Imagine a Place

Maria VanDeman

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Booking Overview

This is an interview-led design podcast focused on interior design, workplace environments, human experience, and the professional lives of designers, typically featuring external practitioners and design leaders. Credible pitches include interior designers, workplace strategists, neuroinclusive-design specialists, design educators, and founders of design-focused organizations; booking difficulty is likely low to medium because guests are established industry professionals rather than major mainstream personalities.

Metrics

Episodes: 219

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 834 subscribers

Instagram: 19.0k followers

Contact Information

aestabrook@ofs.com

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Host

Maria VanDeman - Director of Design Strategy and host of a podcast exploring how interior design and the places people inhabit shape human experience.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Professional experience in interior design, workplace strategy, design leadership, design education, or a specialized area of human-centered environmental design. Guests may be founders, directors, senior practitioners, or recognized industry specialists.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership roles at design firms or workplace organizations, Founding a design-focused organization or professional initiative, Specialized expertise in human-centered, neuroinclusive, or workplace design, Mentorship, education, or thought leadership within the design profession

Recent Guest Discussions

Olivia Danielson-Veed - Neuroinclusive Design, Workplace And Justice-facility Environments, Human-centered Design, Well-being, Rehabilitation, Mentorship, And Empathy In Design.

Alexandra Tseffos - Dealer Designers, Professional Community, Career Development, Leadership, Mentorship, Recognition, Visibility, And Meaningful Work.

Christina Jameson - Burnout, Working Motherhood, Authenticity, Workplace Design, Career Passion, Human Connection, And The Future Of Design In An Ai-driven World.

Recent Topics

Interior Design, Workplace Design, Design Strategy, Human Experience, Career Development

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Imagine a Place
:

People care about people: What neurodiversity teaches us about great design

July 13, 2026

Discover how neuroinclusive design is reshaping the way we think about workplaces, justice facilities, and human-centered environments. In this episode, Olivia Danielson-Veed, independent contractor for ThinkLab and former Associate and Senior Project Interior Designer at HOK, shares practical insights on designing for neurodiversity through choice, control, and variety, while exploring how thoughtful design can improve well-being, support rehabilitation, and create spaces where more people c...

Building community for the Dealer Designer: Growth, recognition, and meaningful work with Alexandra Tseffos

June 22, 2026

Dealer designers play a vital role in shaping the workplace experience, yet many navigate their careers without a strong professional network or a clear roadmap for growth. In this engaging conversation, Maria VanDeman sits down with Alexandra Tseffos, founder of The Design POP, to discuss the evolving role of dealer designers and the power of building community within the industry. Together, they explore career development, leadership, mentorship, professional visibility, and the importance ...

The Design Days therapy session we didn't know we needed

June 19, 2026

What happens when two design leaders sit down after one of the industry's biggest events and tell the truth about how they're really feeling? In this candid episode, Maria VanDeman, Director of Design Strategy, and Christina Jameson, Director of Workplace, reflect on Design Days and NeoCon, discussing burnout, working motherhood, authenticity, workplace design, career passion, and the future of human connection in an AI driven world. They explore why designers are uniquely susceptible to burn...

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