Save or SPLURGE! Kitchen Edition

Join us in this insightful podcast episode as Piper sits down with Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of Industry Relations for the NKBA Suzie Williford, a distinguished expert associated with NKBA and KBIS. Explore the latest trends and innovations in the kitchen and bath industry, gaining valuable insights from Suzie's wealth of knowledge and experience. Don't miss this engaging conversation that delves into the dynamic world of design, technology, and the future of kitchen and bath spaces. To learn more about NKBA and KBIS follow this link.

Join Shaw Builder + Multifamily Designer, Tracy Daves and Piper Stromatt as they walk down memory lane and talk about all things flooring and tile! About Tracy: Tracy DavesShaw Builder + Multifamily Regional Manager of Design and Marketing - East, Shaw Floors Tracy Daves has been the Regional Design and Marketing Manager for Shaw Floors Builder division on the East Coast for 18 years. She is a time juggling wife, mom, and chicken lady that travels extensively chatting up designers on interior design and flooring trends. Tracy specializes in designing from the ground up. You may have seen her showcasing Shaw Floors on HGTV’s Smart and Green Homes or on several episodes of Lifetime’s Designing Spaces or as your friendly neighborhood blogger featured in House Beautiful, Multifamily Insiders, Shawbuilderflooring.com, Southern Voyager and Floor Covering Weekly to name a few. 

Piper takes time on New Years Eve while on a family vacation to interview her three cousins who are 13 and very interested in design! 

Piper speaks with her dad, Teddy Phillips. They speak about their lives, times together, how construction has impacted their lives as a whole and what has shaped Teddy's life up to now.  Under Phillips's leadership, P&J has achieved substantial growth and consistent profitability. P&J has grown into a national contractor having performed work in 43 different states since 2000 with regional offices in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Texas and California. P&J generates approximately $500 million in revenue annually and employs more than 1,000 people. Phillips is an alum of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and he served on the university’s Board of Trustees from 2000 to 2009.

Season 2: Family Style - Interview With Avis A. Phillips - Top 400 Business Women In The World  Season 2 of The Building Blonde is filled with family stories, family members in construction and vendors who are now like family. On Episode 1, Piper and her grandmother Avis Phillips talk all things construction, design, history, family and faith. Listen along to their stories. At 86 years old, Avis has had quite the adventure in the heavy civil construction world. Avis is a fabulous grandmother, Piper’s best friend and a devoted mother. Avis A. Phillips is the sole voting shareholder and Chairman of the Board for PIH. Phillips also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Phillips & Jordan (P&J), the largest of PIH’s three subsidiaries. She has spent a lifetime in the civil construction and environmental remediation industries. Through more than 50 years of business experience, she has learned and continues to treasure the values of hard work and character. Prior to her tenure at PIH, Phillips founded Avisco, Inc., a U.S. Department of Energy contractor that managed a wide range of projects encompassing a variety of construction services, including land clearing and grubbing, heavy earthwork, site development and environmental remediation. She was the only shareholder and the only Chairman and CEO in the nearly 30-year operating history of Avisco. It grew into one of the larger companies of its kind in the Southeastern United States. In 2015, Avisco combined its operations with P&J. In addition to her positions with Avisco, P&J, and PIH, Phillips has developed and operated shopping centers, commercial office buildings, art galleries, and retail clothing stores, while also serving as a Trustee or Board of Directors member for several businesses, charities, and educational institutions.

Ever wondered what to do while remodeling, redecorating, or building? Yeahhh, I thought so! Listen along as my cousin, Lauren and I break down questions and particular areas where you could SAVE or SPLURGE. Have questions for other areas? Send me comment or IG message - @piperstromatt. 

Ever wonder how products like lighting get designed and make it to market? Join Piper and David Peek as they talk product development, product design, supply chain, and much more! 

Join Piper and Briana Hall, Owner and Founder of Wilder Roots Design as they talk all about the making of floor-plans and what to expect when creating a floor-plan!

Join Piper as she speaks with her good friend Cici and her husband Greg who built with a production builder in Nashville, Tennessee!

Have you ever wanted to ask a designer a question? This is your time to do so! Join me, Piper Stromatt as I answer questions submitted over instagram about my job as a residential interior designer.