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1063: Abigail M. Horace: Overcoming Biases and Stereotypes in the Interior Design Industry

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Today With Abigail M. Horace: Join me this week as I sit down with Abigail M. Horace, founder of Casa Marcelo. As a Black Latina designer, Abigail found herself surprised and frustrated to repeatedly see a lack of representation in the industry, even within a diverse area like New York City. She founded her firm in part to break away from stereotypes and biases—but she also had to navigate significant challenges along the way. Tune in to hear Abigail share her story and her insights on how to thrive and build success in an industry that doesn’t always offer a level playing field. LuAnn Nigara and Abigail M. Horace’s Ah-Ha Moments: “Others need to see people like them doing these things, right? The 10th grader and the 5th grader needs to see designers of color and architects of color and gay architects and all of the things so that they go, ‘oh, there's a place for me here.’” -LuAnn “I feel like we're always silenced in being ourselves or being confident. And so that's something that I'm kind of working on rig