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Barriers to Entry

by SANDOW Design Group, digby, and SURROUND

Barriers to Entry is a design innovation podcast on the SURROUND Podcast Network. On each episode, we obsess over the not-too-distant future of the architecture, design and creative industries and the ideas, tools, technologies and talent that will take us there. Hosted by SANDOW DESIGN GROUP Chief Growth Officer Bobby Bonett, and digby co-founder Andrew Lane.

Chart trend

Position in the Design chart (US), last 90 days.

#15
all-time peak
8
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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Getting the Band Back Together: Bobby Bonett, President, SANDOW DESIGN GROUP

This time on BTE, co-host is back and he’s in the hot seat. Bobby Bonett — former Barriers to Entry co-host and newly appointed President of SANDOW DESIGN GROUP — trades

Jul 8
37 min

Amra Tareen, CEO & Co-Founder, ALL3D.AI

“Spinning Cycles” This week Andrew welcomes Amra Tareen, serial entrepreneur and CEO of ALL3D.AI, for a conversation that starts with laundry—and never really leaves it.

Jun 24
39 min

The Future Mundane with Nick Foster RDI

How do we prepare for the future without trying to predict it? Recorded at NeoCon, Andrew Lane speaks with futures designer Nick Foster, former head of design at Google X

Jun 12
37 min

Stacy Thorwart, Founder, The Intelligent Designer

Beyond the Prompt This week Andrew welcomes Stacy Thorwart, AI educator, founder of The Intelligent Designer, and a fast-growing voice in the design technology space who

Jun 3
48 min

Michael Villegas, Design Director, IA Interior Architects

The Creative Assistant This week Andrew welcomes Michael Villegas, Design Director at IA Interior Architects, for a conversation that begins in an unexpected place: a su

May 20
47 min

Harvey Schaefer, Senior Program Manager, Machine Learning & AI, MillerKnoll

Testing the Fences This week Andrew welcomes Harvey Schaefer of MillerKnoll for a conversation that starts with a sore throat, a quick detour into Severance, and lands i

May 6
43 min

Kellan Shanahan, Lead Product Designer, Arktura

Good Scaffolding This week Andrew welcomes Kellan Shanahan, a public artist turned-Lead Product Designer at Arktura, for a conversation about how curiosity, experimentat

Apr 22
37 min

Caroline Murphy, Design Engagement Strategist, SANDOW

The Curse of Youth This week Andrew welcomes Caroline Murphy, Design Engagement Strategist at SANDOW, for a conversation that starts with a familiar modern curse of yout

Apr 8
40 min

Matthias Hollwich, Founder, HWKN Architecture

Architecture as a Startup Season 4 opens with a milestone moment: Andrew Lane’s first solo episode as host. With a little encouragement from Producer Rob, Andrew welcome

Mar 25
42 min

Chris Barton: Founder of Shazam, 2025 NeoCon Keynote Speaker

User-first In a special NeoCon edition episode of BTE, Bobby and Andrew are joined by tech and design leader Chris Barton, founder of the renowned music app Shazam and W

Jun 9 2025
42 min

Mary Franck, Experiential Creative Director

Making Data Approachable This week, Bobby and Andrew welcome a guest whose career arc has been about finding the fusion between art and data. From bringing data-driven e

May 27 2025
37 min

Steven Ranta, Solutions Manager, Arktura and Nathan Ferrance, Vice President, HKS

The Architect’s Architect  Bobby and Andrew once again have their hands full this week with a dynamic duo joining them in the podcave. Arktura’s Steven Ranta and HKS’s N

May 13 2025
50 min

Amanda Schneider, President, ThinkLab

Humanity-first For an unprecedented third time, Bobby and Andrew are joined on the pod by ThinkLab President and Design Nerds Anonymous host, Amanda Schneider. In anothe

Apr 29 2025
46 min

Michael Luck Schneider, CEO, Volvox Labs

Where art meets innovation Bobby and Andrew sit down with a leader who’s made his career on the cutting edge of technology, art and design while working with some of the

Apr 15 2025
42 min

Eli Hoisington, Co-CEO, HOK

“That’s the job” This week, Bobby and Andrew have the pleasure of welcoming a leader who’s made his way up through the ranks of one of the world’s most prestigious archi

Apr 2 2025
48 min

Brooke Grammier, CIO and Joel Yow, Director of Digital Products at Cannon Design

The Innovation Roadmap To kick Season 3 off with a bang, Bobby and Andrew welcome not one, but two guests to the pod to get into the meat of how AI and human-centric fee

Mar 19 2025
47 min

Best of Season 2: Part 2

All great end-of-year specials feature two parts. And that’s why we’re back with Part 2 of Barriers to Entry’s 2024 “Best-of” Clip Show. Andrew and Bobby are back togethe

Dec 23 2024
24 min

Best of Season 2: Part 1

It’s Part 1 of Barriers to Entry’s 2024 “Best-of” Clip Show! Andrew Lane and Bobby Bonett revisit the year that was in the BTE universe. Listen in to the year’s most memo

Dec 16 2024
19 min

Sense of Space now on The Surround Network

Enjoy Sense of Space by Turf now available on all podcast platforms. An architect and designer are on a journey to help their community understand the nuances of design

Nov 21 2024
44 min

Joel Krieger: Head of Creative, Content & Experience, Magic Leap

This week, Bobby and Andrew get into their flow state with an enlightening conversation about the intersection of technology and creativity with Magic Leap’s Joel Krieger

Aug 20 2024
40 min

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#187 ▼ 56 Design US

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