We're celebrating 5 years of ICONIC LIFE ! To mark this momentous occasion, publisher Renee Dee is joined by her good friend–and fellow podcast host–Mark Candelaria for a very special episode recounting the journey to 5 years. Renee shares more of her story, some of the best advice she's received and the wonderful people who have supported her along the way. We invite you to SUBSCRIBE ! You can find ICONIC LIFE on our website , Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , or Pinterest . Follow Renee on Inst...
May 05, 2023•45 min
Joan Roca is a leading expert in the digital travel industry known for transforming the way the global sophisticated community experience the world. As the CEO and Founder of Essentialist, Joan’s goal is to connect the most knowledgeable experts in the travel world with leading-edge technology to deliver outstanding and memorable experiences in a personalized yet efficient way—and to stimulate audience interest and bookings on an impressive scale. Joan joins Renee Dee to discuss the new lanscape...
Apr 20, 2023•38 min
Since 1994, Barclay Butera, a name now synonymous with elevated coastal living, has been the creative force behind his prestigious design firm and showroom in Newport Beach, California. His success in Newport prompted Butera to establish showrooms in Park City, Utah and Corona del Mar, California. Butera is renowned for his approachable elegance and glamorous, chic interiors. The renowned designer has accumulated many accolades for his work, including prestigious recognition in major shelter pub...
Apr 03, 2023•29 min
Growing up in Chicago, Stuart Graff was introduced to Frank Lloyd Wright’s work at a young age, evolving into a lifelong passion for the work of America’s greatest architect. In 2016, he ended his corporate career to commence more important work as the President and CEO of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, stewarding one of the world’s great cultural legacies to ensure its relevance for our time and for the future: teaching us how to build and live better, as one with the world around us. Stuar...
Mar 10, 2023•37 min
Brittany Driscoll is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Squeeze, a way better massage experience from the founders of Drybar. Brittany is spearheading the rapid, nationwide growth of the brand by empowering other entrepreneurs to own and operate their own Squeeze locations through franchising. She also Co-Founded and leads The Feel-Good Company, a service agency supporting a collective of wellness brands dedicated to bettering the mind, body, and soul for good. Brittany joins Renee De...
Mar 01, 2023•34 min
Kurt and Deanna Mangum II are the husband and wife behind CoupleyFit™, a health and wellness blog promoting healthy living for couples. The two are based in Phoenix, Arizona and share their favorite tips, recipes, recipes and experiences on their own health journeys with their community of followers. The multi-media content creators focus on a goal of sharing “generational health” and giving the next generation the gift of great healthy habits. Kurt and Deanna joined Renee Dee to talk about thei...
Feb 14, 2023•42 min
Hailing from a small town in Canada, Lisa Simonsen knew she was destined for more. Snagging a spot in the top .05 percent of national real estate brokers isn’t an easy feat, but New York City real estate agent Lisa Simonsen sure makes it look that way. Her intense client focus paired with her worldly perspective have been the main components of her immense success and her record-breaking sales have given her a national voice. Simonsen has had features in publications such as Yahoo Finance and Th...
Feb 03, 2023•27 min
It’s no secret that ICONIC LIFE Magazine has partnered with the best of the best on a very special project—the nation’s first-ever sustainable showhouse, the Net Zero ICONIC Home. This journey follows the building of this home from the ground up, and we’ve been learning so much along the way from the wonderful partners and sponsors on this project. This showhouse is unlike any other we’ve done before. This home has one design team, but features a variety of incredible sustainable and innovative ...
Feb 01, 2023•58 min
Tom Smith serves as the CEO of Set Jet. An experienced businessman, Smith founded Taser in the early 1990s, bringing the company to market with a $2 B market cap. After retiring as chairman, he took his passion for flying (Smith is an experienced pilot with over 10,000 hours of flying time) to start Set Jet, an exclusive private jet charter membership. Set Jet makes travel simple, offering the convenience and luxury amenities of private air travel, made more accessible as members can purchase ti...
Jan 18, 2023•24 min
As Chairman and CEO of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, Craig Jackson has earned a reputation as one of the world’s most respected collector car and restoration experts. Growing up in the family business gave Craig the opportunity to develop the expertise that has helped propel Barrett-Jackson’s evolution into the world’s leading collector car auction and automotive lifestyle event. Craig joins Renee Dee to talk about growing up in the family business, expanding Barrett-Jackson’s footprint w...
Jan 06, 2023•27 min
Designer and store owner, Oliver Smith has been making exceptional jewelry since 1981. With exquisite designs, competitive pricing, and the highest quality of craftsmanship and ethical standards, Oliver creates jewelry to last a lifetime. He opened his first store on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, and relocated to sunny Scottsdale in 1985. There he opened a small shop focused on designing, appraising, buying and selling jewelry and watches. Oliver joins Renee Dee to talk about the origins of hi...
Dec 21, 2022•44 min
Arizona-based architect Mark Candelaria is recognized for his timeless luxury designs and signature style rooted in classical form and functionality. In Mark Candelaria Homes, the architect presents 12 new projects and pulls back the curtain to share the stories behind them. An avid traveler and hobbyist chef, Candelaria includes a recipe with each house, many times prepared for or with the client as a grand finale. Mark joins longtime friend Renee Dee to talk about launching his new book, what ...
Dec 16, 2022•39 min
The world’s best chocolatier is from Switzerland. With his exceptional chocolate creations, Elias Läderach was able to beat 19 international competitors at the World Chocolate Masters 2018 in Paris. The Läderach family have been crafting chocolate delicacies for decades, and their reputation for excellence has been the backbone of their success. Two of Elias’s ideas that particularly impressed the World Chocolate Masters jury are available at Läderach stores: the Masters Tablet Caramel and the M...
Dec 02, 2022•34 min
Keith Galbut is the Founder and President of Advocate – Residential Construction Advisors, a residential construction advisory and owners’ representation firm. Luxury home construction requires the coordination of a network of professionals including architects, contractors, engineers, and lenders. Unfortunately, the interests of these professionals are not always directly aligned with those of homeowners. Advocate specializes in representing homeowners to ensure their interests are directly ali...
Nov 18, 2022•55 min
Elyse Walker has built a reputation as one of fashion’s most powerful retailers. Having opened her eponymous store in 1999 in Pacific Palisades, elysewalker now has seven stores in California, two soon-to-be opened stores in New York City and launched her new website elysewalker.com January 2022. Elysewalker has become one of the most sought after purveyors of premium curated apparel, jewelry and accessories. Elyse joins Renee Dee to talk about her love of fashion, her business-focused brain, an...
Nov 04, 2022•37 min
Sam Fratantoni is the principal of the top architecture studio Fratantoni Design, with a longstanding legacy as a custom house architect in Scottsdale, Arizona. Sam’s success stems from his unwavering commitment to his clients and the care and attention he has for his company. He wants to bring a unique & singular, world-class architectural design service to the Residential Luxury Architects Design industry. Sam joins Renee Dee to talk about his extraordinary business, working with family me...
Oct 28, 2022•36 min
Matt Bombeck is the son of Erma Bombeck, a writer who was well-known for her syndicated columns and 15 books written between 1965 to 1996. The Authors Luncheon, hosted by the Arizona Women’s Board, pays tribute to the legacy of the ICONIC writer and mother of three. Matt, who is himself a writer, joins Renee Dee to talk about his extraordinary family, comedic writing and honoring his mother’s legacy. We invite you to SUBSCRIBE ! You can find ICONIC LIFE on our website , Instagram , Facebook , Tw...
Oct 13, 2022•32 min
As a former therapist and professor of human and sports psychology, Andy Maurer has taken the best of cutting-edge neuroscience and performance research and paired it with therapeutic best practices to create the Pursue Whole® Coaching Model. His unique framework brings clarity, relief, and growth to the struggles leaders face on the inside Andy joins Renee Dee to talk about the ongoing journey and hard work leaders go through. They press in, creating communities, families, and businesses that a...
Oct 03, 2022•34 min
Winemaker, Tor Kenward has written, taught, and lectured on wine most of his adult life. What he is most often asked about are not facts or numbers about his wines, but the stories behind them. His book, Reflections of a Vintner, recounts the lessons learned, relationships forged, and observations made from an insider’s nearly fifty-year journey. Tor joins Renee Dee to share his experiences, how they’ve shaped his life and how he’s using his knowledge to change the world. We invite you to SUBSCR...
Sep 08, 2022•54 min
Rich Diviney is a bestselling author, leadership & human performance expert, and retired Navy SEAL commander. In a career spanning more than twenty years, he completed more than thirteen overseas deployments. As the officer in charge of training for a specialized command, Rich was intimately involved in an extremely specialized SEAL selection process, which pared down a group of exceptional candidates to a small cadre of the most elite optimal performers. Currently, Rich speaks and consults ...
Aug 12, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 50
After graduating college in 1978, Dan Warnshuis relocated to Silicon Valley and began what would be a successful career in the technology sector. However, it was living in the Napa Valley wine country that made him quickly realize his passion for great food and wine. Once the wine bug bit him, he could not help but dream of creating his own wine label. Ultimately, his love for Oregon Pinot Noir revealed to him his path forward. Dan, founder, owner, and winemaker at Utopia, strives to produce wor...
Jul 28, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Dr. Gerd Wuestemann began his tenure as President and CEO of Scottsdale Arts in March 2018. An arts entrepreneur at heart, he brought an immediate focus on innovation and growth to his organization, while executing a financial and cultural turn around. Scottsdale Arts is, today, one of the largest arts organizations in the Southwest, including Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA), Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation...
Jul 05, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Some of Renee Dee’s dear friends join ICONIC Hour to discuss their thoughts on “Living Beautifully.” As curators of beauty in the home, these experts share their experiences over the years that have shaped how they define living beautifully and how those notions have impacted their own lives. Jamilyn Fournier is the founder of The Collector’s House, a boutique luxury furnishings showroom featuring decor from artisans around the world. Mark Candelaria is the principal at Candelaria Design Associa...
May 12, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 47
With an extraordinary history of travel and adventure and a love for the expedition world, Alison Levine is the perfect Godmother to usher in Seabourn’s Active Luxury voyages, a new category of cruising that the line is committed to launching with its new expedition ship this July. A native of Phoenix, Levine served as team captain of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition in 2002, and in 2010 completed her bid for the Explorer’s Grand Slam which includes climbing the Seven Summits — the ...
Apr 29, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Catherine Anaya is a three-time Emmy award-winning journalist and former television news anchor. Catherine currently hosts Conversations with Catherine, a YouTube series of conversations with everyday people, experts and leaders who are sparking change and making a difference through education, awareness, positivity and empowerment. She is also host of The Women’s Eye podcast, featuring empowering conversations with inspiring women who are changing the world and making a difference. The proud wi...
Apr 18, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Third generation homebuilder Trent Hancock is the VP of marketing for Camelot Homes, and heads up G3 by Camelot Homes, an introductory luxury brand recently launched by the family-owned company. Trent brings a passion for sustainability, embracing new styles of architecture, and exploring the boundaries of what can be done in the world of home building. Joseph Bruner is a second-generation real estate professional specializing in value-add residential development projects in the greater Phoenix ...
Mar 31, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Christopher Peacock began his career in London during the early eighties, working at Terence Conran’s furniture store in London.He launched Christopher Peacock Cabinetry in 1992, quickly establishing itself as the paradigm of beautiful hand-crafted classic British cabinetry, but made to order in the USA. Today, his company and brand is recognized as the ultimate in luxury cabinetry design and there are many hundreds of rooms of beautiful cabinetry gracing homes in the United States and internati...
Mar 22, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Prior to launching Iconic Design + Build, Kaitlyn Wolfe gained experience as a project manager and interior designer at a residential construction company. During her time in construction, Kaitlyn saw an opportunity to elevate design within the industry. Iconic Design + Build was created to fill that void—to perfectly blend stunning aesthetics with feasibility and functionality. As a licensed general contractor, Kaitlyn provides full-service design services while keeping both the functionality a...
Mar 09, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Caren Zucker is a director, producer and journalist who has told stories for more than 25 years across a broad range of subjects both domestically and internationally as a producer for ABC’s World News and Nightline. Zucker was the producer and co-writer of PBS NewsHour series Autism Now. Her oldest son Mickey’s autism diagnosis inspired a new direction in her reporting: to bring a better understanding of autism’s realities. John Donvan is a veteran network correspondent and producer for ABC, CN...
Feb 09, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Buffalo Collection originated on a Bison Ranch in Western Colorado in the early 1990’s, with a previous showroom in Aspen. Meeting serendipitously in Aspen, Laura & Michael, fell in love, got married & relocated to Arizona, opening their flagship showroom in Old Town Scottsdale in 2011. Their stunning gallery space expertly blends modern luxury with Old World charm, featuring museum quality fine art and impressive high-end furniture. The true essence of luxury & comfort. Each furnitu...
Jan 20, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 40
