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Welcome once again to the Chaise Lounge Podcast. It has been a great honor to speak to so many talented and passionate designers over the course of the show. To close out our 30th Season, Nick May sits down with ...

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07.08.2022 Interior Design and Proactive Marketing with Pamela Durkin \| S30E13 Welcome once again to the Chaise Lounge Podcast. It has been a great honor to speak to so many talented and passionate designers over the course of the show. To close out our 30th Season, Nick May sits down with ...
07.01.2022 Alex Alonso of Mr. Alex Tate Design: Not a Firm, But a Studio \| S30E12 Hello! Welcome once again to the Chaise Lounge! This week, Nick May sits down with Alex Alonso, a designer and proud leader of a studio in Miami, Florida! Throughout his life, Alex has experimented with many different interests. He initially ...
06.18.2022 French Designer and Architect Julien Legeard: Discovering Beauty \| S30E11 Welcome once again to the Chaise Lounge Podcast! This week, Nick May sits down with Julien Legeard, a residential and hospitality designer with a powerhouse team in Miami. Julien was born and raised in France. He studied business in university ...
06.03.2022 Miami’s Fernando Alvarez of Le Jeune Upholstery \| S30E10 Welcome back to the Chaise Lounge Podcast! This week, Nick May chats with a designer, but not an interior designer. Fernando Alvarez and his family own an upholstery business that has existed since the 1960's: Le Jeune Upholstery. Fernando's parents, ...
05.27.2022 Kate Lester Returns: Bigger And Stronger \| S30E9 Welcome! In this week's Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with a returning guest: interior designer Kate Lester! In her previous appearance, Kate walked us through her story of how she worked to become an interior designer and business woman. ...
05.20.2022 Up-And-Coming New York Residential Designer Todd Raymond + Design Coach & Author Gail Doby \| S30E8 Hello, and welcome to the Chaise Lounge! Today we have a double-feature episode for your. This week Nick May sits down with Todd Raymond, a young residential designer on the rise. Furthermore, Nick catches up with our dear friend Gail ...
05.13.2022 Elizabeth Gill Interiors: Love Your Craft, Love Your People \| S30E7 Welcome back to the Chaise Lounge! This week, Nick May chats with Elizabeth Gill from Elizabeth Gill Interiors in New York! Elizabeth attended George Washington University to study International Business, then later acquired a Master's Degree in Interior Design and ...
01.21.2022 Denver Designer and Renovator Anna Smith of Anna Bode Talks Sustainability \| S30E6 Welcome back to the Chaise Lounge! This week, Nick May sits down with Anna Smith, owner of Anna Bode located right here in Denver Colorado! Anna grew up in New Hampshire. She found an interest in historic preservation, although science ...
01.14.2022 Team-building and Flexibility with Nicole Salceda of Eye For Pretty \| S30E5 Welcome! In this week's Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with Nicole Salceda, interior designer and owner of Eye For Pretty in Danville, California! Nicole attended St. Mary's to earn a teaching degree. She later got married and the couple ...
01.07.2022 The AD100 List, The WOW List, and Streamlining the Architectural Digest Experience with David Kaufman \| S30E4 Welcome back to the Chaise Lounge podcast! It is now 2022 and to start the new year motivated, Nick May sits down with global Digital Director at Architectural Digest David Kaufman!David has been featured in the show a few times ...
12.31.2021 Positive Energy In A Space, With Boulder & Aspen Interior Designers Joe McGuire and Matthew Tenzin \| S30E3 Welcome! In this week's Chaise Lounge, Nick May chats with fellow Colorado designers, Joe McGuire and Matthew Tenzin, principal designers of Joe McGuire Design in Boulder and Aspen. Joe and Matt enjoyed rearranging furniture and decorating their rooms at an ...
12.24.2021 Heather Weisz and Lisa Hynes of Florida’s HW Interiors: Setting Expectations \| S30E2 Welcome once again to the Chaise Lounge! This week, Nick May invited Heather Weisz and Lisa Hynes, dynamic duo and founders of HW Interiors in Wellington, Florida! Heather grew up in New York, and moved to Florida when she was ...
12.17.2021 Award-Winning Denver Interior Designer and Passionate Leader Andrea Monath Schumacher \| S30E1 Welcome back for a new season of The Chaise Lounge Lounge Podcast! To kick things off, Nick May goes local and invites Andrea Schumacher, a high-end residential designer based in Denver, CO. Andrea and her family traveled around the world ...
09.17.2021 Interior Designer Chad Esslinger: A One-Man Team Armed With Passion, Processes, & Experience \| S29E12 We have reached the end of Season 29 of The Chaise Lounge! This week, Nick May chats with Chad Esslinger in Downers Grove, Illinois! Chad grew up in Jacksonville, Illinois. As a kid he was into creating things with LEGOs ...
09.10.2021 United Kingdom Interior Architect and India-Native Charu Gandhi \| S29E11 Welcome to The Chaise Lounge! This week, Nick May sits down with Charu Gandhi of Elicyon in Kensington, United Kingdom!Charu studied at the Architectural Association in the United Kingdom and worked in several architectural firms. After getting involved with interior ...
09.03.2021 The Perks of Designing Under a Large Firm, with Pembrooke & Ives’ Brigitte Coleman \| S29E10 Welcome back to The Chaise Lounge! This week, Nick chats with Brigitte Coleman, design director at Pembrooke & Ives in New York City.Brigitte grew up in California, and always knew she wanted to move to New York. She also knew ...
08.27.2021 Etching Systems & Processes Into Your Design Business w/ Jessica Nelson & Stephanie Lindsey \| S29E9 This week in The Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with interior designers Jessica Nelson and Stephanie Lindsay, owners of their own company, Etch Interior Design, in Austin, TX. Jessica and Stephanie went to design school in Texas and California ...
08.20.2021 Serial Success and NYC Interior Designer Scott Sanders: Trusting Your Childhood Compass \| S29E7 In this week's episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick May chats with interior designer Scott Sanders from New York City.Scott always knew he wanted to do design, but living in a small town in Ohio he couldn't quite figure out ...
08.13.2021 Architectural Digest’s Digital Director David Kaufman and The Future of Real Estate After COVID-19 \| S29E6 In this week's Chaise Lounge, Nick May chats with David Kaufman, global Digital Director at Architectural Digest! David has quite the resumé, having worked as an editor for the New York Times, Quartz, New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, ...
08.06.2021 Milieu Interior Designs’ Founders and Creative Power Couple: Janessa & Stephen Gertz \| S29E6 This week in The Chaise Lounge, Nick May interviews interior designers Janessa and Stephen Gertz, owners of Milieu Interior Design in Chicago, IL. Janessa graduated from Harrington Institute of Interior Design, while Stephen graduated from Illinois Institute of Art. By ...
07.30.2021 Ode to People, Ode to Things, with Interior Designer Nike Onile \| S29E5 Welcome! In this week's Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with Nike Onile, creator of Of Things Ode in Toronto, Ontario.Nike, like many guests we've featured on the show, had an artistic inclination at a young age but became an ...
07.23.2021 Award-Winning British Interior Design Legend Fiona-Barratt Campbell \| S29E4 We hope you're prepared, because this week on The Chaise Lounge we had the honor to interview Fiona Barratt-Campbell, one of Britain's most prolific figures in the interior design industry.Fiona's success as an entrepreneur and designer can be traced back ...
07.15.2021 Interior Designer Jill Howard and Her Journey to Open Her Own Studio \| S29E3 Hi there! We hope you are prepared because this week in the Chaise Lounge, we are joined by Jill Howard, founder of Jill Howard Design Studio.Growing up in a small town in the mountains of Virginia, Jill was not aware ...
07.09.2021 Interior Designer, Podcaster, Actress, and International English Professor Rebecca Hay \| S29E2 Hello! Glad to see you around. This week in The Chaise Lounge, Nick chats with Rebecca Hay, owner of Rebecca Hay Designs in Toronto, Canada.Though interested in interior design and entrepreneurship at a young age, Rebecca didn't enter the field ...
07.02.2021 Interior Design Superstar Corey Damen Jenkins and His Prolific Projects \| S29E1 Welcome back! We are happy to have you here for the Season 29 premiere of The Chaise Lounge. And what better way to kick things off than with renowned interior designer Corey Damen Jenkins!Corey has been up to a lot ...
04.30.2021 Architect & Interior Designer Mark Lavender + Creative Genius Gail Doby \| S28E12 Welcome back to The Chaise Lounge! On our season finale, Nick sits down with two guests! First he interviews Mark Lavender from M. Lavender Interiors in Chicago, an interior design firm that focuses exclusively in residential projects.Fascinated with blueprints, Mark ...
04.23.2021 Margarita Bravo: Industrial Engineer Turned Home Designer \| S28E11 Greetings! In this week’s The Chaise Lounge, Nick May interviews Margarita Bravo, industrial engineer turned interior designer, with experience in finance.Born in Venezuela, Margarita has been fascinated with construction since she was a child. Watching her grandfather build things from ...
04.16.2021 Starting His Foundation with Principal Architect Eddie Maestri \| S28E10 Welcome! In this week’s Chaise Lounge, Nick May chats with Eddie Maestri, owner of Maestri Studio in Dallas, Texas. His business offers architecture services, interior design, finishing and landscape design. Architecture has been an important part of Eddie's life since ...
04.09.2021 Flipping the Switch w/ Christian Daw \| S28E9 Welcome! On this week's Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with Christian Daw, from Christian Daw Design. Christian started as a lawyer before making a career switch. However, while going through school, Christian would flip houses on the side. Nick ...
04.02.2021 Talking High Point Market w/ Keita Turner, Thom Filicia & Ashley Grigg \| S28E8 High Point Market is only 2 months away! On this week's episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with Keita Turner from Keita Turner Design, Thom Filicia from Thom Filicia Incorporated, and Ashley Grigg, Director of Marketing Communications ...
03.26.2021 Reflecting on a 40 Year Career with John Robert Wiltgen \| S28E7 Welcome! In this week's Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with John Robert Wiltgen from John Robert Wiltgen Design, Inc. based in Chicago, IL. John Robert Wiltgen is currently retired after being an interior designer for 40 years. John shares ...
03.19.2021 1stDibs’ Anthony Barzilay Freund on the Luxury Marketplace \| S28E6 Welcome to this week’s episode of The Chaise Lounge! This week Nick May sits down with Anthony Barzilay Freund the Editorial Director of 1stDibs. Nick and Anthony discuss the origins of 1stDibs, which was started 20 years ago by Michael ...
03.12.2021 A Look into the World of Model Home Merchandising with Rhett Alexander \| S28E5 Today on The Chaise Lounge, Nick May is joined by Rhett Alexander (Rhett Alexander LLC). Nick has an interesting connection to Rhett, as he designed the community that Nick’s parents are living in now! Rhett was born in Columbia while ...
03.07.2021 Staging the Home with Interior Decorator & Home Stager Anne Carr \| S28E4 Welcome! Today in The Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with Anne Carr of Anne Carr Designs. Anne is a home stager and interior designer in the Los Angeles area .Anne discovered her passion for interior design when she helped ...
02.26.2021 Bespoke Interior Designer Carrie Brigham on Her Journey & Design Education \| S28E3 Welcome! Today in The Lounge, Nick sits down with Carrie Brigham of Carrie Brigham Design. Carrie is based in Naples, Florida and graduated from Florida State University in 2008, during the recession. Nick and Carrie discuss trying to break into ...
02.19.2021 A Conversation with Architectural Digest’s Digital Director, David Kaufman \| S28E2 You've seen them in the lobby at your doctor's office. Maybe you've even read one. On this week’s episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick May is joined by David Kaufman of Architectural Digest. At Architectural Digest, David is responsible for ...
02.12.2021 HGTV/TDN Designer and VP of Global Industry Relations, Ronati: Kelli Ellis \| S28E1 Welcome to the Season 28 premiere of The Chaise Lounge! This week on the Lounge, Nick May is joined by returning guest Kelli Ellis with Ronati. Nick and Kelli are longtime friends who catch up on what they’re doing. Kelli ...
01.15.2021 Senior Living Interior Design with Melissa Banko \| S27E18 Although getting an education is important, there are some things that can only be learned by having work experience. For our season finale of The Chaise Lounge, Nick May is joined by Melissa Banko of Banko Design. Melissa tells of ...
01.12.2021 An Interior Designer with an Entrepreneurial Spirit: Cara Woodhouse \| S27E17 Today on The Chaise Lounge, Nick May is joined by Cara Woodhouse of Cara Woodhouse Interiors. Nick and Cara discuss her bad experience with an internship, her love of art as a child and downsizing her company to better provide ...
01.08.2021 How to Transition from Employee to Partner with Tom Diverio \| S27E16 For the first time on the show, we have a guest that became a partner at a firm after being an employee. Joining Nick May on The Chaise Lounge is Tom Diverio of Dunagan Diverio Design. Tom had worked for ...
01.06.2021 Social Media Marketing with Kyla Herbes \| S27E15 If you’re not using social media, our next guest highly recommends you start. On today’s episode of The Chaise Lounge, Kyla Herbes joins Nick May as they talk about using social media as a marketing tool for your business. Specifically, ...
01.01.2021 Building a Network for Interior Designers with Genevieve Trousdale \| S27E14 On today’s episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick May has a conversation with Genevieve Trousdale of Circaphiles. Nick and Genevieve share a passion for helping others and bringing value to their industries. Genevieve started a network that services interior designers ...
12.28.2020 Kendall Wilkinson: Hiring a COO for Interior Design \| S27E13 To the public eye, you might seem like an overnight success. For our next guest, her overnight success came after over 20 years of hard work. This week on The Chaise Lounge, Nick May is joined by Kendall Wilkinson of ...
12.19.2020 Sustainable Interior Design with Sarah Walker \| S27E12 One way to think of Covid in a positive mindset is that it certainly has made people more aware of their physical and mental health. On this week’s episode of The Chaise Lounge, Sarah Walker of The Curated House joins ...
12.15.2020 A Conversation with Brand Advisor, Author and DIY PR Expert, Amy Flurry \| S27E11 Our next guest advises us to consider how many projects are submitted to a magazine or other piece of publishing before submitting projects for press. On this week’s episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick May is joined by Amy Flurry. ...
12.04.2020 Flexible and Creative Design with Jackie Armour \| S27E10 Going to school to further your education while raising your children is an admirable act. This week’s guest, Jackie Armour with JMA Interior Design, joins Nick May on The Chaise Lounge. It was Jackie’s life mission to graduate, earning a ...
11.28.2020 Culture and Trends Affected by Covid with Jaye Mize \| S27E9 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 ...
11.20.2020 Coast to Coast Design Co-Host Lisa Davenport \| S27E8 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 ...
11.14.2020 Designers with an Emphasis on Lifestyle: George Yabu & Glenn Pushelberg \| S27E7 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 ...
11.06.2020 The Chaise Lounge Remembers: A Selection of Clips \| S27E6 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 ...

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07.08.2022 Interior Design and Proactive Marketing with Pamela Durkin \| S30E13 Welcome once again to the Chaise Lounge Podcast. It has been a great honor to speak to so many talented and passionate designers over the course of the show. To close out our 30th Season, Nick May sits down with ...
07.01.2022 Alex Alonso of Mr. Alex Tate Design: Not a Firm, But a Studio \| S30E12 Hello! Welcome once again to the Chaise Lounge! This week, Nick May sits down with Alex Alonso, a designer and proud leader of a studio in Miami, Florida! Throughout his life, Alex has experimented with many different interests. He initially ...
06.18.2022 French Designer and Architect Julien Legeard: Discovering Beauty \| S30E11 Welcome once again to the Chaise Lounge Podcast! This week, Nick May sits down with Julien Legeard, a residential and hospitality designer with a powerhouse team in Miami. Julien was born and raised in France. He studied business in university ...
06.03.2022 Miami’s Fernando Alvarez of Le Jeune Upholstery \| S30E10 Welcome back to the Chaise Lounge Podcast! This week, Nick May chats with a designer, but not an interior designer. Fernando Alvarez and his family own an upholstery business that has existed since the 1960's: Le Jeune Upholstery. Fernando's parents, ...
05.27.2022 Kate Lester Returns: Bigger And Stronger \| S30E9 Welcome! In this week's Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with a returning guest: interior designer Kate Lester! In her previous appearance, Kate walked us through her story of how she worked to become an interior designer and business woman. ...
05.20.2022 Up-And-Coming New York Residential Designer Todd Raymond + Design Coach & Author Gail Doby \| S30E8 Hello, and welcome to the Chaise Lounge! Today we have a double-feature episode for your. This week Nick May sits down with Todd Raymond, a young residential designer on the rise. Furthermore, Nick catches up with our dear friend Gail ...
05.13.2022 Elizabeth Gill Interiors: Love Your Craft, Love Your People \| S30E7 Welcome back to the Chaise Lounge! This week, Nick May chats with Elizabeth Gill from Elizabeth Gill Interiors in New York! Elizabeth attended George Washington University to study International Business, then later acquired a Master's Degree in Interior Design and ...
01.21.2022 Denver Designer and Renovator Anna Smith of Anna Bode Talks Sustainability \| S30E6 Welcome back to the Chaise Lounge! This week, Nick May sits down with Anna Smith, owner of Anna Bode located right here in Denver Colorado! Anna grew up in New Hampshire. She found an interest in historic preservation, although science ...
01.14.2022 Team-building and Flexibility with Nicole Salceda of Eye For Pretty \| S30E5 Welcome! In this week's Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with Nicole Salceda, interior designer and owner of Eye For Pretty in Danville, California! Nicole attended St. Mary's to earn a teaching degree. She later got married and the couple ...
01.07.2022 The AD100 List, The WOW List, and Streamlining the Architectural Digest Experience with David Kaufman \| S30E4 Welcome back to the Chaise Lounge podcast! It is now 2022 and to start the new year motivated, Nick May sits down with global Digital Director at Architectural Digest David Kaufman!David has been featured in the show a few times ...
12.31.2021 Positive Energy In A Space, With Boulder & Aspen Interior Designers Joe McGuire and Matthew Tenzin \| S30E3 Welcome! In this week's Chaise Lounge, Nick May chats with fellow Colorado designers, Joe McGuire and Matthew Tenzin, principal designers of Joe McGuire Design in Boulder and Aspen. Joe and Matt enjoyed rearranging furniture and decorating their rooms at an ...
12.24.2021 Heather Weisz and Lisa Hynes of Florida’s HW Interiors: Setting Expectations \| S30E2 Welcome once again to the Chaise Lounge! This week, Nick May invited Heather Weisz and Lisa Hynes, dynamic duo and founders of HW Interiors in Wellington, Florida! Heather grew up in New York, and moved to Florida when she was ...
12.17.2021 Award-Winning Denver Interior Designer and Passionate Leader Andrea Monath Schumacher \| S30E1 Welcome back for a new season of The Chaise Lounge Lounge Podcast! To kick things off, Nick May goes local and invites Andrea Schumacher, a high-end residential designer based in Denver, CO. Andrea and her family traveled around the world ...
09.17.2021 Interior Designer Chad Esslinger: A One-Man Team Armed With Passion, Processes, & Experience \| S29E12 We have reached the end of Season 29 of The Chaise Lounge! This week, Nick May chats with Chad Esslinger in Downers Grove, Illinois! Chad grew up in Jacksonville, Illinois. As a kid he was into creating things with LEGOs ...
09.10.2021 United Kingdom Interior Architect and India-Native Charu Gandhi \| S29E11 Welcome to The Chaise Lounge! This week, Nick May sits down with Charu Gandhi of Elicyon in Kensington, United Kingdom!Charu studied at the Architectural Association in the United Kingdom and worked in several architectural firms. After getting involved with interior ...
09.03.2021 The Perks of Designing Under a Large Firm, with Pembrooke & Ives’ Brigitte Coleman \| S29E10 Welcome back to The Chaise Lounge! This week, Nick chats with Brigitte Coleman, design director at Pembrooke & Ives in New York City.Brigitte grew up in California, and always knew she wanted to move to New York. She also knew ...
08.27.2021 Etching Systems & Processes Into Your Design Business w/ Jessica Nelson & Stephanie Lindsey \| S29E9 This week in The Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with interior designers Jessica Nelson and Stephanie Lindsay, owners of their own company, Etch Interior Design, in Austin, TX. Jessica and Stephanie went to design school in Texas and California ...
08.20.2021 Serial Success and NYC Interior Designer Scott Sanders: Trusting Your Childhood Compass \| S29E7 In this week's episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick May chats with interior designer Scott Sanders from New York City.Scott always knew he wanted to do design, but living in a small town in Ohio he couldn't quite figure out ...
08.13.2021 Architectural Digest’s Digital Director David Kaufman and The Future of Real Estate After COVID-19 \| S29E6 In this week's Chaise Lounge, Nick May chats with David Kaufman, global Digital Director at Architectural Digest! David has quite the resumé, having worked as an editor for the New York Times, Quartz, New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, ...
08.06.2021 Milieu Interior Designs’ Founders and Creative Power Couple: Janessa & Stephen Gertz \| S29E6 This week in The Chaise Lounge, Nick May interviews interior designers Janessa and Stephen Gertz, owners of Milieu Interior Design in Chicago, IL. Janessa graduated from Harrington Institute of Interior Design, while Stephen graduated from Illinois Institute of Art. By ...
07.30.2021 Ode to People, Ode to Things, with Interior Designer Nike Onile \| S29E5 Welcome! In this week's Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with Nike Onile, creator of Of Things Ode in Toronto, Ontario.Nike, like many guests we've featured on the show, had an artistic inclination at a young age but became an ...
07.23.2021 Award-Winning British Interior Design Legend Fiona-Barratt Campbell \| S29E4 We hope you're prepared, because this week on The Chaise Lounge we had the honor to interview Fiona Barratt-Campbell, one of Britain's most prolific figures in the interior design industry.Fiona's success as an entrepreneur and designer can be traced back ...
07.15.2021 Interior Designer Jill Howard and Her Journey to Open Her Own Studio \| S29E3 Hi there! We hope you are prepared because this week in the Chaise Lounge, we are joined by Jill Howard, founder of Jill Howard Design Studio.Growing up in a small town in the mountains of Virginia, Jill was not aware ...
07.09.2021 Interior Designer, Podcaster, Actress, and International English Professor Rebecca Hay \| S29E2 Hello! Glad to see you around. This week in The Chaise Lounge, Nick chats with Rebecca Hay, owner of Rebecca Hay Designs in Toronto, Canada.Though interested in interior design and entrepreneurship at a young age, Rebecca didn't enter the field ...
07.02.2021 Interior Design Superstar Corey Damen Jenkins and His Prolific Projects \| S29E1 Welcome back! We are happy to have you here for the Season 29 premiere of The Chaise Lounge. And what better way to kick things off than with renowned interior designer Corey Damen Jenkins!Corey has been up to a lot ...
04.30.2021 Architect & Interior Designer Mark Lavender + Creative Genius Gail Doby \| S28E12 Welcome back to The Chaise Lounge! On our season finale, Nick sits down with two guests! First he interviews Mark Lavender from M. Lavender Interiors in Chicago, an interior design firm that focuses exclusively in residential projects.Fascinated with blueprints, Mark ...
04.23.2021 Margarita Bravo: Industrial Engineer Turned Home Designer \| S28E11 Greetings! In this week’s The Chaise Lounge, Nick May interviews Margarita Bravo, industrial engineer turned interior designer, with experience in finance.Born in Venezuela, Margarita has been fascinated with construction since she was a child. Watching her grandfather build things from ...
04.16.2021 Starting His Foundation with Principal Architect Eddie Maestri \| S28E10 Welcome! In this week’s Chaise Lounge, Nick May chats with Eddie Maestri, owner of Maestri Studio in Dallas, Texas. His business offers architecture services, interior design, finishing and landscape design. Architecture has been an important part of Eddie's life since ...
04.09.2021 Flipping the Switch w/ Christian Daw \| S28E9 Welcome! On this week's Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with Christian Daw, from Christian Daw Design. Christian started as a lawyer before making a career switch. However, while going through school, Christian would flip houses on the side. Nick ...
04.02.2021 Talking High Point Market w/ Keita Turner, Thom Filicia & Ashley Grigg \| S28E8 High Point Market is only 2 months away! On this week's episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with Keita Turner from Keita Turner Design, Thom Filicia from Thom Filicia Incorporated, and Ashley Grigg, Director of Marketing Communications ...
03.26.2021 Reflecting on a 40 Year Career with John Robert Wiltgen \| S28E7 Welcome! In this week's Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with John Robert Wiltgen from John Robert Wiltgen Design, Inc. based in Chicago, IL. John Robert Wiltgen is currently retired after being an interior designer for 40 years. John shares ...
03.19.2021 1stDibs’ Anthony Barzilay Freund on the Luxury Marketplace \| S28E6 Welcome to this week’s episode of The Chaise Lounge! This week Nick May sits down with Anthony Barzilay Freund the Editorial Director of 1stDibs. Nick and Anthony discuss the origins of 1stDibs, which was started 20 years ago by Michael ...
03.12.2021 A Look into the World of Model Home Merchandising with Rhett Alexander \| S28E5 Today on The Chaise Lounge, Nick May is joined by Rhett Alexander (Rhett Alexander LLC). Nick has an interesting connection to Rhett, as he designed the community that Nick’s parents are living in now! Rhett was born in Columbia while ...
03.07.2021 Staging the Home with Interior Decorator & Home Stager Anne Carr \| S28E4 Welcome! Today in The Chaise Lounge, Nick May sits down with Anne Carr of Anne Carr Designs. Anne is a home stager and interior designer in the Los Angeles area .Anne discovered her passion for interior design when she helped ...
02.26.2021 Bespoke Interior Designer Carrie Brigham on Her Journey & Design Education \| S28E3 Welcome! Today in The Lounge, Nick sits down with Carrie Brigham of Carrie Brigham Design. Carrie is based in Naples, Florida and graduated from Florida State University in 2008, during the recession. Nick and Carrie discuss trying to break into ...
02.19.2021 A Conversation with Architectural Digest’s Digital Director, David Kaufman \| S28E2 You've seen them in the lobby at your doctor's office. Maybe you've even read one. On this week’s episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick May is joined by David Kaufman of Architectural Digest. At Architectural Digest, David is responsible for ...
02.12.2021 HGTV/TDN Designer and VP of Global Industry Relations, Ronati: Kelli Ellis \| S28E1 Welcome to the Season 28 premiere of The Chaise Lounge! This week on the Lounge, Nick May is joined by returning guest Kelli Ellis with Ronati. Nick and Kelli are longtime friends who catch up on what they’re doing. Kelli ...
01.15.2021 Senior Living Interior Design with Melissa Banko \| S27E18 Although getting an education is important, there are some things that can only be learned by having work experience. For our season finale of The Chaise Lounge, Nick May is joined by Melissa Banko of Banko Design. Melissa tells of ...
01.12.2021 An Interior Designer with an Entrepreneurial Spirit: Cara Woodhouse \| S27E17 Today on The Chaise Lounge, Nick May is joined by Cara Woodhouse of Cara Woodhouse Interiors. Nick and Cara discuss her bad experience with an internship, her love of art as a child and downsizing her company to better provide ...
01.08.2021 How to Transition from Employee to Partner with Tom Diverio \| S27E16 For the first time on the show, we have a guest that became a partner at a firm after being an employee. Joining Nick May on The Chaise Lounge is Tom Diverio of Dunagan Diverio Design. Tom had worked for ...
01.06.2021 Social Media Marketing with Kyla Herbes \| S27E15 If you’re not using social media, our next guest highly recommends you start. On today’s episode of The Chaise Lounge, Kyla Herbes joins Nick May as they talk about using social media as a marketing tool for your business. Specifically, ...
01.01.2021 Building a Network for Interior Designers with Genevieve Trousdale \| S27E14 On today’s episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick May has a conversation with Genevieve Trousdale of Circaphiles. Nick and Genevieve share a passion for helping others and bringing value to their industries. Genevieve started a network that services interior designers ...
12.28.2020 Kendall Wilkinson: Hiring a COO for Interior Design \| S27E13 To the public eye, you might seem like an overnight success. For our next guest, her overnight success came after over 20 years of hard work. This week on The Chaise Lounge, Nick May is joined by Kendall Wilkinson of ...
12.19.2020 Sustainable Interior Design with Sarah Walker \| S27E12 One way to think of Covid in a positive mindset is that it certainly has made people more aware of their physical and mental health. On this week’s episode of The Chaise Lounge, Sarah Walker of The Curated House joins ...
12.15.2020 A Conversation with Brand Advisor, Author and DIY PR Expert, Amy Flurry \| S27E11 Our next guest advises us to consider how many projects are submitted to a magazine or other piece of publishing before submitting projects for press. On this week’s episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick May is joined by Amy Flurry. ...
12.04.2020 Flexible and Creative Design with Jackie Armour \| S27E10 Going to school to further your education while raising your children is an admirable act. This week’s guest, Jackie Armour with JMA Interior Design, joins Nick May on The Chaise Lounge. It was Jackie’s life mission to graduate, earning a ...
11.28.2020 Culture and Trends Affected by Covid with Jaye Mize \| S27E9 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 ...
11.20.2020 Coast to Coast Design Co-Host Lisa Davenport \| S27E8 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 ...
11.14.2020 Designers with an Emphasis on Lifestyle: George Yabu & Glenn Pushelberg \| S27E7 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 ...
11.06.2020 The Chaise Lounge Remembers: A Selection of Clips \| S27E6 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 ...

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Interior Design and Proactive Marketing with Pamela Durkin | S30E13

Alex Alonso of Mr. Alex Tate Design: Not a Firm, But a Studio | S30E12

French Designer and Architect Julien Legeard: Discovering Beauty | S30E11

Miami’s Fernando Alvarez of Le Jeune Upholstery | S30E10

Kate Lester Returns: Bigger And Stronger | S30E9

Up-And-Coming New York Residential Designer Todd Raymond + Design Coach & Author Gail Doby | S30E8

Elizabeth Gill Interiors: Love Your Craft, Love Your People | S30E7

Denver Designer and Renovator Anna Smith of Anna Bode Talks Sustainability | S30E6

Team-building and Flexibility with Nicole Salceda of Eye For Pretty | S30E5

The AD100 List, The WOW List, and Streamlining the Architectural Digest Experience with David Kaufman | S30E4

Positive Energy In A Space, With Boulder & Aspen Interior Designers Joe McGuire and Matthew Tenzin | S30E3

Heather Weisz and Lisa Hynes of Florida’s HW Interiors: Setting Expectations | S30E2

Award-Winning Denver Interior Designer and Passionate Leader Andrea Monath Schumacher | S30E1

Interior Designer Chad Esslinger: A One-Man Team Armed With Passion, Processes, & Experience | S29E12

United Kingdom Interior Architect and India-Native Charu Gandhi | S29E11

The Perks of Designing Under a Large Firm, with Pembrooke & Ives’ Brigitte Coleman | S29E10

Etching Systems & Processes Into Your Design Business w/ Jessica Nelson & Stephanie Lindsey | S29E9

Serial Success and NYC Interior Designer Scott Sanders: Trusting Your Childhood Compass | S29E7

Architectural Digest’s Digital Director David Kaufman and The Future of Real Estate After COVID-19 | S29E6

Milieu Interior Designs’ Founders and Creative Power Couple: Janessa & Stephen Gertz | S29E6

Ode to People, Ode to Things, with Interior Designer Nike Onile | S29E5

Award-Winning British Interior Design Legend Fiona-Barratt Campbell | S29E4

Interior Designer Jill Howard and Her Journey to Open Her Own Studio | S29E3

Interior Designer, Podcaster, Actress, and International English Professor Rebecca Hay | S29E2

Interior Design Superstar Corey Damen Jenkins and His Prolific Projects | S29E1

Architect & Interior Designer Mark Lavender + Creative Genius Gail Doby | S28E12

Margarita Bravo: Industrial Engineer Turned Home Designer | S28E11

Starting His Foundation with Principal Architect Eddie Maestri | S28E10

Flipping the Switch w/ Christian Daw | S28E9

Talking High Point Market w/ Keita Turner, Thom Filicia & Ashley Grigg | S28E8

Reflecting on a 40 Year Career with John Robert Wiltgen | S28E7

1stDibs’ Anthony Barzilay Freund on the Luxury Marketplace | S28E6

A Look into the World of Model Home Merchandising with Rhett Alexander | S28E5

Staging the Home with Interior Decorator & Home Stager Anne Carr | S28E4

Bespoke Interior Designer Carrie Brigham on Her Journey & Design Education | S28E3

A Conversation with Architectural Digest’s Digital Director, David Kaufman | S28E2

HGTV/TDN Designer and VP of Global Industry Relations, Ronati: Kelli Ellis | S28E1

Senior Living Interior Design with Melissa Banko | S27E18

An Interior Designer with an Entrepreneurial Spirit: Cara Woodhouse | S27E17

How to Transition from Employee to Partner with Tom Diverio | S27E16

Social Media Marketing with Kyla Herbes | S27E15

Building a Network for Interior Designers with Genevieve Trousdale | S27E14

Kendall Wilkinson: Hiring a COO for Interior Design | S27E13

Sustainable Interior Design with Sarah Walker | S27E12

A Conversation with Brand Advisor, Author and DIY PR Expert, Amy Flurry | S27E11

Flexible and Creative Design with Jackie Armour | S27E10

Culture and Trends Affected by Covid with Jaye Mize | S27E9

Coast to Coast Design Co-Host Lisa Davenport | S27E8

Designers with an Emphasis on Lifestyle: George Yabu & Glenn Pushelberg | S27E7

The Chaise Lounge Remembers: A Selection of Clips | S27E6