Hi, I'm Michelle.

I'm an architect, a business leader, a wife, and a mom of three. I believe good design has the power to make life better, and I'm interested in exploring just how far that idea goes.

I've spent my career thinking about how the built environment influences human experience. But design doesn't stop at the walls around us. It shows up in our habits, our routines, our work, our relationships, and the choices we make every day.

What if we applied more of what we know about design and human behavior to the way we live?

That's the idea behind Flourish by Design, my Instagram account, and Design Everything with Michelle Riegner, my podcast.

Both are places to explore ideas, share experiences, challenge assumptions, and start conversations about how we can design better lives for ourselves and the people around us.

I'm bringing together ideas from architecture, design, psychology, neuroscience, leadership, and personal growth to explore what helps people thrive.

Expect conversations about books worth reading, spaces worth experiencing, ideas worth challenging, and practical ways to make our everyday lives a little better.

I'm not interested in having all the answers. I'm interested in asking better questions, testing ideas, and sharing what I learn along the way.

Because sometimes one new perspective is all it takes to change something.

I'm glad you're here. Let's see what we discover.