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Are you a CEO, VP of Marketing, or Sales Leader at an interior product company looking to grow in the hospitality or home design markets? The Thrive In Design Podcast is your go-to resource for innovative marketing strategies, brand storytelling techniques, and sales tactics that help you stand out in a competitive, design-driven industry.
Hosted by Nicole Lashae (Ben) Hall, Design Strategist and Founder of Thrive In Design, this weekly podcast offers actionable insights and expert interviews that help you position your brand, engage the A&D community, and scale your impact in the built environment. From product launch strategy to tradeshow optimization, digital marketing to dealer enablement — each episode gives you the tools to amplify visibility and drive measurable growth.
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- Interior product marketing and brand positioning
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- Hospitality and residential design market trends
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Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
In this episode, Nicole Lashae Ben, CEO of Thrive In Design, and Jessica Mann-Amato, Design Principal and Co-Owner of Mancini Duffy, chat about integrating tech into the interior design process and client experience.
Jessica leads Mancini Duffy through transparency emphasizing company culture and technology. Mancini is a 100+-year-old tech-driven design firm in NYC whose clients include Peloton, Soho House, Boqueria, American Airlines, Brooklyn Nets, and NBC Sports. Mancini’s co-owners run the firm like a start-up with technology as the key driver of all initiatives. Mancini is a diverse firm — 51% of the firm is female — nearly twice the industry norm.
In 2020, Mancini’s designers revolutionized the design process by inventing the patent-pending The Toolbelt, a software that allows Mancini’s clients to explore and manipulate the 3D models of their spaces using Virtual Reality to explore and make adjustments to the designs in real-time. Utilizing The Toolbelt, Mancini’s designers can do in 3 hours what it takes most architects 3 weeks to do. Jessica has layered technology into every facet of Mancini’s design process. She utilizes The Toolbelt to lead clients through proprietary 360 Design Sessions, immersing them in their spaces and allowing for a truly collaborative, interactive design process.
Listen in for some amazing insight on technology, innovation, and how interior product companies can integrate into the emerging design process.
Guest: Jessica Mann-Amato
Company: Mancini Duffy
Email: jmannamato@manciniduffy.com | Instagram: @mancini_duffy | Facebook: @ManciniDuffy
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