Interior Design for High Performers: The Space Around You Shapes the Way You Operate
I spent two decades leading strategy and partnerships for companies like Google, IBM, and building alliances with the likes of Apple and Capgemini. During those years, I traveled constantly — which taught me to optimize everything: my wardrobe, my calendar, my systems, and my environment.
I learned that when you’re striving to perform at your best — whether building a company, refining your craft, or pursuing personal goals like fitness or creativity — your surroundings matter more than you think. Your space either helps you elevate… or holds you back.
That’s the philosophy behind my work today at Matchpointe: interior design for high performers.
Reveal day — home office renovation for a Raleigh-based client.
From CT → NYC → Austin → Raleigh: How My Own Spaces Evolved
My personal design style has evolved as my life has evolved.
I grew up in Connecticut, lived two decades in New York City, four years in Austin, and now Raleigh. Through those chapters, I saw firsthand how my spaces needed to change as my career and life shifted.
A home that once was built around getting ready fast and getting out (NYC) now needed to support working from home. The way I designed my closets, my bath, my kitchen — even my tech setup — had to change to fit new personal and professional goals:
Getting ready for key business meetings
Packing for a last minute business trip
Optimal nutrition and fitness routine
Working on my tennis game and staying competition-ready
Getting ready for a night out
Hosting meaningful time with close friends and family
Over time, I became more intentional — designing my home as a system that helps me show up as my best self.
Building a home studio for my interior design practice
Carving out spaces for mindfulness, art, and inspiration
A better environment for recovery and sleep
Space to prepare for and recover from tennis matches
The Three Layers of a Well-Designed Executive Home
When I work with clients today, many are senior leaders, entrepreneurs, or creatives whose spaces haven’t kept pace with their lives. They feel cluttered, disorganized, or uninspired — but they’re not sure how to fix it.
Here’s the lens I bring to these projects:
1. Design that supports performance.
Spaces that help you think clearly, feel good, and operate at your best — not ones that add friction to your life. This includes smart space planning, storage that works, and intuitive flow from room to room.
2. Design that honors the past.
Heirlooms, old photographs, personal history, and good craftsmanship from artisans around the world — integrated in a way that feels curated and elevated.
3. Design that inspires the future.
Vision boards. Space for meditation and reflection. Art that sparks new ideas. Rooms that invite connection with the people who matter most.
When those layers come together, your home becomes a place where you can lead, create, grow, and recharge — not just live.
Why I Focus on Designing for Executives
Because I was one.
I know how hard it is to balance intense professional demands with personal goals — whether that’s training for a sport, building a company, or simply showing up as your best every day. And I know how often the home falls to the bottom of the list.
I also know that once your space is aligned with how you want to live and work, the impact can be transformative.
When your environment matches your ambition, you move through life with more clarity, more ease — and more joy.
That’s why I focus my practice on high performers: not just to design beautiful spaces, but to help people thrive.
I work with clients both locally (through full-service remodels and whole-home design) and virtually (through my Signature Style DNA™ process and concierge technology-enabled design services) — so whether you’re looking to transform your primary home or elevate a second property, the right design can help you perform — and live — at your highest level.
