Boost: Elevating Experience by Design Christine Fariss

Welcome back to BOOST! In this episode, True Morse, Karen Hart Huey, and Bill Payne share *entertaining* stories, strategies, and the secrets behind their impactful careers working together as an ego-aside team to make an impact, a phenomenon knows as "True Hart Payne," or "THP" for short. True Morse retired in 2022 after 43 years in healthcare facility planning, design, and construction. True’s career spanned nine states, focusing on developing and nurturing teams. Karen Hart Huey is currently the AVP of Planning, Real Estate & Space Management at WFU and formerly VP of Facilities for Wake Forest Baptist Health. Karen pivoted from healthcare to higher education after leading numerous critical functions and responding to COVID-19 as part of the Incident Command Center. Bill Payne serves as the AVP of Planning, Design & Construction at Atrium Health in the Wake Forest market. With three decades of experience, Bill combines technical expertise with strategic vision to ensure efficient and safe facility operations.

Welcome back to BOOST! This episode highlights the role of interior design in North Carolina's underserved communities. Our featured guest is Shelby S. Hicks, MFA, an Associate Professor of Interior Design at Western Carolina University (WCU). Shelby combines her 30 years of professional experience in design with a unique background as a Licensed Practical Nurse. While her passion lies in exploring the impact of the built environment on health, safety, and wellness, her research and course projects address housing issues related to poverty and substandard living conditions for elderly community members. In 2019, she founded the Design for Health initiative, bringing together an interdisciplinary team to tackle these critical health challenges. Check out her publication here: Interior Design: Living in Poverty and the Absence of Health, Safety, and Welfare.

Welcome back to BOOST! In this episode, Dr. Tracy Brower talks about happiness, work-life fulfillment, and the future of work. She is the author of The Secrets to Happiness at Work and Bring Work to Life. You can find her on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Goodreads, Unsplash or at tracybrower.com.

Welcome to BOOST! In our flagship episode, Donna Hayden Keene, Founder of Hayden Design Associates, Inc., provides some pro tips and recounts the most memorable moments of her expansive career as a small business owner and commercial interior designer in Winston-Salem, NC.