Jean Lin, Founder and Creative Director at Colony

Facing the Giants

On this episode of Facing the Giants, Scott Kerr sits down with Jean Lin, founder and creative director of Colony, a new kind of co-op platform for New York City’s thriving community of independent furniture, lighting, textile, and object designers. Jean discusses how she laid the ground-work for Colony in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and the hurdles independent designers come up against with traditional galleries. She also talks about how Colony gets independent designers noticed to interior designers and collectors, her curation process, its consulting wing, how the co-op makes money and whether she wants to scale the business. Plus: Why independent designers thrived during the pandemic Featuring: Jean Lin, Founder and Creative Director at COLONY (goodcolony.com) Host: Scott Kerr, Founder & President of Silvertone Consulting About Facing the Giants podcast: Luxury entrepreneurs talk about competing with the Goliaths of the industry. Stay Connected: Twitter: @facinggiantspod, @scott_kerr, @silvertone_inc Email: [e-mail] Newsletter: brilliantcut.substack.com Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review!