The Importance of Having a Coach

In an environment that is global and so quickly changing, design firms have additional new issues to confront. In order to build a successful business today, you are required to juggle a great deal – challenges brought about by economic challenges, changes and adjustments within the industry, additional client needs, the competition to find and…

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7 Ways to Grow Your Business to the Next Level

If you are serious about growing your business to the next level, then follow the advice of author and speaker Mike Michalowicz and don’t wait – take action – with a plan in mind. Following are some recommendations to help guide you as you begin to grow your business to the next level! 1. Focus…

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Business Owners Need to Recharge

“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. When I read this quote I reflect on what can happen if we do not take the time to seek to recharge and renew.  Think about when something hardens – it can become brittle and so is more easily cracked…

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3 Keys to Building Your Interior Design Brand

Your brand is one of the most powerful tools you have to attract and engage clients. With so many channels available today to communicate with prospective clients and market your services, having a strong, unique brand that will help your firm stand out from the competition is more important than ever. A strong brand has…

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Get a Bird’s-eye View of Your Business

In this podcast, interior designer Garrison Hullinger, principal, Garrison Hullinger Interior Design, Portland, Oregon, joins Gail and one of the Boardroom Mastermind groups to talk about trends inside and outside the industry that can affect designers’ businesses.  

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Not Everyone Knows About You – And That’s Okay

With everyone resorting to digital marketing these days, how can a designer stand out against the competition?  That’s the question I put to my colleague Ken Lewis, managing partner with Client Expander, a digital marketing agency that works exclusively with companies in the design industry.   He graciously shared with me some of his insights from…

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The Secret Life of Interior Designers

In order to enhance the lives and living spaces of their clients, interior designers need to get to know the insides of their homes and of their personalities. In this podcast, Gail and Erin asked some of their Boardroom Group members to share some of their most memorable work stories. 

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No Such Thing as a Wrong Decision

When it comes to decisions, there’s no such thing as right or wrong.  Yes, in hindsight, some choices may have been better than others.  But no decision is ever perfect.  In the moment, the best you can hope for is to make a well-informed decision that feels right and feels true.  Whatever the outcome, you can learn from it and move on. In this podcast, Gail and Erin talk with Christine Turknett, principal designer, Breathe Design Studio (formerly, Christine Turknett Interiors), Austin, Texas.  Christine specializes in modern and contemporary design, drawing from the Danish approach of creating clean, calm and cozy spaces, with an emphasis on well-being.

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Interior Design Pros Share Their Supply Chain Hacks

First came the tariffs and trade wars.  Then came the pandemic, which caused factories to close, shipping services to dwindle, and ports to back up with non-loaded and unloaded containers of goods.  To make matter worse, severe climate events wreaked havoc on raw materials, warehouses and manufacturers.  Together, they created the perfect storm of supply…

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