Liz’s love of design began early in her childhood — constantly rearranging her bedroom, sewing, writing, creating art, and building tiny floor plans for her Barbies with Lincoln Logs. Creativity, imagination, and empathy shaped the way she saw beauty and understood people’s needs long before she stepped into professional design. Her career started at top design firms in New York City and Philadelphia, where she worked on luxury hotels and high-end residential projects around the world. These early years challenged her, sharpened her eye, strengthened her work ethic, and taught her how world-class hospitality is built: with rigor, intention, and a deep study of human behavior. She learned not only how to master design principles — but how to break the rules once she knew them