Shanan Campanaro is the owner and founder of Eskayel, a New York-based textile design studio that weaves fine art with exacting craftsmanship. Each of Eskayel’s one-of-a-kind designs originates from a painting inspired by nature or travel. Using eco-friendly methods, including water-based pigment ink, regional production and sustainably sourced materials, Eskayel evolves these artworks into hand-tied rugs, wall coverings, home linens, fabrics, furnishings, accessories and more. If you want to learn more about Shanan Campanaro and Eskayel, visit their website at eskayel.com and follow them on Instagram @eskayelLISTEN NOW

Leslie Sinclair is the owner and founder of Segreto Finishes, a Houston based company dedicated to exceptional finishes in the world of architecture and interior design. Leslie is a mother, creator, business woman and has written several beautifully curated books on design. In this episode Leslie and Valerie talk about books that transformed the way they do business including Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Other Don't by Jim Collins, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek and Le "quart d'heure d'avance" de Moët & Chandon by Robert-Jean de Vogüé. If you want to learn more about Leslie Sinclair and Segreto Finishes, visit their website at segretofinishes.com and follow them on Instagram @segretofinishesLISTEN NOW

Kristina Larson is an artist based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Kristina creates biomorphic monochromatic sculptures and functional designs. She explores the limits of her materials by hand-building, sculpting, and assembling. Larson relies on gravity, chance and accidental happenings, embracing and celebrating the beauty in imperfection. She is also a fine art appraiser, consultant, and the Director of the Octavia Art Gallery in New Orleans. If you want to learn more about Kristina Larson and her work visit her website at kristinalarsonart.com and follow her on Instagram @kristinalarsonsculptureLISTEN NOW

Seamus McGuire and James Catalano are co-founders of Cicada, an architecture studio based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Cicada's mission is to create stronger communities through a more thoughtful approach to design. Listen to Seamus and James discuss the genesis of Cicada, the importance of emerging technologies in architecture, as well as the adaptation of architecture to current environmental issues in the greater New Orleans area. If you want to learn more about Cicada and their work visit their website at studiocicada.com and follow them on Instagram @____cicadaLISTEN NOW

Kara McGuire is the owner and founder of Minmoo Studio, a graphic design studio based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Minmoo Studio crafts design solutions that transform a brand or business. Kara's passion is exploring the heart and soul of a company’s story and then finding ways to visually express that message by giving strong brand development to authentically represent the artist, individual or company. If you want to learn more about Kara McGuire and her work visit her website at minmoostudio.com and follow them on Instagram @minmoostudioLISTEN NOW

McKenzie Gibson is an artist that works within the context of furniture design. Known primarily for her innovative use of mixed materials, much of McKenzie’s work re-examines purpose and function as it relates to constituent pieces, space, and interpretation. At home in an art gallery or residence, these bespoke pieces blur the line between art and design. If you want to learn more about McKenzie Gibson and her work visit her website at mckenziegibson.com and follow her on Instagram @mckenziegibsonstudiosLISTEN NOW

Marianna Massey has over twelve years of experience in the photography industry and works as a contract photographer for Getty Images covering major sporting events, fashion, international entertainment and news. She recently completed work as a photographer at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. She now splits her time between New Orleans, Louisiana and Los Angeles, California. If you want to learn more about Marianna Massey and her work visit her website at mariannamassey.com and follow her on Instagram @mmimagesLISTEN NOW

David Servan-Schreiber is a French artist who has embraced a full time career as a painter based in London. Through his work, David addresses the need for better preservation of our planet Earth. He generates emotion through wood, gold leaf, cement, and fire, drawing awareness to the issue of sustainability from the materials he uses and the concepts behind the pieces. David claims a religious affection for our planet and through his work shows the beauty and resilience of Earth despite the damage imposed by humankind. To see David's powerful work visit his website at www.davidaiu.com and follow him on instagram @davidaiu LISTEN NOW

Jonathan Glatt is the Creative Director and Co-Founder of O&G Studio, a furniture design and manufacture studio with the most extensive and evocative line of hand built Windsor chairs on the market. With a commitment to honor and build upon American design traditions, O&G Studio looks to the past for inspiration and reinvents the classics for contemporary living. The studio celebrates the rich history of design in New England and continues the legacy, while creating work that is new, surprising and uniquely its own. Founded in 2009 by Jonathan Glatt and Sara Ossana, two friends who met as graduate students at RISD, O&G Studio designs and produces modern heirloom pieces in Rhode Island. To see and shop their beautiful hand made furniture visit their website at www.oandgstudio.com and follow them on instagram @oandgstudio LISTEN NOW

Laurel Porcari is a New Orleans based artist known for her large-scale commissioned works in glass. She uses whole parts - either enameled, colored sheets of glass, or paintings on linen - that are atomized into hundreds of pieces that are thoughtfully reassembled into cohesive patterns. Her public and speculative works are landscape based, are focused on the natural world, and are anchored in techniques of landscape representation that she has mined, combined, and misappropriated. Laurel is dedicated to the revitalization and growth of New Orleans, and focuses on youth empowerment through the arts. If you want to learn more about Laurel Porcari and her work visit her website at laurelporcari.com and follow her on Instagram @laurel_porcariLISTEN NOW