I Am Talie Jane

Lots of people go to school for 10 years…they’re called doctors, or in the case of Talie Jane, interior designers.

After earning a master’s degree in advertising and working in account management at small, medium and internationally renowned advertising agencies in Boston, New York and Chicago, Talie decided the ad world wasn’t for her. Instead, her life-long passion for interior design prevailed.

Four years later, she earned another undergraduate degree, in interior design, and shortly thereafter, opened Talie Jane Interiors in Chicago, her hometown. The resulting combination of management (details) and creativity (design) is unmatched and is thoroughly demonstrated in each of her design projects.

With a successful business, it was difficult for Talie to uproot to Lake Tahoe. But, she “followed a boy,” as she jokes, and made the cross-country move. “It was my husband who introduced me to Lake Tahoe and to whom I can thank for allowing me to wake up in the beauty and tranquility of this amazing place,” she says. Now, Talie gets to follow her passion every day, in one of the most majestic places on earth.

Talie lives in Lake Tahoe with her husband, son and two dogs.

A mechanical engineer, designer, realtor and gourmet chef, Ryan is truly a renaissance man. But his true talents lie in customer service, collaboration, business management, logistics and relationship-building.

Ryan’s 17+ years in sales and project management has provided him the necessary tools for thoughtful problem-solving and communication. He is responsible for the fantastic deals we have procured with our vendors and the reason we can pass along unbeatable product savings to our clients.

He also happens to be Mr. Talie Jane which makes him truly accountable to the “boss” in every sense of the word.

We are honored to have Ryan with us as a valued team member of Talie Jane Interiors.

Karly joins us as an assistant designer and AutoCAD aficionado. She loves drafting floor plans and excels in maximizing spatial layouts.

A graduate of California State University, Chico, Karly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior and Architecture and has more than five years design experience ranging from large luxury furnishing companies like Restoration Hardware to landscape design, small architectural offices and boutique and midsize interior design firms.

There are great interior designers and then there are great interior design teams. We are honored to have Karly on our team for many reasons. Here's just one more:

She recently designed a custom cowhide/leather art piece, an abstract horse, for a Client who owns and rides horses. Rick Mullen, Owner of the leather company, Keleen Leathers (KLAD), wrote a testimonial regarding her piece:

"I’d...like to highly compliment you in the use of our KLAD as shown below. This development in the use of KLAD you have done, truly takes us to another level of sophistication with this offering. I am very thankful to you for this. We have surely done projects with such high-profile names as Peter Marino, David Rockwell, Kelly Wearstler, Nate Berkus, Michael Smith, etc. You challenged us with a level of creativity as no others have done. For days I have been seeing this piece and it truly thrills me to have fabricated this piece and it is all thanks to you. "

Architect turned Interior Designer, Akshaya knew from an early age that she wanted to work in a creative field. She completed her undergraduate work in India, earning a bachelor’s degree in Architecture. It was at that point that she realized she was even more passionate about Interior Design! So, she came to the US to earn a master of Fine Arts in Interior Design from Iowa State University.

Akshaya stayed on after graduate school and was working as an Architectural Assistant when she found Talie Jane Interiors. “My ideal place is one with mountains and water,” she says. “So, when I found Talie Jane Interiors in Lake Tahoe, I was thrilled to make the move; I am so lucky to have a job I’m passionate about and to have a forever home in Tahoe.”

We are very excited to have Akshaya join our team. She is extremely eager to learn and gives every task her all.

While Talie Jane and her team build exquisite, creative designs, Lisa makes sure their efforts run smoothly. As office manager Lisa's energy is focused behind the scenes, following up on projects, connecting with contractors and tracking material purchases. For the past decade, Lisa has served as Vice President of Business Development for a leading Bay Area packaging manufacturer. She played a key role in the development and recent sale of the business, allowing her the chance to work with some of Silicon Valley's largest companies.  Family enticed Lisa to move from San Jose, trekking “over the hill” to Carson Valley where she lives in one of Nevada’s oldest settlements with her husband, daughter and two dogs. In her off-hours, Lisa can be found behind the wheel of her electric-blue Jeep checking out the amazing backroads of Lake Tahoe. Who’s up for a ride to Genoa Peak?