Episodes
Episode 1 - "My Love. My Way."
Welcome to the first episode of The Flatpacked Podcast! The podcast all about #ikeahacks and the creative people involved in the world of home renovation.
Episode 2 - " The Valley Beyond"
Our guest is Jessica of Renovate 108 fame - Jessica is heavy hitter in the IKEA + Custom world. Being largely featured for her creative projects that she collaborated on with husband Tyler at their own home, designing for the stars in LA as well as some lesser known characters to the public eye, but big deals in the industry. - we talk to Jessica about the struggles of being worn thin as your small business grows, how Jessica found herself fully immersed in the IKEA design world, AIM screen names, and much more
Episode 3 - " United X Worldwide"
We sat down on a zoom call with Alex Coates of Burra Design, all the way across the globe in Australia! Alex discusses the challenges he faces in the IKEA+ world, his passion for design while leveraging the affordability of IKEA cabinets, the origin of Burra Design and much more. I loved hearing just how similar Alex's business struggles and victories are to my own in this niche world of remodeling, despite being on opposite sides of the globe!
Episode 4 - "Find a way"
We sit down with revered Chicago based interior designer, Tracy Cimba of Bespoke Redesign... Join us as we listen to her story of carving her own path and making a big name for herself in the IKEA+ world, and spearheading the origin of her partner showroom with custom door behemoth: Semihandmade
Episode 5 - "DIY or Die Trying"
Our guest is Charlie Ninegar: friend, client, business coach, cheerleader, all around great person. Charlie talks to us about the importance of a clear and precise design to work from when DIY'ing your own cabinet installation, his view of Brave Element's progress since its inception and how the ethics of DIY punk music plays such a large roll in our day to day business ethics.
Episode 6 - Clean-Up Crew"
While I was in Pasadena a couple weeks ago, I had the honor of sitting down with the Heavy Hitters of @moderntwigla Ivan and Jesse. We talked about all things from the birth of Modern Twig, to how we met, to the opening of their brand new upcoming showroom...I always have a blast with these guys and this was no different. I can't wait for you all to hear what they had to say!