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Your Luxury Industry Community

Business Networking, Education and Referrals

Luxury Homeowner Resources

Your Luxury Industry Community

Business Networking, Education and Referrals

Luxury Homeowner Resources

Your Luxury Industry Community

Business Networking, Education and Referrals

Luxury Homeowner Resources

Your Luxury Industry Community

Business Networking, Education and Referrals

Luxury Homeowner Resources

Your Luxury Industry Community

Business Networking, Education and Referrals

Luxury Homeowner Resources

Your Luxury Industry Community

Business Networking, Education and Referrals

Luxury Homeowner Resources

Featured Luxury Conference 2021 Sponsors &
Collaborative Associations


 
Design Center
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Kitchen Design Partners
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Designs 4 Dignity
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Impact Training Solutions
Graff Designs
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NARI of Greater Chicagoland
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DTK Stone Works

PowerHouse SMART®
5th Annual Luxury Conference and Launching European Division

Despite the pandemic, the luxury home market is on the move, opening commercial opportunities at home and overseas


Chicago, IL - Feb 2021 - PowerHouse SMART® (PHS), a community of leaders in the luxury design industry, encompassing construction, real estate, designer, and architectural firms, is pleased to announce the expansion of its operations in Europe, with entrepreneur Gianbattista Gaudio (Gaudio.it) as the European Division President. The official announcement will be made on March 2-3, 2021 during the PowerHouse Luxury Conference event, a virtual platform featuring a rich program with over 80 high-profile speakers. Several hundred professionals and end-consumers are registered for the event.

Hot News From PowerHouse SMART®


December 2020:  Happy New Year, 2021 is the Year of PHS Global, all calendar of events continues both virtually, bringing new like-minded leaders together across the world.
January 2021:  Announcing the PHS "A List". – Consumers can now access a vetted list of industry service providers, PHS members directly from this PHS website.
March 2-3, 2021: Announcing the launch of the PHS European Division, with entrepreneur Gianbattista Gaudio (Gaudio.it) as the European Division President.
April 15, 2021: Announcing the PHS Virtual Internship Recruiting Event, this program initiated in 2020 to help future leaders find meaningful internships while building employer teams with top talent. Click here to become Hiring Employer. Candidates can upload their resume here.

To continue ensured health and safety, we have transitioned to virtual events within our packed 2021 calendar. See our upcoming events.

Awesome member benefits include guest blog articles, post job openings, opportunities to present education events, architect/builder/designer hard-hat project tours, and PHS events in collaboration with WestEdge Design Fair in Santa Monica, California, Desert Oasis Show Home (October 2021) and Modernism Week in Palm Springs.

Please note, as of May 1, 2020, administrative assistance is available (service fee applies) if you need support:

Contribute a Blog Post:  Contact Deborah Reynolds
Post a Job Openings:  Contact Deborah Reynolds
Post your own Event:  Click here to create your Quick Event on the PHS Calendar

Luxury Consumers:

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 Photo courtesy of PHS Member Kitchen Design Partners.


The PHS “A List” is your curated source of service providers for luxury homes  & commercial properties. Helping consumers find vetted firms and professionals, at NO cost, referral fee or membership.

- Are you building or renovating your home or property?
- Are you in need of interior design, staging or furnishing help?
- Are you looking to buy or sell?
- Are you looking to enhance your outdoor living space or curb appeal?

We can help, now search “complimentary” the PHS “A List” Directory, online real-time with new luxury professionals/members invited every day.

Our Annual PHS Luxury Conference welcomes design enthusiasts, investors, students to meet professionals, learn newest design build technologies, and see cutting edge design products and services.

*Please note, since 2006 PHS Members are “by invitation or referral only”. Members are like-minded luxury professionals, leaders in architecture, building, design, remodeling, development, landscaping, smart technology, furnishing, real estate, and related professionals, locally, across the nation, and soon to be international.

Luxury Professionals:


John Robert Wiltgen, Steven Oster, Wendy Cohen, Michelle Rohrer-Lauer, Clair Staszak, Melissa Galt, Larry Santello, Gaggenau Kitchen - Headline Sponsor, PHS Luxury Conference 2020

What: Residential & Commercial Luxury Professionals’ Membership Community “by invitation or referral only”, see PHS "A List"

Who: Architects, Builders, Designers, Developers, Landscapers, Technology Integrators, Realtors®, Suppliers, Trade Craftsmen & Affiliates, see Code of Conduct

When: Presenting annually 50+ PHS Events, virtual and live, and one Annual Luxury Conference, see Calendar of Events  

Where: Virtual National & Local Events, leading to relationship building new Collaborations, Connect, Learn & Grow. See PHS Members Directory

Why: Community of people who come together to grow together.

*Please note, since 2006 PHS Members are “by invitation or referral only”. Members are like-minded luxury professionals, leaders in architecture, building, design, remodeling, development, landscaping, smart technology, furnishing, real estate, and related professionals, locally, across the nation, and soon to be international.

Who Are We?


PowerHouse SMART® is the only networking & education community for leaders in all areas of luxury design, build, development, and blue-chip real estate. Membership is exclusive, by invitation or referral only. Our PHS purpose is to create new opportunities for Core Members’ leaders in design, architecture, construction, landscape, Realtors® and Affiliate Members (blue-chip brands, suppliers and professionals). Learn more about us.

PowerHouse Recruiting (PHR), our Sister Company is a Brand Sponsor of PHS, providing expertise in recruiting top-talent for Client Employers in the luxury industry, and working closely with PHS members to build their teams.

PHR is recognized for their proprietary candidate database utilized to create the perfect hiring match for Employers and Candidates. Your exclusive staffing solution in hiring top talent, expedited professionally, delivering more value at the best competitive recruiting cost.

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Designs for Dignity
Designs for Dignity is celebrating 20 years of commitment to creating restorative environments for nonprofit service organizations and at-risk populations. Using the power of design, D4D has positively impacted hundreds of thousands of lives by transforming 250+ nonprofit spaces and leveraging $17+ million in pro-bono design services and donated materials.

Wendy Cohen, CEO of PowerHouse SMART® spent several years as an Executive Board member for Designs for Dignity (D4D). Due to their long-standing connection, they have been the recipient of charitable contributions from the annual Luxury Conference (a percentage of ticket sales are designated toward the organization), since the event’s inception.