Aesthetic Intelligence
Episodes
Why Libraries Still Matter: A Conversation with NYC's Chief Librarian Brian Bannon
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Pauline sits down with Brian Bannon, Chief Librarian of New York City (yes, he oversees 88 branches across all five boroughs) for a f...
Seeing the Extraordinary in the Ordinary: a Conversation with MoMA's Paola Antonelli on Design and Desire
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Pauline sits down with Paola Antonelli, the visionary Senior Curator of Architecture & Design and founding Director of Research &...
The New Leadership Playbook with Alexis Barber and Cedoni Francis
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two former Googlers-turned-creators join Pauline to discuss the new leadership playbook in this creator-driven economy.In this episode, Pauline sits d...
Taste as Capital with Brand Strategist Ana Andjelic
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Pauline sits down with sociologist, brand strategist, and author Ana Andjelic (The Business of Aspiration, The Sociology of Business)...
Selling Sexy with Fashion Journalist Lauren Sherman
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Pauline sits down with fashion journalist and author Lauren Sherman to unpack one of culture’s most enduring and complicated topics...
Grace and Grit: a Conversation with Alissa Hsu Lynch & Whitney Casey
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Pauline sits down with Alissa Hsu Lynch (ex–modern dancer; former J&J & Google exec; host of The Leadership Dance podcast) ...
"Jolie Laide" When Ugliness Feels Beautiful : a Conversation with Pauline Brown
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if beauty isn’t about perfection at all? What if the things that draw us in—people, brands, even objects—are magnetic precisely because the...
The Art of Curation : a Conversation with Sasha Grutman
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Pauline Brown sits down with her longtime friend Sasha Grutman — a seasoned finance professional and cultivated aesthete — f...
Virgil Abloh's Legacy: a Conversation with Robin Givhan
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode of Luxe Stories, host Pauline Brown sits down with Pulitzer Prize–winning fashion critic Robin Givhan to explore the remarkab...
Fashion Retail in Flux: From Legacy Lines to Streetwear Startups
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Pauline sits down with fashion veteran Michelle Spiro, whose career spans senior roles at marquee fashion brands, including DKNY, Cal...
Beyond the Buzz: The Rise of Alcohol-Free Spirits
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Pauline explores the fast-growing world of alcohol-free wines and spirits with two industry leaders: Emily Onkey, co-founder and CMO ...
Ask Pauline!
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every few months, Pauline invites listeners to ask her anything—from business to branding to beauty. This latest segment is a free-flowing exchange,...
Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking with John Bowe and Elizabeth Thompson
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined by veteran journalist and speech coach John Bowe, along with one of his clients, Elizabeth Thompson, for a conversation on the art o...
The Science of Skin & Sun Care with Dr. Anthony Rossi
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined by renowned dermatologic surgeon, Anthony Rossi, for a discussion on the latest findings in skin cancer and recommendations for opti...
Coco Chanel Unmasked: a Conversation with Rhonda Garelick
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Luxe Stories, a new original series on SiriusXM that delves into the untold stories behind the world’s most iconic luxury brands.In our p...
Building Community and Connections with Maryam Banikaram
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined by Maryam Banikarim - a longtime C-suite executive, Emmy-winning producer, and community builder - for a conversation about the powe...
"The Wardrobe Whisperer" - a Conversation with Celebrity Stylist Edda Gudmundsdottir
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined in the studio by Edda Gudmundsdottir - whose work spans editorial styling, runway shows, music videos, and costume design and whose ...
Designing Immersive Experiences with Entertainment Producer Nicole Feld Strauss
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show Pauline is joined by Nicole Feld Strauss, a veteran producer of live entertainment. Throughout her career, Nicole overseen an arra...
Gender-Fluid Fashion with Wildfang Founder Emma McIlroy
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined in the studio by Emma McIlroy, founder of the mission-driven brand Wildfang, which challenges people to rethink gender norms and how...
Identity Shopping with Wharton's "Hip Hop Prof" Americus Reed
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do the brands people buy and the places they shop reveal about their lifestyles, values, ideals and aspirations?Pauline is joined in the studio b...
Defining Ugly: In Conversation with NYT Style Writer Rhonda Garelick
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined by Rhonda Garelick, the founding director of Hofstra University's Institute for Public Humanities and the Arts. Rhonda also is a...
Wealth Reimagined with Jill Schildkraut-Katz
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined by longtime friend and top-notch wealth manager Jill Schildkraut-Katz for a conversation on what it means to be wealthy and how to a...
Navigating Change: a Conversation with Executive Coach Tracey Abbott
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined in the studio by Tracey Abbott, who recently decided to step back from her role as an operating partner at a leading private equity ...
The Transformative Power of Experiential Design
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined by two experts in experiential design: Ann Morrow Johnson, former Head of Creative Development for Walt Disney Imagineering, and Emi...
2025 Predictions with Marketing Guru Scott Goodson + Leading ArchitectGulla Jonsdottir
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline invites two friends, Scott Goodson and Gulla Jonsdottir, to reflect on highlights (and lowlights) of the past year and share their predictions...
End-of-Year Retail Review with Oliver Chen
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined in the studio by top-ranked retail analyst, Oliver Chen of TD Cowen. Together, they discuss retail trends of the past year and predi...
Exploring the Faroe Islands in Conversation with its Most Famous Fashion Entrepreneur
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined on-air by her longtime friend, Guðrun Rógvadóttir, co-founder of the Nordic knitwear brand, Guðrun & Guðrun . Together, th...
Motherhood Unfiltered
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined in the studio by her own mother, Barbara Garris, who reflects on a half-century of experience raising 4 children (2 girls, 2 boys), ...
Kitchenette Confidential: Behind-the-Scenes with Two Female Restauranteurs
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined by two friends - award-winning chef Angie Mar and food industry investor/advisor Nisha McGreevy - for a discussion about the ins and...
A New Look at the Nature of Reality with Derek Pew
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined by longtime friend and serial entrepreneur Derek Pew for a deep dive into his practice for restoring people's intuitive powers, ridd...
Ode to Our BFFs
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined by two dear friends, Blair Miller and Whitney Casey, to discuss the importance and complexity of building and sustaining female frie...
Psycho-Spiritual + Psychoactive Journeys with Chuchu Wang
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline discusses psychedelic therapy and its power to break traumatic cycles and restore mind-body balance with holistic healer Chuchu Wang. Chuchu ...
The New Retail Landscape with Oliver Chen
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined by top-ranked equity research analyst Oliver Chen of TD Cowen for an in-depth discussion on trends in the retail and luxury sectors....
Will A.I. Ultimately Enhance (or Undermine) "the other A.I."?
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined by longtime friend and beauty industry veteran Elana Szyfer for a discussion on the effect of technology on the creation, consumptio...
Aesthetic Solutions to Classic Business Challenges
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this segment, Pauline discusses why so few successful companies stay successful. The vast majority fall into one (or more) classic business traps. ...
Style Trends & Ideals among my 20-Something Friends
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Pauline discusses the external forces that have shaped the aesthetic styles and preferences of her next-generation friends and former ...
Tribute to a Long-Lost Classmate
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined by her longtime friend and college classmate, Judith Greenberg, for an intimate discussion about Judith's former roommate, Stace...
Reflections from my College Reunion
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the heels of her 35th Dartmouth College reunion, Pauline reflects on the value, purpose and promise of reunions. In the case of her own most recen...
Insights from the World of Architecture & Design
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Pauline interviews furniture and lighting designer Hagit Pincovici and architect Arianna Bavuso, co-founder of AB+AC Architects...
Ask Pauline!
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to today's exciting episode, where we're flipping the script! Pauline steps into the interviewee role, and you, our wonderful audienc...
Science of the Senses (and a Splash of Color)
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We often have to remind people that aesthetics, as we define it, is less about beauty than pleasure. Specifically, it is the pleasure we derive ...
Wearing Your Best Colors
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Color analyst and image consultant Marina Thomas believes everyone can look amazing. All you need to know are your best colors ! In this convers...
The Science of Sound with a Sonic Sommelier
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Songs were created as a way to remember stories. Similar to how a wine sommelier pairs wine with cuisine, Keanna O'Quinn, Sonic Sommelier and founder ...
Colorways to our Emotions: Part II
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, we bring two fascinating women to talk about one of our favorite subjects: COLOR. Meredith Kinsman, VP of Brand & Digital Ma...
Colorways to our Emotions: Part I
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, we bring two fascinating women to talk about one of our favorite subjects: COLOR. Meredith Kinsman, VP of Brand & Digi...
Style Icons
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A style icon is a person - living or dead - whom you most aspire to become or emulate stylistically. Who is yours?
Curating Your Closet
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aesthetic Intelligence entails an appreciation of the senses — how and why various sensations trigger certain emotions and how to use aesthetic cues...
The Science of Scent & Art of Seduction
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It takes only 3.3 seconds to register a smell, but the memory of it can last a lifetime. In fact, smells have a stronger link to memories and emotions...
The Rise of Sneaker Culture
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The rise of ‘sneaker culture’ — along with the increasingly outrageous (and outrageously priced) designs — have gotten us thinking about the c...
The Healing Power of Aesthetics in Challenging Times
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we invited a very special friend and A.I. Labs student, Olha Shtembuliak, to speak about how aesthetics is helping her in these uncert...
The Mind-Body Connection Part II with Integrative Coach Joanne Heyman
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Like everything in life, when it comes to developing your Aesthetic Intelligence it's the holistic picture that matters. Tapping into your taste level...
The Mind-Body Connection Part I with Wellness Guru Sarah Mundo
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Like everything in life, when it comes to developing your Aesthetic Intelligence it's the holistic picture that matters. Tapping into your taste level...
Mastering Articulation - The Power of Words II
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why is it that so few business leaders are as skilled in linguistics as in numerics? While most executives know how to use language for imparting info...
Brand Storytelling - The Power Of Words I
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline Brown and Robin Albin draw from the best kept secrets in copywriting and storytelling to explore how we can use the power of words to engage w...
The New Luxury Part II
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We continue last week´s conversation about luxury; why do people ascribe so much monetary value to goods with no practical value?
The New Luxury Part I
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The word luxury comes from the Greek word luxus, meaning excess or having no practical value. That begs the question; why do people ascribe so m...
Our Take On The Future Of Aesthetics
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the aesthetic trends of the coming years
Touching on the Topic of Touch
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Discipline, direction, healing, pleasure, pain, bonding, control… The connection between touch and emotion extends to these and many other aspects o...
Disgust: The Antithesis of Aesthetics. What´s its Purpose?
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Disgust is one of the primal emotions that define humanity yet it is seldom studied. In these episode, Pauline Brown and her team explore the history ...
How Culture Shapes Taste
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline is joined by National Geographic Explorer and former Miss Hawaii, Dr. Elizabeth Lindsay, and Icelandic knitwear designer, Steinunn Sigurdottir...
2021 Aesthetic Aha´s!
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Each week we at A.I. Labs share news stories that relate, in one way or another, to ‘the Business of Aesthetics.’ Sometimes the connections are cl...
The Art & Science of Champagne
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
White, rosé, brut, demi-sec... what´s so special about champagne? Seth Box, Private Client Director at Moet Hennessy USA, joins us for the fin...
The Legacy of our Aesthetic Geniuses
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode, Pauline invites her Mom Barbara Garris and her Business Partner Paula Oriol to a nostalgic conversation about the aesthetic legac...
No Ethics? No Aesthetics!
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline and Paula discuss their latest Aesthetic Aha’s, including the impact of art and eco-fashion at COP26; Mark Zuckerberg’s mental (meta) brea...
Does Fashion Week Matter?
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline and Paula are joined by trend forecaster Leslie Ghize in a discussion on the importance of Fashion Week (or lack thereof) and share highlights...
The Evolution of Aesthetic Intelligence
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline describes her personal journey through the world of luxury goods, how she arrived at the concept of Aesthetic Intelligence, or “the other A....
Lifting the Curtains on the Theater
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Simons, Tony award-winning Broadway producer, joins Pauline to discuss the art and business of theater production, why some shows take off and oth...
The Role of a Curator
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline interviews Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, about the difference between art and design and the comple...
Future Trends
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Carullo, longtime beauty executive and former creator of Tom Ford Beauty, and Leslie Ghize, head of retail forecasting firm, TOBE TDG, join Pauli...
Hairstyle-turned-Lifestyle Guru
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline interviews legendary hairstylist and beauty entrepreneur Frederik Fekkai on his personal journey from the flower fields of Aix-en-Provence to ...
From Fashion to Philanthropy
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Iconic fashion designer Donna Karan reflects on the twists and turns of her life and career as well as lessons learned about building a business, jugg...