Fall 2018 High Point Market saw the first ever HGTV Design Stars reunion hosted at several venues across Market.   LIVE Broadcast Network CEO Joseph Haecker and University Hall of Innovation President Stephen Garrison collaborated to have design students attending Market as part of the University Hall of Innovation 'by Design Challenge' interview the design celebrities as they arrived on the red carpet for the reunion party hosted by Surya.  

The success of the red carpet event led to the launch of season 1 of 'A Student's Perspective' as a partnership between The LIVE Broadcast Network and the University Hall of Innovation in December of 2018.   Between December 10, 2018 and June 24, 2019 our student hosts interviewed designers, marketers, entrepreneurs, and influencers to learn about their experiences in the design industry.  Culminating with our series of live interviews in the ZUO showroom at during Spring High Point Market which have laid the groundwork for our format going into season 2.

Over 19 shows  in the first season A Student's Perspective had:

Season 1. 6/24/19
Patti Carpenter
Global Trend Ambassador, Maison Objet
Season 1. 6/17/19
Rick Evans
​President, Samuel Lawrence Hospitality
Season 1. 6/10/19
Nicole Baxter
NBaxter Design & Real Estate
Season 1. 6/3/19
Johnathan Miller
Principal, Jsquared Interior Staging & Design
Season 1. 5/27/19
Charles Pavarini III
​Founder, President Pavarini Design, Inc.
Season 1. 5/13/19
Lola Sanchez-Maehle
Chief Creative, Oliver Gal Contemporary Art
Season 1. 5/9/19
Jennie Norris
Chairwoman, IAHSP
President, CEO Stagedhomes.com
Season 1. 4/29/19
Dorothy Belshaw
Chief Marketing Officer
​International Market Centers
Season 1. 4/15/19
​Jennifer Bringle Handy
Editor-in-Chief
​Casual Living Magazine
Season 1. 4/8/19
Jason Harris
Co-Owner, Furnitureland South, Inc.
Founder, The Design Network
Season 1. 4/1/19
Susan Wintersteen
Founder, Savvy Giving by Design
Season 1. 3/25/19
Brad & Heather Fox
Realtor/Designer/Broker
​Fox Homes
Season 1. 3/18/19
Chris Mobley
CEO Modernism Week