Do You Have A Brand Or A Business?

By Gail Doby, ASID CVO and Co-Founder of Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting Photo Credit: @bakerbroductions How do most of your clients find you? Do they seek you out, or do they happen to come across your work, along with that of dozens of other designers, through a random search? One of the biggest differences…

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Do You Struggle With Numbers?

Financial Guidelines

By Drue Lawlor, FASID Director of Coaching at Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting “Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.” -Benjamin Franklin Talk about these topics at GE: Even if you’re creative, you need to understand them, negotiating pricing with manufacturers at market, expand or stay lean. Are you overwhelmed…

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Have You Seen the Mansions in Newport, Rhode Island?

Step back into the Gilded Age and relive a time when design was all about opulence and ostentation. Nestled along Newport, Rhode Island’s scenic coast are some the nation’s most magnificent mansions, built for the country’s nouveau ultra-rich around the turn of the 20th century. Leading architects such as Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architects…

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What Is Masterminding?

Photo Credit: Masterminding is truly about forming a team to help each other succeed. The key to successful masterminding is to surround yourself with the right people who can add value to you and your business as well as you adding value to theirs. That’s why it is a team – you are each a…

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Build 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…

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Why Attending Events With Your Team Saves Time

Photo Credit-@bakerbroductions In this era of social media and technology don’t ignore the advantages of attending a live, face-to-face event and/or conference. The opportunities for education, networking with and learning from your peers, being seen as more of an expert in your field, and, yes, having fun should encourage you to be sure to include…

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Genius Exchange Is Just Around the Corner

Summer will be here before you know it. For me and my team, that means Genius Exchange is fast approaching. We’ve planned this one-of-a-kind event to take place when business tends to slow down to make it available to as many designers as possible. I encourage you to make plans now to attend, as seating…

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