Barriers to Entry

Bobby Bonett, Andrew Lane

Booking Overview

A design and innovation interview podcast focused on the future of architecture, design, and creative industries, it typically features founders, senior executives, design strategists, and technology or futures experts. Agencies could credibly pitch architecture and design leaders, creative-technology founders, AI workflow innovators, and authors or futurists with practical industry insight; booking difficulty is medium given the show’s specialized scope and established access to senior guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 62

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 1.6k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

bte@sandowdesign.com

hello@surroundpodcasts.com

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Host

Bobby Bonett - President and Chief Growth Officer of SANDOW Design Group, with a background spanning SiriusXM, the NBA, media, and design-industry innovation.

Andrew Lane - Co-founder of digby and a host focused on emerging ideas, technologies, and talent across the architecture, design, and creative industries.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Senior leaders, founders, design strategists, futurists, and technology specialists working at the intersection of architecture, design, creative industries, and emerging technology.

Required Achievements:

Founded or led a design, technology, or creative-industry company, Held senior innovation or design roles at established organizations, Published a book or developed recognized expertise in futures, technology, or design, Built products or platforms that influence professional creative workflows

Recent Guest Discussions

Amra Tareen - Building Startups Through Technological Change, Ai-powered Creative Workflows, Design Technology, E-commerce Visualization, And Validating Problems Worth Solving.

Nick Foster - Futures Design, Emerging Technology, Practical Forecasting, Challenging Assumptions About AI, And Designing Meaningful Possible Futures.

Recent Topics

Design, Architecture, Creative Industries, Technology, Futures

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Barriers to Entry

Getting the Band Back Together: Bobby Bonett, President, SANDOW DESIGN GROUP

July 08, 2026

This time on BTE, co-host is back and he’s in the hot seat. Bobby Bonett — former Barriers to Entry co-host and newly appointed President of SANDOW DESIGN GROUP — trades the microphone for the guest chair, live at NeoCon 2026. And the plugs were flowing…Andrew and Bobby cover Bobby’s path from SiriusXM and the NBA to building a house of brands at SANDOW, including the 16-day launch of Design TV during the COVID shutdown and the slow build of Surround from a five-show idea into a ful...

Amra Tareen, CEO & Co-Founder, ALL3D.AI

June 24, 2026

“Spinning Cycles”This week Andrew welcomes Amra Tareen, serial entrepreneur and CEO of ALL3D.AI, for a conversation that starts with laundry—and never really leaves it. Across four startups and two decades of building at the intersection of design, e-commerce, and emerging technology, Amra has mastered the art of the pivot: reading the spin cycle, knowing when to hold on, and knowing when to let the machine do its thing.Amra traces the through-line from her early days scaling Decorist’s 3D vi...

The Future Mundane with Nick Foster RDI

June 12, 2026

How do we prepare for the future without trying to predict it? Recorded at NeoCon, Andrew Lane speaks with futures designer Nick Foster, former head of design at Google X and author of Could, Should, Might, Don’t. Together, they explore how designers can think beyond trends and forecasts, challenge assumptions about emerging technologies like AI, and imagine futures that are not just possible, but practical and meaningful.This episode was recorded in the NeoCon Podcast Lounge Powered by SURRO...

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