Alicia Ybarra is the CEO and Lead Designer of Vanya Designs, and is Libbi's boss! Vanya Designs is a custom bridal shop located in Wichita, KS. Alicia is extremely passionate about making brides feel beautiful, valued, and loved through her couture creations. You will learn how Alicia got started as a designer, and where it has led her today. Custom wedding gowns, heirloom redesigns, bespoke suits, wedding gown alterations, wearable sculptures, cheerleading uniforms, you name it, she's done it! Based off the title of the episode, well you'll just have to listen to find out!

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Debra Navarro is an award winning fine jewelry designer and graduate gemologist best known for her unique styling of natural colored gemstones and 18k gold into one-of-a-kind works of wearable art. Her interest in responsible sourcing led Debra to explore artisanal mining communities deep in the East African bush. While she may be a Texan at heart, today Debra lives in Wichita, KS where she designs three distinct collections, Barefoot, Watu, and NDUR, that work together beautifully or on their own. In an exciting twist, Debra recently launched NGAGE, a new bridal division of fully customizable rings! Listen to this episode to learn how Debora became a jewelry designer, her love for the wedding industry, and some great life advice! You can find Debra on social media @debranavarro.jewelry and @debranavarro.ngage

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Jonnie is a Kansas State University Alumn, and a friend of the pod. Jonnie is a Landscape Designer and owns New Roots, a landscape company that designs, installs and maintains high quality plants and materials in the greater Wichita area. We talk about his career in the landscape industry, his family, golf, Jonnie's first impression of Libbi on a school trip, and Emma teaches the boys a thing or two about a mood board. You can follow New Roots on social media @Newrootslandscapingllc

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Summer Anne Crook is an interior designer of new home builds and remodels. She helps her clients find and create their dream homes/ spaces. Her goal is to take the stress away so her clients can enjoy the moment. She is also a realtor who can help with buying and selling homes. Listen to this episode to learn how Summer became an interior designer, and how this Cali girl turned into a Kansan. We are already planning our trip to her future home in Greece! You can find Summer on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/summerannecrook and follow her on Instagram: @_summerdesignhouse_

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Dustin Lewis is a Territory Manager for REAMS, a company that supplies to the landscape and general contractors in Kansas, and is one of Jonathan's vendors. He has a love for art and design, and still occasionally designs landscapes. He graduated from Kansas State University with his Bachelors in Landscape Design. Listen to this episode to learn all things design and life.

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Emma Jessen, the youngest sibling of Three Cheese Blend, is an Interior and Architecture Designer. She claims she's the favorite child and she very well might be with her mad design skills. She started her design career very young and is passionate about unlocking a space's true potential. Listen to learn about her career as an interior designer and give her a follow on social media @ej_interiors to follow along her design journey.

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Libbi Jessen, the middle sibling of Three Cheese Blend, is a fashion and bridal designer. In this episode, we learn how Libbi became interested in Fashion Design and how she turned it into a career in a not-so-fashionable place. Libbi has a Bachelor of Science from Kansas State University in Apparel and Textiles with a specialization in Design and Production. Since graduating in 2019 she has been in the fashion and bridal industry working at Vanya Designs a custom bridal shop. You can follow her on Instagram @libbijessen and follow @vanyadesignsbridal anywhere on social media to follow along her fashion journey. Thanks for listening, and give our podcast a follow anywhere on social media @Threecheeseblendpod

Jonathan Jessen, the oldest sibling of Three Cheese Blend is a Landscape and Event Lighting Designer in Wichita, KS. In this episode, we discuss Jonathan's career in the design industry, how he got started, and where he is today.

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