The Elevate Collection Podcast
The Elevate Collection Podcast is your premier destination where sports and entertainment's brightest minds converge to explore the art of legacy building beyond the spotlight. Hosted by Alexandria Reed and Jordan Hawkins of Elevate Collection, each episode delivers powerful insights into transforming current influence into lasting legacy.
From professional athletes to entertainment moguls, we dive deep into the strategies, mindsets, and actions that create impact beyond the field and stage. Our conversations explore wealth building, business ventures, lifestyle management, and the intentional steps needed to create a legacy that transcends your primary career.
Join us as we bring you exclusive access to industry leaders, behind-the-scenes insights, and actionable strategies to elevate your influence into a lasting legacy. Whether you're an active professional looking to expand your empire or transitioning to your next chapter, this is your playbook for excellence.
New episodes drop Fridays featuring intimate conversations with those who are actively building their legacies while making history.
The Elevate Collection Podcast
Present Over Perfect: Michel Smith Boyd on Fear, Favor & Legacy
Interior icon Michel Smith Boyd sits down with Elevate to unpack the mindset behind true luxury: deep listening, service-first leadership, and the “sparkle layer” that turns rooms into experiences.
In this episode
- Growing up in Thibodaux, Louisiana → finding freedom in Atlanta & New York
- From nursing major to designer: discovering the work he’d “do for free”
- Best-dressed help: why design is service—and why great designers are great listeners
- Presentations that win skeptics (hello, reluctant spouse) and convert them into design junkies
- Why lighting = jewelry and how the “sparkle layer” elevates a home
- Writing a vulnerable, story-driven design book (not just theory)
- Television wins, fear as a companion, and creating beyond the network
- Community, team-building, and why legacy takes care of itself when you stay present
- The ask: follow him beyond TV—subscribe to his YouTube for what’s next
About Michel Smith Boyd
Atlanta-based interior designer and host of HGTV’s Luxe for Less, with appearances on Rock the Block, Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge, and more. Michel leads an eponymous studio known for soulful, sumptuous spaces—and a growing content and product universe. HGTV+1Michel Smith Boyd
Resources & Connects
- Website & shop: howtoluxury.com (design firm, retail collabs, “Michel on TV”) Michel Smith Boyd
- Instagram: @michelboyd (~53K followers) Instagram
- YouTube: Michel Smith Boyd (original programming, Luxe-thinking) YouTube
- Retail collabs: Crate & Barrel, Z Gallerie, LeftBank Art Michel Smith BoydCrate & Barrelhomeaccentstoday.com
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Remember: Your influence is just the beginning. Your legacy is the destination.
See you soon, where influence meets legacy.