{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Defining Hospitality","title":"Niching Down then Grow - Alex Kuby - Defining Hospitality","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ef8c3d9a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3520,"description":"This week, Dan Ryan sits down with Alex Kuby, Associate Principal at Dyelot and a lifelong student of how built environments shape human experience. From his early days at HBA in Santa Monica to helping lead a studio through a full brand transformation, Alex has spent his career asking what it really means to make people feel seen, supported, and cared for inside a space. Together, Dan and Alex explore approachable hospitality, the power of integrated services, and what niching down actually looks like when you are doing it from the inside.\n\nAbout the Guest:\nOn this episode, Dan Ryan sits down with Alex Kuby, Associate Principal at Dyelot, a hospitality interiors studio bolstered by branding, procurement, and architectural services. Alex has been part of the firm since its days as RDC, helping shape its evolution into a focused, values driven hospitality design practice. When he is not leading visioning workshops or authoring the Dylot blog, he is probably thinking about how a grocery store can double as a neighborhood heartbeat.\nChapters:\n00:42 Show Intro and Sponsor\n01:04 Meet Alex Kuby\n01:31 Shared Roots and Catching Up\n03:19 Defining Hospitality\n03:58 Approachable Hospitality\n05:25 RDC to Dyelot Story\n09:34 WELL and Sustainable FF&E\n20:59 Capital ROI and Visioning\n32:23 Sustainable Sponsor Shoutout\n32:41 Design Meets Procurement\n35:38 Why Branding Comes First\n39:04 Blogging and Brand Transition\n41:49 Niching Down the Studio\n43:22 Grocery as Community Hub\n46:09 Public Spaces and Connection\n50:12 Career Advice and Mentorship\n53:28 Memory Lane and Farewell\n\nQuote of the Show:\n\"Hospitality is the humanity in the built environment, that is the way in which we express care and facilitate all of those great high touch point, high emotional engagements that the best hospitality spaces are known for.\" - Alex Kuby\n\nBuilding 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.\n\nLinks:\nSubscribe:...","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}