And You Will Dance Podcast
And You Will Dance is a podcast about creatives from all over the artistic spectrum who are paving their paths on their own terms. Each guest shares their creative story and discusses moments in their journey when faced with adversity and dives into the internal push and shift within themselves to overcome their obstacle(s) - a process Ariana refers to as "The Dance". "And You Will Dance" was inspired by Ariana's personal journey and her will to work past fear and self-doubt that put a temporary pause on pursuing one of her life's passions. Through connecting with other creatives and discussing their instances of grit, this podcast is intended to inspire listeners to get out of their own head, propel forward and boldly pursue their life's potential. Join in on each episode for fun and inspiring conversation and for the reminder to keep dancing. Follow us on social: IG - @andyouwilldance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andyouwilldance
Hosted by Ariana
And You Will Dance Podcast
Her Own Design with Tess Henderson
Tess Henderson is a professional Interior Designer. Founder, Creative Director, and Principal Designer of Tess Interiors based out of Los Angeles California. Also, Tess is a lover of all things beautiful, an adrenaline junkie, dog mom, sister, daughter, auntie, girlfriend, and an all around empath.
A creative experimenter at heart, she had always found opportunities in the ability to create. Growing up, she was introduced to the idea of interior design by her mother and experimented with color palettes of different papers after trips to Michaels. It was then, shortly into her teen years when her mom introduced to her the idea of Interior design as a career.
After a brief experience working at an admirable design firm, Tess was catapulted into making a determination for her career’s turn of events due to the unpredictability of 2020 and its impact on businesses.
A young woman who was sure in who she was and aspired to be her own boss and in creative control of her vision, she went onto becoming CEO of her Interior Design firm, Tess Interiors.
Episode Highlights:
- Interior Designing and it's many layers
- Construction management
- Architecture
- What interior designing means to Tess - it's more personal
- How her Mom inspired and pushed her to pursue this field
- Working in the industry in San Francisco
- Hospitality interior designing
- Her "Devil Wears Prada" Experience
- Her nephew's birth that changed her trajectory
- Moving back to Los Angeles
- Dream position cut short due to the pandemic
- Layoff and jump start into her business on the same day
- Being in love with the process
- Interior Design - It's deeper than that
- creative process with clients
- Making her client's vision come to life
- Tess's Dance - Feeling of loss and importance of "feeling everything"
- "Having is not so great a thing as wanting."
Where to connect with Tess and seek her services:
Instagram: @tessinteriors
Website: https://www.tessinteriors.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tessinteriors/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tessinteriors/