2024 SEGDVoices: Studio Culture

Event Details

Join us for the transformative 2024 SEGD Voices Webinar Series, curated by L'Rai Arthur-Mensah of Local Projects. The focus of this Voices series is on "Respectful Engagement," a theme that underlines the critical importance of fostering a culture imbued with respect and professionalism.

On Thursday, April 18th from 12-1pm Eastern, hear from RSM Design about how they create an inclusive and supportive studio culture:

"At RSM Design, our culture is more than just happy hours. Culture creates an innovative and inspiring workplace for our team, clients and the people we are designing for. Our culture and environment have the power to impact the quality of work we produce. Culture comes from the shared beliefs and behaviors that impact everything we do. From our in house relationships to our client interactions to our team structures. By embodying a positive, safe, uplifting, and inspiring culture we encourage employees to perform their best - and they feel good about the work they do!"

Whether you're looking to enhance your team's dynamics, elevate client interactions, or cultivate a more respectful workplace overall, our expert-led sessions promise to deliver actionable knowledge and inspire positive change. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with thought leaders and peers committed to making respect a cornerstone of professional life.

Speakers

L'Rai (Arthur-Mensah) Mathis

Executive Account Director of Local Projects

Holland Keller

RSM Design

Kyle Richter

Principal at RSM Design

Suzanne Schwartz

Principal at RSM Design

Kyle passionately serves as a Principal and the Director of the San Clemente Office. His leadership and design vision provide direction for many of the studio’s large scale projects, providing efficient and effective guidance for the team to bring unexpected and creative solutions. His commitment to the vision is expressed through the details that enrich the project experience, such as unique solutions for paving design, added graphic texture in the project landscape or a thoughtfully designed landmark. These details are the elements that broaden the brand with richness and depth.

His focus on process also helps to align project vision with client goals through a dynamic and detail-oriented management style. He has a deep investment into every step of the process, from visioning to concepting, design development to detailing and construction to post-project follow-up.

Founding partner Suzanne Redmond Schwartz directs, manages and inspires the RSM Design team with her infectious enthusiasm for connecting people to place. Suzanne distills the essence of a brand and realizes it in the built environment with clarity, purpose and imagination. Always keeping every element on brand, the larger story is seamlessly integrated into the appropriate architectural look and feel that is customized for every project. She brings valuable insights to make tangible the transformative power of design.

Her world class experience has transformed projects from Saudi Arabia to Southern California, earning accolades and positioning RSM Design as a global leader in architectural graphic design. Suzanne has the keen ability to see and find the extraordinary in the ordinary by applying the principle that no design problem is too small or large to yield something magnificent, wherever the project may be.