Launching 2026
Now assembling founding guests
A premium interview series featuring the people who design, engineer, and build high-end homes — with an obsessive focus on materials, systems, and what actually holds up.
No fluff. No pay-to-play. Just the decisions behind the details.
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One email when we launch. Occasional notes as we book guests. Nothing else.
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The Series
The Residentialist explores the products, materials, and systems that define high-end homes — from what lasts, to what fails, to what the best people in the business would choose with their own money.
Each episode is a deep dive with a specialist: flooring experts, appliance engineers, custom builders, lighting designers, and the quiet obsessives behind the scenes.
Not surface-level overviews · Not sponsored content
The Audience
Homeowners building or renovating at $2M+
Architects specifying materials and systems
Custom builders seeking product guidance
Interior designers navigating technical decisions
People who read before they buy — and can smell fluff from a mile away.
The Invitation
Before we launch, we’re identifying the specialists and industry leaders who should shape the conversation from day one.
If you have deep expertise in a product category that matters to high-end residential construction, we’d like to hear from you — or nominate someone we should talk to.
Areas of Focus
And plenty more. If your category isn’t listed, apply anyway.
Your Host
Ray grew up on job sites and has spent more than a decade in luxury residential real estate in Austin.
The Residentialist is a place for the people who design, engineer, and build these homes to share what they know — honestly, in detail, and without the marketing gloss.
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