Fireside Chat with Rich Conyers

We’re kicking off our first Fireside Chat of the year with a conversation rooted in real building, of spaces, companies, and long-term vision.

This week at Founders Lounge, we’re joined by Rich Conyers, President of Echo Design Group, registered architect, and design leader with deep experience across architecture, technology innovation, and large-scale development projects in St. Louis and beyond.

Rich’s career spans healthcare environments, hospitality, master planning, and adaptive reuse projects. His work is defined by a lifecycle-first approach, designing spaces that are not only visually compelling, but operationally efficient, cost-aware, and built to last. From coordinating complex teams to acquiring and redeveloping landmark properties, Rich brings a rare blend of design thinking, execution discipline, and entrepreneurial ownership.

As always, this will be an open, candid conversation, no slides, no pitches, followed by audience Q&A and community discussion.

If you’re a founder, builder, designer, or operator interested in how thoughtful systems turn into durable ventures, this is one you don’t want to miss.