Interior Design Business
Hard Skills and Soft Skills for Designers
Ask an interior designer what’s something they didn’t learn in design school that they wish they had, and they are likely to mention how to deal with clients. The same is true for other creatives. Graphic designers, photographers, architects and illustrators, many of whom are self-employed or work in a small firm, all struggle with…
Read MoreThe Technology that Keeps GDCC Running Smoothly
Are you taking advantage of available software to more effectively and efficiently manage your business? Here is a quick review of software that GDCC uses and that you may want to consider integrating into your business if you are not currently doing so. Business Tool Suite G Suite is a product set including Gmail, Google…
Read MoreWhich Business Model is Right for You?
Have you taken the time to ask yourself what business model is right for you, for your lifestyle and for the vision you have for your business? Is your business controlling you or are you in control of your business? Does it allow you time for other priorities in your life – family, friends, community,…
Read MoreImplement Systems in Your Business to Stay Sane
Imagine if every time you sat behind the wheel of your car the controls had changed and you had to learn how to operate it all over again. On a normal day, it would make you crazy. In an emergency, it would be crippling. That’s what it’s like to run a business without the proper…
Read MoreA Successful Business is Your Real Art
If I were to ask you how do you think of yourself, as an interior designer who has a business or as a business owner who offers design services, what would you say? Most designers I know consider themselves interior designers first and foremost. They happen to have a business because they prefer not to…
Read MoreBuild Your Business by Hiring Strategically
By Gail Doby, ASID CVO and Co-Founder of Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting Photo Credit: Stark Photography Less than ten years ago, Garrison Hullinger was a successful project manager with Old Navy when he suffered a work-related brain injury that required him to relearn how to walk, read and write. During his recovery, on the…
Read MoreWithout Clarity of Vision, You’re Only Guessing at Success
By Gail Doby, ASID CVO and Co-Founder of Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting Photo Credit: @bakerbroductions We’ve all had the experience of working with a prospective client whose not really sure what they want. It takes some time and patience to probe and prompt in order to eventually get them to give you some specific…
Read MoreFocused on the Top Line Instead of the Bottom Line?
By Gail Doby, ASID CVO and Co-Founder of Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting and Design Success University How do you measure your business’s success? If you follow the financial news, you might assume what matters most are your revenues, the amount of money flowing into your bank account. That’s the top line on your profit…
Read MoreCreating Your Company Culture
By Drue Lawlor, FASID Director of Coaching at Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting and Design Success University Photo Credit: @bakerbroductions Your company culture includes a number of elements and defines the personality of your company. It includes your company’s mission, values and ethics as well as describing the environment in which your employees work and…
Read MoreGet Inspired At Fall HPMKT
By Drue Lawlor, FASID Director of Coaching, Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting There is a quote on the High Point website from a friend and member of my local design community, Jeanne Chung, stating “I can’t afford to just hear about trends. I have to experience them for myself.” It caused me to think about…
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