Episode 545: Weekend with Dann Foley
Publisher |
James Swan
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Design
Fashion & Beauty
Interview
Categories Via RSS
Publication Date |
Aug 27, 2017
Episode Duration |
00:19:28
Delighted to have Dann Foley back with us today, sharing what his life is like "away from the office".  Listen and read over his interview here then explore his Website here Join me now as we get to chat with a good friend and a returning guest to the show Dann Foley.   James Swan                 Right now, please join me in welcoming Dann Foley back to the show today and let’s discover what his life is like when the weekend comes. Dann, it’s great to have you on the show.   Dann Foley:                I’m glad to be back. Thank you, James.   James Swan:               Thank you. For our listeners who may not have met you yet, give us a quick 4-1-1. Talk about who you are, where you come from, and the work that you are doing.   Dann Foley:                Oh my god, how much time do you have?   James Swan:               Oh, we’ve got hours.   Dann Foley:                Well, I’m an interior designer primarily. First and foremost. And my firm is Dann Inc. You can find us on the web, as well. Danninc.com. We design primarily residential properties throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. I launched the Dann Foley Lifestyle products for the home line, a series of licenses just three years ago.   We’re just now really taking hold in the market, both the wholesale and in brick and mortar, in retail. You can find everything for the home from bedding to rugs, occasional furniture, lighting, accessories, mirrors, wall art – you name it, and we’ve got it out there. You can also find me now – just started this year – exclusively on the Evine shopping channel selling many of those products and some exclusive products that you can only find on Evine from Dann Foley Lifestyle. So it’s been a busy year.   James Swan:               It sounds like it. You remain a very busy man. For our listeners who are curious to see the entire collection, is the collection housed on your website? How would they go about seeing all –?     Dann Foley:                Please come to our website. Danninc.com – that’s D-A-N-N-I-N-C dot com. You will find links to our various product lines, as well as to Evine, and you can purchase the items that you see there. If you’re a designer, they’re available at all the major markets through our various licensing partners. But you can always just contact us directly, too, to see and/or purchase.   James Swan:               Fabulous. Well we will make sure that all of those links are posted in the “Show Notes” section along with the transcript.   Dann Foley:                Terrific. Thank you for that.   James Swan:               Oh, of course. Happy to do that. So, a question for you. We’re always curious as we start talking about downtime, about how our guests feel that they are perceived by the world around them. So put your thinking cap on for a moment here, and talk to us a little bit about the staff that you have around you and how you think they perceive you, Dann.   Dann Foley:                It’s an interesting question because a number of years ago, I asked that question because I was really interested. I did it outside of work in a social setting and I had other people around who were their family members, so I made sure I got the honest truth. So it’s true. We perceive ourselves in one way, and the world sees us in another. So I think that as far as my staff is concerned, they see me as demanding at times and I can be – well, yeah – demanding is the word. But, I like to have fun at work, so I’m hoping that that’s mixed with a good dose of fun.   James Swan:               It’s all about balance, isn’t it?   Dann Foley:                Absolutely.   James Swan:               How do you feel that your clients perceive you?   Dann Foley:                I know my clients see me as a fun person to be with because they tell me all the time that is one of the reasons that they hired me over other ...
Delighted to have Dann Foley back with us today, sharing what his life is like "away from the office".  Listen and read over his interview here then explore his Website here Join me now as we get to chat with a good friend and a returning guest to the show Dann Foley.   James Swan                 Right now, please join me in welcoming Dann Foley back to the show today and let’s discover what his life is like when the weekend comes. Dann, it’s great to have you on the show.   Dann Foley:                I’m glad to be back. Thank you, James.   James Swan:               Thank you. For our listeners who may not have met you yet, give us a quick 4-1-1. Talk about who you are, where you come from, and the work that you are doing.   Dann Foley:                Oh my god, how much time do you have?   James Swan:               Oh, we’ve got hours.   Dann Foley:                Well, I’m an interior designer primarily. First and foremost. And my firm is Dann Inc. You can find us on the web, as well. Danninc.com. We design primarily residential properties throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. I launched the Dann Foley Lifestyle products for the home line, a series of licenses just three years ago.   We’re just now really taking hold in the market, both the wholesale and in brick and mortar, in retail. You can find everything for the home from bedding to rugs, occasional furniture, lighting, accessories, mirrors, wall art – you name it, and we’ve got it out there. You can also find me now – just started this year – exclusively on the Evine shopping channel selling many of those products and some exclusive products that you can only find on Evine from Dann Foley Lifestyle. So it’s been a busy year.   James Swan:               It sounds like it. You remain a very busy man. For our listeners who are curious to see the entire collection, is the collection housed on your website? How would they go about seeing all –?     Dann Foley:                Please come to our website. Danninc.com – that’s D-A-N-N-I-N-C dot com. You will find links to our various product lines, as well as to Evine, and you can purchase the items that you see there. If you’re a designer, they’re available at all the major markets through our various licensing partners. But you can always just contact us directly, too, to see and/or purchase.   James Swan:               Fabulous. Well we will make sure that all of those links are posted in the “Show Notes” section along with the transcript.   Dann Foley:                Terrific. Thank you for that.   James Swan:               Oh, of course. Happy to do that. So, a question for you. We’re always curious as we start talking about downtime, about how our guests feel that they are perceived by the world around them. So put your thinking cap on for a moment here, and talk to us a little bit about the staff that you have around you and how you think they perceive you, Dann.   Dann Foley:                It’s an interesting question because a number of years ago, I asked that question because I was really interested. I did it outside of work in a social setting and I had other people around who were their family members, so I made sure I got the honest truth. So it’s true. We perceive ourselves in one way, and the world sees us in another. So I think that as far as my staff is concerned, they see me as demanding at times and I can be – well, yeah – demanding is the word. But, I like to have fun at work,

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