67. Tips on Landing your Dream Job + Other Insights from a Recruiter w/Deandra Hamer
Release Date: 09/30/2021
91. Where The Podcast All Started, The Messy, The Magical + Going For It Anyways w/ Host Kelsey Paul
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All I can say is, I’m so g r a t e f u l ✨ Though this may be a close to this studio.chats chapter, the doors will always be open! On today’s chat @_maureenbaker from EP02 interview’s host, Kelsey Paul! Hi! I’m Kelsey Paul, the host & creator of studio.chats. I’m an Interior Designer + mindset & wellness enthusiast who has spent the majority of her career in New York City. I specialized in workplace design, and am passionate about mentorship, connecting with people in the industry, creating community, wellness + sustainability. I completed her...
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90. Becoming a Multi-facetted Designer + Taking Control of Your Professional Path w/ Annie Ball
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Can’t wait to share this chat with Annie Ball with you! Annie is a Chicago transplant originally from the Boise, Idaho. Her passion for learning about progressive architecture, urbanism and equitable spaces led her to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. While working on her Masters of Architecture at SAIC she spent time collaborating with visiting artist Theaster Gates in the Geoffrey Design Studio. It was during this experience she learned how art and architecture can serve as a purposeful, exploratory, and consequential cultural catalyst. Annie is driven by the...
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89. Pivoting From Architect to Owners Rep + Making Your Weaknesses Your Strengths w/ Brandon Hall
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E P I S O D E 8 9 🎙 Can’t wait to share this chat with Brandon Hall with you! Today, Kelsey interviews Brandon Hall. Brandon Hall graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters in Real Estate Development from New York University. Brandon has over 15+ years of experience in real estate development and in all facets of design, project management and construction. He currently is a Senior Owner’s Representative at CHA Consulting Inc. in New York City, where he provides real estate development consultation and project...
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88. Interview Strategies, Tips to Jump Start Your Career + A Mindset for Always Learning w/ Glen Coben
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Can’t wait to share this chat with Glen Coben with you! In April 2000, Glen Coben opened his architecture and design firm, Glen & Company in order to provide customized designs that realize a client’s vision while also engaging their customers. There is a trend in the market towards collaborative design that enhances a guest experience while reinforcing a brand’s core values. Coben’s successful projects demonstrate that brands can integrate into the lives of their customers, but it needs to be in a seamless way that adds to the experience. Glen &...
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87. Blurring the Lines Between Arch & Interiors + Building Strong Work Relationships w/ Veronica Finney
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Can’t wait to share this chat with Veronica Finney with you! Veronica Finney is an interior designer at DLR Group in the Seattle office. She received her BA, Interior Design at and M.Arch at the University of Idaho. Overall she has around ten years of experience in the industry. In addition she is super involved in various design committees, and also a WELL AP & a LEED GA. Her passion for design is outmatched only by her passion for people. This, paired with her infectious energy, guarantees that any design she puts forward will first and foremost elevate the experience of the...
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86. Building Belief, Going for It + Making an Impact in Design Education w/ Stephen Garrison
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Today, Kelsey interviews Stephen Garrison. By day Stephen Garrison is currently an Associate Professor of Interior Architecture at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania where he coordinates the First Year Foundation Studio sequence as well as directing the Summer high school immersion studio, Design your Future. His alter egos include: Husband, father, coach, and artist, along with President of the non-Profit University Hall of Innovation, Producer/Director of the web series A Student’s Perspective, and Director of Communications for the Interior Design Educators Council...
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85. Designing a Business Around a Life You Love + Leveling Up Your Website w/ Gia Sharp
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Can’t wait to share this chat with Gia Sharp with you! Gia Sharp, owner and principal interior designer/decorator of Gia Sharp Design, was a hands-on artist from way back. Sketching often as a child. giddy at every opportunity to visit a museum, Gia experienced the world visually and still does. I'm one of those people who sees colors in the alphabet... I mean, of course D is yellow and M is green! Right?? Although her undergrad and early career was in fashion, she now sees how she always held a deep affinity for interiors. From designing individual studios for her...
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84. Tips to Improve Community Engagement + Collaborating with Sustainability Design Consultants w/ Claudia Mezey
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Can’t wait to share this chat with Claudia Mezey with you! Today, Kelsey interviews Claudia Mezey. Claudia Mezey is an Associate Consultant on the Built Ecology team at WSP USA, an engineering services firm, where she collaborates with designers, educators and local officials to create sustainable, healthy and equitable environments both in local NYC and globally. Prior to her time at WSP USA, she was selected as a 2019-2020 Urban Fellow with the NYC Department of Transportation (NYC DOT). Her fellowship focused on planning for large-scale interventions in transportation...
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83. Power of Meditation for Creativity, Clarity + Textile Design w/ Suzanne Tick CEO of Tick Studio & Creative Director of Luum
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Can’t wait to share this chat with Suzanne Tick with you! Today, Kelsey interviews Suzanne Tick. Suzanne Tick maintains a distinguished career as a CEO, textile designer, weaver and Vedic Meditation teacher in New York City. She is currently the Creative Director at Luum and Design Partner with Skyline Design. She is known for her intelligent and enthusiastic approach to design in evolving markets, as well as her conviction to provide innovative solutions with a nod towards sustainability and wellness. In 2021, Suzanne designed Grid State and Ecotone, the contract industry’s first...
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82. Build Boldly, Chart Your Unique Career Path and Lead with Courage + Don’t Wait, Do It Now w/ Bolanle Williams-Olley
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Can’t wait to share this chat with Bolanle Williams-Olley + her new book Build Boldly, Chart Your Unique Career Path and Lead with Courage with you! We had the pleasure to chat with Bola on EP16 and are so excited to have her back on the podcast! Bolanle Williams-Olley is chief financial officer and part-owner of Mancini Duffy, a technology-first design firm. AND Build Boldly: Chart your unique career path and lead with courage!. She is a dynamic leader within the built industry and founder of several impact organizations for improving education in low-income schools in...
info_outlineOn today’s chat we got all the insight on LinkedIn, Resume’s, Interviews and all the small things to remember to land your dream job. We cannot wait to share today’s chat with Deandra Hamer with you! Deandra is a talented corporate recruiter for Brooks Running. She is based out of Seattle. Prior to recruiting she worked in the design industry for seven years as a regional sales manager for Ultrafabrics based in New York City. She has a degree in communications from Seattle Pacific University.
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Here is a sneak peak of what went down in today’s chat:
➕ Life as a recruiter
➕ Inside tips for LinkedIn, Resume’s & Interviews
➕ How to amplify your experience with a recruiter
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I are so grateful to get to connect with you on the podcast and here on the instagram!
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Making a change can be scary and tough and feel daunting. Deandra is the perfect person to break this all down for us and help us level up our skills! She has both experience in the design industry and as a corporate recruiter!
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