The Design Milk X Modenus Talks Lounge at KBIS 2022

The fifth (!) Design Milk X Modenus Talks (# DMMTalks) lounge at KBIS is back IRL! Register here. We are super stimulated to be there to host all these excellent happens, plus I’ll be moderating not one, but TWO Vogues talks that you don’t want to miss!

We love working with Modenus Media, the mothership behind Designhounds, Design-Uncut, and the KBI Group on Facebook. Their team has been working tirelessly to create an unmatched event for those of you who will be in attendance, AND those who can’t make it- we’ll be recording the sessions, so you can tune in remotely for on-demand listening! Stay chanted for more details on that.

Check out the stunning planned of occurrences and talks below: PLEASE NOTE: catered phenomena involve reservations

MONDAY FEB 8P TAGEND

9: 15 AM Influencer Breakfast- REGISTER HERE( pre-registration required)

How to Be Found: Simple Search Engine Optimization for Designers and Brands- Presented by Nicole Heymer at Glory& Brand

Sponsored by Signature Kitchen Suite

Do you know that your website is the only piece of digital real estate that you actually own? All other social programmes are subject to algorithm varies, freemium business sits, and simply at the discretion of those firms that own them. Learn from web designing leader Nicole Heymer of Glory& Brand what it takes to optimize your website, your content, and search engine strategy in order to stay in control of your digital footprint.

10: 30 AM Design Business Track

Lock Down Your Systems to Succeed in 2022- Presented by LuAnn Nigara

Sponsored by Signature Kitchen Suite

Processes and organizations are important to every business, whether you are a kitchen and soak decorator, interior designer, or a web designer. Business is business and well-run businesses have systems in place. But, the current global economy has unleashed carnage on the home industry businesses, so organisations are more critical than ever. Join LuAnn Nigara as she summarizes the 3 non-negotiable plans you need to up position and modernize , now, in order to better is efficient in this new business climate.

12: 00 PM Wellness Luncheon- REGISTER HERE( pre-registration involved)

Design-Uncut BrandTalks: Beko Appliances

Sponsored by Beko Appliances

It’s time to re-imagine what the American Kitchen is and should be- a genuine intersection of personal and planetary state. This intimate conversation aims to serve as a resource to decorators and makes who wish to offer their clients ways to accomplish a healthier, more sustainable kitchen and home by the fastest growing and most sustainable home appliance brand in the U.S. Join Modenus Media CEO Veronika Miller in conversation with Beko Home Device President and 2022 Kitchen& Bath Industry Hall of Fame Inductee Zach Elkin.

12: 30 PM Prioritizing Health and Wellness- How to get your your customers to demand better products

Sponsored by Beko Appliances

As an manufacture we all expect state and wellness centric product sales to soar in times like these, but what are customers actually asking for? Have health and wellness certainly become a main priority or is there a disconnect and do we have the tools and the language to present these makes properly during a sales pitch? This conversation offers takeaways for decorators and specifiers to improve their auctions proficiencies and kickstart a different, perhaps more meaningful liaison with their clients. Join Modenus Media CEO Veronika Miller and Sustainability& Wellbeing Director at Spring Architecture, Megan Mazzocco.

2: 00 PM Design-Uncut BrandTalks

Moen: The Invisible Smart Home

Sponsored by Moen

The smart home of the future is one where tech integrates so seamlessly into our life that it becomes second nature. The most successful technology apprehends our needs, does what it sets out to do without constant hiccups, and has a true purpose. During this Brand Talk, Moen will discuss the invisible smart dwelling and how our home ocean tech can be designed to let us know when something goes wrong, help us monitor usage for planning, and allow us to proactively make conservation measures into our own hands.

3: 00 PM Design Milk Trend Talk

2022 Trends- Personalization, Biophilia, Tech+ More

Sponsored by Cafe Appliances

Is Veri Peri now to stay? Does Alexa have an expiration date? From tech veers to hot complexion palettes, Jaime Derringer of Design Milk and a panel of experts take a deep dive into what’s new and what’s next.

Moderator: Jaime Derringer, Design Milk

Panelists: TK Wismer, Designer Alex Capecelatro, CEO, Josh.ai Kelly Finley, Founder and Principal Designer, Joy Street Design

TUESDAY FEB 9

9: 15 AM Influencer Breakfast- REGISTER HERE( pre-registration necessitated)

Top Tips For Acquiring The Right Website Traffic For 24/7 Revenue Generation and New Client Acquisition- Presented by Leslie Carothers of Savour Partnership

Sponsored by Signature Kitchen Suite

Acquiring the privilege consumer website commerce is not as easy as it used to be. Get top gratuities on what you need to know and do in 2022 to acquire more of the right consumer website traffic in order to attain your online concoctions and brand-new patient buy works financially successful.

10: 30 AM Design Business Track

Money Talks! Multiple Income Streams- In your local business and online- Presented by Claire Jefford

Sponsored by Signature Kitchen Suite

Life is unpredictable…ya think? Always be a step onward! Refine your services to expand beyond simply one or two different types of offerings in your local business. This will allow you the opportunity to fulcrum as needed, and not rely more heavily on one mode of deserving money when world markets naturally changes. To be super selective with patient assignments, prepare for further financial stability by exploring online revenue streams options. How are you able producing quality to a wider audience and make passive income? Let me share with you my legend on how I’ve implemented this strategy with exemplary results.

12: 30 PM Sustainability Luncheon- REGISTER HERE( pre-registration necessary)

Sustainability- Don’t talk about it, integrate it!

Sponsored by Beko Appliances

We know, we’ve been talking about Sustainability for years and consumers usually run away screaming when we do. Here’s a Tip: Don’t even mention it, integrate it! In every project and in every buyer onboarding process- integrating sustainable rehearsals from the do run is good for the planet and for the people that live on it- and if that doesn’t get you agitated, it’s good for your business success because it increases your evaluate as a blueprint pro. Join moderator Modenus Media CEO Veronika Miller in discussion with Laurence Carr, Founder and CEO: Laurence Carr Inc; Steve Feldman, CEO Renovation Angel; Sustainability& Wellbeing Director at Spring Architecture, Megan Mazzocco.

1: 45 PM Design-Uncut: Home Technology Panel

THINK BIG! Understanding whole-home technology to optimize your K& B Projects

Sponsored by Control 4

Trends reported by the NKBA, NAHB, and others show a strong increase in tech adoption in the kitchen and shower, but, do you know fairly about today’s tech to successfully guide your clients and incorporate the right kind of tech into your motifs? Don’t panic! You don’t need to be a tech expert but do need to know what to listen for, expect, and where to find the right resources to bring it all together. Don’t told tech be a barrier but instead, a breakthrough opportunity in 2022( and beyond )! Join moderator and KMB Communications CEO Katye McGregor Bennett in exchange with Jen Mallett, Owner, Level Up Your Home; Jamie Briesemeister, Owner, Integration Controls; Gordon Van Zuiden, Owner, cyberManor.

3: 00 PM Design Milk Trend Talk

How Lifestyle and Societal Trend Impact K& B Design

Sponsored by Neolith

Find out how societal, economic and social changes feign interior design, building and more in this anthropological discussion that will highlighting the most impactful macro trends on pattern- both current and future.

Moderator: Jaime Derringer, Chief Creative Officer, Design Milk

Panelists: Breegan Jane, Designer and Lifestyle Expert Jamie Gold, CKD, CAPS, MCCWC, Wellness Design Consultant and Author Lisa Wirth, Interior Designer, and Head of Design+ Trade, Beam

WEDNESDAY FEB 10

9: 15 AM Influencer Breakfast- REGISTER HERE( pre-registration necessitated)

TikTok for Interior Design? You better believe it!

Sponsored by Signature Kitchen Suite

Social scaffolds are all about the early adopters and Tiktok is no different. Please join Modenus Media CEO Veronika Miller in a conference with Kitchen Designer extraordinaire and TikTok Superstar Sarah Robertson, Principal of Studio Dearborn. Sarah will share her insights into her Tiktok policies and her rationale for and knowledge with using TikTok for her business.

10: 30 AM Design Business Track

Metaverse and Non-Fungible-Tokens ??? What on Earth are those and why should you care?

Sponsored by Signature Kitchen Suite

Is the future really here? What is the Metaverse, what are non-fugible tokens or NFT’s? Why are beings making money on all of this- or HOW are they making money on it? And most of all, why should you care or not care? Here to talk about it is digital media visionary Leslie Carothers, principal of Savour Partnership, in exchange with KMB Communications CEO Katye McGregor Bennett and CCO of Design Milk, Jaime Derringer.

Register for KBIS here.

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