I Am Home podcast

Stacy Garcia is a creative entrepreneur and founder of multiple businesses, including LebaTex Incorporated, a textile supplier, and Stacy Garcia Incorporated, a licensing firm and design house.  Stacy's brands include Stacy Garcia Commercial, Stacy Garcia | New York, Stacy Garcia Home, and Stay by Stacy Garcia. She is internationally renowned and has partnered with the world's leading manufacturer...

Leighton Lloyd is the Merchandising and Brand Manager at Feizy. She began her professional career in the fashion world and was a wardrobe consultant at Edward Baumann Clothiers. She joined Feizy a little over three years ago and rose quickly to her current role.  Leighton studied at the University of Missouri - Columbia where she double majored in Product Development and Design, and in Marketing a...

D'Andra Simmons is an entrepreneur, author, filmmaker, and world traveller. She is the Founder and CEO of the skincare line Hard Night Good Morning, and she is also the new CEO of Ultimate Living International. She's also known for being a part of the reality TV show, The Real Housewives of Dallas. In this episode… People often dream of having that perfect house where every article is curated to m...

Ryan Burns and Devyn McPhaull make up the SnackBoyz, a rap duo based in Overland Park, Kansas City. Ryan and Devyn met while working at Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) where they built a friendship and decided to do music together. They've been creating music together for about a month when they heard about the NFM The Anthem theme song contest. And their entry, NFM Flex Anthem , became part of the...

Irv Blumkin is the CEO of Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) where he started working at the age of 8. He returned from college to rejoin the family business after earning his Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Arizona in 1974. Since then, he has been instrumental in the operations, growth, and expansion of the business which has led to what it is today. He is one of the grandsons o...

Danika Portz is a singer/songwriter who has been described by the Billboard magazine as "the songstress who simply sounds like nobody else in Nashville these days, especially on a vocal level". Danika is an Iowa-native who has had the opportunity to open for some of the top acts in the industry such as Martina McBride, Dan and Shay, David Cook, and many more. In this episode… Danika Portz is a sin...

John Rose is one of the five finalists of NFM's Anthem Theme Song Contest. He's a Frisco, Texas singer/songwriter that was raised listening to Boys II Men, Celine Dione, Air Supply, The Temptations, Pavarotti, and George Strait just to name a few. His taste and culture stretch far and wide.  John grew up in a musically-inclined family starting from his grandparents Byron Mino, a famous opera singe...

Tre' Mutava is one of five finalists for the Nebraska Furniture Mart's Anthem Theme Song Contest. Tre', who is only 18 years old, is a self-taught singer, songwriter, and producer based in Lenexa, Kansas. Tre' and his band, Pretty Running People, already have an album out that debuted in 2019 called 'Basic Summer Album'. In this episode… Tre' Mutava's story is one of grit and conviction that start...

Bethany Cranfield is one of the five finalists for the NFM Theme Song Contest. She is a California-born, Texas-bred girl who leads sales for a marketing agency who is devoted to growing nonprofits. She grew up in a musical family and loves songwriting for fun. Bethany has three babies under three and is married to her husband, Jordan. In this episode… Born and raised in a home of singers and songw...

Becca Sudbeck is the brand strategist of Nebraska Furniture Mart. She has been part of the NFM family since 2001. Tyler Wisecup is the brand specialist of Nebraska Furniture Mart and has been a part of the NFM Family since 2007. Hilary Woltemath is the Visual Display General Manager of Nebraska Furniture Mart and she has been a part of the NFM family since 2013. Becca, Tyler, and Hilary are the ho...

Amber Bradshaw is the Visual Display Manager at Nebraska Furniture Mart's (NFM) Dallas-Fort Worth location. NFM is in the business of improving people's lifestyles by offering big selection, big savings, and big ideas and inspiring customers to create the home of their dreams without breaking the bank. In this episode... Is your style natural, mid-century modern or something else? How do you updat...

Chrissy Grogan is the Visual Display Manager at the Nebraska Furniture Mart's location in Omaha, Nebraska. She enjoys updating her home every once in a while to keep up with her personal style. In this episode... What's your style? How much does it influence the way you decorate your home? For Chrissy Grogan, her personal style of going for a more natural look not only helps her design her home, i...

Jerome Bergmeier is an Interior Designer at Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM). He has his thumb on the pulse of what's happening in the design world today. Jerome has been an interior designer for the past 23 years in interior design and he became part of the NFM family in 2019. In this episode… What is your design personality? Are you more inclined to go for matching furniture in your home or do you...

Rodney Rahl is the Marketing Tech Strategist of Nebraska Furniture Mart. He used to be the company's General Manager and he is extremely skilled in o perations management, sales, conference speaking, management, and sales presentations. Janet Lura is the Patio Outdoor Buyer of Nebraska Furniture Mart. She has awesome insight on current trends and great decoration advice especially when it comes to...

Lindsey McCarter is a Store Merchandising Manager at the Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM). She played a critical role in the grand opening of NFM in Texas by helping create and execute the floor plan back in 2015. Prior to that, she enhanced online reputations for over 500 small businesses while at a payment processing company for 5 years. Her husband, James McCarter, is a Customer Service Manager at...

Dave and Robyn Welch are members of the Nebraska Furniture Mart family and they have both played crucial roles in the company's long history of doing business to helping people create their dream homes by offering big selections, big ideas, and inspiration without breaking the bank. Dave works as Nebraska Furniture Mart's Process Improvement Supervisor while his wife, Robyn, is the company's Softw...

Janet Lura is an outdoor patio buyer. She has awesome insight on current trends and great decoration advice especially when it comes to outdoor spaces. In this episode… Designing your home is an incredibly fun thing to do. And for Janet Lura, Nebraska Furniture Mart's patio and clearance sale buyer, being able to translate your personality into your home is an awesome thing to accomplish. Tune in...