Posts by Pearl Collective
The Domino Effect of Embracing Change
On today’s podcast, Gail and Erin talk with Marissa Matiyasic, principal, Reflections Interior Design. Marissa set a goal to accomplish her list in 90 days, but ran through it in about two months. “It was kind of a domino effect,” she said. “Once you change one thing it makes sense to just keep going with it.”
Read MoreDon’t Hold Back
On today’s podcast Gail and Erin talk with Vicky Serany, founder and principal designer, Southern Studio Interior Design. The biggest lesson, she said, was to learn to believe in herself. “I wish I had gained more confidence earlier,” she remarked. “If I were to do things differently, I would not hold back.”
Read MoreHow to Develop Financial Confidence
Fear of numbers. It sounds silly, doesn’t it? Yet that’s what designers often say to me is why they don’t pay more attention to their business’s financial statements. They find the numbers intimidating or confusing. They don’t understand what all those columns and accounting terms mean. They’d rather let a bookkeeper or CPA keep watch…
Read MoreThis is Serious Business
Many designers have a hard time thinking of themselves as businesspeople. Taking charge of your business can make all the difference. In today’s podcast Gail and Erin talk with Kim Raymond, owner and principal architect of Kim Raymond Architects & Interiors.
Read MoreGail Doby Shares Her Business Success Secrets in New Book for Design Professionals
Denver, CO, April 5, 2021—Gail Doby, co-founder and chief vision officer, of Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting began her coaching and consulting business several years ago because she wanted to save interior designers the stress and suffering that she had experienced while running her own design firm. After helping literally thousands of designers find remarkable…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening with High Point Market?
This year, Spring Market, usually held in April, is moving to early June. It won’t be quite the same as the Market you’re used to but more open than Fall Market was last October. Here’s what you need to know to make the best use of your time at Spring Market.
Read MoreWhat Does Financial Freedom Mean to You?
For some people, financial freedom means being debt-free. For others, it means having enough money to pay the bills and a little bit extra to cover emergencies. Still others seek long-term financial security and have built up reserves of cash and investments to hedge against unforeseen future expenses. And then there are those for whom…
Read MoreBusiness 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” loop where each month and each year looks pretty much the same as the one that came before? You know that I’m a firm believer…
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