Events
Business Mastery: The Modern Design Leader's Strategies for Long-Term Success
Dwayne Bergmann @ Sarreid | HPMKT
Ready to level up? Mastering the business side is where long-term success lives. Join our expert panelists as they share hard-earned lessons on building a resilient pipeline, crushing it in the booming multifamily design market, and creating airtight billing systems that protect your bottom line. Learn the truth about launching your own product line and learn the signals and timing for scaling—and when smart downsizing is right. For today’s design business pro, this is your blueprint for a stronger, smarter, more sustainable design business.
📅 Saturday, November 25 2025
🕒 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
📌 Sarreid Showroom 3D Commerce and Design
Fast Track Your Success: Grow Your Business with Speed & Clarity
Kyle Barrett @ Wesley Hall | HPMKT
What if you could amp up your business to grow faster—and smarter?
These industry stars have been in your shoes and found strategies that work. Hear from Kyle Barrett (Barrett Bergmann Home and Dwayne Bergmann Interiors), Gail Doby (Pearl Collective), Ali Faulkner (AEF Interiors), and Francis Toumbakaris (Francis Interiors) as they share their insights, decisions that worked, and savvy shortcuts that took their companies from okay to over-the-top in less time. Walk away with immediate strategies, momentum builders, and methods that create speed and clarity for your
business.
📅 Sunday, November 25 2025
🕒 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
📌 Valdese Weavers, 311 N Hamilton Street, 3 rd Floor
Designing At A Distance: Turning Location into Limitless Opportunity
Dwayne Bergmann @ American Leather | HPMKT
How do leading design firms deliver excellence in projects located hundreds—or thousands—of miles away? Five visionary designers are proving that you don’t need to live in a market to lead in it. Design icon, Barry Dixon, is in conversation with top designers, Dwayne Bergmann, Bria Hammel, Alfredo Paredes, and Theresa Ory, as they share how they’ve successfully added distance design to their offerings—transforming challenges into growth opportunities. From building local partnerships to navigating logistics and maintaining a strong brand presence remotely, this panel explores the art and science of designing from and for, anywhere.
Speakers: Alfredo Paredes, Theresa Ory, Dwayne Bergmann, Bria Hammel, Barry Dixon
📅 Sunday, November 25 2025
🕒 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
📌 American Leather, Showplace, Floor 5
Meet The Makers
Dwayne Bergmann & Kyle Barrett @ bbh | HPMKT
Join Barrett Bergmann Home for an intimate gathering with co-founders Dwayne Bergmann and Kyle Barrett, alongside celebrated decorative hardware designer Lisa Jarvis. Guests will enjoy a glass of bubbly while hearing the stories, inspirations, and creative journeys behind their work. The special reception offers a behind-the-scenes look at the artistry shaping BBH’s current collections and an exclusive preview of what’s next in design.
📅 Monday, November 27 2025
🕒 11:00 AM
📌 High Point Market, IHFC 207
