Barriers to Entry
by SANDOW Design Group, digby, and SURROUND
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About this podcast
Barriers to Entry is a design innovation podcast on the SURROUND Podcast Network. On each episode, we obsess over the not-too-distant future of the architecture, design and creative industries and the ideas, tools, technologies and talent that will take us there. Hosted by digby co-founder Andrew Lane.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 61 episodes
- Getting the Band Back Together: Bobby Bonett, President, SANDOW DESIGN GROUP · 37 minThis time on BTE, co-host is back and he’s in the hot seat. Bobby Bonett — former Barriers to Entry co-host and newly appointed President of SANDOW DESIGN GROUP — trades the…
- Amra Tareen, CEO & Co-Founder, ALL3D.AI · 39 min“Spinning Cycles”This week Andrew welcomes Amra Tareen, serial entrepreneur and CEO of ALL3D.AI, for a conversation that starts with laundry—and never really leaves it. Across…
- The Future Mundane with Nick Foster RDI · 38 minHow do we prepare for the future without trying to predict it? Recorded at NeoCon, Andrew Lane speaks with futures designer Nick Foster, former head of design at Google X and…
- Stacy Thorwart, Founder, The Intelligent Designer · 49 min · Season 4 Episode 6Beyond the PromptThis week Andrew welcomes Stacy Thorwart, AI educator, founder of The Intelligent Designer, and a fast-growing voice in the design technology space whose social…
- Michael Villegas, Design Director, IA Interior Architects · 48 min · Season 4 Episode 5The Creative AssistantThis week Andrew welcomes Michael Villegas, Design Director at IA Interior Architects, for a conversation that begins in an unexpected place: a suburban…
- Harvey Schaefer, Senior Program Manager, Machine Learning & AI, MillerKnoll · 43 min · Season 4 Episode 4Testing the FencesThis week Andrew welcomes Harvey Schaefer of MillerKnoll for a conversation that starts with a sore throat, a quick detour into Severance, and lands in a…
- Kellan Shanahan, Lead Product Designer, Arktura · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 3Good ScaffoldingThis week Andrew welcomes Kellan Shanahan, a public artist turned-Lead Product Designer at Arktura, for a conversation about how curiosity, experimentation, and…
- Caroline Murphy, Design Engagement Strategist, SANDOW · 40 min · Season 4 Episode 2The Curse of YouthThis week Andrew welcomes Caroline Murphy, Design Engagement Strategist at SANDOW, for a conversation that starts with a familiar modern curse of youth: being…
- Matthias Hollwich, Founder, HWKN Architecture · 43 min · Season 4 Episode 1Architecture as a StartupSeason 4 opens with a milestone moment: Andrew Lane’s first solo episode as host. With a little encouragement from Producer Rob, Andrew welcomes back…
- Chris Barton: Founder of Shazam, 2025 NeoCon Keynote Speaker · 43 minUser-firstIn a special NeoCon edition episode of BTE, Bobby and Andrew are joined by tech and design leader Chris Barton, founder of the renowned music app Shazam and Wednesday’s…
- Mary Franck, Experiential Creative Director · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 6Making Data ApproachableThis week, Bobby and Andrew welcome a guest whose career arc has been about finding the fusion between art and data. From bringing data-driven experiences…
- Steven Ranta, Solutions Manager, Arktura and Nathan Ferrance, Vice President, HKS · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 5The Architect’s Architect Bobby and Andrew once again have their hands full this week with a dynamic duo joining them in the podcave. Arktura’s Steven Ranta and HKS’s Nathan…
- Amanda Schneider, President, ThinkLab · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 4Humanity-firstFor an unprecedented third time, Bobby and Andrew are joined on the pod by ThinkLab President and Design Nerds Anonymous host, Amanda Schneider. In another of their…
- Michael Luck Schneider, CEO, Volvox Labs · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 3Where art meets innovationBobby and Andrew sit down with a leader who’s made his career on the cutting edge of technology, art and design while working with some of the world’s…
- Eli Hoisington, Co-CEO, HOK · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 2“That’s the job”This week, Bobby and Andrew have the pleasure of welcoming a leader who’s made his way up through the ranks of one of the world’s most prestigious architecture…
- Brooke Grammier, CIO and Joel Yow, Director of Digital Products at Cannon Design · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 1The Innovation RoadmapTo kick Season 3 off with a bang, Bobby and Andrew welcome not one, but two guests to the pod to get into the meat of how AI and human-centric feedback are…
- Best of Season 2: Part 2 · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 9Andrew and Bobby are back together - and in the holiday spirit - revisiting some of the most memorable moments from the BTE universe in 2024.
- Best of Season 2: Part 1 · 19 min · Season 2 Episode 8Andrew Lane and Bobby Bonett revisit the year that was in the BTE universe.
- Sense of Space now on The Surround Network · 44 minEnjoy Sense of Space by Turf now available on all podcast platforms. An architect and designer are on a journey to help their community understand the nuances of designing for…
- Joel Krieger: Head of Creative, Content & Experience, Magic Leap · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 7This week, Bobby and Andrew get into their flow state with an enlightening conversation about the intersection of technology and creativity with Magic Leap’s Joel Krieger.
