Defining Design

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 to keep the people in the building comfortable. We joke that it does feel like the hidden design of a building, something that no one really sees or notices but affects us greatly! But as designers she too fell in love in Mechanical Engineering the same way architects that I have spoken too love their career, its all about putting together a puzzle, that is the building.

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 learn new things with each project. He talks about Architecture as an avenue to not only be curious but to find ways to pair your interests and hobbies outside of the day to day and bring it to your career. A great example of this is when he was able to bring in his love for drones and drone photography and merge this technology into to a beneficial part of his job. Listen as he describes all the ins and outs of architecture that continuously evolve but never stop being exciting.

Ep 13 - Capturing The Moment

For Episode 13 we talk to Teresa Gellenbeck, owner of Teresa Charleen Photography [https://teresacharleenphotography.mypixieset.com/] who specializes in taking senior photos. We step behind the lens and learn what it is like to capture the moment for people while being their authentic selves within her style of the "golden hour" photos. Teresa talks about her early love for entrepreneurship, starting a lemonade stands, organizing a babysitters club, and then going to The Ohio State University for Business and Marketing. Her entrepreneurial spirit paired with finding her love for capturing candid moments with her family stirred her passion to start a photography business. If that doesn't sound time consuming enough, she is also a marketing teacher by day! Teresa is an example of a self-taught, creative business owner who continues to learn, and finds that the beauty of photography is really the beauty of the people she captures.

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 learn about Ben is that while in the pursuit of his degree and eventually career he did not enjoy what he thought he would about architecture or interior design. He found a passion for the human experience of a space, teaching, learning new softwares, and diving into details of a project, all while building his career. A career can look very different than you think and Ben's story shows that if you are unsure of the path you chose, you don't have to make big changes to re-claim your passion for it.

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 experience in the healthcare furniture sales. Her work process, especially for healthcare solutions, has always involved asking a lot of questions. She talks about the empathy designers need, the value of being trained by healthcare workers to know how they care for their patients the best, and using furniture to solve inherent problems in a complex space.