Episode 29. Galentine's Day, Rom-Coms, & Pop Culture's Best (and Worst) Love Stories
A fun and frank conversation about love, cinema, and launching a new intimacy wellness consultancy.
This Galentine's edition of Inside the Design Studio brings together David Peck with returning guests Leisa and Shavonnah for a lively discussion about all things love and romance. From favorite on-screen love stories to the nuances between instant attraction and gradual connection, the trio explores what makes relationships tick. But that's not allāthey also unveil an exciting new business venture: Culture Club HTX's Intimacy Wellness Consultancy, a frank and destigmatizing space to discuss intimacy products and wellness.
Valentine's Day is more than just roses and chocolateāit's a cultural moment that sparks conversations about love, relationships, and what we truly value in our connections. This episode dives deep into those conversations with the energy and authenticity that make Inside the Design Studio so special.
Leisa shares her love of Hallmark movies (especially "Country Wedding," which she's watched 200 times), while Shavonnah discusses why she appreciates independent partners who don't need validation from romance. David brings his Capricorn perspective, explaining that any long-term relationship must be built on both rational compatibility and undeniable chemistry.
The conversation evolves to explore ideal friendships through the lens of Oprah and Gayle's legendary bond, as well as the chemistry between Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the Wicked movie. Both guests emphasize that friendships often embody the deepest, most unconditional forms of loveāand that romantic relationships could learn from that model.
Perhaps most remarkably, Leisa and Shavonnah announce the launch of Culture Club HTX's Intimacy Wellness Consultancy, a business dedicated to destigmatizing conversations around intimacy products and wellness. They're building a team of experts and inviting listeners to join their mission to bring frank, honest conversations about intimacy to Houston and beyond.
This Galentine's Day, join David, Leisa, and Shavonnah for frank conversations about love, pop culture, and a brand-new intimacy wellness consultancy.
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Transcript
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Shavonnah (00:00)
So, okay, I just saw something with Oprah and Gail. I don't know, but I saw a clip and one of things she said is so true. You cannot be friends with anyone seriously who has any hint of jealousy. I saw this too. And I, they inspired me because Oprah is Oprah and Gail, yeah, not that she's some slub.
Speaker 1 (00:03)
Yeah. And her 70th birthday.
David (00:12)
Yes, I saw that.
Speaker 1 (00:13)
Okay.
David (00:57)
So welcome everybody to this Galentine's edition of Inside the Design Studio. We have some of our favorite reoccurring guests, Leisa and Shavonnah here to talk about all things Galentine's pop culture and maybe some other spicy things. New business ventures which I think we'll save for the end. So listen till the end. I don't know if want to edit it out. It's all you.
Shavonnah (01:14)
some new business.
Speaker 1 (01:20)
so you
Shavonnah (01:24)
Anyway, keep going.
David (01:26)
Yeah, no, I'm all for it. Okay. I mean, it's like the new Grace and Frankie.
Speaker 1 (01:31)
Yes,
pretty close. will be. The logo is difficult.
David (01:36)
We'll
get there. So, yes. So quick little icebreaker for us here today. So what's your like go-to Valentine's Day mood? Is it like cynical, romantic, indifferent? What up?
Shavonnah (01:48)
Go
to Valentine's Day mood. Yeah. You mean like, how do I feel about? Yeah, I'm like adventurous about most of the things. Okay. Yeah.
David (01:52)
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:57)
Happy. You're happy. Even though you're wearing really happy day. She like is my favorite color. Hello.
David (01:59)
I'm not
Shavonnah (02:04)
Just, you know, well, I'm definitely not negative. I love Galentine's Day. I love just you loving you and celebrating love with whoever the humans are that you're connected and engaged with. yeah, just, yeah, that's how I feel.
Speaker 1 (02:16)
I've
rarely gone out for dinner on Valentine's Day. Well, it's kind of amateur night. A little bit.
Shavonnah (02:24)
at the apartment.
And they rush you in and out so I don't go out so Thursday, New Year's, I do everything on the off day because I don't want to be rushed.
Speaker 1 (02:28)
New Year's.
David (02:34)
Yeah. Yeah. I want to take your time. That's right. Well, you have said you do not like to be rushed. At all. Yeah. So.
Speaker 1 (02:40)
We already heard, she gets up at 4 a.m. and gets to the office at 10 a.m. She has something to do.
David (02:45)
I think even my youngest son might have something in common.
Shavonnah (02:50)
together
Speaker 1 (02:51)
I I've
been up for 10 minutes and I feel like I'm in trouble. Yeah.
David (02:55)
Wait, I don't remember what's Zodiac sign are you? Pisces. You're Pisces. Gemini. And you're Gemini.
Speaker 1 (03:01)
She is
such a Gemini. Yeah. Well, so is Lenebird. You know what? Yeah. Hello.
Shavonnah (03:03)
You're welcome.
David (03:08)
So if you're not going to do something on the day, do you celebrate or is it sort of like a, it's a nice thing or.
Shavonnah (03:14)
You know what I'll do and I think it's fun. it's a Friday night this year, right? So I think what I'm going to go do is go sit at Steak 48 and watch the people struggle. People do they struggle on their dates. funny. It's like, on. so then I was like, and you know, when they're struggling, you just kind of jump in and help.
David (03:22)
Thanks. that's good.
Speaker 1 (03:24)
Maybe
I'll go with.
that. That sounds like a fun thing to do.
I'm not going to do that, but I will go and watch with you.
David (03:38)
Well,
maybe your consultancy could come in handy.
Speaker 1 (03:41)
Well, when we get to that,
we're going to
Shavonnah (03:43)
Maybe
not there. Not there. No.
David (03:47)
You'll understand when we get there.
Shavonnah (03:49)
Yeah, that's what we'll do. We'll go watch.
Speaker 1 (03:51)
Cool. Anybody want to join us?
David (03:53)
Yeah. No.
Shavonnah (03:55)
It'll be fun!
David (03:56)
It'll be so fun.
Speaker 1 (03:57)
You're validating something?
Shavonnah (04:00)
right after.
Speaker 1 (04:01)
We're done going at
David (04:02)
Thank you.
Shavonnah (04:06)
Bam,
bam, thank you ma'am
David (04:07)
She's got it at four.
Speaker 1 (04:08)
Hey, we got some EroxonĀ® on the free-go!
David (04:10)
Spoiler alert. So when you think of Valentine's Day in pop culture, what's the first thing that comes to mind?
Speaker 1 (04:17)
Red roses.
Shavonnah (04:18)
think roses and how it's so silly to buy them on Valentine's Day because they mark them up like four times. You should buy them before.
Speaker 1 (04:24)
Well that
too, but that's not the first thing. That takes thought to get to where you are. Well, the first thing I think of is Red Roses, then I think about the heart candy with the sayings on it.
David (04:33)
You know, which speaking of which the heart candy that leads me to one of my favorite pop culture moments is in Charlie Brown's Valentine. Sally reads the conversation heart and it ends up being like a Rudyard Kipling or Robert, Robert Browning, like epic poem. And she's reading it off the conversation heart that as a kid, that was my favorite thing. I didn't even know what it was referencing, but I knew that I liked it.
Shavonnah (04:54)
And then speaking of things as a kid, one of my most favorite, you we should do that now. I love the Valentine's Day cards that kids buy and give out to their classmates. It's so. And so maybe we should do that. We should take them to Steak 48 and pass them out. Hold on.
Speaker 1 (05:03)
I love that too.
David (05:07)
be cute
with your visit.
Speaker 1 (05:09)
name
and with our with the new one with the new
Shavonnah (05:10)
business.
David (05:15)
What once you get your logo right?
Speaker 1 (05:17)
No
Shavonnah (05:18)
No.
David (05:19)
Okay, so what like let's do a best and worst so what do you think is like the best on-screen love story and what do you think is the worst?
Speaker 1 (05:28)
Best
on-screen love story.
Shavonnah (05:31)
Well, it's one that comes to mind for me is a recent one. So Top Gun Maverick, is that what it is? The new one? I randomly saw it. And I like it because the female love person, she was like me. She's sort of like indifferent to him. OK. Like if you're here, cool. If you're not, whatever. And I just like I like the chemistry. like how independent she was of Tom Cruise. Yeah, I thought I like her.
David (05:52)
Okay.
she could take or leave the Scientology.
Shavonnah (05:58)
Yeah, all of it. Him, Scientology, whatever. She like moved on with her life. I'd like, yeah.
David (06:02)
I like her.
Okay, so that's your best. What about your best?
Speaker 1 (06:05)
My favorite movie is actually a Hallmark movie. This is for you and me. There's a Hallmark movie called Country Wedding, which we call Country Wedding. And we've probably seen it 200 times. I mean, it is so great. And it's about a rock star who goes home to his roots and the, you know, the girl he married when his parents died and they were nine still is next door.
Shavonnah (06:09)
It's a horn.
Speaker 1 (06:32)
You know, like that sort of, it's just, I love this. I could watch it that long. No, no, no, but his movie star girlfriend comes to town.
Shavonnah (06:35)
She married to somebody.
David (06:42)
because they have to the other person.
My favorite of those is like not actually watching the Hallmark ones, but actually watching the parodies on TikTok and Instagram of them, because he's always named Luke. Yeah.
Shavonnah (06:53)
Yeah, of course. 100.
Speaker 1 (06:57)
I think what
his name was. don't think it was Luke. just told you no. But it was what's his name? The really cute guy. Yeah. So I mean, it's the key. mean, it just that's so crazy. But there's another one called Summer Villa that's up there, too. It's about nine years old. And I've been watching it four times a year, at least for nine years. And it was on the other night. And guess what? Not only did I watch it, I didn't delete it. That means I can watch it.
Shavonnah (07:20)
What does that mean?
Speaker 1 (07:23)
I don't have to wait for Hallmark to rerun it and save it
Shavonnah (07:25)
He voted?
Oh, that didn't even really so had to go.
Speaker 1 (07:29)
Yeah, I T-vote that. Well, because you can get it, to get it from Hallmark, you've got to go and pay from Hallmark.
David (07:31)
I know every
Shavonnah (07:31)
Televisions,
I know.
Do you have pirate? Did you pirate?
edit that out.
Speaker 1 (07:41)
I have to share it just because you said that and I always have to share a Selma story. so when Laura it starts with Laura years ago We were sitting at the dining room table. It happened to be Labor Day. Maybe she was nine years old. I don't know. We're talking about albums. Yeah, and Her father turned to her and said I I'm sure you don't even know what an LP or a long playing record is and she said of course I do dad. They're big CDs from the olden days
David (08:08)
You
Speaker 1 (08:09)
Fast forward 30 some odd years and here is Selma Stunned that there's TV that you can't you have to see the commercials you can't fast forward What is this she says to her mother
Shavonnah (08:25)
What's your... So the other one is your work.
David (08:27)
Yeah, your worst. What is your worst? No, on-screen love story. The one that kind of nails on a chalkboard when you see it.
Shavonnah (08:34)
I don't
know what's yours.
I think I have that terrible? does it about my hair?
David (08:40)
You
just love love.
Speaker 1 (08:42)
I mean, my real favorite on screen is probably as Casablanca. So just like my favorite movie. So that's one.
David (08:50)
Yeah, and then this my favorite probably love story and one of my favorite movies of all time. That's yeah is Roman Holiday. But have you seen the end of that movie?
Shavonnah (08:58)
You're so romantic.
Speaker 1 (09:02)
Roman Holiday didn't end up so great. Yeah.
David (09:04)
That's my idea.
Speaker 1 (09:07)
You're not forever after
David (09:07)
But I
know
Shavonnah (09:10)
You're a moment in time romance.
David (09:12)
because it's a yeah
Yeah, well, think Roman Holiday leaves you with the idea of, it's not that it's a forever goodbye, but it's goodbye for now. the impermanence of that feels very poetic.
And also, like one of the best lines that Audrey Hepburn's ever, she says when she's like accidentally drunk and she's getting undressed in his apartment, she's like, I've never been alone in a room with a man with my clothes on, much less with my clothes off And he's just such a gentleman and like, you know, helps her and everything. I just think it's the best, it's just the best movie. Like it really is.
Shavonnah (09:48)
So don't say fatal attraction, right? Yeah, it's like too dark. Okay.
Speaker 1 (09:51)
that. No, it's I did. It's never my
David (09:54)
Yeah. Well, okay. question. So do you have, I mean, you've already said you have favorite rom-coms, like ones that you just go.
Shavonnah (10:02)
I
don't like any her favorite books that are non-romantic and non-love. I need to up my love game. You do.
Speaker 1 (10:09)
You have to start reading all the things Laura has sent me. I'm reading them all.
Yeah.
Shavonnah (10:17)
Kristen Hannah, is that a?
Speaker 1 (10:19)
Lady. No, Chris. Yeah, Kristen Hanna. She has a she's not a romcom. the women. Did you read the
Shavonnah (10:23)
She wrote a book that was pretty. I did
read the women, but there's a different book.
Speaker 1 (10:28)
I don't I haven't read her room. It says she read them before she started writing these big historical. Yeah, so the nightingale I guess. Yes, but not a rom-com. There wasn't very.
Shavonnah (10:33)
Yeah, I read another thing.
Yeah.
David (10:41)
So if romance is not your thing and it doesn't have to be, it can be platonic love. there any like cultural, it could be a book, it could be a movie, it be a TV show that like there's like a love there that is just sort of something you aspire.
Shavonnah (10:57)
I aspire to have a kind of love that if you accidentally kill someone, the friend that you call will just come help you bury the thing person and not somebody like this. Yeah, I don't. Yeah, I feel like that's the kind of love where it's like seriously, like still trapped. You tell them something that could get you sent to prison and it never goes beyond.
Speaker 1 (11:07)
Okay, I would. I'd help.
David (11:16)
I think that's Do you have any examples?
Shavonnah (11:19)
of me killing someone. Yeah. No, but I think I think about when I think about ideal love, think friendships and I actually think romantic relationships could learn a lot from friendship. because romantic relationships tend to be surface level in my view. Friendships go deep, deep, deep usually.
Speaker 1 (11:33)
But, but this is an interesting conundrum. I've been discussing a lot lately, whole friendship thing, which I think is so important. I really do. And you need to be friends with the person that you love. Yes. But you need to be knocked over also by the person that you love. it's interesting. Just can't breathe. Yeah. I think you have to like, yes, be short of breath.
Shavonnah (11:52)
do you mean like attract?
I think.
Speaker 1 (12:01)
Yeah, I do. Well, short of breath. Yes, just very dramatic.
Shavonnah (12:04)
BAD E-
David (12:06)
Please isn't.
Shavonnah (12:07)
she like hits me in head with her flower. Like, you're short of breath. I mean, that's very dramatic. But no, I...
Speaker 1 (12:13)
You understand? I mean, there's...
Shavonnah (12:15)
chemistry and like that feeling of butterflies a little bit.
Speaker 1 (12:19)
They kind of
have to take your breath away a little bit. She's going too far. No, I'm not. They have to take my breath away. There you go. Yeah. I mean, they need to be my friend, but the being my friend first is not a qualification for taking my breath away. I have a friend in the audience who really does become very good friends and she really takes her time. I'm knocked over in the first minute and a half or I'm not interested.
Shavonnah (12:36)
Understood.
Yeah. you don't care anymore?
Speaker 1 (12:50)
No, I think I'm happy to be friends, but I'm not gonna know it's not gonna grow to romance. Yeah, that's fair. Okay. I a lot of people are
David (12:56)
I'm the opposite.
Shavonnah (12:57)
You're saying,
so this is interesting. So you're saying that for a romantic relationship, it needs to be pretty much instant. Like you see, mean, there's an instant chemistry attraction for me. There's to be romance versus you can be friends first. then the romance. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (13:11)
Every man in my life has been that.
my daughter's father, my second husband, I was friends with him for a year. Never even thought about anything being romantic. But the minute I just looked at him and my God, everything changed. You know what I mean? Like it wasn't like our friendship grew into it. It was just sort of a bam.
Shavonnah (13:27)
Thought about it.
Now what about you? You said you're the opposite.
David (13:38)
I mean, I think you can have an instant attraction, but I think I'm a Capricorn and so like the... No, we're very rational. And so it all has to make sense. January 11th. Did we just... Happy You did. Happy birthday to Oh my gosh. Yeah, so it's more rational. I'm very rational, so the way I'm tracking. Maybe you have Capricorn rising or something. Oh, what's your moon?
Shavonnah (13:43)
Don't crazy
Speaker 1 (13:50)
Like December?
Miss you.
Shavonnah (13:59)
questions.
I'm Jim and I Jim and I welcome.
I don't know probably Jim and I. Jim and I personally.
David (14:07)
Hahaha
So yeah, for me it has to, I think that I don't understand people, or I can't understand just being in a relationship just because of physical attraction.
Shavonnah (14:18)
Well, okay. At all? Yes. I can see you being in a physical relationship.
David (14:20)
I mean, I get it. Right,
but long term. Long term. like long term. It's just like, okay, it is what it is. Call it what it is and then move on. But like if you're going to be married or whatever, something, whatever you want, like that you're thinking the rest of your life, then there has to be.
Shavonnah (14:38)
Yeah, I agree with that.
David (14:40)
Yeah, because I don't like a lot of people. Like, there's, could, you know, I really don't.
Speaker 1 (14:45)
I'm here with frickin frack the twins. I mean it isn't that she doesn't like here It's right here. It's in that she doesn't like people. Yeah, but she keeps telling me that she's an introvert. I'm obviously not Well, I appreciate that you're both very creative and you just need your time to do I'm comfortable being by myself, but to a degree I like people way more than you
David (14:57)
Yeah.
I'm very comfortable being by myself.
Shavonnah (15:10)
Yeah, I
mean, you know, yeah.
David (15:12)
If I like somebody, really like them. But if I don't...
Shavonnah (15:15)
You
Cap said like a true cap.
Speaker 1 (15:17)
Yeah,
whatever. Yeah, come shop here. You'll have a really great time.
David (15:23)
You'll love it.
goodness. speaking of friendships, what like friendships in either pop culture, whether it's books, movies, or...
Shavonnah (15:31)
have a good one. So, okay, I just saw something with Oprah and Gail. I don't know, but I saw a clip and one of things she said is so true. You cannot be friends with anyone seriously who has any hint of jealousy. I saw this too. And I, they inspired me because Oprah is Oprah and Gail, yeah, not that she's some slub.
Speaker 1 (15:35)
Yeah. And her 70th birthday.
David (15:44)
Yes, I saw that.
Speaker 1 (15:45)
Okay.
She's
she's come very far getting closer to Oprah to being close to at least yeah celebrity.
Shavonnah (16:00)
Yeah, but
I'm like I like if you don't care about that part like the celebrity part I mean like Oprah is a billionaire Gail is not and so there would be a lot to be jealous of right just her life is very different obviously and when she said I was like yes, yeah
Speaker 1 (16:13)
Well,
certainly, yeah, I don't disagree with that, but I really don't disagree with it for them. Yeah. More than, you know, some people can have just a little bit of an ache for what you, I mean. Yeah, but I
Shavonnah (16:25)
I
her point is valid though. is valid. Yeah, that's what I admire them.
David (16:29)
Yeah. Yeah. What about you, Lisa?
Speaker 1 (16:31)
What was the question again?
Shavonnah (16:32)
A friendship that you admire, like a pop culture friendship.
Speaker 1 (16:37)
A pop culture friendship, can't even, I can't think of a particular one. I mean, probably I would say Oprah and Gail. Yeah, I like Oprah. I'm trying to think Oprah and Gail. I'm very into Ariana Grande and Cynthia Rivo.
David (16:51)
I that's very of the moment. that who you're gonna say? Well, I mean, if you're thinking right now, like that friendship is like, memes it's inspired has just been, I'm holding space for them. Okay, so tell me. Have you not seen Wicked? No. Neither has Olivia.
Shavonnah (17:01)
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (17:06)
So.
Shavonnah (17:07)
So
what is it that about their friendship?
David (17:09)
I think because they, it's interesting because they didn't know each other before the movie and they came to have a friendship that in many ways mirrors the characters arc. And it's just so, they're both such theater nerds. Like they're like deep down like theater nerds. And they bonded over this thing. And I think they both love these characters so much that it.
kind of melts into their own personality. Like you can't really separate the two.
Speaker 1 (17:40)
It's amazing and they both have exquisite voices and in the movie, Cynthia Revo who plays Elphaba looks like she's a foot taller. They are the exact same size which is so strange. I mean, Cynthia Revo is tiny just like Ariana Grande. They're both tiny and skinny and like they're just like mirror images of each other but they don't look anything alike.
David (18:02)
Yeah, and it's just interesting to see how they've navigated this whole press thing. like, you know, because I think they were both, mean, obviously Ariana Grande was a big pop star. Sure. But I think Cynthia, she was well known by people who love musical theater, but wasn't.
Speaker 1 (18:19)
Tony awards and all that kind of And she has hit albums, but not hit albums. I mean, she's singing Cole Porter before she's singing.
David (18:24)
Like,
which we think I did at the Grammys. So good. my goodness.
Speaker 1 (18:30)
I have to see it. still haven't.
Well, you saw her. sang our song.
Shavonnah (18:36)
I
know, know, I've seen Chicagoist is amazing.
Speaker 1 (18:39)
It's amazing. It's really incredible. But so is Ariana Grande's. mean, Ariana Grande had to sing Kristin Chenoweth. Forget singing, you know, Glenda. Yeah. I mean, was like, I mean, Kristin Chenoweth, like her or not, and I don't especially like her very much. She's kind of very sweet, gooey to me, but that voice. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But the voice is just indescribable.
Shavonnah (18:59)
Like a cinnamon bun.
David (19:03)
She's got it.
Yeah. Yeah. And it was, think both of them taking on roles that have been so defined by the two people who originated them for such a long period of time. And I think the weight of doing that together and then knowing, I think they had a knowing that they did it.
Speaker 1 (19:23)
Well,
finally got, I finally like three days ago got turned off the Wicked album since December 30th. I listened for 34 days or 33 days and I finally have been listening to some other stuff, but I'm going back as fast as I can.
Shavonnah (19:40)
You've been staring at me, I'll go listen to it. That's a stretch. I'll listen to it.
David (19:43)
and watch it.
Speaker 1 (19:46)
Not even
on TV yet. I don't think.
David (19:47)
What
is you can, and there's like three hours of behind the scenes stuff.
Shavonnah (19:51)
I'll listen.
Speaker 1 (19:51)
my God.
Let me just tell you, you would watch it and you wouldn't stop. I promise. It's that good. It is that good. Yeah. I think and I know my friends here think so too. So they're
Shavonnah (20:03)
I'll listen.
David (20:04)
Okay. So.
Speaker 1 (20:05)
Yeah.
David (20:06)
If there is a, well, I mean, I keep asking these things, but like you don't watch TV. That's hard. Yeah, so it's hard. what books, like you read books. Okay.
Shavonnah (20:14)
but they're like business books.
Speaker 1 (20:16)
She's
reading all those.
Shavonnah (20:17)
I'm not that good-loved person.
Speaker 1 (20:20)
all that stuff. I don't read those. I read the table of contents and I get angry that I didn't write it. So then I don't read.
David (20:27)
I'm waiting for your book.
Speaker 1 (20:29)
She says she's writing it, I'm not writing it.
Shavonnah (20:31)
We're writing it. I have a plan.
David (20:33)
You can do it. Yeah, you can do it. You just need to use like a dictation like software or something and like do it.
Shavonnah (20:35)
She's ridiculous, of course she's.
Speaker 1 (20:41)
Okay,
it'll be so you say I can't even remember the chapters. I forget what I'm gonna say.
David (20:46)
You just
need like a book coach and like they'll walk you through it. She could be your book coach. Yeah. Okay. Wait.
Shavonnah (20:53)
have a plan, stand by.
Speaker 1 (20:56)
I
mean, I don't meet anyone who doesn't say you have to write a book. It's like, maybe I'll write a book. Hey, I'm really 80. This is what 80 looks like.
David (20:59)
Gotta write a book. I mean, we've had a few adventures.
I think that's a good
Shavonnah (21:09)
That's bad title.
David (21:10)
really good times. Surprise.
Speaker 1 (21:11)
but this is it.
Shavonnah (21:13)
You do your famous pose.
Speaker 1 (21:15)
Yeah.
David (21:16)
I like it. So, I think we're ready for, I think we're ready for your
Speaker 1 (21:20)
Are we ready for the...
Shavonnah (21:23)
but before we do that, I have to tell you about a Valentine's Day story. yeah. Supposed to be bad, but wasn't bad because I thought it was funny. Well, I thought it was clever. OK. So I dated this guy who got me and another woman he was dating the same Valentine's Day gift. And I found out, but I wasn't even mad about it. So was like, I would have done that. Like, that's something I It's efficient. It was efficient and it made a
Speaker 1 (21:45)
a good enough gift. Yeah, who you're gonna diss.
Shavonnah (21:48)
That was actually smart. Like it was smart.
Speaker 1 (21:50)
Did you know he was dating someone else?
Shavonnah (21:53)
Did you care? No, I mean, I think I might have cared, but I think I literally was able to divorce the like, and be like, yeah, kudos. That was actually smart.
Speaker 1 (22:01)
I'm not sure I would have said kudos. I know, but even so I think I probably, well, if I liked him, I would have been unhappy. But if I didn't, I wouldn't care and I hope the gift was good. Yeah, okay. now on to.
Shavonnah (22:03)
I mean, I said it internally.
It's a good.
David (22:18)
our new business on your new venture.
Shavonnah (22:20)
This
is going to help me. as I said, need to up my love game. And so we're going to start a new business.
David (22:22)
Your business is
Yeah, so tell us a lot about this.
Speaker 1 (22:28)
The business name is...
Shavonnah (22:30)
We don't have
a name yet. Well, we have a-
Speaker 1 (22:33)
We
have Culture Club, HTX's Intimacy Wellness Consultancy. So we're going to be talking about intimacy products as they flood the airwaves because they're just flooding the airwaves, whether you're online, on television, every other commercial is about an intimacy product for women and for men. Men are way more
David (22:33)
What's your working title?
Speaker 1 (22:58)
but there's all kinds of ways to get them. So we're going to be helping people find the right product for them. How we're going to do that is yet to be decided. are, but we will make suggestions. We know we're not going to be offering services.
David (23:13)
Thanks.
Shavonnah (23:16)
We're not offering services, so this business card. But no, but first of all.
David (23:20)
It is a consultancy. you doing like private coaching or something?
Shavonnah (23:23)
Okay, so here's the thing. When you have an intimacy wellness consultancy, you have to be careful with the language. You say private and then people go sideways. We're gonna help destigmatize the topic. So at Culture Club HX, we're all about like, let's just talk about it. So we're gonna help destigmatize the topic because it's something that people need. It's like, let's not make it weird. And in doing so,
Speaker 1 (23:28)
Missy Wellness Product Consult.
not private. Private or private.
huh.
Shavonnah (23:53)
We're going to help people. through products and help people just destigmatize.
David (23:56)
Yeah, just have frightened conversations. Just have a f-
Shavonnah (23:59)
It's like, just, yeah.
David (24:01)
We're like Grace and Frankie, get it?
Shavonnah (24:03)
I'm like
right now.
Speaker 1 (24:04)
Very
frank conversation. Yeah.
Shavonnah (24:06)
mean, you know what, seriously, I really do think it's a thing, because I do think part of the romance gets romanticized and sort of in life in general, right? Not just the intimacy wellness part, but just in general. And so we're going to help bring that down to earth and grounded a bit in reality and have conversations.
Speaker 1 (24:22)
Because
it's important. Intimacy is important. And some of the intimacy products are performance enhancers. Yep. So performance enhancing isn't exactly something we've experienced. we? So you're giving me the look. Where are you going with this? So for us to consult on it, we will develop a team of
Shavonnah (24:46)
need develop a body of knowledge and a team of experts that we will have an army of experts. need guys, we need all kinds of folks.
Speaker 1 (24:54)
Yeah. So if anybody is watching or listening and you would like to apply and button, think Mary Lou does.
Shavonnah (24:58)
Why?
intimacy.
see that this is what we're working to change.
Speaker 1 (25:09)
What is what?
No you don't. can just yourself. don't have to do it.
Shavonnah (25:16)
Okay, is, see? See, but this is why we need to have the conversation. They do do it.
David (25:21)
Well, because everybody does it. Think
about it. Bees do it. Right. Educated fleas do it. Hey.
Speaker 1 (25:26)
Birds do.
That's a song, isn't it?
Shavonnah (25:30)
So we're gonna start talking about it. The other thing I think is important so as as our is all of us humans as we age we age better and Life continues. I think this is going to be a bigger and bigger topic and I think we need to talk about it Yeah, so from a marketing standpoint, it makes a lot of Yeah business sense for us to do
Speaker 1 (25:47)
For
us, that's why we're doing it. We want to make money on it. No.
Shavonnah (25:50)
She's a mess. We're doing it. And this is not vodka. We want to help people. want to help. This is club soda. We want to help people. Seriously.
Speaker 1 (25:57)
I'm
having dry February.
Shavonnah (26:00)
Yeah.
David (26:00)
Yeah, I like it. More power to you.
Shavonnah (26:02)
Yeah, so if you do have ideas or if there's certain topics that you think are worth exploring, then I think and actually we have an idea, we have something to ask you live. So we may, can we make David Peck the Intimacy Culture Club HGX Intimacy Wellness HQ?
Speaker 1 (26:22)
We figured we'd set the laws to drapes.
Shavonnah (26:20)
What better place? What better place than this beautiful city?
And people can just sit out there and we can just have these conversations. But what is so beautiful here is it disarms the conversation. like it makes everyone comfortable.
David (26:35)
Yeah, and we have cocktails always.
Shavonnah (26:37)
And we have tea, we have all kinds of things. We could just talk about it. So, so you all heard it here. Stand by. Intimacy, Culture Club, HGX, Intimacy, Wellness. to David Peck. Why are you laughing? God.
Speaker 1 (26:46)
coming soon.
David (26:51)
That's what she said.
Speaker 1 (26:52)
He's
turning red.
David (26:54)
No, if you only knew, like every other thing we say here is that that's what she said joke.
Shavonnah (26:59)
Sure. But see, you start talking about intimacy wellness, have to tread lightly because you don't want to give people the wrong idea. That is a massage parlor.
Speaker 1 (27:00)
Sure.
David (27:10)
no, we have open windows.
Shavonnah (27:12)
We are destigmatizing. Open the windows, folks.
Speaker 1 (27:15)
And with that.
David (27:16)
Not in that note, thank you for joining us.
Shavonnah (27:19)
We've silenced David, can you believe it?
Speaker 1 (27:21)
We have embarrassed him. He's pink and pink.
David (27:23)
I think
it's hilarious. Yeah, happy Valentine's Day to me.
Shavonnah (27:24)
for coming to Enston.
Speaker 1 (27:27)
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone. Yes. Yeah. I think if you don't love yourself, you can't love anybody else.
Shavonnah (27:30)
Love yourself first. That's our message.
This
is
David (27:36)
Until next time.
Speaker 1 (27:38)
You guys just for our sake, stay focused, stay fit and stay fabulous.
David (27:42)
Bye.
Shavonnah (27:43)
And Dave is like, turn this thing off. Turn this thing off.
This Galentine's Day, join David, Leisa, and Shavonnah for frank conversations about love, pop culture, and a brand-new intimacy wellness consultancy.
Key takeaways
Galentine's Day is about celebrating yourself and the people you're connected toānot just romantic partners.
Ideal romantic relationships require both friendship and undeniable chemistry; one without the other won't last long-term.
Jealousy has no place in genuine friendships. Seek out people who celebrate your success without resentment.
Pop culture friendships like Oprah & Gayle, and Ariana & Cynthia Erivo, show us what unconditional support looks like.
Intimacy and wellness conversations are becoming more important as we age and should be normalized, not stigmatized.
Building a business around helping people feel comfortable and informed about wellness products is a viable and needed venture.
Self-love is foundationalāyou cannot authentically love someone else if you don't love yourself first.
Guests Appearing in this Episode
Leisa
Leisa: A witty and discerning observer of pop culture, Leisa brings decades of life wisdom to the conversation. She's a Gemini who appreciates quality time, dislikes being rushed, and has developed a deep appreciation for Hallmark movies and timeless cinema like Casablanca and Roman Holiday. Leisa is a co-founder of Culture Club HTX's Intimacy Wellness Consultancy and is passionate about normalizing conversations around health and wellness as we age.
Shavonnah
An adventurous thinker with a Pisces energy, Shavonnah loves celebrating Galentine's Day and self-love. She's drawn to independent partners and appreciates efficiency and logic. A business book enthusiast, Shavonnah is working on writing a book (with Leisa as her potential book coach!) and is equally passionate about the Intimacy Wellness Consultancyāhelping people destigmatize and find the right products for their needs. Her philosophy: "Love yourself first."
Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman explore the joys and challenges of sustaining deep adult friendships.
Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur on how female friendship fuels creative partnerships and business success.
Gary Chapman's classic guide to understanding how people give and receive love in different ways
Kristin Hannah's epic WWII novel about two sisters' courage, sacrifice, and the bonds between women.
James Clear's framework for building small habits that lead to remarkable personal transformation.
Resources
Culture Club HTX Intimacy Wellness Consultancy ā Coming Soon (Launching at David Peck Studio)
Inside the Design Studio with David Peck ā https://www.itsdavidpeck.com
David Peck on TikTok ā https://www.tiktok.com/@itsdavidpeck
David Peck on Instagram ā https://www.instagram.com/itsdavidpeck/
Inside the Design Studio on Spotify ā https://open.spotify.com/show/15iq0G1oVF0hHNbVYgfKWv
Inside the Design Studio on Apple Podcasts ā https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-design-studio-with-david-peck/id1747015688
Wicked (2024) Film ā Now Streaming
Grace and Frankie (Netflix Series) ā Streaming
Roman Holiday (1953) ā Classic Film
Hallmark Movies ā Various (including "Country Wedding" and "Summer Villa")
