The Market Makers
Episodes
Matt Briggs on Why Authenticity Isn't a Strategy—It's the Entire Thing
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the only time your company failed was when you tried to be like everyone else?Matt Briggs is the CEO of Four Hands, one of the hottest brands ...
Make the Why Matter: Phoenix Grey's Approach to Design
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if your biggest superpower was also the most annoying thing about you?Phoenix Grey is the designer behind Design Daddy, a social media phenomenon...
Satya Tiwari on Building for Forever: From Rugs to a $100M+ Empire
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the secret to building a multi-hundred million dollar company wasn't thinking in quarters, but thinking in decades?Satya Tiwari is the CEO of ...
Rasheeda Gray on Refusing to Choose Between Creative and Strategic
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the secret to building a successful design firm wasn't choosing between creative and strategic—but refusing to choose at all?Rasheeda Gray i...
How 100 Goats and a Recession Built a $150M Company
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell are the Beekman Boys—founders of Beekman 1802, a skin health company ranked among Inc.'s fastest-growing. Th...
When Scrappy Becomes Your Superpower with Tamara Day
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the moment that changed your entire career came down to grabbing a price tag at the same time as someone else at an estate sale?Tamara Day is ...
Robert Spilman Jr. on Faith, Culture, and a 122-Year Legacy
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if your job was to dismantle everything your family built over four generations—not because it failed, but because it was the only way forward?...
How Faith and Fearlessness Built Mikel Welch's Design Career
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if your biggest career break came from standing at a cash register and asking a stranger with eight assistants to teach you what they do?Mikel We...
From Fear to Freedom: Roger Thomas on Authenticity in Design
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if your job was to create something no one had ever seen before? Not just new, but completely unprecedented. That was the charge Steve and Elaine...
Diner Deals, Smart Mergers, and Building Ivy Stone with Doug Cofiell
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if your biggest advantage wasn't knowing what you wanted to do, but knowing what you definitely didn't want to do?Doug Cofiell had that moment si...
Happy Holidays from The Market Makers
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a special holiday message. Jon shares his favorite insights from the designers, entrepreneurs, and dreamers who joined us this year on the ...
Finding Yourself Through Design with Peti Lau
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jon Pertchik sits down with designer Peti Lau, founder of Peti Lau Designs in Los Angeles. Peti shares how a lifetime of exploration a...
Building a Business by Being Yourself with Megan Molten
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jon Pertchik sits down with designer and entrepreneur Megan Molten, founder of Megan Molten Interiors and Shop in Charleston, South Ca...
Alaina Kaczmarski on Turning Career Struggles Into Content Strategy
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week of The Market Makers, we bring you another story from our Scale Up series. We're sitting down with Alaina Kaczmarski, CEO and co-founder of ...
A Thanksgiving Note from Your Host
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're taking a short Thanksgiving break while the team recharges with friends, family, and maybe a second helping of pie.Host Jon Pertchik ...
Building Community Through Design with Christi Barbour
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jon Pertchik sits down with designer and entrepreneur Christi Barbour, co-founder of Barbour Spangle Design. Christi shares how buildi...
Sabrina Soto: Manifesting A Dream Design Career
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Market Makers, Jon sits down with designer, author, and TV personality Sabrina Soto.Sabrina’s connection to home started early, during ...
Scale Up Stories: Former ANDMORE CEO, Bob Maricich
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of Scale Up Stories, a special series from The Market Makers, host Jon Pertchik sits down with Bob Maricich, Executive Chairman ...
Anita Yokota: The Psychology of Home
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, on The Market Makers, host Jon Pertchik, CEO of ANDMORE, sits down with interior designer and former therapist Anita Yokota.Anita’s story is ...
Thom Filicia on Designing a Lasting Career
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Market Makers, a brand new podcast from ANDMORE, exploring the journeys, ideas, and turning points that shape today’s creative profes...
Introducing ‘The Market Makers’
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every creative professional knows the power of a before and after. It’s a classic transformation arc - whether it’s a renovation, glow up, or an...