From the Tap - A KBB Podcast

On this week’s “From the Tap” KBB podcast, we spoke to Sharon Sherman, who founder of Wyckoff, N.J.-based Thyme & Place Design, about the importance of having a good contractor on your team and how to foster that relationship.

On this week’s “From the Tap” KBB podcast, we spoke to Ariana Lovato, owner of California-based Honeycomb Home Design, about what it’s like to be pregnant and run your own business at the same time. This is a topic the designer feels should be shared more in our industry.

This week’s “From the Tap” KBB podcast topic covers the major elephant in the room – the skilled labor shortage. We talk with Bill Feinberg of Allied Kitchen & Bath about how to attract new workers by thinking outside the box, which messages to send to teachers and parents and how you as design professional can help.

This week’s “From the Tap” KBB podcast is all about KBIS 2022! Registration opened on Sept. 1, and the show takes place Feb. 8 to 10 in Orlando. We recently spoke with Jason McGraw, the KBIS show director, and Mike Waterman, chief sales officer of Visit Orlando, about what’s in store for the live event, as well as what’s new in the sunny city of Orlando since we were all there four years ago.

This week’s “From the Tap” KBB podcast talks with designer Morgan Molitor from Construction2Style on how a design pro is able to separate their own style or opinion when it comes time to renovate for a client. We talk about how they deal with letting their clients have a say and not design a space solely for themselves – among lots of other things.

This week’s From the Tap KBB podcast topic is on what’s new and exciting with outdoor living, as we know this concept has become even more popular these days. My guest was John McClain, principal designer at John McClain Design. With locations in Los Angeles and Orlando, he is no stranger to outdoor projects, and although he feels this movement was heavily brought on because of the pandemic, it is now here to stay.

This week’s “From the Tap” KBB podcast topic – the Couple Conundrum – covered what it’s like to work with significant others with different approaches and opinions. We spoke with John Colaneri, one of the well-known “Cousins” on the hit show(s) on HGTV. He has completed projects on a variety of TV shows, and he also owns his own high-end residential design and custom spec home firm Lilyshea Development LLC serving the New Jersey area. So he has had a lot of experience working with various couples over the years.

KBB’s second episode of its new podcast – From the Tap – talks about pet peeves that can rear up as a design professional and how to make the most of those situations. Our guest was Patricia Davis Brown, owner of Vero Beach, Fla.-based Patricia Davis Brown Designs. The designer has been in the industry since 1985, so she has had a lot of experience with certain pitfalls of her profession.

Our first episode – Getting Into Product Design – is a discussion with Matthew Quinn, principal of Atlanta-based Design Galleria Kitchen & Bath Studio, where he shares his advice on an interior designer getting involved in product design, which he has been doing for a little over 10 years.