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.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBarriers 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.
Recent episodes include "Getting the Band Back Together: Bobby Bonett, President, SANDOW DESIGN GROUP" (8 July 2026, 37 minutes), "Amra Tareen, CEO & Co-Founder, ALL3D.AI" (24 June 2026, 39 minutes), and "Michael Villegas, Design Director, IA Interior Architects" (20 May 2026, 48 minutes).
Barriers to Entry publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 61 episodes.
Booking probability for Barriers to Entry is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Barriers to Entry requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Barriers to Entry's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Barriers to Entry are Architecture & Engineering and Design Services. Barriers to Entry has an arts audience.
Barriers to Entry is an arts podcast with 61 episodes published.
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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 the microphone for the guest chair, live at...
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“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. Across four startups and two decades of building...
Episode #5
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 suburban mall in the 90s. From arcades and Hot Topic...
Episode #4
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 in a surprisingly human place: change management...
Episode #3
Good Scaffolding This week Andrew welcomes Kellan Shanahan, a public artist turned-Lead Product Designer at Arktura, for a conversation about how curiosity, experimentation, and iteration shape the development of...
Episode #2
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 youth: being the default tech support person in your...
Episode #1
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 welcomes back friend of the show Matthias Hollwich...
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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 Wednesday’s NeoCon keynote speaker. The trio dives...
Episode #6
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 experiences to life for everyone from IBM to the...
Episode #5
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 Nathan Ferrance sit down with the gang to...
Episode #4
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 another of their always forward-looking conversations...
Episode #3
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 world’s biggest brands and businesses. As...
Episode #2
“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 architecture firms by doing it all. Eli Hoisington...
Episode #1
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 feedback are driving innovation at one of the largest...
Episode #9
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 together - and in the holiday spirit - revisiting some...
Episode #8
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 memorable soundbites and topics, featuring...
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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 designing for the built environment. Join Ella Hazard...
Episode #7
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. In a conversation that ranges from the benefits...
Episode #6
Launch and learn In our third in a series of pods recorded live at NeoCon 2024, Andrew and Bobby actually don’t outnumber the guest as they’re joined by both Annie Ming of HBF and Cosmo Kramer of Bitreel to talk about...
Episode #5
This week, Bobby and Andrew welcome a leader who’s obsessed with the intersection of architecture and technology and the evolution of the practice as a whole. The founder of established firm, ICRAVE and more...
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