Tyler Robarge

About Tyler

Tyler Robarge founded PrivacyPod to fix a problem he kept seeing in modern workplaces: open offices were getting louder, hybrid meetings were getting harder, and traditional construction was too slow, too expensive, and too permanent to keep up. PrivacyPod designs soundproof office pods, phone booths, and modular privacy rooms, builds them in its overseas manufacturing facility, and sells them factory-direct to businesses across the United States.

Today he shapes the company's direction alongside the team, from product development and acoustic performance standards to national installer coordination and direct work with facilities teams, architects, and workplace leaders. The team has delivered installations for small businesses, startups, coworking spaces, libraries, schools, universities, healthcare systems, and Fortune 500 enterprises.

Experience in workplace privacy and acoustic design

His day-to-day work covers the full lifecycle of an office pod purchase: the first conversation about a team's privacy problem, the spec comparison against competing brands, the freight and installation logistics, and the follow-up once the pod is in service. That hands-on view is the basis of everything he writes. The guides report what he sees across hundreds of real buying decisions, not someone else's research.

The team coordinates installations in major metros nationwide, including New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. PrivacyPod office pods are ISO 23351-1 Class A certified, with UL-listed electrical components and GREENGUARD-aligned material standards.

Expertise and professional background

Tyler brings an innovation-focused mindset and a background in intellectual property and product development. It shapes how he reads a specification: critically, against third-party test data, with the marketing language separated from the verifiable performance.

When a buying guide compares PrivacyPod with Framery, Loop, Poppin, Zenbooth, or Pillar, it works from published spec sheets, ISO acoustic certifications, and direct product comparisons, never from vendor talking points.

How he thinks about office pods

That means privacy for sensitive conversations, concentration for deep work, comfort for hour-long video calls, and flexibility as teams grow and relocate. The best office pods work as a practical room within a room: the acoustic privacy of a built-out conference room without the permits, drywall, landlord approvals, or six-month timelines.

The same thinking drives how the product line is built: solo phone booths for focused calls, two-person meeting pods for quick huddles, four- and six-person rooms for team collaboration, ADA-compliant options for inclusive workplaces, and specialty pods for lactation, wellness, and acoustic lounge seating.

What he writes about

Through the PrivacyPod blog, Tyler publishes practical guidance for facilities managers, office managers, business owners, architects, interior designers, and workplace decision-makers who are evaluating privacy solutions for the first time, or replacing a system that is not working. The writing focuses on practical decisions, honest product comparisons, and matching the right pod to the way a team works.

• Office pod buying guides and brand comparisons
• Acoustic privacy standards and what the ratings mean in practice
• Workplace noise and open-office distraction
• Hybrid office design and flexible workspace planning
• Phone booths, meeting pods, and focus rooms
• Modular alternatives to traditional office construction
• Installation, freight, and deployment for multi-site rollouts