For years, Mike Mayers lived in a world defined by preparation, performance, and pressure. As a professional baseball pitcher, he spent eight seasons in Major League Baseball, competing for roster spots with teams including the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels, and Kansas City Royals. Every outing mattered. Every mistake was visible. And every season demanded physical and mental endurance.
Today, that discipline has followed him into a very different arena: home design.
Mayers is the owner of The Designery Columbus, an established Central Ohio design and remodeling business now opening a new showroom at 329 W. Bridge Street in Dublin on March 12th.The new, showroom represents a significant evolution — one designed to give homeowners clarity, confidence, and control during remodeling ...a notoriously overwhelming process for most clients.
The transition away from professional sports wasn’t an easy one. After years of pitching through injuries and living in a constant state of “fight or flight,” Mayers reached a crossroads in 2024. With a young family to support and his body no longer cooperating, he knew baseball — though a lifelong dream — could no longer be the long-term plan. Letting go of that identity took time, but it also created space for something new.
Design, in many ways, had always been there.
Raised in a real-estate-focused family and once interested in architecture (before baseball took over), Mayers discovered his next chapter during a personal remodeling project. Without professional design guidance, he realized how often homeowners are left guessing — hoping finishes work together, juggling showrooms, and making costly decisions without being able to see the immediate outcome.
This experience became the foundation for the Designery’s unique approach.
The new Dublin showroom is built around technology that allows clients to see their selections come together in real time. Homeowners can place cabinetry, countertop, and flooring samples side by side, then immediately view those exact choices within a 3D rendering of their own layout. Large in-showroom displays — and optional virtual-reality walk-throughs — allow clients to step inside their future kitchen, bath, coffee bar, or remodeled basement even before any products are ordered or demolition begins. From rooms to bars to closets to pantries, clients can see the immediate impact of their selections.
“It removes the anxiety,” Mayers explains. “When people can actually see their space, their decisions become easier and far more confident.”
The Designery’s model combines professional design, product sourcing, and installation, offering everything from supply-only options to full design-build services. With 11 cabinet lines ranging from affordable to fully custom, the team works across kitchens, baths, closets, laundry rooms, and home offices — spaces Mayers describes as the backdrop for everyday life.
While the industry Mike is now a part of has changed, his leadership philosophy hasn’t. Drawing from his athletic background, Mayers has built a culture rooted in preparation, teamwork, and accountability — supporting designers, contractors, and homeowners alike.
The pressure of the mound may be gone, but the mindset remains. For Mayers, this next chapter isn’t about reinvention — it’s about applying elite-level discipline to helping people build spaces they’ll live in, gather in, and remember for years to come.