Behind the Scenes of Interior Styling with Maxine Brady & Gemma Gear

Insights on interior styling, creative careers, personal branding, and launching a successful podcast.

Today’s guests are Maxine Brady and Gemma Gear –  the colourful duo behind the How to Home podcast. Maxine is an award‑winning interior stylist, creative director and TV presenter with over 20 years of styling for House Beautiful, Elle, Home Magazine and brands like IKEA, Dulux and Homesense and previous guest of The Inside Stylists Podcast. Gemma is a TV art director, shoot producer and interior stylist celebrated for her colourful DIY hacks, behind‑the‑scenes brilliance on shoots, and dynamic on-camera presence. Since February 2024, they’ve co- hosted ‘The How to Home Podcast’, now in its fourth series, offering expert advice on design dilemmas, trends and home transformations to tens of thousands of listeners.

I’m thrilled to be talking with Maxine Brady and Gemma Gear today,

Today’s guests are Maxine Brady & Gemma Gear 

You can find them here –

Insta: @MaxineBradyStyling

@ThatsSoGemma 

Podcast: How To Home Podcast 

A few things we covered in this episode :

• The Path to Interior Styling: Gemma’s Story

• The Path to Interior Styling: Maxine’s Story

• Maxine’s podcast on Inside Stylists : How to hustle hard if you want to be an interior stylist with Maxine Brady :Episode 007

• Memorable Shoots and Heartwarming Transformations

• Behind the Scenes: Unique Experiences in Styling

• Challenges and Disasters in the Styling World

• Staying Inspired: The Importance of Real-Life Experiences

• Building a Personal Brand as a Stylist

• The launch of a Podcast: How to Home

• Balancing Multiple Roles in the Creative Industry

• Adapting to Change and Embracing New Skills

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