{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Defining Hospitality","title":"Balancing Business and Humanity - David Shove-Brown - Defining Hospitality","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3419,"description":"This week, Dan Ryan sits down with David Shove-Brown, architect, design leader, educator, and partner at //3877, to make the case that the most powerful thing you can put on your business card isn't a title, it's a philosophy. A firm co-founder who launched his practice in the middle of a recession with a newborn at home and a best friend from college as his only business partner, David has spent 15 years proving that relationships aren't a strategy, they're the whole game. David isn't just building great spaces. He's building a firm, a community, and a life worth writing about.About the Guest: On this episode, Dan Ryan sits down with David Shove-Brown, partner at //3877, an architecture and design firm based in DC and New York. David has spent 15 years building a practice and a reputation, on the belief that relationships come before business. Whether he's mentoring students at trade shows, swapping proposals with competitors, or just holding the door for a stranger, he moves through the world the same way he runs his firm, like every person in the room matters.Chapters:00:51 Meet David02:04 NEWH Mentorship Moment03:53 Defining Hospitality04:43 Community Over Competition08:46 Networking Roots and Values13:01 Relationship Building That Lasts17:45 Balance Family and Firm27:24 Design in the Public Interest31:18 Losing a Mentor32:46 Succession and Letting Go33:56 Mentoring Through Mistakes36:19 How to Find Mentors38:01 Learning From Students40:11 Community and Collisions42:25 Craving Certainty Forward48:25 Startup Stories and Growth50:07 Looking Ahead and WrapQuote of the Show: \"Networking always had this underlying idea of sales, we flipped it. For us, it's really relationship building.\" - David Shove-BrownBuilding a hotel, brand, or guest experience? Reach out to Dan on LinkedIn or hit reply on the Substack to share what you’re working on.Links:Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@defininghospitality?sub_confirmation=1 Substack:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jOMZku2zhfiEl2keEgoTu9dN4zv3kAryH7e0rdfDrqM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM5MzU3LzE2ODE4/MjI1NTUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}