Hoss Maslouski

What's one problem you're best at solving for your clients?

Having a background in construction and major remodeling projects allows me to design out contractor issues during the renovations of buildings. I have been told that I can anticipate where unique construction scenarios could cost the clients an abundance of money and alleviate those scenarios with better design practices. 

What can you not stop talking about?

I enjoy watching and playing baseball. Calculating the different scenarios and outcomes of plays when it comes to the strategy of the games excites me. 

What was the last picture you took with your phone?

A painting on a wall that I wanted to use for inspiration

What is the best compliment you have received?

A client told me that I was a "scrappy designer and negotiator". I said, "Thanks, I think…"

Very few people know that I...

Bake a pie almost every week.

What was your first job?

I groomed and jockeyed horses for my grandfather's standardbred racing stable and worked on his farm.

What is your favorite local place to take visiting friends or relatives?

The beach

What is your most unusual possession?

I have baseballs from every stadium I have been too. 

What is the best advice you've ever been given?

Learn from the past, don't try to control the future, live for the present.