LAB Talk: Renovate To Rent: You Can't Do It Alone
MAY 2020
Moderated by Kelly Kegans (Mpls St. Paul Home + Design) with Heather and Brad Fox (Fox Homes), Mercedes Austin (Mercury Mosaics) and Elise Nicpon (Room & Board).
Kelly Kegans navigates a candid conversation on the power of collaboration with Heather and Brad Fox along with local design-forward businesses - Mercury Mosaics and Room and Board. They will share their insights and perspectives on the current trend of renovating to rent, the power of (local) collaboration and elevating each other - proving its better together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XQDI1t8FpU&feature=youtu.be
Kelly Kegans
Mpls. St. Paul Home & Design | @kellykegans
Writer. Editor. Stylist. Story Scout.
Specializes in producing home and design content at the local, regional and national level.
Work featured in Mpls.St.Paul Home&Design, Better Homes and Gardens, Midwest Living as well as Magnolia Journal, Traditional Home and Do It Yourself.
Her happy place is when work and home passions collide.
Heather and Brad Fox
Fox Homes | @foxhomesmn | @foxwellshoppe
Realty. Renovation. Design. Retail.
Husband and wife duo with a strong eye for seeing potential in the fixer upper.
Passion for renovating and transforming their clients homes and investment properties - most recently, Eichler Palms in Palm Springs.
Stars of the HGTV show, “Stay or Sell” - helping families stay in the neighborhoods they love through renovation or remodeling.
Mercedes Austin
Mercury Mosaics | @mercurymosaics
Owner. Founder. Mover + Shaker. Dreamer of tile. Self-made Art-preneur.
Passionate about redefining your expectations of what tile is and how it can transform a space.
What started as a one-woman show has grown into a complete orchestration of dedicated cratfspeople creating artisan tiles for both residential and commercial commissions.
Her signature designs are featured in HGTV “Stay or Sell” and other Fox Homes properties including rental property, Eichler Palms in Palm Springs.
Elise Nicpon
Room & Board | @roomandboard
Years of retail, design and customer relationship experience - currently managing Business Interiors Outside Sales.
Passionate about being a part of a collaborative, progressive and socially-responsible company that helps customers create spaces they love.
Room and Board furniture and furnishings are featured throughout the Fox’s stunning rental property, Eichler Palms in Palm Springs.
LAB Talks is a free monthly event curated by LAB in partnership with Hennepin Made and Parallel Cafe. Currently a virtual affair designed to kickstart your day and get you fueled on inspiration and passion, LABTalks celebrates local connections and perspectives – simply, people doing great things. Candid inspiring conversation and good company are always guaranteed.
