Defining Design
Casual and fun interviews about different avenues of design you may or may not know and the designers behind them. If you have a love for design, a curiosity for design, or a love for hearing the stories behind creative ventures, this is a podcast for you.
Episodes
15 episodes
Ep 15 - Hidden Design HVAC
In episode 15 I talk to Sam Krabill who is a Mechanical Engineer for Prater Engineering. She walks us through how a mechanical engineer may walk through a project and the things she notices or responds too about the design and things she does t...
Ep 14 - Continuous Curiosity
In episode 14 I talk to fellow Architect Mike Zumpano. Mike takes us through how he started his path to architecture from the early influence of his dad, but took it and made it his own. Architecture for Mike encompasses so much potential to le...
Ep 13 - Capturing The Moment
For Episode 13 we talk to Teresa Gellenbeck, owner of Teresa Charleen Photography who specializes in taking senior photos. We step behind the lens and learn what it is like to capt...
Ep 12 - Finding A Passion For Your Career
Ben Haslow, Associate Principal at Lupton Rausch Architects, joins me for Episode 12. His journey starts with learning very technical skills which brought him into the world of design thinking Architecture was his end goal. Something you will l...
Ep 11 - Furniture Solutions in Complex Environments
In Episode 11 we take a peek into the world of interior design, meets furniture design, meets healthcare solutions. Kathy Pottschmidt takes us through her journey from being interested in interior design through a friend's sister to gaining exp...
Ep 10 - Topic Breakout - Living With A Designer
Episode 10 is a different kind of episode, instead of my regular interviews this is the first Topic Breakout! I have a special guest, my husband Jacob to talk about what it is like to live with a designer. He has been surrounded by design his w...
Ep 09 - Watercolor Creations - Jamie
Jamie Goth sits down with me for Episode 9 and walks me through her story of art, painting, and finding a love for watercolor creations. She recently decided to share her paintings and started a business, specializing in hand-painted watercolor...
Ep 08 - Building the Business - Luke
Episode 8 I bring back another fellow Architect to the podcast. Luke Kamp is a Ball State Alumni along with Reed Thompson (Episode 5) and myself, as well as a Registered Architect. Luke recently transitioned to a project management role where h...
Ep 07 - R&D & Calligraphy - Allyson
Allyson Fronk creator and owner of The Pemberley Creative joins me for Episode 7. As a born creator, Allyson was around creative processes including a printing business of a former swim coach....
Ep 06 - Adaptability & Project Management - Litany
I talk to Litany Zenz, a Construction Project Manager at Turner Construction, and listen to her journey of finding the career that fit her best. Her initial thought was to go to school to be an architect, but after a real life experience of wha...
Ep 05 - Thinking of the Why & Architecture - Reed
Reed Thompson joins me in this episode and discusses his journey into Architecture from his beginnings in rural Illinois and his parents instilling the original idea of going into architecture to design churches. He paired his love of design, f...
Ep 04 - Sense of Home & Interior Design - Beth
Interior Designer, Beth Metcalf, and co-owner of Snider & Metcalf Interior Design joins us for Episode 4. She relives the beginning steps to her career and the choices she has made to gain experience (even as a student ), increase her knowl...
Ep 03 - Living Breathing Design & Landscape Architecture - Brandon
Episode 3 we dive into the life behind Landscape Architecture with Brandon Roos. Similar to my story, Brandon knew he wanted to be a Landscape Architect early on. Growing up he preferred outside, drew on graph paper, loved his grandma's greenho...
Ep 02 - Change Course & Project Management -Chris
In Episode 2 we are joined by Chris White who tells the story of how he made it to Construction Project Management. His story has some twists and turns from changing degrees, changing careers, and moving cities. He looks back at what he has gai...
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Ep 01 - Midwest Roots & Architecture - Emily
Starting off with the first ever episode of the podcast! Who am I? Why am I here and starting a podcast now? What is my job? And how do I define architecture? I answer these questions and more all while explaining the inspiration behind this po...
