Inspiring Living with Mark Candelaria
Welcome to Inspiring Living with Mark Candelaria, hosted by architect, blogger, traveler, chef, father, husband, and founding partner of Candelaria Design Associates. Mark has designed timeless homes across the country for forty years, while hosting tours to Italy, Spain, and beyond. Throughout the course of his journey, Mark has met wonderful people who truly inspire him and this podcast is about them and the opportunities that are all around us to Inspire Living! While we talk about architecture and design on this podcast, Mark also introduces you to a wide gamut of guests and industries, and ventures into all sorts of topics that will teach you, motivate you and inspire living your best life.
Episodes
119 episodes
Exploring a New Approach to Residential Design and Construction with Keith Galbut of Advocate
Our guest today is Keith Galbut, Founder and President of ADVOCATE – Residential Construction Advisors. Keith and Mark have known each other for a number of years and recently worke...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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50:27
Seamless Design to Construction with Iconic by Kaitlyn Wolfe
Our guest on this episode is Kaitlyn Wolfe, incredible designer, general contractor and founder of Iconic by Kaitlyn Wolfe, an interior design firm with construction services base...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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57:53
Catching Fire with Nick Hogan of Pyro
Our guest today is Nick Hogan, Co-Owner and CEO of Flagship Restaurant Group, the team behind the popular new, award-winning restaurant Pyro in Arcadia...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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50:10
Design+Build with Cammie Beckert of Cameron Custom
Our guest on this episode is Cammie Beckert, founder and owner of Cameron Custom, one of the few female-owned and operated custom homebuilders in Arizona. Cammie grew up in the home building indust...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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54:08
Creating Gastronomic Masterpieces With ArchiChef Cory Oppold
This episode is a re-visit of a past episode with Chef Cory Oppold, who was just awarded "Top Chef" and his new restaurant Course was awarded "Emerging Restaurant of the Year" by
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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53:15
Making a Difference with Habitat For Humanity with Jason Barlow and Rosie Romero
Our guests today are two huge difference makers in housing for Greater Phoenix, Arizona residents: Jason Barlow, CEO & President of Central AZ’s Habitat for Humanity and KTAR’s
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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47:45
Extravagant Spaces on The Design Network - Podcast with Host Kelli Ellis and TDN CEO Jason Harris
There are everyday homes and then there are homes with a little something EXTRA. We are thrilled to announce we have a new series launching on The Design Network this month,
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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53:53
Kicking off 2024 with Chef Brent Menke of Mick's Brasserie
Mark & Isabel kick-off the episode by sharing highlights from their holiday trip to Lisbon & Fatima Portugal, Lourdes, and San Sebastián, Spain - see and hear more about their trip on our Blog:
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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1:25:46
Building with Rammed Earth with Otto Pappa
This podcast episode features Otto Pappa, architect and founder of Ottocrete, specializing in rammed earth and concrete-based designs. Otto and Mark met while working on a very cool, modern house in Parad...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:01:40
Enlightened Home Automation with Oasis Luxury Smart Homes
Our podcast episode this month features Kelly Stewart, head of Business Development + Marketing and Justin Worley, Owner & CEO of Oasis Luxury Smart Homes. Mark recently toured their showroom in N ...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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54:33
Let's Talk Paradise Valley with Mayor Jerry Bien-Willner and wife Robyn
Our guests this month is Paradise Valley Mayor Jerry Bien-Willner and his wife Robyn Bien-Willner. Mayor Jerry Bien-Willner is a third-term Mayor, a native Arizonan, and spent his childhood in Paradise Valley and attended Scottsdale public scho...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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58:08
Capturing Ways Of Living Through Photography with Werner Segarra
Today's guest is an amazing artist, photographer, father and friend, Werner Segarra. From photographing the mega-mansions of PV and Scottsdale, to the dirt floor casas of Mexico and Puerto Rico, Werner has an eye for capturing the spirit of a p...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:03:11
Dreaming of Italy with Best Selling Author Corrina Cooke
Our guest on this episode is Corinna Cooke, she is the founder of Glam Italia Tours and a best-selling author who is currently working on her 5th book! Originally from New Zealand, Corinna has lived in a variety of places around the world and c...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:20:49
That's a Wrap on our Summer Trip to Scotland
This podcast features a conversation on the last day of our recent personal trip to Scotland we took May 30th - June 10th. Our group included Isabel and myself, our friends and past Candelaria Design Tour travelers, Anthony and Gicela Dulcich, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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44:05
Celebrating 6 Years Cancer Free with Dr. Rubin and Dr. Darling
Our guests today are two incredible doctors, Dr. Dan Rubin, a naturopathic oncologist and Dr. Mia Darling a naturopathic specialist. They graciously took the time to talk with us today on this podcast, but have appeared on many podcasts prior, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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56:32
Meet our 2022 MVP: Team Director Tyler Bulriss
Tyler started at Candelaria Design in 2016, his first job in Arizona, after Googling some firms and submitting his resume. He moved out to AZ from upstate NY when he was 24, sight unseen, per his Aunt & Uncle's recommendation who lived out ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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37:38
Exploring the Scottsdale Art Scene with Artists Priscilla Nelson and Ryan Schmidt
I am always fascinated by art and in particular, the artists behind the art. In today’s podcast we feature two very talented and prolific Scottsdale artists, first modern figurative artist, Priscilla N...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:06:27
How to Discover Your True Brand Identity with Cindy Gombert
On this episode, Mark & Isabel chat with Cindy Gombert, an award-winning branding executive, creative writer, designer and entrepreneur who has been creating compelling consumer brands for nearly 25 years. She is the principal/owner of Luna...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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52:00
On the Arizona Highway with Robin Sewell
Our guest today is Robin Sewell, founder and CEO of Sewell Media Group and the creator, executive producer and host of Arizona Highways Television which showcases the people and places of Arizona, reflecting the heart and soul of our comm...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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57:51
Let's Travel the World with Julie Skrei of Abercrombie & Kent
Our first guest of 2023 is Julie Skrei, Director of Sales for the prestigious travel company Abercrombie & Kent where she has worked for over a decade. Julie is a highly regarded travel industry...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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43:26
Candelaria European Holiday Tour
Happy 2023! In this first podcast episode in the new year Mark and his oldest daughter Tiffany talk about their incredible Christmas and New Year spent in Europe! Mark treated his three daughters on an incredible holiday trip where they spent 4...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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43:28
Meet our 2021 Co-MVP Architect Rebecca Roe
Every year our company takes the time to nominate individuals our team for MVP of the year and then we each cast our vote for MVP, well this year there was a tie, we had both Team Director and Project Architect Rebecca Roe and our Director of L...
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Season 2
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Episode 48
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32:00
Meet our 2021 Co-MVP Janice Rantanen
Every year our company takes the time to nominate individuals our team for MVP of the year and then we each cast our vote for MVP and they receive a weekend staycation package at the resort of their choosing. It’s a great way, in addition to qu...
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Season 2
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Episode 47
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39:55
Kicking off our 20th Candelaria Design Tour with Page Knudsen of the Knudsen Vineyards
Our guest today is Page Knudsen and her and her brothers are second-generation owners and operators of Knudsen Vineyards, in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. In this episode she shares the rich history of their vineyard and the region that has ...
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Season 2
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Episode 46
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1:03:25
Mark Candelaria - 40 Years Later - Podcast with the Candelaria Design Partners
Today, March 4th, Mark celebrates his 40th anniversary of his first day working as an architect and has two special podcast episodes! March 4, 1982 was my first day on the job in an architect’s office - that office being the offices...
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Season 2
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Episode 45
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1:15:16