Business of Home Podcast

To look back on a busy year in the design industry, three members of Business of Home’s editorial team join the podcast this week: Editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen, retail columnist Warren Shoulberg, and Executive Editor Fred Nicolaus. Together with host Dennis Scully they go over the topics that mattered most—from tariffs to design centers to rising prices to AI. The team also looks ahead to 2026, and makes a prediction or two about what’s to come.This episode is sponsored by Loloi and John Rosselli & AssociatesLINKSDennis ScullyBusiness of Home 

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including the death of house-flipping, RH’s latest earnings report and a new online scam targeting designers.This episode is sponsored by Joon Loloi and Programa (use code BOH25 for 25% off)LINKSBusiness of Home

Raised in Southern California and France, Jessica Helgerson had a unique upbringing—eventually she found her way to design and started her own firm in 2000, moving it to Portland, Oregon six years later. There, she’s built a reputation around her thoughtful, layered work, and her values—Helgerson’s 1% Project sees her donating a portion of the invoices on her projects to local nonprofits. On this episode of the podcast she speaks with host Dennis Scully about her recent induction into the AD100; opening an outpost of her firm in Paris; and why she has two bosses on every project: the client and the house itself. This episode is sponsored by Loloi and John Rosselli & AssociatesLINKSJessica HelgersonDennis ScullyBusiness of Home 

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including another rate cut from the Fed, Pantone’s controversial pick for Color of the Year, and what matters more for designers—their portfolio, or their personality? Later, Michael Phillips, the president of Jamestown, joins the show to discuss the future of design centers. This episode is sponsored by Joon Loloi and Programa (use code BOH25 for 25% off)LINKSJamestownBusiness of Home

Dan Fink’s career began in Silicon Valley—after graduating from Stanford, working as a personal assistant for a tech executive led to design projects, which led to more design projects. Since officially starting his firm in 2010, Fink has been one of the industry’s rising stars, meticulously executing high-profile work across the country and appearing on best-of lists, like the AD100.  On this episode of the podcast he speaks with host Dennis Scully about why he shies away from social media, the two qualities he looks for when hiring an employee, and why the best advice to young designers is to just say yes.This episode is sponsored by Loloi and John Rosselli & AssociatesLINKSDan FinkDennis ScullyBusiness of Home