Brian Wickersham: Design focused problem solving with AUX Architecture

Kathy Kuo founded Kathy Kuo Home in 2012 after realizing the lack of supply for well-crafted and sustainably-sourced furniture readily available online. Kathy Kuo Home is an exquisitely curated online retailer for designer furniture and home decor guaranteed to elevate the clients' home living. Kathy Kuo Home additionally offers premium online interior design services and high touch customer relations. Kathy is an award-winning interior designer and entrepreneur based in New York City. For full show notes, head over to https://davidjfrangioni.com/podcast/kathy-kuo

Douglas Hanson, AIA launched his Los Angeles based firm, HansonLA, in 2010. He has worked with some of the world’s leading architectural firms designing major cultural, commercial, and residential projects in Asia, Europe, and North America. In Hanson’s current role as President of HansonLA, he is the Design Principal on various residential and commercial projects, and the Master Plan Architect for City Market of Los Angeles, a 10 acre, mixed-use development in the Fashion District, and the Mail Order District, located in Boyle Heights. He has established a reputation for integrating innovative design with the functional and technical requirements of each project in addition to having extensive experience in all phases of design, from research through construction, with cultural, commercial, and residential projects of all scales and magnitudes. Early in his career at Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Hanson collaborated on major European projects from design through construction. In Barcelona, Hanson managed Vila Olimpica, a collaboration between SOM and Frank O. Gehry & Associates. Hanson then joined Frank O. Gehry & Associates in 1992 as a Senior Associate and Project Architect for the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. He has an appreciation of architecture as a societal art and endeavors to advance the worlds of his projects with thoughtful and engaging design and he will continue to not only define skylines but transform communities.For more show notes and all links mentioned in the episode, go to https://davidjfrangioni.com/podcast/douglas-hanson

Elizabeth Sanchez Vaughan is the founder and Principal Designer at In-Site Interior Design, an alumna of Parsons School of Design, and an Allied Member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). She is a U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Accredited Professional of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED-AP) in Commercial Interiors.For more show notes and all links mentioned in the episode, go to https://davidjfrangioni.com/podcast/elizabeth-vaughan

Dan Brunn is the founder of Dan Brunn Architecture firm, founded in Los Angeles, California in 2005. Dan Brunn Architecture designs and develops commercial and residential projects worldwide and prides itself on crafting architecture that respects the site and provokes a sensuous interaction with the environment. DBA focuses on purposeful modernism that heightens the user’s understanding and connection with the space. For full show notes, head over to https://davidjfrangioni.com/podcast/dan-brunn

Brian Wickersham is the owner and lead architect at AUX architecture in Los Angeles, California. AUX is a design studio started in 2008 committed to the thorough investigation of functionality, spatial qualities, and materiality in the built environment and with a specialty in creative problem-solving. To read of the rest of the show notes, head over to https://davidjfrangioni.com/podcast/brian-wickersham

James Heimler is the principal architect at James Heimler Architect Inc in Southern California. He has received many awards for design excellence and community service throughout the years, including the 30-year award for Community Service by San Fernando Valley American Institute of Architects in 2012 and the Los Angeles Certified Green Business Award by the city of Los Angeles in 2014. James Heimler Architect Inc, JHAI, is one of the leading sustainable design LEED-AP certified architecture firms in California for environmentally sustainable design practices and spatial architectural planning. JHAI coordinates projects from its initial inception through design, community, governmental approvals, bidding and construction. In the process of integrating different design solutions, JHAI incorporates sustainable design architectural principles through passive solar, energy-efficient systems and environmentally friendly building materials. Find the shownotes with all links for this episode at: https://links.jonbstrong.com/LIFE-James-Heimler

With us in this episode we have philanthropist and mentor, Dwyane Wade Senior, sharing his motivational story on being a father in Chicago in the 1980s. With an alarming rate of gang violence and drug usage at the time, Dwyane tells us about the importance of a strong mentor's presence in the lives of the youth and its following positive effects. His own personal experience with quite literally running from different gangs and refusing their requests to join them lead him to create the predecessor of what is today the Pro Pops foundation. How important is the influence of a parent or mentor in the lives of the younger generation? How did Dwyane's determination and strong influence lead to the success of Dwyane Wade Junior, the former professional basketball player? Along with the answers to these question, this episode digs deeper into the life and growth of Dwyane Wade Junior from a father's perspective, while also covering the future plans of Pro Pops and the upcoming documentaries of the father and son during the 2020 All-Star Weekend. For full show notes including the transcript and all links mentioned in the episode, go to https://davidjfrangioni.com/podcast/dwyane-wade-senior

In this episode, David Frangioni sits down with Glenn Gissler, interior designer and president at Glenn Gissler Design, and discusses Glenn's journey of manifesting his childhood dreams of being an interior designer. He tells us all about how he entered the field of Interior Design, the ups and downs he encountered along the way, and how he got to create designs of luxury for clients such as Micheal Kors and Calvin Klein. "What we do is to create what I call the context for [the clients'] future to take place," Glenn says. How does this approach differ from others in his field? What attribute has made Glenn stand out? How has *he* created a career in the world of "luxury in full effect?"For full show notes including a transcript and all the links mentioned in the episode, go to https://davidjfrangioni.com/news/press/entry/podcast/glenn-gissler

In the last episode of this two-part series, Billy Amendola, musician and editor at large of Modern Drummer Magazine, tells us about how he became the editor of a magazine known as "the Bible of drummers, " the difficulties in his journey, as well as some crazy experiences he had along the way. "The map and the terrain will never match," he says while talking about his road to success. What was Billy's plan and what terrain did he face instead? How did he end up playing on stage with Ringo Star? The answers to all these questions are revealed in this episode, along with some valuable advice from a musician at the top of his field. **What you'll hear about in this episode:**- How Billy got involved with Modern Drummer Magazine (1:40)- The sacrifices it takes to become successful (10:50)- Crazy stories about being Editor at Large (19:41)- Who David Fishof is (35:57)- Current Plans with and changes to Modern Drummer Magazine (37:02)- David's museum and the Frangioni Foundation (44:43)- The reunion of Mantus and their new album (48:48)- Billy's favorite song from the record (54:14)For the full show notes including all the links mentioned in the show and a full transcript, go to https://davidjfrangioni.com/news/press/entry/podcast/billy-amendola-part2

In the first part of this two-episode series, we hear from Billy Amendola, musician and editor at large of Modern Drummer Magazine, and his life as a drummer from Brooklyn. Billy tells us all about his life and his personal development, as well as the development of his band, Mantus. How did a Brooklyn-born band go from playing Punk Rock at CBGB to making Disco hits that become wildly successful in Canada? Where did they go from there? Tune in to find out more about being a studio musician, the music industry, and living life in full effect as a drummer. **What you'll hear about in this episode:** - How Billy and David first met (1:56)- All about Billy (5:19)- Billy's songwriting process (8:30)- History and development of Mantus (Billy's band) (13:45)- Hard times for the band (22:14)- Billy as a studio artist (28:30)- Getting into the music world and networking (38:04)- The importance of Brooklyn in shaping Billy (43:21)- The music business today (52:42)**Mentioned on the show:**- CBGB - the New York Club where Mantus used to play: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBGB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBGB)- Modern Drummer Magazine: [https://www.moderndrummer.com/](https://www.moderndrummer.com/)**Learn more about Billy Amendola:**- LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/billyamendola/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/billyamendola/)- His band, Mantus: [https://www.mantusonline.com/](https://www.mantusonline.com/)**Learn more about David Frangioni:**- Linkedin: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-frangioni-9939a86/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-frangioni-9939a86/)- https://www.davidjfrangioni.com**Learn more about Justin Leigh:**- Linkedin: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-leigh-88996386/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-leigh-88996386/)- [http://justinleigh.com/](http://justinleigh.com/)