Inside the Design Studio with David Peck

This podcast is where creativity meets real lifeā€”candid conversations on reinvention, identity, and designing a life that fits (with a bit of humor, because why suffer twice?).

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46. She Nearly Died in a Houston ER. Now, Rayna Reid Rayford Is Building the App Every Black Mother Needs
46. She Nearly Died in a Houston ER. Now, Rayna Reid Rayford Is Building the App Every Black Mother Needs

Rayna Reid Rayford was sent home from a Houston ER twice while suffering from acute necrotizing appendicitis ā€” and it took five physician family members to save her life. Now she's building the app she wished had existed.

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46. She Nearly Died in a Houston ER. Now, Rayna Reid Rayford Is Building the App Every Black Mother Needs
46. She Nearly Died in a Houston ER. Now, Rayna Reid Rayford Is Building the App Every Black Mother Needs
Episode 40. From the Menils to Karl Lagerfeld: William Middleton on Fashion, Power, and Paris
Episode 40. From the Menils to Karl Lagerfeld: William Middleton on Fashion, Power, and Paris
Episode 38. From Kerrville to Couture: Jill Reno on Holding Beauty and Grief Together
Episode 38. From Kerrville to Couture: Jill Reno on Holding Beauty and Grief Together
37. Brisbane to Birkin: Ghosts, Glam, Grit
37. Brisbane to Birkin: Ghosts, Glam, Grit
35. Well, That Escalated: Pop Culture, Business Strategy & Digital Chaos
35. Well, That Escalated: Pop Culture, Business Strategy & Digital Chaos
34. BookTok, Box Office, and Casting Controversies
34. BookTok, Box Office, and Casting Controversies
Episode 32. Kelli O'Hara: Broadway Star to TV's Gilded Ageā€”Career, Family, & Creative Risk-Taking
Episode 32. Kelli O'Hara: Broadway Star to TV's Gilded Ageā€”Career, Family, & Creative Risk-Taking
Episode 31. Hustling Into Fashion PR: Travis Paul Martin on Reinvention, Grit, and Making It Work
Episode 31. Hustling Into Fashion PR: Travis Paul Martin on Reinvention, Grit, and Making It Work
Episode 30. Burnout, Broadway, & Big Ideas: How Katharine Quinn Manages It All
Episode 30. Burnout, Broadway, & Big Ideas: How Katharine Quinn Manages It All
Episode 29. Galentine's Day, Rom-Coms, & Pop Culture's Best (and Worst) Love Stories
Episode 29. Galentine's Day, Rom-Coms, & Pop Culture's Best (and Worst) Love Stories
Episode 28. The AI Dilemma: Creativity Killer or Ultimate Muse?
Episode 28. The AI Dilemma: Creativity Killer or Ultimate Muse?
Episode 24. From Bubbly to Business: What The Widow Clicquot Can Teach Modern Entrepreneurs
Episode 24. From Bubbly to Business: What The Widow Clicquot Can Teach Modern Entrepreneurs
Episode 26. For the First Time in Forever: TUTS Is An Open Door for New Theatre
Episode 26. For the First Time in Forever: TUTS Is An Open Door for New Theatre
Episode 25. Rethinking Belief: An Election Day Conversation on Faith and Politics with Laura Max Rose
Episode 25. Rethinking Belief: An Election Day Conversation on Faith and Politics with Laura Max Rose
Episode 23. Wickedly Creative: Jennifer Kahn on Upcycling Broadway and Building Scenery Bags
Episode 23. Wickedly Creative: Jennifer Kahn on Upcycling Broadway and Building Scenery Bags

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