{"id":3595,"date":"2022-10-21T14:57:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T14:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surroundpodcasts.com\/?post_type=surround_hosts&#038;p=3595"},"modified":"2022-11-15T23:15:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T23:15:34","slug":"aj-paron","status":"publish","type":"surround_hosts","link":"https:\/\/surroundpodcasts.com\/hosts\/aj-paron\/","title":{"rendered":"AJ Paron"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3595\" class=\"elementor elementor-3595\" data-elementor-post-type=\"surround_hosts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0395a7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0395a7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1643987\" data-id=\"1643987\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464b1c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"464b1c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AJ Paron, EVP and Design Futurist at SANDOW Design Group is widely respected as a creative thinker, innovative leader, and engaging speaker and panelist.<\/p><p>Her experience includes creating and leading a multimillion-dollar award-winning design\/build firm, developing national programs for ASID, and developing design research programs for the University of Minnesota. 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