Convo By Design® Podcast
1) Design Truths: Phil Norman on Budget Battles, Trend Fatigue | 609 | Building Homes That Feel Right
Today, you are going to hear a deeply candid conversation with Phil Norman, principal of Norman Design Group, to explore the complex, often contradictory realities of luxury residential design. With o...Show More
2) Melissa Lee – New South Home |608 | Profit, Process & Purpose in Modern Interior Design and the Business Behind It
We’re heading South today to hear from Melissa Lee of New South Home. This Charlotte-based interior designer and former retail buyer pulls back the curtain on the real inner workings of running a des...Show More
3) Frances Anderton | 607 | Our August 20225 Convo By Design Icon Registry Inductee
When I was growing up, radio was my solace. I loved it so much that I chose it for my career. I can remember being 10 years old with my transistor radio listening to 10Q and KHJ. Later, it was KLOS, K...Show More
4) The Heart of Design: Building Trust, Telling Stories, and Staying True | 606 | Rosa Santiago Zimmerman
In this episode, I sit down with the incredibly insightful Rosa Santiago Zimmerman for a rich and wide-ranging conversation about the state of the interior design industry, the evolving nature of crea...Show More
5) Designing the South: Sorority Culture and Interiors That Tell a Story, One Room at a Time | 605 | Marie Clair Cumbaa, Cumbaa Design Company
Design in the South is personal. It’s layered with heritage, shaped by hospitality, and built on relationships. Today, we travel to Starkville, Mississippi to explore the work and world of a designer ...Show More
6) Order and Courage Amid Chaos. The Will to Style Meaningful Interiors | 604 | Barry Spang, Sapphire Pear
As hard as it is for me to believe, it’s August. It’s hard for me to believe it’s August because it just felt like it was January. I was feeling a little tense about a number of things on the horizon ...Show More
7) Corey Damen Jenkins | 603 | Bold Vision, Grounded Leadership, and the Art of Designing with Purpose
I’m really excited about today’s episode because I had the chance to sit down with the incredible Corey Damen Jenkins. We covered a ton of ground—from how Corey manages multiple design projects and pr...Show More
8) Jeff Andrews | 602 | Our July 2025 Convo By Design Icon Registry Inductee
Welcome to the Convo By Design Icon Registry episode for the month of July, 2025. This month’s inductee is someone you certainly know, a West Coast design staple and someone with whom I have had a num...Show More
9) 3 Stories, One Major Event: Live From KBIS | 600 | Sharon Sherman, Jamie Gasparovic and Hannah Goldberg
Today, we are getting in the way way-way back machine, back to February of this year for a journey to Las Vegas for KBIS, the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show. It’s funny to me that even though this was...Show More
10) Advancing Fire Resilience in Residential Design: Integrating Materials, Landscape, and Policy for Sustainable Safety | 599 | Live From Golden State Lumber. Concord, CA.
This episode of Convo By Design is scheduled for the week of July 8th, 2025. Intentionally so we can begin thinking about what’s coming. It’s hard to forget trauma, like what we saw in Pacific Palisad...Show More