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Welcome to <em>Inspiring Living with Mark Candelaria, </em>hosted by architect, blogger, traveler, chef, father, husband, and founding partner of Candelaria Design Associates. Mark has designed timeless homes across the country for forty years, while hosting tours to Italy, Spain, and beyond. Throughout the course of his journey, Mark has met wonderful people who truly inspire him and this podcast is about them and the opportunities that are all around us to Inspire Living! While we talk about architecture and design on this podcast, Mark also introduces you to a wide gamut of guests and industries, and ventures into all sorts of topics that will teach you, motivate you and inspire living your best life.</p>
Our guest today is Keith Galbut, Founder and President of ADVOCATE – Residential Construction Advisors. Keith and Mark have known each other for a number of years and recently worked together on a very contemporary-style new build for a family in Paradise Valley and we have several other projects in the works!
Keith’s background is in business and law where he worked on hundreds of residential real estate disputes before turning that experience into a unique career as a Residential Construction Advisor. Their team offers extensive experience in all aspects of residential construction and renovation, and project management, so we can help you select the best-qualified team, clearly communicate your goals, interpret vendors' perspectives, ensure appropriate payments and lien waivers, and manage your project every step of the way. Keith currently serves as a Trustee on the Scottsdale Arts Board of Trustees, a Member of Greater Phoenix Leadership, and on the National Small Business Association Leadership Council.
Our guest on this episode is Kaitlyn Wolfe, incredible designer, general contractor and founder of Iconic by Kaitlyn Wolfe, an interior design firm with construction services based here in Scottsdale, AZ. Kaitlyn founded the company in 2016, and influences all the design and the practical construction components, planning every detail to ensure each project reflects her clients' unique personal styles. Her passion for travel and nature, combined with extensive experience in interior design and high-quality construction, enables her to design inspiring and artistic spaces. Kaitlyn holds a general contracting license and has earned numerous awards in the design and construction industry and recently launched her own product line, Ground Floor.
In this episode, we of course talk about the design process, but then we talk about travel (she grew up in London and has visited every US national park), business and entrepreneurship (she has an MBA) and other topics which you will find intriguing. She is definitely dynamic and an inspiring go getter!
Website: https://iconicbykaitlynwolfe.com
Instagram: @kaitlynwolfe__ and @iconicbykaitlynwolfe
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/iconicbykaitlynwolfe/_created/
For photos and more on this episode and all our past episodes are on our Candelaria Design Podcast page: https://www.candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast
Our guest today is Nick Hogan, Co-Owner and CEO of Flagship Restaurant Group, the team behind the popular new, award-winning restaurant Pyro in Arcadia, next to the Global Ambassador. In addition to Pyro, they have 16 other restaurant concepts spanning across Arizona to Chicago to Nashville! This team has defied the odds of successfully creating and managing multiple restaurant concepts simultaneously and talks about all the risks and luck in this journey.
In this episode we’ll hear about how this restaurant group founded over 20 years ago in Omaha, NE got started with a team of four friends who are still the same group of owners. Since, they have grown to multiple cities and states and over 40 locations and become a success here in Arizona. Just like architecture, this career is a mix of creativity and mathematics and takes a great team and leadership.
Nick will tell us about how Pyro came about and the design and menu creation. Also here in town, be sure to check out the beautifully designed Palma, Cham Pang Lanes and Ghost Donkey in downtown Phoenix and later this year two Blue Sushi Sake Grill locations are coming to Surprise and Tempe and a couple more in the works for 2026!
For photos and more on this and all our past episodes visit https://www.candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast
Our guest on this episode is Cammie Beckert, founder and owner of Cameron Custom, one of the few female-owned and operated custom homebuilders in Arizona. Cammie grew up in the home building industry, as her grandparents are the founders of Camelot Homes. She also has an extensive background in media, market research and real estate, and worked at Camelot Homes before launching this new design & build division.
Growing up here in the Phoenix area in the homebuilding industry, Cammie was perfectly positioned for the career she has created. Listen below to learn more about her trajectory, the industry and how Cameron Custom curates a plethora of local professionals and resources to design, build and decorate their clients' homes, as well as acting as an Owner’s Rep through the process.
For photos and more about this podcast episode and all of our episodes, visit our Podcast Page: https://www.candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast
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This episode is a re-visit of a past episode with Chef Cory Oppold, who was just awarded "Top Chef" and his new restaurant Course was awarded "Emerging Restaurant of the Year" by The Arizona Restaurant Association.
Cory was a former winner of Food Network’s Chopped, and new owner of Course, a fine dining restaurant in Scottsdale. At Course, “Chef Cory Oppold and his culinary team take you on a food exploration through an explosion of both your taste and visual senses, using seasonality of products and a progression of flavor.”
Cory’s prior positions include teaching at the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Executive Chef at Tarbell's restaurant in Phoenix and Executive Chef at Atlas Bistro. His childhood was spent on an dairy farm in a small town in Illinois. It wasn't until he came to Arizona to study architecture that Cory first encountered fine dining and the experience led him to enroll at the Scottsdale Culinary Institute where he graduated with honors in 2002.
Today, Corey was able to transition his upscale catering and event dining company Course into a full-service restaurant in early 2023. Cory’s innovative spirit makes his dishes not only creative delights, but also accessible in many different dining experiences. “I believe a menu is everything a chef wants to say at that time and moment and it’s hard for us to tell our story with one dish. That is why every guest gets multiple courses while experiencing my cuisine,” says Chef Cory.
We also had the privilege of having Corey join us in the Candelaria Kitchen for a cooking class a few years back! In the video on our website & YouTube, he walks us through making pan seared scallops with cornbread pudding, zucchini, fennel soubise, and tomato coulis.
For photos and more on this episode & cooking class, and all our past episodes, visit: https://www.candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast
Our guests today are two huge difference makers in housing for Greater Phoenix, Arizona residents: Jason Barlow, CEO & President of Central AZ’s Habitat for Humanity and KTAR’s Rosie on the House Arizona’s most trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how.
I have known Rosie Romero for nearly 40 years now and his show has been a weekly fixture on KTAR radio since the 1988. Rosie doles out easy-to-understand, common-sense advice to do-it-yourselfers about all kinds of projects around the home.
I have had the pleasure of working with and cooking with Jason Barlow as a Habitat for Humanity Board member for a number of years. Habitat for Humanity has built over 1,200 homes, completed more than 3,800 repairs, and improved living conditions for more than 5,000 Arizona families since 1985.
Today's episode covers all things building and housing related. Rosie tells us about the huge KBIS industry show in Las Vegas he just returned from and we discuss new products, processes and industry and housing trends he learned about at the show.
We talk about some Habitat past projects we have each been involved with, such as the first ever 3D printed house we designed for a family and a new project with Habitat called the Rosie Habitat Build Challenge.
Jason shares with us their new Construction Training Program for people wanting to learn those valuable skills and invites listeners to attend their semi-annual event March 23 Blueprints and Blue Jeans. We will be auctioning off an authentic Cajun dinner prepared and hosted by Rosie & Mark!
For photos and more information about this episode and all of our past 100+ podcast episodes, visit candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast
There are everyday homes and then there are homes with a little something EXTRA. We are thrilled to announce we have a new series launching on The Design Network this month, Extravagant Spaces.
In our latest podcast episode Mark gets together to chat with Designer and Extravagant Spaces Host, Kelli Ellis, and Founder/CEO of The Design Network, Jason Harris. We talk all about our new series collaboration, the featured homes, Jason’s new home in North Carolina designed by Candelaria Design, filming, and more. Be sure to give this episode a listen to learn even more about the making of this incredible new series!
In the series, premiering Saturday, Jan 20 at 6pmAZ/7pm Central, designer Kelli Ellis takes you behind the scenes into some seriously extra-vagant spaces with Architect Mark Candelaria. From indoor shooting galleries to bespoke bowling alleys, putting greens to personal spas, these spaces must be seen to be believed.
This new 6-episode series features all Candelaria Design homes and will be available to stream on your smart TV or on their YouTube channel 24/7!
Watch here:
https://www.tdn.tv/
https://www.youtube.com/@TheDesignNetwork
https://pluto.tv/en/live-tv/5f4ff8c8bcf3d600078af3eb
For photos and more about this podcast episode and all of our episodes, visit our Podcast Page: https://www.candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast
Mark & Isabel kick-off the episode by sharing highlights from their holiday trip to Lisbon & Fatima Portugal, Lourdes, and San Sebastián, Spain - see and hear more about their trip on our Blog: https://www.candelariadesign.com/lifestyle-blog
Next they share the exciting news that SIX of our Candelaria Design homes are featured in a brand new series on The Design Network called Extravagant Spaces!! The series debuts January 20th and will continue every Saturday for 6 weeks, catch it streaming for free on The Design Network or on their YouTube page!
Our guest on this episode is Brent Menke, head chef & owner of the Mick Brasserie, an award-winning French Colonial Brasserie in North Scottsdale that I’ve now had the pleasure of dining at twice. Together we talk about his journey from a yacht deckhand to meeting his French wife, to becoming a chef, and then opening his restaurant during 2020 We talk about his curated food and wine tours to France, monthly themed wine pairing dinners, his favorite chefs and restaurants in town and much more!
For photos and more about this episode and all of our past podcast episodes visit our Podcast page: https://www.candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast
This podcast episode features Otto Pappa, architect and founder of Ottocrete, specializing in rammed earth and concrete-based designs. Otto and Mark met while working on a very cool, modern house in Paradise Valley, that is now the recipient of two design awards! Otto founded Ottocrete with the desire to fuse timeless design with timeless construction, blurring the lines between sculpture, art, and architecture. Otto hand-makes all his pieces and his work can be found worldwide, from California to Spain to Austria in both private spaces and commercial such as the Hermes store in Orange County.
Follow Mark & Isabel's Holiday trip on his Instagram @mcandelariaarch and via the links below:
Castilla Termal Monasterio De Valbuena
Bienvenue au Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes (France)
Join us on one of our 2024 Inspiring Living Tours:
Oaxaca, Mexico Cultural Tour May 2-8
Willamette Valley Wine Tour August 8-13
For photos and more about this podcast episode and all of our episodes, visit our Podcast Page: https://www.candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast
Our podcast episode this month features Kelly Stewart, head of Business Development + Marketing and Justin Worley, Owner & CEO of Oasis Luxury Smart Homes. Mark recently toured their showroom in N Scottsdale and was blown away by everything they showed him. With over 30 years of experience Oasis is your one-stop-shop for all things home technology in AZ and CA. From electrical; to design; to security; to system installation, automation and service- their team of experts are with you every step of the way.
Both Kelly & Justin share so many great insights on home technology, business & marketing strategy, and life in general. Take a look at their website and listen to the podcast for the latest in luxury home technology!
For photos and more on this episode and all our past podcast episodes, visit: candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast
To see the latest magazine features and other press/awards we have received, visit our Press Page: candelariadesign.com/press
Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.
But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.
She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and
captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world.
Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s
blog, setting Nancy on an unimaginable road to uncover Amanda’s secret.
Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
all-too-real tale, of a woman from San Jose, California whose secret ripped a family apart and
left a community in shock.
Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret.
New episodes every Monday.
Follow Scamanda on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.
