The Trend Report
Episodes
Women and Diversity in the Office Furniture Industry with Michelle Warren
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe office furniture industry, as you likely know, is an amazing industry with a wide range of job opportunities. However, we’ve strug...
The Transition of A Family Business with Evan Lagueruela
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe furniture industry is filled with family businesses. But what happens when one of our amazing colleagues passes? Evan Lagueruela and...
Networking In A Hybrid World
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen you hear the word “networking” what goes through your mind? What does networking mean to you? This topic has been on my mind as...
Seating is the Center of the Universe with Nora Fenlon
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s amazing how the stars align when you find a solution to a problem and then set out to help other people. This is a fundamental pa...
Creative A&D Strategies with Christian Jones
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textChristian Jones has made his way into the furniture industry as a legacy from both his father and grandfather. He tried his hand at seve...
The Impact of Stress on Workplace Design with Rex Miller
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe biggest challenge to business owners today is the mind shift needed to think about projects and business in a new way. Rex Miller is...
Developing Powerful Communication Skills with LeAnn Pashina
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen you communicate effectively you increase your earning potential by up to 50%. Did you know that? Neither did LeAnn Pashina until sh...
From Common to Compelling with Rob Langejans
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIf you’ve been in the contract interiors industry for any amount of time, you know that it sucks you in. Rob Langejans and I worked at...
CEO Chat with Max Verkamp of Indiana Furniture
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe’re back with another amazing CEO Chat. Max Verkamp started his career out in the kitchen and bath industry but when the head job at...
Driving A Customer Experience Culture + More with Rob Day of Fellowes Contract Interiors
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou have to know and understand your customers, but that mentality and culture needs to bleed through your organization. Rob Day of Fell...
New Ideas, New Brand + More with Alexandra Tseffos
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAlexandra Tseffos has spent the majority of her career focused on design. After experiencing life on the other side of the table, she re...
Building a Brand Focused on Nordic Design with Thomas Jonsson
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoining me this week on the podcast is Thomas Jonsson with Scandinavian Spaces. The Jonsson family has been the last decade helping Swed...
Leveraging the Public Sector and The Private Sector to Grow Your Business with Lisa Merder
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen your clients and customers are bidding new projects, how would they feel to know that your business was among a select group alread...
Introducing Dovetail with Stefanie Ince
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSomething new is coming to our industry and I cannot wait to share it with you. To help me do that Stefanie Ince joins me to reveal a ma...
Embracing Diversification to Fuel Your Business Growth with Dean McIntyre
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDiversification is the key to business growth per Dean McIntyre. He has spent his career finding ways to intermingle his interests and h...
Leading Radical Transformation with Jennifer Ruckel of 3form
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textLongevity in a company’s workforce is a key indicator of the health, values, and strength of a company. My next guest has been working...
How Design Needs To Be Done Today with Jeff Theesfeld of Union Design
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textProduct design is not simply an art. When it comes down to it, design informs manufacturing and as such, product design is truly a scien...
Understanding The Hybrid Professional with Dr. Sarabeth Berk
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe world of the workforce is changing and has been for decades. No longer is your job title the sum of your entire professional identit...
The Role of A Non-Major Brand in Our Industry with Rich Oliver
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThere’s nothing like starting a new role with a company weeks before the entire world shuts down due to a pandemic. Rich Oliver starte...
Creating A Great Customer Experience with Stacy Sherman
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCustomer experience is not the same thing as customer service. While you need to have great customer service, customer experience goes e...
The Power of Color with Laura Guido-Clark
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textColor is extremely important in our perception and understanding of the world. It changes our moods, it evokes emotion, and it helps sol...
How Is Work Changing?
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe’re doing something different! Throughout our 2021 interviews, I’ve been asking all of our guests a few questions behind the scene...
A Partnership Moving the Industry Forward with Matthew Danyliw of Avanto
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s time for all aspects of the furniture industry to move into the technological future. Making that easier is Matthew Danyliw of Av...
The A & D Yogini Megan Mazzocco
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEver feel like your creativity has been zapped out of you? You know that you have some great ideas brewing but you can’t get them out ...
A Conversation with Jeff Carlson
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSometimes it’s nice to simply have a conversation. Jeff Carlson of My Resource Library and I sat down to do a super informal Q and A s...
A Conversation About Product Design with Brian Graham
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFor the first time ever, we have a true designer on the show. Brian Graham is an interior designer turned furniture designer who uses hi...
Bonus Episode: The Trend Report LIVE! What is Spring Breakout?
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s time to break out of our cocoons and start getting back together. Rob Kirkbride and John Strassner have gotten together to organi...
Federal Government Essentials with Pat Morrison of Price Modern
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe government is always buying, they’re always building, and they pay! So if you haven’t already considered adding a vertical dedic...
Insights, Favorite Things & Celebrating with Sid
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe Trend Report Podcast has reached episode 50! This is actually a HUGE accomplishment but it wouldn’t be possible with you. I’m sh...
Leveraging A Wholesaler To Expand Your Business with Eddie Baird
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen someone purchases a product from you, how long does it take for them to purchase another one? If you’re selling furniture product...
CEO Chat with David O’Coimin of Nook
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textQuick question, would you consider yourself an introvert or an extrovert? Did you know that the typical office space was specifically de...
Return to Work Strategies with Jonathan Webb of KI
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat does the future of the workspace look like? Per Jonathan Webb, KI customers are preparing to go back to business as normal once the...
Leveraging Financing To Grow Your Business with Jim Wall
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhy don’t we as an industry offer more financing options for our furniture? Per Jim Wall, there is a certain element of risk, but in t...
How Consumer Habits Are Changing with Abby Murray
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYour customers are online. Period. The shift was happening before Covid hit, but since Covid the rapid expansion of online shopping and ...
The Importance of BIFMA to the Office Furniture Industry
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAll industries need regulation and compliance standards. For the office furniture industry, that organization is BIFMA. BIFMA stands for...
CEO Chat with Boaz Ashkenazy of Simply Augmented
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou’ve likely heard of virtual reality, but what do you know about augmented reality? Boaz Ashkenazy of Simply Augmented is helping de...
Creating A Brand in The World of Seating with Tony Mazlish
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn a world inundated with chairs, Tony Mazlish set out to truly build a brand around the X-Chair. He was tired of seeing comfort and sty...
Rethink, Redesign, Repurpose with Brandi Susewitz
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCovid has certainly rocked the contract interiors industry, but something that we ALL need to be thinking about regardless of how everyt...
How the Office Furniture Industry is Changing with Paul Holland
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPaul Holland is going on 37 years in the furniture industry and he has no concerns about whether or not it will continue. The past year ...
CEO Chat with Bruce Platzman of AIS
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFor many of us in the office furniture industry, we didn’t plan to be here. Instead we found our way here by accident and never left. ...
Rest and Recovery of the Corporate Athlete with Kibibi Springs
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHave you ever wondered what it means to be a corporate athlete? Have you ever even heard the term? Believe it or not when it comes to yo...
A Voice For The Office Furniture Dealer with CBRE
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHave you ever heard of a firm that helps clients figure out how to buy their furniture for a project rather than what to buy? That’s e...
From Dad’s Company to Our Company with Jeff and Jennifer From DARRAN Furniture
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJeff and Jennifer have spent their entire lives watching the changes in the furniture industry. Their father founded DARRAN Furniture an...
IT’S 2021, LET’S DO THIS!
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text2020 is FINALLY behind us. While it certainly didn’t pan out as expected, it wasn’t all bad. I like to focus on the good things, but...
CEO Chat with Phil Polishook of DeskMakers
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAfter spending years in sales and managing digital products, Phil Polishook decided it was time to get involved with manufacturing physi...
Design Thinking with Susan Pelczynski
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat is it called when design meets solving the problems of the world? For Susan Pelcznski this is called design thinking and it is some...
The Importance of Coaching
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textProfessional coaching is valuable in any field. In the past, coaching was seen as more of a mentoring role, but now it is a key way to b...
Celebrating 5 Years of Publishing with Rob Kirkbride
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOur industry has a select few publications that speak to the actual business of furniture. After spending a career in writing a daily ne...
Designing and Building Custom Furniture with Jeffrey & Lindsay Braun of Emblem
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDesigning functional contract furniture with style isn’t always easy, but it is the passion of both Jeffrey and Lindsay Braun. This hu...
New Sales Strategy Part IV
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn the last decade, there has been a 208% increase in the overall use of the internet in day to day life. That means that the majority o...
Job Search Strategies with Michael and Michelle
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI think we can all agree that this year has been one for the record books. For so many in our industry, layoffs have become a reality ra...
Creating a Cohesive Leadership Team with Andrew Vawter of MPS
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textNo matter what area of a company you work for, you are intrinsically tied to the sales team. Every single customer facing position is se...
New Sales Strategy Part III
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe climate of sales has changed dramatically in the past several years and even more so this year. Buyers are more savvy to the typical...
New Sales Strategy Part II
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe’re moving into part two of creating a post-Covid sales strategy. In many ways, now is the time to be more invested in customer serv...
A New Business and A New Strategy with Regan Donoghue
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYour workforce is the number one expense in your business. It doesn’t matter if you’re an entrepreneur, a CEO, or a manager, the mos...
New Sales Strategy Part I
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen someone asks you what you sell, what do you say? For many of us, we immediately think of the actual products that we provide to our...
Embracing Change for Dynamic Growth with Frank Bucher, COO of Formaspace
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThere isn’t an industry on the planet that hasn’t been hit by the pandemic, but there are many businesses that are now thriving desp...
The Emerging Ecosystem of Work with Kay Sargent of HOK
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThere is one thing all the experts can agree on and it's the fact that the workplace is changing and changing rapidly. It was my ...
CEO Chat with Rich Arnold of Broadview Product Development on The Impact of Outsourcing!
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday's episode is another installment of our CEO Chat Series! I'm excited to welcome Rick Arnold, the CEO of Broadview Prod...
Revolutionizing the Health and Well Being of Employees, The Story of INDEAL Cares with founder, Dave Bloch
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textConnecting our community in a powerful way, by creating an organization that allows us to give back - that's INDEAL Cares! In tod...
Overcoming Challenges and Thriving with Tabatha Utley & Meredith Hesby with Shaw Contract
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFacing a host of challenges at the beginning of March 2020, my guest today, Tabatha and Meredith figured out what they needed to do to n...
Avoiding Burnout
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textBurnout is something that all of us can experience, especially now. In today's episode, I share with you the 5 types of burnout a...
Organizational Behavior in the Workplace and more with Dr. Demetria Henderson
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday's episode is a great conversation with my friend and fellow coach, Dr. Demetria Henderson! In this conversation, Dr, Dee sh...
An Interview with Bryan Lake of the Bridger Group
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday's episode is a replay of an interview I did with Bryan Lake of the Bridger Group. This interview was conducted prior to the...
Networking the New Way
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday's episode is a conversation between you and me! It's a first for me and I know it's not perfect, but I'm sha...
Research, Predictions, Data and The Next Normal with Amanda Schneider of ThinkLab
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday's episode is a powerful discussion with Amanda Schneider, the President of ThinkLab - an industry leading research firm helpi...
The Impact of Technology with Vanessa DeKoekkoek of 2020 Spaces
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn today's episode, Vanessa DeKoekkoek, Global Training Manager at 2020 Spaces, and I chat about the impact of technology in our in...
Enneagrams and Business with Laura Boone
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday's episode is a fun, dynamic and engaging conversation with Laura Boone, Co-Founder and Principal of TurnerBoone, a Haworth De...
CEO Chat with Ozzie Nelson, the CEO of Nelson Worldwide
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday's conversation with Ozzie Nelson, the CEO and Chairman of Nelson Worldwide is a great one! Ozzie shares his story with us o...
The impact of Design on Company Culture with Joel Ratekin of TD Ameritrade
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday's episode is a conversation with Joel Ratekin, a Workplace Strategy Leader at TD Ameritrade! During this interview, Joel an...
CEO Chat with Bryce Stuckenschneider, CEO of Loftwall
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe second episode in our "CEO Chat" series! In this conversation with Bryce Stuckenschneider, the CEO of Loftwall, we talke...
CEO Chat with Chris Evanstad, CEO of Nevers Industries
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe first episode in a new series called CEO Chat! We're I'll have a conversation with a variety of industry CEO to talk abo...
The Power of Video with Luke Asper
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, I sit down with Luke Asper of Asper Studio and talk about the trend of using video to develop and grow your personal br...
The Art of Conversation with Joe Stradinger of EdgeTheory
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday's episode was an unplanned, unscripted and an off the cuff conversation with my long time friend and fellow entrepreneur, Joe...
Dealing with Loss with Melanie Johnson a License Therapist
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe are all dealing with loss in one form or another - right now! Though it may seem taboo to talk about loss on a business related pod...
Leading in a crisis with Leadership Expert April Hamilton
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday's episode is packed with information and tips about leading through a crisis. I had the pleasure to interview my friend, co...
Welcome to the Trend Report Podcast!
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to the Trend Report Podcast! We are really excited to share this with the Contract Interiors Community! This is our 1st epis...
The Trend Report (Trailer)
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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