Podcast Episodes

Liz Eichholz and Lindsey Johnson // The Story Of Weezie Towels And Entrepreneurship In The Design World

Season 3 Episode 9

On this week’s episode, Ariel is joined by the duo behind Weezie Towels, Liz Eichholz and Lindsey Johnson. Launched in 2018, Weezie Towels is not only our favorite brand for gorgeous towels, but also…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Rhiannon & Travis Hageman // A Couple's Journey Scaling a Design/Build Firm in Five Years

Season 3 Episode 8

This week Ariel welcomes our first husband-wife duo to the podcast! Travis and Rhiannon, lead Hageman Homes, a Residential Interior Design and Custom Home Building Firm located in Oakville, Ontario. …

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Donna Lennard // The Visionary and Founder Behind il Buco, From Film to Antiques, and Building a Community

Season 3 Episode 7

This week we’re journeying to the storied past of NYC and the East Village as Ariel welcomes the founder and visionary behind the Il Buco hospitality group, Donna Lennard. For the last thirty years, …

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Ben Pentreath // An English Vision, from Urban Planning to Designing Beautiful Homes

Season 3 Episode 6

This week we’re joined by a guest whose prolific work in the architecture and interiors worlds is, quite literally, historic. Ben Pentreath is an English architectural and interior designer, whose fi…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Alexandra Kaehler // From a Lifestyle Blog to a Next Wave Designer

Season 3 Episode 5

This week we’re joined by a designer who found her calling for interiors through a lifestyle blog she started on the side of her day job, back in 2009. Alexandra Kaehler (known as Alex!) is a talente…

Published on 10 months ago

Alessandra Branca // Expert Advice from a Prolific Interior Designer on Blending her Italian and American Roots

Season 3 Episode 4

This week we’re honored to welcome an incredibly talented interior designer with a prolific career, Alessandra Branca. Born and raised in Rome, Alessandra has called Chicago home for over 30 years. A…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Mandy Cheng // From Set Design to Interior Design, On Career Pivots, Creativity and Growing A Small Firm into an AD100 Business

Season 3 Episode 3

This week’s guest cut her teeth on the fabulous sets of Hollywood, before transitioning her set design experience into a career: as one of the most sought-after interior designers in LA.

Mandy Cheng l…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Hannah Weil McKinley and Leah Melby Clinton // On Career Pivots, Entrepreneurship, and Starting a Print Magazine Made By and For Women

Season 3 Episode 2

For this week’s episode, it’s a Talk Shop first, as we welcome a duo (!) – lifelong friends and now co-founders,Hannah Weil McKinley and Leah Melby Clinton.

Hannah and Leah first met over a decade ago…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Jennifer Gracie // Behind the Scenes at a Legacy Family Business, Finding Inspiration All Around You, and Embracing an Unpredictable Style

Season 3 Episode 1

We’re thrilled to kick off Season Three with the fifth-generation creative leader of an incredible 125 year-old family business: Jennifer Gracie. Gracie creates some of the most beautiful and beloved…

Published on 11 months ago

Season Three Coming Next Week - Wednesday, September 25th!

Season 3

Join me, Ariel Okin, interior designer, editor and writer, as I kick off season three of my design podcast, Talk Shop. Each week, I welcome the foremost tastemakers from around the globe to chat abou…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago