EP 78: The Story Behind AI for Interior Designers

EP 78: How AI for Interior Designers Got Started, Live from The Loft   Jenna Gaidusek has built a business on technology and interior design and teaching that to others in the interior design industry. In this episode, her longtime collaborator Julia Reinert flips the mic and asks the questions for once: how a girl from Vermont who didn't know "interior design" was a career ended up building the AI Social Club.   This episode was recorded live in The Loft inside the AI Social Club, the first one recorded there.   WHAT YOU WILL LEARN   - Where Jenna's design instincts actually started, years before design school - What it was like graduating design school straight into the 2010 recession - Why she built eDesign Tribe in 2018 and why she eventually sold it to Mydoma - What made her buy the domain AI for Interior Designers in 2022 - Why she builds and breaks every tool herself before she teaches it - How the AI Social Club became a house you walk through, room by room   THE ONE THING TO TAKE FROM THIS EPISODE   Jenna has never built anything with the intention of selling it. eDesign Tribe, AI for Interior Designers, the AI Social Club, all of it started because she wanted the thing to exist and nobody had built it yet. That's still how she decides what to build today.   ABOUT JULIA REINERT   Julia Reinert runs The Lifestyle Historian, where she helps designers and brands tell their story, with a background in journalism, marketing, brand management, event planning, and writing. She joined the interior design industry in 2022 and works with clients on a fully custom basis, from content and strategy to sponsor relationships and event planning.   Julia is also Jenna's Director of Partnerships and has worked alongside her for nearly two years. Website: thelifestylehistorian.com   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Gemini — gemini.google.com Google Workspace — workspace.google.com Perplexity — perplexity.ai   JOIN US LIVE IN THE LOFT Episodes are recorded live in The Loft inside the AI Social Club. Members (join free) can join the room, bring questions, and be part of the conversation. The next live recording is next Friday at 11am EST in the loft. Take the tour at theaisocialclub.com.   CONNECT WITH JENNA aiforinteriordesigners.com | theaisocialclub.com | @aiforinteriordesigners Support@aiforinteriordesigners.com    TIMESTAMPS   00:00 Introduction 02:55 Episode 78, the first live broadcast, with Julia Reinert 06:51 Growing up in Vermont 12:18 Design school during the 2010 recession 20:26 Retail management and hitting a wall 25:22 Launching eDesign Tribe 46:31 Buying the domain, AI for Interior Designers begins 1:00:09 Building the AI Social Club, room by room