Lounge. After years ...
07.24.2020 The Chaise Lounge Remembers: Throwbacks and Highlights \| S26E8 Today on The Chaise Lounge, we bring you something completely different - clips from some of Nick May's and our team's favorite episodes and clips! We even dusted off our very first intro sequence for this Throwback Thursday (Friday). Gotta ...
07.21.2020 Marketing Genius and Home Stager Karen Post \| S26E7 There are lots of ways our guests have entered interior design - some have stumbled into the industry, some have gone through an educational program. Karen Post of Home Frosting joins Nick May today on The Chaise Lounge. She got ...
07.17.2020 Facing COVID Reality with Garrison Hullinger \| S26E6 Although many people have had a relatively positive experience through covid, our next guest was hit with a little more reality. A good friend of Nick May’s, Garrison Hullinger of Garrison Hullinger Interior Design joins him on The Chaise Lounge. ...
07.10.2020 Hospitality & Residential Design with Ramey Caulkins \| S26E5 Our next guest is a fellow Denverite who splits her time between Maine and Colorado focusing on residential and hospitality design. Ramey Caulkins of Griffin Design Source joins Nick May today on The Chaise Lounge. Having a network of people ...
07.07.2020 Live Chat with Nick May and Friends on the Future of Markets \| S26E4 Enjoying his vacation in Wisconsin this week, Nick May could social distance with our next guests a few hours’ drive away. Nick is accompanied today by two great friends Christine Phillips (Viola! PR and Design) and Sarah Willit (Patina Vie) ...
07.03.2020 Boutique Interior Design with Heather & Matt French \| S26E3 For many designers, including this week's guests, having graduated from interior design school is not on the resume. Join Nick May in welcoming Heather and Matt French (French & French Interiors) to The Chaise Lounge. Heather and Matt remodeled a ...
06.26.2020 Hospitality Gone Wild with Hospitality Designer Michael Suomi \| S26E2 School projects come to fruition all the time, but not always to the full scale of our next guest. A home design that was done while in high school was used for the construction of someone’s home. Michael Suomi, of ...
06.24.2020 Interior Designers Phyllis and Bill Taylor \| S26E1 Husband and wife teams can combine their efforts for success in marriage as well as in the business world. In today’s episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick May catches up with returning guests Phyllis and Bill Taylor with Taylor & ...
06.02.2020 Resort Designer & Valentine Project Founder Joni Vanderslice \| S25E26 Deciding what you want to do is hard enough. If you’re lucky, you figure it out at a young age. This week’s guest on The Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with Joni Vanderslice of J. Banks Design Group, who ...
05.29.2020 Interior Designer Anne Carminati with Guest Host Bruce Macdonald \| S25E25 Mixing the old and the new inspires designers from all around the world. Today on The Chaise Lounge, guest host Bruce McDonald talks to Paris’ own Anne Carminati (Maison Anne Carminati). A designer who first cofounded a firm in New ...
05.27.2020 Interior Designer &TOBE Design Group Founder Todd Ezrin \| S25E24 A well-designed space should not merely satisfy a basic need, but should do so artfully and thoughtfully. This is one philosophy of Todd Ezrin, founder and principal of TOBE Design Group, and today's guest joining Nick May on The Chaise ...
05.23.2020 Bespoke Fine Furniture Maker Keith Fritz \| S25E23 Much like art, another crucial element of interior design - and living - is furniture. It fills the volume and contributes to our perception of a space, and we interact with furniture in all manner of casual and personal ways. ...
05.19.2020 Atelier Interior Design Owner and Interior Designer Katie Schroder \| S25E22 Come, join us on The Chaise Lounge for a whirlwind tour around the mile high metro. Local experts and today's tour guides Nick May and Katie Schroder know all the hot spots, and certainly know for sure where specific areas ...
05.16.2020 Art to Designers with Artioli Findlay’s Rebecca Senior and Pauline Findlay \| S25E21 Bit of a shorter one today, as Nick invites Pauline Findlay and Rebecca Senior onto The Chaise Lounge. The founder and director, respectively, of Artioli Findlay, Pauline and Rebecca are something of a departure from our usual business of design ...
05.13.2020 Interior, Floral & Event Designer Christopher Todd Hall \| S25E20 Every new story is just more proof that designers are born early, and can take any path. Our dear host Nick May sits down on The Chaise Lounge today with Christopher Todd Hall. It bears mentioning that Christopher Todd Design ...
05.09.2020 A Virtual High Point Market Panel ft. Nick May and Friends \| S25E19 And now for something completely different. Again! We were thrilled when our good friend Neil MacKenzie from Universal Furniture reached out to Nick about leading a virtual Market panel in lieu of our usual on-site pow-wow. Nick naturally accepted, so ...
05.05.2020 Interior Designer Mel Bean \| S25E18 Sometimes it feels like the list of things that can just tear through a business is neverending. Right now we're feeling the effects of one in particular - and while we've have all gone through plenty, our guest this episode ...
05.02.2020 Interior Designer and HGTV Personality/YouTuber Anthony Carrino \| S25E17 This week’s episode goes all over the place, as Nick is joined by Anthony Carrino, man of many talents. A developer and designer who’s had several shows on HGTV (Kitchen Cousins, et al.), a digital series for Ellen (The Build ...
04.28.2020 Nick May & Friends: Thriving in a World of Corona \| S25E16 And now for something completely different. On this episode, we have not one - not two - but five guests joining our beloved Nick May on The Chaise Lounge! What better time than this critical, extremely present moment, to connect ...
04.22.2020 Residential and Commercial Interior Designer Nicola Manganello \| S25E15 Commercial interior design and residential interior design, two different beasts with at least two different approaches. Tackling more than one takes courage and finesse, as this week's guest Nicola Manganello can attest. Nicola heads Nicola's Home, and joins Nick on ...
04.18.2020 Motivo Home Partners Andrea Martoccia and Richard Fava \| S25E14 Isn't partnership great? Having someone to help carry the load, someone who always knows what you're going through. To complement your strengths and weaknesses. Someone who has your back? On today's episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick sits down with ...
04.15.2020 Kitchen and Bath Designer Matthew Quinn and How to Make Your Own Way \| S25E13 Nick May, our host and tour guide through the world of the business of design, has drawn a hard line in the sand. The Chaise Lounge is a place of rest. Of respite. While we recognize that our friends, and ...
04.10.2020 Kevin Kolanowski, Founder of Fuse Lighting: Master of Materials and All Things Fixture \| S25E12 We're always excited to introduce our guests, but have to admit that today's guest shines a light into corners we don't always explore in detail. That's right, in this episode of The Chaise Lounge we have none other than Kevin ...
04.08.2020 Marie Flanigan: A Wearer of Many Hats – Architect, Marketer & Mom \| S25E11 As often happens when two business-minded creatives (or is that creative-minded entrepreneurs) get together to talk shop, you get a conversation chock-full-of unparalleled professional insights. Joining Nick May on this episode of The Chaise Lounge is Marie Flanigan of Marie ...
04.05.2020 Hospitality Designer Deborah Lloyd Forrest Talks Luxury & Travel with Guest Host Stacy Garcia \| S25E10 This week we have another episode from the "before" time, as well as an installment in our Guest Series. Nick May invited Stacy Garcia of Stacy Garcia Inc. onto The Chaise Lounge to bring her unique, creative voice and interview ...
03.31.2020 Interior Designer Megan Winters Finds a Solution for (and Survives) Anything \| S25E9 Recorded way, way back in a simpler time of January 2020, Nick May spoke with Chicago-based interior designer Megan Winters of Megan Winters Design. A firm believer in getting things done, and finding a solution for every problem - Megan ...
03.30.2020 Interior Designer Kristine Paige Offers Timely Advice on Color, Creativity and Cross-Country Collaboration \| S25E8 In this episode, recorded early March 2020, The Chaise Lounge podcast producer—a professional painting contractor—Nick May checks in on the West Coast with Los Angeles-based interior designer Kristine Paige, principal at Jackson Paige Interiors. Listen in as Nick and Kristine ...
03.24.2020 New York City Interior Designer Kammi Reiss Knows the Story of What It Takes to Succeed in the Design Business \| S25E7 How are our interior design business colleagues and friends in New York City faring through all this craziness? That’s the first question host Nick May asks our guest Kammi Reiss, founder and president of Manhattan-based Kammi Reiss Design, in this ...
03.20.2020 Luxury Endures: Bruce Andrews MacDonald and Interior Designer Sarah Eilers Share a Vision for Rooms that Stand the Test of Time \| S25E6 In this special guest-hosted episode of The Chaise Lounge podcast, we find ourselves in the excellent company of bespoke furniture designer Bruce Andrews Macdonald, founder of Bruce Andrews Design, and interior designer Sarah Eilers, of the award-winning Lucas/Eilers Design Associates, ...
03.17.2020 Interior Designer Wendy Yates and the Art of the Pivot \| S25E5 Interior design is all about change—usually for the better.But what happens when obstacles present themselves, as they sometimes will, that require a design business to slowly or abruptly pivot? That’s what host Nick May and interior designer Wendy Yates—founder of ...
03.10.2020 Get Ready, Get Set, Get Press with Interior Design Brand Advisor Amy Flurry \| S25E4 Today on The Chaise Lounge podcast, host Nick May catches up with his good friend and fellow cheerleader for the interior design trade, Amy Flurry. For listeners who have not yet met this multitalented Athens, Georgia-based communications specialist, allow us ...
03.06.2020 Residential vs. Commercial Design: For JAB Design Group, It’s All About Relationships \| S25E3 In 25 seasons of interviewing successful interior designers around the world, The Chaise Lounge host Nick May has heard from dozens of design professionals who steer clear of residential work in favor of commercial projects—and an equal number whose scales ...
03.03.2020 Fashion Snoops’ Jaye Mize Talks Trends and Why They Matter to Your Interior Design Business \| S25E2 It’s the time of the year when the fashion community debuts its fall/winter couture collections, and you can bet today’s guest in The Chaise Lounge has been watching the runways closely. As the VP of the home and interior design ...
02.25.2020 Season 25 Premiere! \| How Angela Harris, CEO of TRIO, Doubled the Size of Her Denver-based Design Firm Overnight Welcome to Season 25 of the Chaise Lounge podcast, with your host, Nick May! It’s time to talk about growing your design business, and we can’t think of a better guest to help us lead off this exciting season than ...
02.15.2020 S24E17 – Home Staging for Investors: Amy Powers on Why Interior Design Matters Extra When It’s Time to Sell or Rent Getting a home ready for market isn’t magic—it’s merchandising, and looks matter. Take it from Amy Powers C.S.P. (that stands for Certified Staging Professional), who has successfully prepared almost 100 million dollars in property listings for market since she took ...
02.12.2020 S24 E16 – Everything Interior Designers Need to Know NOW About Blogging, Pinning, Tagging, and Finding Your People: Kyla Herbes Tells All Here’s the bottom line: It’s 2020 and if you’re not marketing your interior design business on multiple digital platforms, you’re missing out on the kind of name recognition and working relationships that come with getting your images and keywords in ...
02.07.2020 S24 E15 – Meet Noelle Hernandez, Founder of the Award-Winning Mother-Daughter-Sister Design Firm MATTER There are many kinds of modern families—and just as many kinds of family businesses. In this episode, host Nick May talks with fellow Coloradan Noelle Hernandez, founder and owner of MATTER, a highly collaborative family-run residential and commercial planning and ...
02.04.2020 S24 E14 – Pizza, Process, and DIY Packages with Interior Designer Lori Miller + Bonus Catch-Up w/ Adam Japko This week in The Lounge, host Nick explores pizza, process, and customization vs. practical DIY packages with metro New York designer Lori Miller, founder of LGC, Inc. (fka Lori-Girl Creations), a full-service interior design firm based in suburban Long Island.
01.10.2020 S24 E13 – “Find Your Own Voice”—Interior Designer Kati Curtis Explores the Client-Entrepreneur Connection Welcome! Today in The Lounge, Nick sits down with NYC interior designer Kati Curtis. Kati founded Kati Curtis Design in 2005 after 12 years of working with international architecture and engineering firms. She is a Certified Interior Designer (CID), and ...
01.07.2020 S24 E12 — 2020 Jumpstart with NYC Designer Neal Beckstedt Welcome! This week on The Lounge, Nick spends some quality time with New York-based architect, interior designer, and vintage Rolex watch collector Neal Beckstedt, who boldly launched Neal Beckstedt Studio in 2010 in the depths of the recession, landed his ...
12.21.2019 S24 E11 – Celebrity designer Krista Watterworth talks balancing her TV and design careers, building teams, Vanilla Ice, and life in Florida! Welcome! Today in The Lounge, Nick sits down with Florida-based celebrity designer Krista Watterworth. Krista is perhaps best known for her appearances on HGTV and the Food Network but she has also achieved stellar success in Palm Beach with her ...
12.20.2019 S24 E10 – Guest Host Stacy Garcia Meets Jacki Arena Welcome! Today in The Lounge, special guest host Stacy Garcia meets long-time friend and collaborator, philanthropist and resort designer extraordinaire Jacki Arena. Jacki has made a name for herself in designing high end resorts throughout the world, and for establishing ...
12.07.2019 S24 E9 – Special Guest Host Rachel Moriarty Meets Tym De Santo Welcome! Today in The Lounge, guest host Rachel Moriarty sits down with Artist/Designer/Musician/Host and Entrepreneur Tym De Santo. Tym is perhaps best known for his appearances on HGTV’s Design Star, however, Tym’s skills and abilities go well beyond his Design ...
12.03.2019 S24 E8 – Celebrity Guest Host Chad James Meets Peacock Alley’s Katherine Nicholson Welcome! Today in The Lounge, celebrity guest host, Chad James sits down with Katherine Nicholson of Peacock Alley. Chad and Katherine met at the Atlanta Spring Southeastern Showhouse years back and Chad has direct experience using Katherine’s services with Peacock ...
11.29.2019 S24 E7 – Being More Than A Designer With Cochineal Design Founder Sarah Mendel Welcome! Today in The Lounge, Nick meets the founder of Cochineal Design, Sarah Mendel, who, in just 5 short years since graduating from Parsons School of Design, has made a name for herself in the New York interior design community ...
11.26.2019 S24 E6 – Guest Chaise Lounge with Antiques Diva Toma Clark Haines and Modern Antiquarian Margaret Schwartz Brass Horse Heads Antler Chandelier CA. 1870'S SWEDISH GUSTAVIAN VITRINE Today on the Chaise Lounge, your host is the Antiques Diva Toma Clark Haines. Toma chats with her friend and fellow antiques dealer Margaret Schwartz of Modern Antiquarian. They discuss ...
11.22.2019 S24 E5 – California Dreaming With Raili Clasen Today in The Lounge, Nick sits down with celebrated California designer Raili Clasen. Raili has a very interesting and unique background and a great story. She is self-trained but she has become a highly sought-after designer in her native Orange ...

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