Exclusive Interview: Table Wars Contestant & Entrepreneur Yaz Quiles

I had the pleasure of interviewing Table Wars contestant Yaz Quiles. Her extraordinary designing style adds theme, elegance and grace to any room.

Based in New York City, Yaz Quiles is a proud Afro Latina and the visionary owner, principal producer, and designer of the award-winning experiential agency Pop! By Yaz and founder of intimate venue experience, Pop! Igloos.

Whether it’s producing a dream wedding, over-the-top branded consumer activation, or intimate luxury experience, Quiles’ wow-worthy events have dotted across the globe, with attendees ranging upwards to 10K guests. Fortune 500 brands, including Verizon, HBO, Moët Hennessy, Instagram, NBA, Dropbox, and Jack Daniel’s, are amongst her portfolio of past clientele. Pop! Igloos have appeared in the New York Times, The Grio, and Telemundo since its 2021 launch.

See below for interview:

Yolanda Gibson: What inspired you to become a designer?

Yaz Quiles: I realized at a very young age that my mother’s way to show love was to make everyone feel at home, which meant gatherings, home cooked meals and custom…