Podcast · 209 episodes
Business of Home Podcast
by Business of Home, Dennis Scully · English
Business of Home's host Dennis Scully interviews thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and creatives about the changes and challenges facing the interior design community.
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How Meyer Davis became a global, 24-hour design firmWill Meyer and Gray Davis explain how they founded Meyer Davis in 1999 and scaled it into a global, 24-hour design firm spanning hospitality and residential work.28 Sep 2026 · 52 min
The Thursday Show: Inside Studio McGee's next big move. Plus: Designers Guild nears bankruptcyBusiness of Home’s Thursday Show covers retail/design industry news (Fed rate hike; Designers Guild nearing bankruptcy; Ethan Allen CEO succession fight; MillerKnoll/Holly Hunt earnings and cost…24 Sep 2026 · 1 h 5 min
Why Wayfair sees an opportunity at the high endWayfair CEO Niraj Shah explains why Wayfair is expanding into physical retail and the high-end market, using Perigold (Paragold in transcript) and a redesigned designer trade program to serve a…21 Sep 2026 · 55 min
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How Meyer Davis became a global, 24-hour design firmWill Meyer and Gray Davis explain how they founded Meyer Davis in 1999 and scaled it into a global, 24-hour design firm spanning hospitality and residential work.28 Sep 2026 · 52 min · 12 chapters
The Thursday Show: Inside Studio McGee's next big move. Plus: Designers Guild nears bankruptcyBusiness of Home’s Thursday Show covers retail/design industry news (Fed rate hike; Designers Guild nearing bankruptcy; Ethan Allen CEO succession fight; MillerKnoll/Holly Hunt earnings and cost…24 Sep 2026 · 1 h 5 min · 24 chapters
Why Wayfair sees an opportunity at the high endWayfair CEO Niraj Shah explains why Wayfair is expanding into physical retail and the high-end market, using Perigold (Paragold in transcript) and a redesigned designer trade program to serve a…21 Sep 2026 · 55 min · 19 chapters
The Thursday Show: RH is betting big on traditional. Plus: Homes & Gardens has a new US magazineBusiness of Home’s Thursday news roundup plus a guest interview about Homes & Gardens launching a new US print magazine, Anthology.17 Sep 2026 · 58 min · 19 chapters
Annie Meyers-Shyer turned a renovation project into a brandAnnie Meyers-Shyer (This Oak House) explains how she turned a renovation of her historic Los Angeles home into a home-design brand, and how she scaled it into a book and a Target accessory collection…14 Sep 2026 · 49 min · 17 chapters
The Thursday Show: The dupe war is over. Plus: 50 years of Blackberry FarmBusiness of Home’s Thursday Show covers AI adoption in design firms, brands “duping” the dupe market, and the rise of stainless steel amid tariffs; it also features an interview about Blackberry…10 Sep 2026 · 48 min · 19 chapters
The Thursday Show: Thibaut acquires Pindler. Plus: Warren Shoulberg on the state of retailBusiness of Home’s Thursday Show covers (1) Thibault’s acquisition of West Coast textile brand Pindler, (2) new AI watermarking/labeling rules and what they mean for designers posting on Instagram,…3 Sep 2026 · 1 h 6 min · 23 chapters
David Cohen, gentleman builderDavid Cohen, founder of iGrace, discusses how he built a high-end residential contracting firm by adapting to NYC “summer schedule” building rules, creating off-site construction “assemblies,” and…31 Aug 2026 · 1 h 3 min · 20 chapters
The Thursday Show: Williams-Sonoma keeps on winning. Plus: A summer camp for aspiring designersBusiness of Home news roundup plus a guest interview. News covers: (1) U.S.-Canada trade war—50% tariff after talks broke down; impacts include Canadian imports of antiques and plywood, adding…27 Aug 2026 · 54 min · 19 chapters
The state of the industry with Alex Shuford of Rock House Designer BrandsAlex Shuford (CEO, Rockhouse Designer Brands) discusses the design/furniture industry’s current “K-shaped” economy, AI’s impact on design and manufacturing, labor/skills pipeline risks, and…24 Aug 2026 · 1 h 3 min · 17 chapters
The Thursday Show: Do the industry's shipping problems have a solution? Plus: Sophie Lou Jacobsen is on the riseThe Thursday Show covers (1) Home Depot and Lowe’s earnings amid a frozen housing market, (2) the design industry’s freight/logistics problems and what designers can do, (3) a tech billionaire grant…20 Aug 2026 · 1 h 4 min · 23 chapters
Why Alex Papachristidis doesn't gatekeep vendorsAlex Papachristidis discusses his Upper East Side approach to decorating, why he doesn’t gatekeep vendors, and what makes a great decorator—paying attention.17 Aug 2026 · 58 min · 19 chapters
The Thursday Show: Ethan Allen's corporate drama. Plus: Christine Gachot and the art of the perfect giftDesign and home-industry business news, including an activist proxy fight at Ethan Allen, earnings from First Dibs and Our House, estate-sale disruption from influencers/resellers, and a “color…13 Aug 2026 · 1 h 3 min · 26 chapters
How Baker's history is informing the future of the brandEric Graham, third-generation furniture executive and new president of Baker (and McGuire), explains how Baker’s 1890 heritage is shaping its future—product direction, comfort-first upholstery,…10 Aug 2026 · 1 h 13 min · 29 chapters
The Thursday Show: Wayfair has its best quarter since 2020. Plus: Designers take the shipping process into their own handsBusiness of Home’s Thursday news roundup plus interviews on (1) tariff lawsuits, (2) Wayfair’s rebound, (3) Ralph Pucci’s acquisition of a lighting studio, (4) designers building their own…6 Aug 2026 · 1 h 11 min · 15 chapters
Elizabeth Roberts loves finding new uses for old buildingsArchitect Elizabeth Roberts discusses her mission to find new uses for old buildings, especially Brooklyn townhouses, and explains her firm’s integrated architecture+interiors process, client…3 Aug 2026 · 58 min · 14 chapters
The Thursday Show: A designer's arrest reopens the transparency debate. Plus: How to help the chatbots find youNews roundup for home/design business: new sweeping US tariffs and Fed rate expectations; a California interior designer arrest that reignites transparency and trust concerns; LVMH’s luxury sales as…30 Jul 2026 · 1 h 3 min · 33 chapters
Simon Upton on what designers need to tell photographersSimon Upton, a veteran interiors photographer, explains what designers should communicate to photographers: the intended “feeling” and focal priorities of a room, plus how to work with daylight (he…27 Jul 2026 · 1 h 1 min · 19 chapters
The Thursday Show: An owner's rep speaks. Plus: Are boomers the best clients?Business of Home “Thursday Show” covers interior design practice-rights legislation, AI “employees” for home logistics, tariff impacts on furniture, and why baby boomers are buying/built bigger homes…23 Jul 2026 · 58 min · 21 chapters
The art of taking risks with Charlap Hyman & HerreroCharlap Hyman & Herrero discuss how they take risks to create narrative, sometimes surreal interiors and “complete worlds,” building a shared visual language with clients, leveraging early scrappy…20 Jul 2026 · 58 min · 18 chapters
The Thursday Show: Does AI know your firm exists? Plus: Tiffany Duggan of British design powerhouse Studio DugganThe Thursday Show covers (1) the 21st Century Road to Housing Act becoming law and what it may and may not change for housing supply and affordability, (2) California’s proposed textile recycling fee…16 Jul 2026 · 59 min · 22 chapters
Haworth CEO Franco Bianchi wants to go fasterFranco Bianchi, CEO of Haworth, discusses why he wants Haworth to “go faster” in growing American luxury design—especially by strengthening office/collaboration while scaling lifestyle brands through…13 Jul 2026 · 50 min · 18 chapters
The Thursday Show: Is the design industry ready for the future? Plus: A new hub for home influencersBusiness of Home’s Thursday Show covers (1) tariff refunds and why home prices/surcharges haven’t dropped quickly, (2) the IIDA’s first Futures Readiness Index (score 2.2/5) and what designers must…9 Jul 2026 · 1 h 1 min · 25 chapters
The Thursday Show: Michael Smith on AI hype and owner's reps. Plus: RH London opens its doorsBusiness of Home’s Thursday news roundup on home influencer marketing, furniture retail/earnings, designer portfolio best practices, and RH’s European expansion; followed by an interview with…2 Jul 2026 · 1 h 5 min · 20 chapters