388: Corey Damen Jenkins: Interior Designer, Furniture Designer, & Gentleman

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Business, Design, Arts

4.8 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2018

⏱️ 68 minutes

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I have another outstanding show for you today! Corey Damen Jenkins is with me today and he is no exception to the amazing people I have been meeting. What you will learn from is that he is one of the good guys. He is the kind of person that everyone would agree is very open, sincere, humble and giving. What you may or may not know about Corey is that he is the principal of Corey Damen Jenkins Associates which is located in Birmingham, Michigan. In 2011 the television audiences voted him the winning design star of HGTV’s Show House Showdown. Since then it has been a whirlwind of accomplishments! Today we are going to talk about how his lifelong dream came true in 2016 with his launch of his first couture collection of furniture, Corey Damen Jenkins exclusively for leathercraft. This collection was nominated for the prestigious 2017 arts award for the best product design. Once you start to listen to this episode it will be no surprise to you that Corey Damen believes in giving back to the design community. His firm generously donates to several charities. Show Notes: What was the process like to get Corey to decide to get on HGTV’s Show House Showdown? What were the reasons that Corey was cast for HGTV’s Show House Showdown? How has Corey learned to deal with his past insecurities and reconstruct the way he deals with things? How does he get the most out of his projects? Does he use PR firms? When working with a PR firm how should a design firm behave and be organized? How did Corey decide to design his furniture through Leathercraft? What is Leathercraft? How did Corey decide what fabrics to use on his furniture collection? Who did Corey name a piece of his furniture in his new collection after? How does he come up with his designs for his furniture? Resources: Leather Craft Furniture Corey Damen Jenkins

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0:00.0	Hey, I want to give a shout out to my friend Susan Winterstein. You may know Susan from her two
0:05.5	podcast appearances here, episodes 164 and 717. In these episodes, Susan told us about her charity
0:13.7	that she founded Savvy Giving by Design. Now she has introduced the Savvy Giving Design Coalition.
0:21.1	The mission of both of these is to bring comfort and hope to families by transforming
0:26.6	kids' rooms into healing sanctuaries.
0:30.0	Previously, in order to help Savvy Giving by Design, you could open a chapter in your
0:34.9	own area and then design spaces for children in your area that are in need.
0:40.0	Now with the Savvy Giving Design Coalition, you can contribute and impact the lives of these children
0:45.5	without taking on the beginning of an entirely new chapter.
0:49.9	Savvy Giving Design Coalition operates through the collective efforts of you, the designer, as well as sponsors and volunteers.
0:58.6	This organization is making a real difference in these children's lives, and you can help now in whichever way feels right for you.
1:06.3	I encourage you to listen to Susan's two episodes to learn more and then visit their website at
1:12.2	Savvygivingbydesign.org forward slash design coalition. We'll also put that in the show notes. Welcome to a well-designed business.
1:35.1	My name is Luann Nygaara, and I'm so glad you found this podcast.
1:38.9	Together with my husband, Vince, and our partner, Bill, we have grown our company Window Works from the ground up.
1:44.6	So I know and I understand the challenges you face in running your interior design business.
1:51.0	I also know that your talent alone isn't enough to ensure your success.
1:56.0	So on this podcast, we talk about strategies and practical steps to help you grow your business.
2:02.4	But make no mistake about it, we have our share of fun here too, mix in with those
2:07.0	aha moments that I love so much.
2:09.5	This isn't fluff.
2:10.6	Nobody has time for that.
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