Art-to-Life: Life as a Masterpiece with Philip Sassano

In this episode, Wendy Cohen, Founder of PowerHouse Companies and host of PowerHouse Cool Collabs, sits down with Philip Sassano, Founder and Principal of The Design Coach, for a soulful, 25-minute conversation designed for your daily commute. Cool Collabs invites you inside Wendy’s trusted inner circle — a curated community of the coolest, most thoughtful leaders in design, build, and real estate — to explore creativity, connection, and living beautifully.Philip Sassano, Founder and Principal of The Design Coach, is a formally trained fine artist with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts whose creative journey has evolved from canvas to interiors, from design-build to the stewardship of luxury homes as places meant to be fully lived.An entrepreneurial visionary at heart, Philip approaches design as a lifelong partnership — coaching clients, teams, and collaborators toward what he calls Creative Outcomes. His work goes far beyond creating beautiful spaces. Instead, he helps clients design homes for a lifetime — environments that evolve over years, are thoughtfully layered with art and furnishings, carefully maintained, and intentionally used to foster connection, hospitality, and meaningful moments.In this conversation, we explore how Philip bridges art and life, transforming homes into living masterpieces that support relationships, memory-making, and a life well lived. This episode is an invitation to rethink design not as a transaction, but as a creative practice — one that shapes how we gather, celebrate, and experience our lives.Philip Sassano also hosts a live weekend radio show broadcast from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and available on Spotify, where he continues inspiring listeners to live beautifully through creativity and intention.