Posts by Pearl Collective
Business Breakthrough – Read All About It
In today’s podcast, Gail and Erin talk about the upcoming release of Gail’s new book, Business Breakthrough, in early April. Drawing on Gail’s years of experience helping hundreds of designers to achieve greater business success, the book has something to offer any interior design business owner, at whatever point they may be in the life of their business.
Read MoreThe Value of Properly Defining Your Culture
Whether you consciously create one or not, your business has an organizational culture. And like a societal culture, it has a profound impact on how you and your team behave and interact. It affects productivity, colors every decision that is made, and sets the tone for all client and vendor transactions. Which is why when you properly define and establish your business’ culture, you can greatly improve your operations and the contribution of each team member.
Read MoreFrom Drifting Along to Decisiveness
When you reflect back on the business year that just ended, did you advance from where you were the previous year, or is your business stuck in a “Groundhog’s Day”…
Read MoreSpring Market Moves to June
In order to provide a safe and satisfactory environment for all participants, the High Point Market Authority has moved the dates for Spring Market to early June. This year, Spring…
Read MorePlan and it Will Happen
Running a business without a plan is like taking a trip without an itinerary or a map. How do know where you’re going or when you’ve arrived? More than that, making a plan sets in motion the energies that will bring about the future you’ve planned for.
Read MoreCultivating an Entrepreneur Mindset
If you dream of running a million-dollar business, you need to adjust your mindset. On this week’s podcast, Gail and Erin sit down with entrepreneur Scott Oldford to discuss his successes and failures, and how to change your approach. “A business will not grow because of strategies and tactics,” said Scott. “A business will grow because the entrepreneur’s mind sees the scenario in a certain way. That is absolutely 100 percent possible to create.”
Read MoreGet Over Yourself
In today’s podcast, Gail and Erin talk with multi-award-winning designer Lisa Gielincki, principal at Lisa Gielincki Interior Design. Her biggest challenge in growing her business, she recognized, was to get past her image of herself and to believe that she could do more, do bigger, and achieve more.
Read MoreTaking the Next Step
In today’s podcast, Gail and Erin talk with Karen Wolf, creative principal and owner of KBW Interiors. It was through her work with Gail that Karen gained the confidence to branch out into trends forecasting, an area she had long considered a strength and enjoyed. It has added a new dimension to her business and her life.
Read MoreWhat’s Your Weakest Link?
On today’s podcast, Gail sits down with business author Mike Michalowicz to talk about his new book Fix This First and the art of focusing. Mike tells business leaders to focus on one big challenge and address it before moving onto the next one.
Read MoreLove Your Business
Matthew Tirschwell sits down with Gail Doby to talk about how her teachings helped his business, and more importantly, helped him fall back in love with his business. Several years ago, Matthew felt that his business was just treading water, and now he feels the passion again.
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