Podcasts On My Radar for Design Enthusiasts
Discover some of the most inspiring podcasts for designers and other creative professionals.
I have curated a list of 15 essential design podcasts for you to add to your playlist. From the East Coast with Business of Home to the West Coast with Convo by Design, this is a great list of weekly design discussions covering various aspects of the interior design business.
Hopefully you will find a few you may have never heard of…
Kimberley Seldon
Author, Interior Designer, Speaker and fellow CSLUB graduate, Kimberley Seldon is a voice of reason, providing advice for the growth of your business among many other topics. (see below for more)
CLEVER PODCAST
Clever: A Podcast About Design
Designer Amy Devers and Design Milk's Jaime Derringer
A podcast about design, and designers too. I love the insightful questions and the enthusiasm for design that the two hosts bring to their conversations with other creatives and designers responsible for the objects and environments that shape our lives.
John Kilfoyle, Paul Reidt and Linda Kochman
The idea for B/A/D Talks (Builders, Architects and Designers) is to provide the community with a forum for shared interests and an opportunity to have full conversations in a non-commercial setting. Kyle Hoepner is the moderator of B/A/D Talks.
LuAnn Niagara
LuAnn won’t need much by way of introduction - her podcast is rated the No. 1 Interior Design Business podcast on iTunes. Her curious mind and acute business sense has propelled her to the top of design podcasts. LuAnn has an impressive list of interviews and always provides insightful recaps and takeaways.
*Click here to listen to LuAnn Nigara interview me following my presentation at the Design Influencers Conference.
Laura Davis and Holly Hall
Started in 2009, this is a friendly chat with Laura and Holly, both architects, sharing their favorite trends and design advice for your home. They discuss a variety of topics on architecture and interiors, from tips on how to restore your kitchen to accounts of their own architectural ventures, such as their work to restore a historic mansion in Dallas.
Dennis Scully : Business of Home Host
Dennis Scully
I can’t get enough of this podcast: I follow every interview and wait patiently each week for updates and new interviews! This is someone who knows the art of the interview. Host, Dennis Scully asks the right questions, is a good listener, and he always asks his next question based on what he has heard. He is the ultimate host.
Listen in as Dennis, industry veteran and Editor at Large contributor sits face-to-face with leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs to analyze the changes and challenges facing the home industry and interior design community. And he never backs down from asking the tough and sometimes uncomfortable questions that we are thinking.
Ippolita Rostagno
From the rise and rebirth of Domino; Homepolish’s plans to transform the business model of interior design, and the future of fast furniture are just a few of the topics on tap in the new Business of Home podcast, which launched in 2018.
The interview that got me hooked: Ippolita Rostagno
Josh Cooperman
Josh Cooperman is a speaker, writer, publisher, host, brand manager and product designer with over 25 years in the broadcast industry most notably serving as serving as the Sales Manager and Director of Motorsports for CBS Radio in Dallas, Texas and the General Manager/ Program Director for Playboy Radio. Cooperman, a devotee of design and architecture, he developed the
Convo by Design - CXD : Josh Cooperman
Convo By Design platform to promote and tell the stories of those behind remarkable design. This guy is true to his journalistic roots in the refinement of knowing his subjects and the art of the interview - this is a great podcast.
From the many magazine pages and multiple Top 100 lists comes the voices of Gensler Design Exchange for the community to peek behind the design curtain of the thoughts and influences occurring daily in the studio.
Gensler + Associates, LA, was my first employer out of design school, CSULB. The professionalism and creativity that lives in this firm are always a great intersection of aspirational and intelligent design.
Kimberley Seldon : Business of Design
Kimberley Seldon
Fellow CSLUB graduate and Interior Designer Kimberley Seldon is a voice of reason, providing advice for the growth of your business among many other topics. In addition to her weekly podcast, she is also the author of a series of books. These resources are available to elevate our business practices from Kimberley’s experience working with high-end clients.
Top 10 PODCASTS for Bloggers (+ one for good luck)
Raw Milk Podcast - Beth Kirby | Creative Business
Create If Writing - Kirsten Oliphant
Smart Passive Income - Pat Flynn (also has a YT channel) Love this guy. Constantly teaching methods that can actually make you money through smart monetization, key strategies for landing sponsors, and more.
Social Media Examiner - Michael Stelzner
Pitch It Perfect - Julie Solomon
Problogger Podcast: Darren Rowse, from Melbourne, Australia - Darren’s blog was one of the first authorities I utilized for navigating the blogging landscape. His information is relevant and always helpful since he continues to evolve within the blogging space.
Blogger Genius - Jillian Tohber Leslie, also of Milotree.com and CatchMyParty.com
Online Marketing Made Easy with Amy Porterfield is amazing!
Elise Gets Crafty - Elise Joy
Side Hustle Nation - Nick Loper
YOUTUBE shows for Decor Enthusiasts and Interior Designers
Kinwoven - Robeson Design - with Rebecca Robeson
The Interior Design Advocate - Donna Hoffman Interior Design
Listed above for their podcasts, Amy Porterfield and Convo By Design are also on YouTube.
Podcasts for Entrepreneurs: A few more notable design podcasts that I listen to
The Mortified Podcast - This is hilarious!!
School of Greatness - Lewis Howes
Hay House World Summit Podcast - Various speakers on Health and Wellness. Hay House is an international leader in self-help and transformational publishing, with sales of books, audios, videos, online courses, and live events worldwide. My favorite lately has been “You Can Heal Your Life”.
The Gary Vee Audio Experience - Gary Vaynerchuk's rules: Give, give, give, and have empathy.
Welcome to the Blissdom Podcast
Join Alli Worthington as she shares about the heart, vision, and wonderful guests behind the Blissdom Podcast. We'll also answer some of the most common questions you have before attending this incredible event November 14th-16th in Nashville, TN.
Ill be attending and participating at Blissdom as a Community Leader this year. DM me if you will be there too. I am so excited to return to Blissdom as I attended the last and have been missing this amazing conference ever since.
Meagan Francis and Sarah Powers are the dynamic co-hosts of The Mom Hour podcast, and co-owners of Life, Listened, podcast production and advertising agency focused on parenting and women's lifestyle shows. Together, Meagan and Sarah have over 25 years of experience in digital media.
Life of an Architect - Bob Borson
Dallas architect Bob Borson, FAIA, is widely recognized as the blogger behind Life of an Architect—one of the world’s most popular architectural blogs. As an emerging voice within the architectural community, he has bridged the gap and engaged multiple generations of architects and architectural enthusiasts by sharing his personal experiences, professional practice tips, and anecdotes on what it’s like to work with and be an architect.
I had the pleasure of meeting Bob and spending 3 days with him while judging the NKBA National Kitchen and Bath Design Competition. It was a lot of work, but a little fun was had with this wonderful crowd . Bob is a modern day renaissance man. He can do it all! His knowledge, keen eye for detail and delightful breadth of music knowledge was amazing. Add to that, this man could sketch beautifully, and did so daily . So refreshing in this day of technology, the art of the sketch was refreshing.
He should have been a DJ….
Young House Love Has a Podcast from John and Sherry Petersik from the blog Young House Love.
Conversations about home improvement, design, and life at home. Episodes are filled with casual decorating advice, DIY stories, interviews with experts, and a smattering of tips and ideas that can help you simplify, organize, and update your home. Sherry and John Petersik are the married duo who began chronicling their home improvement adventures in 2007 on the blog Young House Love, which spawned two New York Times best-selling books, as well as product lines sold by Target and Home Depot. And, well, now they have a podcast.
Ballard Designs has introduced its new decorating podcast — How to Decorate. I recommend: Podcast, Ep. 90: Brooke and Steve Giannetti of Giannetti Home and Podcast, Ep. 82: stylist and editor Stacy Kunstel
Joann Kandrac and Kelly Kole
These two delightful interior designers offer a lively conversation about the latest trends, travels to industry events, current design projects (the good, the bad and the ugly), do's and don'ts, product recommendations and more. They are true to their motto, and offer lots of positivity and smiles to the discussions.
Honorable Mention for Marketing your business:
Nicole Holland - marketing and management.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” – Nelson Mandela
Thank you for reading my article. Every post I write takes its origin from my interior design business and guiding clients in creating their dream home and helping fellow designers by providing resources and inspiration.
xoxo
Deborah
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