Single Serves Podcast

George Tannenbaum has spent well over half of his life in the advertising business yet he still manages to be a nice and very funny guy. He currently makes a living working directly for clients and agencies. Before that, George worked at illustrious outfits, such as Ogilvy helping run his dream account: IBM. He also worked for R/GA, Hal Riney and Partners, Ally & Gargano, and Lowe. In the cour...

Chris Spoke is the founder and ceo of August, a Toronto-based agency that designs and builds digital products. He's also the founder of Skyline, a weekly newsletter that tracks Toronto's growth and development and a fierce advocate for smart, future-proof city building. Chris and I connected over our shared interest in city building, especially as it relates to the political hot-potato iss...

Jonathan Nodrick is the founder of Rollout, a custom wallpaper company. Jon Started Rollout over 15 years ago with the vision to create a company where creativity could strive. A place where creativity and art could coexist with design to make as a viable commercial enterprise that would have the power to invigorate, inspire and shake up established notions of wallpaper design. You may have encoun...

Catherine Krug is the Product Director at R-Hauz, which provides prefabricated residential buildings for landowners and real estate investors. Catherine is responsible for the "Design Outcome", defining and optimizing the R-Hauz product line in terms of user needs and functionality, marketability, and pricing. R-Hauz came to be in 2018 to provide affordable & sustainable housing for ur...

Andy is the principal and founder of Thomson Architecture, Inc. A graduate of UBC's School of Architecture in 2003, Andy's 24 yrs of experience in Germany, the US and Canada in the field of green design & construction combined with his love of the outdoors, informs the work we do today. When Andy isn't glued to the computer, he can be found windsurfing, cycling, or riding electric...

Matt Rubinoff is a creative problem solver and the founder of Stackt market. Beginning his career in marketing and communications, he later shifted his focus to real estate and marketing with Tusk Global Limited. As president, he developed a clear vision for an interactive public space that encourages community connection, which eventually turned into Stackt. Stackt is a unique marketplace occupyi...

Amos Goldreich graduated Architectural Association in London in 1999, and subsequently worked for a number of London firms, including the likes of David Chipperfield, Stanton Williams, Haworth Tompkins and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. In 2010, Amos established Amos Goldreich Architecture, which is heavily involved in social projects. Amos is also part of the think tank Architects Aware, actively...

Bryon McCartney is the "Chief Idea Guy" at Archmark , architecture branding and marketing in Vermilion, Ohio. Bryon has had a lifelong love of architecture and design and for the past several years, the Archmark team has focused on helping clients in the architecture, engineering and construction fields. In fact, the Archmark team has set the very ambitious goal to bring value to a hundred...

John Plumpton is an architect with 25 years of experience, primarily in the areas of: attractions, food service and mixed use projects. He started RevelHouse in 2015, serving the aforementioned sectors, but specifically focusing on these in the Canadian market. During the pandemic he released a series of speculative projects called " Revellious " aimed at analyzing how people used public s...

Udo Schliemann is a designer and principal creative director at Entro . He's also an accomplished artist and all-around creative. He was born and raised in Germany and spent half of his career there, notably being mentored by Anton Stankowski , before moving to Canada and landing at Entro. We discussed creativity, the importance of science-based, evidence-driven design and decision making as w...

Clair Marie McDade is an architect and data scientist with extensive experience designing institutional buildings for the public sector. After more than 10 years as a practicing architect, she became frustrated with the seemingly short lifespan of new buildings and decided to investigate the causes of this phenomenon. This resulted in her founding Archneura and creating the Building Quality Index...

Carlos de Oliveira is a structural engineer, inventor, designer and entrepreneur. Carlos is the co-founder of Cast Connex and is a foremost expert in the design and use of steel castings in building and bridge construction. I wanted to interview Carlos because he does great work and exemplifies what it means to choose an area of expertise where there is few competitors and develop products or serv...

Dyonne Fashina is the Founder and Principal Designer at Denizens Of Design , an Interior Design Studio specializing in hospitality and branded environments. Recently, Dyonne has focused on research in design strategy - the business value that good design thinking brings to a project, and the focus of our conversation. About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on sing...

Joanne Chan is a designer and Principal at workplace design firm SDI Design in Toronto. When the pandemic hit, her rich experience as a woman leading an established design firm served her well. It turns out it wasn't her first rodeo and she was able to tap into past crisis experiences to navigate these murky waters more effectively. We talked about what it means to be a leader, what to do when...

Michael Green has established himself as a leader in sustainable mass-timber architecture. producing buildings that have challenged the norm and open the path for other practices to design with mass timber. What's not as well known is that he is equally focused on designing buildings that contribute to their users' well being and enable, rather than impede. This conversation dives a deeper...

Tatiana Soldatova is an interior design, professor, entrepreneur and Partner at Syllable, a Toronto architecture and interior design firm producing workplace, retail and residential designs. What makes Tatiana different from your typical designer is that she has a long, illustrious and varied resume that belies her highly strategic approach to solving any and all problems. I wanted to interview Ke...

Kelly Doran is an architect, Principal at MASS design group, a non-profit architecture firm focusing on purpose-driven work. Kelly is also a professor at the Bartlett and last but not least, a fellow Canadian hailing from Winnipeg. I wanted to interview Kelly to learn about MASS, what they do, how they work and what's unique about them. I wasn't disappointed. I'll let you judge for you...

Bob Hoffman speaks with us about his long and illustrious career as an ad exec. Now retired, his second and equally successful career as a writer and a speaker has led him to write 5 best-selling books on advertising. Not only he speaks about fascinating subjects but he’s also very funny, with a deadpan sense of humour. My kind of guy.   About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we inter...

In which I interview Alan Jones , Architect, Professor of Architecture at Queen’s University Belfast and current President of the RIBA . Listen to the episode to learn more about Alan’s efforts to reposition the architecture profession to stay relevant in the 21st century and its associated challenges.   About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of i...

I interview Nicky Billou, podcaster, coach and self-described "millionaire-maker" about success in downtimes. About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field....

Andrew Waugh joins us to discuss innovation, the future of architecture and surprisingly, cars. About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: Produced and...

Carol Belanger, City Architect for the city of Edmonton, is our guest on the latest Single Serves podcast. We discussed good design, procurement and how much effort it takes to build a good city that residents will take pride in. Surprisingly, consistency pays and the city has been consistently building high quality, innovative public buildings better than any other Canadian city, pound for pound....

Gordon Grice is an architect, architectural illustrator, writer, editor of the Right Angle Journal and insurance consultant with decades of experience in the industry. We discussed risk and what it means for the design profession, the safety of roller coasters and how insurance manages risks. An engaging conversation on topics that are of critical importance for designers. About the podcast: Singl...

Beck Johnson is a Senior Research Specialist in global workplace research at Haworth and she is joining me for this episode to talk about creativity and innovation in the workplace. We talked about what creativity is, how it applies to the design industry and how it can lead to innovation when properly channelled. About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single i...

Toon Dreessen, architect has been a relentless advocate for procurement reform in the architecture industry. While there has been some movement in the right direction, it's still not enough according to him and in some cases puts architects in very tricky situations. This is a debate that goes well beyond the scope of this interview, but listen in to learn more about the topic and be inspired...