Barriers to Entry
Episodes
The Future Mundane with Nick Foster RDI
12 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do we prepare for the future without trying to predict it? Recorded at NeoCon, Andrew Lane speaks with futures designer Nick Foster, former head o...
Stacy Thorwart, Founder, The Intelligent Designer
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Beyond the PromptThis week Andrew welcomes Stacy Thorwart, AI educator, founder of The Intelligent Designer, and a fast-growing voice in the design te...
Michael Villegas, Design Director, IA Interior Architects
20 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Creative AssistantThis week Andrew welcomes Michael Villegas, Design Director at IA Interior Architects, for a conversation that begins in an unex...
Harvey Schaefer, Senior Program Manager, Machine Learning & AI, MillerKnoll
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Testing the FencesThis week Andrew welcomes Harvey Schaefer of MillerKnoll for a conversation that starts with a sore throat, a quick detour into Seve...
Kellan Shanahan, Lead Product Designer, Arktura
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Good ScaffoldingThis week Andrew welcomes Kellan Shanahan, a public artist turned-Lead Product Designer at Arktura, for a conversation about how curio...
Caroline Murphy, Design Engagement Strategist, SANDOW
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Curse of YouthThis week Andrew welcomes Caroline Murphy, Design Engagement Strategist at SANDOW, for a conversation that starts with a familiar mo...
Matthias Hollwich, Founder, HWKN Architecture
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Architecture as a StartupSeason 4 opens with a milestone moment: Andrew Lane’s first solo episode as host. With a little encouragement from Producer...
Chris Barton: Founder of Shazam, 2025 NeoCon Keynote Speaker
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
User-firstIn a special NeoCon edition episode of BTE, Bobby and Andrew are joined by tech and design leader Chris Barton, founder of the renowned musi...
Mary Franck, Experiential Creative Director
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Making Data ApproachableThis week, Bobby and Andrew welcome a guest whose career arc has been about finding the fusion between art and data. From brin...
Steven Ranta, Solutions Manager, Arktura and Nathan Ferrance, Vice President, HKS
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Architect’s Architect Bobby and Andrew once again have their hands full this week with a dynamic duo joining them in the podcave. Arktura’...
Amanda Schneider, President, ThinkLab
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Humanity-firstFor an unprecedented third time, Bobby and Andrew are joined on the pod by ThinkLab President and Design Nerds Anonymous host, Amanda Sc...
Michael Luck Schneider, CEO, Volvox Labs
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where art meets innovationBobby and Andrew sit down with a leader who’s made his career on the cutting edge of technology, art and design while work...
Eli Hoisington, Co-CEO, HOK
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“That’s the job”This week, Bobby and Andrew have the pleasure of welcoming a leader who’s made his way up through the ranks of one of the worl...
Brooke Grammier, CIO and Joel Yow, Director of Digital Products at Cannon Design
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Innovation RoadmapTo kick Season 3 off with a bang, Bobby and Andrew welcome not one, but two guests to the pod to get into the meat of how AI and...
Best of Season 2: Part 2
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All great end-of-year specials feature two parts. And that’s why we’re back with Part 2 of Barriers to Entry’s 2024 “Best-of” Clip Show. And...
Best of Season 2: Part 1
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Part 1 of Barriers to Entry’s 2024 “Best-of” Clip Show! Andrew Lane and Bobby Bonett revisit the year that was in the BTE universe. Liste...
Sense of Space now on The Surround Network
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy Sense of Space by Turf now available on all podcast platforms. An architect and designer are on a journey to help their community understand the...
Joel Krieger: Head of Creative, Content & Experience, Magic Leap
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Bobby and Andrew get into their flow state with an enlightening conversation about the intersection of technology and creativity with Magic...
Annie Ming, Senior Marketing Manager, HBF and Cosmo Kramer, CEO of Bitreel
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Launch and learnIn our third in a series of pods recorded live at NeoCon 2024, Andrew and Bobby actually don’t outnumber the guest as they’re join...
Lionel Ohayon: Founder & CEO, ICRAVE, Co-Founder and CCO, Journey
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Bobby and Andrew welcome a leader who’s obsessed with the intersection of architecture and technology and the evolution of the practice a...
Karli Slocum: VP, Product & Marketing, 3form
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Technology meets sustainabilityThis week, we’re back at the NeoCon SURROUND podcast studio with friend of the pod and two-time guest, Karli Slocum f...
Avi Rajagopal: Editor-in-chief, Metropolis Magazine [Encore]
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re keeping it in the (SANDOW) family this week as we welcome the Editor-in-Chief of Metropolis Magazine, and leading thinker on industry sustaina...
Federico Negro: CEO, Canoa
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Designer and Product come together This week, Bobby and Andrew are live from NeoCon with a guest who’s lived the majority of last two decades at t...
Bill Mandara: CEO, Mancini Duffy
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Looking back and forward It’s a conversation wrapped in nostalgia when Bobby and Andrew welcome Mancini Duffy’s Bill Mandara to the pod. From...
Kelly Knapp: Creative Director, Experiential — Ex-Sphere
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Influencing the SphereIf finally happened. After months of name dropping, Bobby and Andrew finally visited the Sphere and they brought along a n...
Lisa Gralnek, Managing Director - US + Global Head of Sustainability, iF DESIGN
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Coming to America Fresh off having moderating a packed house panel at SXSW, Bobby and Andrew are joined by luxury brand-building powerhouse, and f...
BTE 2024 Predictions Hotline
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing the BTE Hotline In a special episode, Producer Rob joins the show to share the first voicemails left at the new Barrier to Entry audience ...
Designer, Mathieu Lehanneur
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Making magic at Maison et Objet On the verge of the acclaimed French design show, Maison et Objet, the gang is joined by the fair’s 2024 Designer of...
Eran Chen, Founder and Executive Director, ODA
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Form follows experiences The gang are excited to welcome a leader who’s made his name bringing public and private sector together to deliver major N...
BTE wants to Hear from YOU!
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BTE has always been about bringing you innovation stories that we think have the greatest impact on the architecture & design industry, but in 2024 we...
Amanda Schneider, President, ThinkLab
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The state of the industry 12/23 To wrap up the year at BTE, the gang welcomes old friend, fellow SURROUND podcast host, and President of ThinkLab, Ama...
Jaime Derringer, Head of Brand & Editor-in-Chief, Trame Paris
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Technology’s impact on design in 2023 This week, an old friend drops by the podcast to catch up on all that’s happened in 2023, the first full yea...
Lisbeth Jimenez, Senior Project Designer, MKDA
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Design principles meet technology. This week on the pod, we manage to get both practical and technical in a forward-looking conversation with a passio...
Sarah DiLeo, Studio Co-Director, Digital Experience Design, Gensler
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Immersive design: by Gensler. This week we welcome one of the leaders of a rapidly growing practice area from one of the world’s most noteworthy arc...
A Quarter Century Celebration
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Discussing recent announcements in AI and 3D spatial tech and their impact on A&D! This week the gang puts on their party hats and pops a bottle of (n...
Greg Lindsay, Urban Tech Fellow at Cornell Tech
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BTE - when emerging tech meets city planning… This week we welcome a guest who’s credentials include being everything from an Urban T...
David Schwarz, Founder Partner, HUSH
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we sit down with David Schwarz, the founder of HUSH, an innovative experience design studio. In a conversation that moves from the philoso...
Rodolfo Agrella, Founder & Design Director, RADS
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the gang is joined in-person in New York by a classically-trained, multidisciplinary designer who is always pushing the envelope and findin...
Keith Fine, Principal and Innovation Lead, S/L/A/M Collaborative
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the pod, the gang receives a masterclass in embedding innovation into a business from the Director of Innovation at S/L/A/M Collaborative...
Avi Rajagopal, Editor-in-chief, Metropolis Magazine
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re keeping it in the (SANDOW) family this week as we welcome the Editor-in-Chief of Metropolis Magazine, and leading thinker on industry sustaina...
Karli Slocum, Vice President of Product and Marketing at 3Form
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The summer of BTE continues as the pod travels to Chicago for Design Week where we sit down with Karli Slocum, the Vice President of Product and Marke...
Patti Carpenter, Founder, Carpenter + Co and Global Trend Ambassador, Maison et Objet
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the pod, while Bobby is away, Tess and Andrew hold down the fort and welcome a Global powerhouse in the world of trends. Patti Carpenter...
Joachim Kornbek Engell-Hansen, Brand & Design Director at Audo Copenhagen & Audo House
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a NYCxDESIGN special, the pod squad assembles live at the Audo Copenhagen showroom in Tribeca for an in-person conversation with 3rd generation mem...
Philip Rosedale, Founder, Second Life and High Fidelity
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the pod, we welcome a true icon in the world of 3D spatial design, Philip Rosedale. Philip is the co-founder of High Fidelity, a company ...
Yehia Madkour, Director of Innovation, Principal, Perkins & Will
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the pod the gang welcomes a leader in innovation at one of our industry’s most renowned firms, Perkins & Will. While Yehia Madkour current...
Sam Hamilton, Creative Director, Decentraland
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of Barriers to Entry, we sit down with an early leader at one of the most publicized and possibly most criticized of the ‘meta...
Amanda Ferber, Founder, Architecture Hunter
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Bonus Pod episode, we welcome the Founder of Architecture Hunter, Amanda Ferber. While Bobby gets the day off, Andrew and Tess get in...
Erin McDannald, CEO, Lighting Environments / Environments by LE
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the gang is joined by an A&D leader fresh off appearances on stage at CES and SXSW, two of the world’s most prominent tech conferences. ...
Matthias Hollwich, Founder and Principal at HWKN
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week the gang welcomes German-born innovator and Founder of the notable A&D digital publisher Architizer and New York-based HWKN Architecture, Ma...
Evan Orensten and Josh Rubin, Founders, COOL HUNTING
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is joined by COOL HUNTING creative duo and fellow SURROUND Podcast hosts, Evan Orensten and Josh Rubin, for a dynamic conversation on their j...
Mark Cichy, Director of Design Technology, HOK
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Barriers to Entry we welcome the Director of Design Technology for Global architecture powerhouse HOK, Mark Cichy! A former profes...
Tom Puukko, Founder, Superdwell & Feathr
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week the gang is joined by Tom Puukko, the serial entrepreneur and founder of wallcoverings disruptor, Feathr, as well as new metaverse-focused s...
Sebastian Brauer, Head of Metaverse, Web3 - Crate & Barrel
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Love is in the air on the pod as the gang celebrates Valentine’s Day and spreads the love by welcoming SVP of Product and recently-appointed Head of...
Michael Beneville, Founder and CEO, Beneville Studios
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Barriers to Entry we’re joined by a true pioneer of Web3 in the design industry: Michael Beneville, Founder and CEO of Beneville ...
Amanda Schneider, President of ThinkLab
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pod meets pod on this episode of BTE as we’re joined by the host of Design Nerds Anonymous on the SURROUND podcast network, and President of ThinkLa...
Chris Coleman, Web3 Lead at MillerKnoll
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to 2023! To kick off the new year, Digital Strategist and Web3 Lead at MillerKnoll, Chris Coleman joins the gang. Chris Coleman is a collector...
Colleen Newell, Founder, THE INBTWN STUDIOS
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this special 'holiday' episode of Barriers to Entry, we welcome former EVP at ABC Carpet and Home and Founder of THE INBTWN STUDIOS Colleen Newell...
John Edelman, CEO, Heller
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Barriers to Entry podcast, we're joined by President and CEO of Heller, Inc and admitted New York Knicks fan, John Edelman. In a w...
Jaime Derringer, Founder, Design Milk
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For our season premiere of Barriers to Entry, we welcome our guest Jaime Derringer, Founder of Design Milk, NFT artist, and currently the Head of Com...
Introducing Barriers to Entry
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Barriers to Entry, a SURROUND Original podcast. Each episode, we'll get into it with the leaders, the designers, the early adopters, and t...