FUTURE OF XYZ

Lisa Gralnek

Booking Overview

This biweekly interview series explores the future of design, innovation, art, science, and culture through conversations with award-winning designers, industry executives, organizational leaders, authors, and other influential changemakers. PR agencies could credibly pitch senior design and innovation leaders, sustainability and interiors experts, authors, scientists, and cultural thought leaders; booking difficulty is high because the show favors established experts with significant professional achievements.

Metrics

Episodes: 174

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 5.8k subscribers

Instagram: 231.0k followers

Contact Information

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lisa@lvg-co.com

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Host

Lisa Gralnek - Host of FUTURE OF XYZ, an iF Design interview series examining major questions about the future across design, innovation, science, art, and culture.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Established professionals in design, interiors, innovation, science, art, or cultural leadership, typically with executive roles, recognized awards, bestselling books, major institutional affiliations, keynote experience, or a significant record of industry impact.

Required Achievements:

Industry awards, Executive leadership, Bestselling books, Keynote speaking, Major institutional affiliations, Influential client or organizational work

Recent Guest Discussions

Chris Denson - Ingenuity, Creative Problem-solving, Innovation, And Personal Guidelines For Challenging Conventional Thinking.

Brad Ascalon - Furniture Design, Material Appreciation, Product Longevity, Sustainability, And The Development Of Future Design Leaders.

Cheryl Durst - The Interiors Industry, Environmental Psychology, Artificial Intelligence In Design, Furniture Fairs, And Leadership In The Design Profession.

Recent Topics

Design, Innovation, Art, Science

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

FUTURE OF XYZ

Future of EV Charging | Tiya Gordon | S8 E16

August 06, 2026

S8 E16: In the rapidly evolving electric vehicle landscape, the question of how and where to get a charge is imperative. Especially in densely populated urban environments, and even more so in neighborhoods with limited access to public transportation. That's what we’re discussing in this week’s episode of XYZ with designer Tiya Gordon, Co-Founder & COO of it’s electric – a Brooklyn NY-based purveyor of elegant charging stations rolling out across US cities. From the business model to eff...

Future of Ingenuity | Chris Denson | S8 E15

July 23, 2026

S8 E15: “Calibrating our inner compass as individuals will lead to exponential ingenuity.” So suggests our guest on this week’s equally expansive episode. The Detroit native, now Angelino is a former standup comedian, current TV host, and author of the 2019 #1 bestselling book, 10 Essential Rules for Breaking Essential Rules (2019). He shares creative guidelines and innovation insights from his experience working with the likes of Omnicom, Google, SXSW, Cannes Lions, the Obama Administration,...

Future of (Not) Fast Furniture | Brad Ascalon | S8 E14

July 09, 2026

S8 E14: For XYZ’s second ever live recording release, we spoke live from the SURROUND Podcast Network studio at NeoCon with award-winner industrial designer, Brad Ascalon, about the ‘Future of (Not) Fast Furniture’. In this fun and fascinating conversation, Brad talked about how his appreciation for materials traces back a creative childhood, dished on “big vs little d” design, weighed in on longevity as a function of sustainability, and shared his perspective on why the next generation of de...

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