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BOLD Summit Attendee, Christopher Reebals of Christopher Architecture

After graduating Auburn University’s School of Architecture, Chris worked for a small commercial firm in Montgomery, AL. Chris took a hiatus from architecture for several years in the late 90’s and worked with people in a different capacity; directing ministries at a church and working with inner city communities developing affordable housing models.

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For the past ten years Chris has been working with Christopher Architects. Having designed spaces to meet the needs of both corporate and residential clients Chris’ heart and passion is creating space which inspires both the occupant and the observer. Chris’ award winning designs have been featured in regional and national publications.

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He has a portfolio of residential and commercial projects from the panhandle of Florida up the East-Coast and as far west as San Diego, CA

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BOLD Summit Attendee, Lisa Davenport of Lisa Davenport Designs

Lisa Davenport, of Lisa Davenport Designs, entered the world of interior design in a less-than-conventional way. Upon completing a degree in Commercial Design, Lisa was in search of a career she could be passionate about.

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Some time later, Lisa returned to Paier College of Art and studied interior design, refining her signature hand-rendering technique. Since then, Lisa has worked with clients in the interior design industry for over twenty years, and still continues to find the magic in her job every day.

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Although she may have an easygoing personality, Lisa’s biggest pet peeve is lack of attention to detail. Un-fluffed pillows quake with fear when she enters a room. A crooked picture frame will stop her in her tracks.

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Lisa finds that the best part of working with clients is the relationships she builds with them. Getting to know her clients on a personal level helps Lisa cater to their style so that their home feels like an extension of themselves. When you talk, Lisa listens.

Becoming Luxury and the Birth of the BOLD Summit

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Becoming a luxury interior design firm is not about putting on a facade or charging exorbitant fees. It is about functioning on such a high level that you are able to go beyond the ordinary and sufficient. It is about elevating the focus from mere necessity to that of delight and inspiration. Becoming a luxury design firm is hard-won and not for the faint of heart, because one must become luxury from the inside out.

There are a few steps to creating that special luxury touch and they may not all be apparent to you from the beginning. Ask yourself how you can go the extra step and make each experience memorable and uniquely of your firm. But remember, you don’t have to be alone on this journey!

I work with you to plot out the course in a very tangible way so that you, first of all, have clarity. And I find that — as simple as that sounds — it’s actually hard to come by. It requires outside input and it’s helpful when it comes from your peers and people that have already done it before and are doing it successfully in the current environment.

I developed the Business of Luxury Design Summit to create a sanctuary. Up until the BOLD Summit there was no place to brainstorm and collaborate with peers and get all kinds of information from experts that can really address those needs on your level.

It’s very much a holistic process. Bringing in all of these various experts to nourish this design community seemed right on target with what my mission is and has been for the last decade: to empower the designer and advance this industry.

BOLD Summit Attendee, Corinne Brown of The Brown Design Group

Corinne Brown is known for creating warm, inviting and personal homes. Clients describe her as uniquely intuitive and a quick study. As the owner and Principal Designer of The Brown Design Group, Corinne has found a way to combine her passion for design with a mountain lifestyle.

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She now works from The Big Red Building, a spectacular design studio which she designed and built to house the largest sample library within a hundred mile radius. Her keen eye, experience and ability to derive inspiration from the mountain lifestyle provides a special sense for what is important to her exclusive clientele.

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Corinne and her team at The Brown Design Group have created an impressive portfolio of work, including outstanding mountain vacation home interior design, but she is most proud of the relationships that have been built with their clients, which continue through the years. “I think that we connect because we can provide designs that make them feel most comfortable and happy in real life. I find inspiration in their very personal desire to create a home”.

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BOLD Summit Attendee, Nar Bustamante of Nar Fine Carpentry

Nar Bustamante established himself with his wife of 20 years and two children in the Sacramento area in 1999. Born in Mexico City and raised in the Bay Area, Nar began working on homes during his summers at age 14. By age 24, Nar had founded his first construction company in Santa Fe, New Mexico building many new luxury green alternative homes.

 

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Homes crafted with adobe, straw bale, pumice crete, radiant heat, passive solar and many more alternative methods and materials. Through the years, Nar built a passion for quality craftsmanship and innovative design, bringing to the Sacramento area a new sense of style and design for the home connoisseur.

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Nar has worked on kitchens and baths, full-home remodels, commercial spaces and showrooms, and multi-unit dwellings. As a nationally awarded designer, Nar is passionate about Sacramento, the people and the opportunity to serve you!

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BOLD Summit Attendee, Lisa Staprans of Staprans Designs

Lisa Staprans has over twenty–five years of interior design experience, having worked on high profile award winning residential and commercial projects around the country. Based in bucolic Portola Valley, California, Lisa gains inspiration from the beauty of nature that surrounds her as well as the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley.


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Lisa honors the “soul of design” through all of her projects. She believes that artistically driven and emotionally connective interiors have the ability to transform ones entire state of being.

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She embraces an ethos of social and fair trade responsibility, seeking out craftspeople and manufacturers who share the same philosophy. Her travels throughout the world have led to collaborations with indigenous artisans that can be seen not only in Lisa’s interiors but also in the beautiful things created and procured from her travels available for sale on One King’s Lane and Chairish.

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BOLD Summit Attendee, Phil Norman of Norman Design Group

Phil Norman is design director and creative founder of Norman Design group located in California. In true entrepreneurial spirit, after graduating from the College of Design at Iowa State with a dream of creating a design firm made up of exceptional people doing extraordinary things, Phil made his big journey across the country to the west coast, where he knew no one.

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In the twenty years since then, he has put together an incredible design studio where his team members expertly collaborate in a way that genuinely benefits the client. Phil’s passion for Interior design is as strong today as it has ever been, which is evident in his beautiful, innovative, and versatile designs.

POWDER-ROOMPhil is a professional member of ASID and is certified with the NCIDQ.

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Return to Things That Are Meaningful and Bathe Inside of Them

Hi there!

I am so incredibly inspired by what we have in store for you this year.  Congratulations to all of you who have made the decision to push yourself beyond the scarcity of time mentality.  You are ready for the mind shift!  We are indeed going to shake things up. Yes, I will bombard you with a TON of information and too many details to retain all at once, but I will give you the video recordings of the presentations, so don’t worry.  I am also giving you a lot of collaboration time this year.  Round table discussions on both days and topic dinners.  I am intentionally structuring the content to shake you out of your comfort zone and cause a shift in your thinking.  This is the way you catalyze growth and create lasting change. You are ready for the up-level!  Your homework: I want you to start visualizing what your ideal life and business situation looks like.  I want you to be crystal clear about what your intention is. What are you actively creating? What does your life include; what does it look like?  What experiences do you have?  I am going to be opening the BOLD Summit with this question and I want you to have that visual in your mind, ready and as clear as day.

For those of you who haven’t decided, make your choice soon.  Decide what you stand for. What are you willing to do to get what you want? Who is your master; growth and abundance or scarcity and fear.  Those who invest in themselves will be nourished and will thrive faster and stronger than the rest.  Be inspired!  Let this wave of growth be the one that pushes you through the threshold!

Let’s return to things that are meaningful. Align with your gift and your potential.  You were born to do this!

What are Attendees Saying About BOLD Summit?

Have you been wondering what designers who have actually attended BOLD Summit have to say about their experience? In this short and sweet video a few of last year’s attendees share their thoughts with us, post summit. Take a look!

If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We are more than happy to chat with you for a bit. Our phone number here in the office is 503-208-2757.