Ep. 56: Jerry Helling [encore]

Ep. 56: Jerry Helling [encore]

From Clever with Amy Devers by Amy Devers

May 12, 2026 · 1h 4m

About this episode

In this episode, Amy Devers revisits her conversation with Jerry Helling, celebrating Clever's 10th anniversary and highlighting his impactful career in design.

It’s Clever’s 10th anniversary! We’re celebrating by honoring and revisiting some of the amazing stories we’ve collected over the years. Our guests have continued to make meaningful contributions to the world since we had our initial conversations, be sure to subscribe to our Substack to catch up on some of their recent news! Ep. 56: Jerry Helling - President and Creative Director of Bernhardt Design, Jerry Helling, grew up on a ranch in a remote town with 11 people in his graduating class before venturing to USC and a potential career in Hollywood. A personal epiphany combined with serendipity rerouted him into the furniture business, resulting in a long and distinguished career as a keen mentor of talent, a champion of originality, a risk-taking, needle-moving industry voice, and a major benefactor of international design. Plus, he’s really nice! Images and more from Jerry Helling on our website! Clever is hosted & produced by Amy Devers , with editing by Mark Zurawinski, production assistance from Ilana Nevins and Anouchka Stephan, and music by El Ten Eleven . SUBSCRIBE - listen to Clever on any podcast app! SIGN UP - for our Substack for news, bonus content, new episode…

People in this episode

Host: Amy Devers

Guest: Jerry Helling

Topics covered

  • design
  • furniture
  • mentorship
  • creativity
  • anniversary

Keywords

  • Jerry Helling
  • Bernhardt Design
  • furniture design
  • mentorship
  • creativity
  • Clever podcast
  • Amy Devers

Sponsors

Wix Studio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bernhardt Design

Places: USC

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