Posts Tagged ‘interior designer’
Love 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.
Read MoreFrom Grit to Great
On today’s podcast, Gail Doby speaks with designer Corey Damen Jenkins about how he overcame adversity to become a successful interior designer, how he deals with racial prejudice, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the industry. He says that through his tenacity and hard work, and a bit of good luck, he has found the success he now has.
Read MoreRekindle Your Passion For Design
By Drue Lawlor, FASID Director of Coaching at Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting Do you remember when every day was fueled with excitement and creativity? Do you still feel that way or are you feeling like your passion for design is slowly burning out and you don’t know how to rekindle that passion? Here are…
Read MoreTaking a Break Is Good For Your Psyche
By Drue Lawlor, FASID,
We’ve encouraged you to calendar your week and we’ve talked about the value of “time chunking”, but are you including “recharge” breaks on your calendar? Designers are often so focused on fitting as much as possible into their days so that taking a break –often seems crazy and impossible. Yet plenty of studies have proven the value of including short breaks in your day as well as longer breaks that might even include a short out of town trip.
Do You Feel Independent or Shackled to Your Business?
By Gail Doby, ASID CVO and Co-Founder of Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting Running a small business can consume all your time if you let it. While hard work and commitment are critical to success, you can reach a point where you come to resent devoting so much of yourself to your job at the…
Read MoreHave 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…
Read MoreWhat 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…
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 MoreWhy 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…
Read MoreShould TV be in Your Marketing Mix?
When George to the Rescue contacted me to do a segment for their TV show I was very flattered and excited but had some immediate reservations. Was the show in line with my target audience? (No) Will it bring me clients? (Probably not) How much time will it take from existing clients? (Probably too much)…
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