Business of Home's editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen thinks the design industry deserves great journalism

<p>On this episode of the podcast, host Dennis Scully speaks with <i>Business of Home</i>’s editor in chief <strong>Kaitlin Petersen</strong>. Petersen began her career in journalism covering everything from food and culture in Chicago, to true crime in Texas. She ended up in New York in the design media world at Hearst, working for <i>Veranda</i> and helping to relaunch <i>Metropolitan Home</i> before decamping to <i>BOH</i>. Now Kaitlin is launching a podcast of her own, Trade Tales, focused on great stories and business lessons from working designers. In the show, she talks about the out-of-control lead times plaguing the industry today, what it’s like to cover RH up close, and the challenges of bringing real journalism to the design trade. </p><p>This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://www.serenaandlily.com/designer-circle/trade-lp.html">Serena & Lily</a> and <a href="https://www.bakerhesseldenz.com/">Baker+Hesseldenz</a></p><p><strong>Links</strong><br /><a href="https://businessofhome.com/">Business of Home</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/knpetersen/">Kaitlin Petersen</a><br /><a href="https://businessofhome.com/articles/lead-times-are-terrible-when-will-they-get-better">Kaitlin’s article on lead times in the design industry</a><br /><a href="https://businessofhome.com/boh/article/gary-friedman-on-building-big-ignoring-social-media-and-rh-s-future">Kaitlin’s profile of RH Chairman and CEO Gary Friedman</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dennisscully/">Dennis Scully </a></p>