Today’s Curated Collection of the BEST Interior Design Podcasts
Interior Design Business Podcasts - Episode 110
We’ve got three great topics for you today:
Environmental sustainability and interior design
Peter Lang’s financial masterclass for designers. I know it sounds dry, but if you like making money, you have to listen to this podcast.
Artificial Intelligence - images, chat bots, will AI take your job, etc
Today’s podcasts come from hosts Jeff Hayward, Susie Rumbold, LuAnn Nigara, Rebecca Plumb & Shaun Crha. And our sole podcasts guest is CPA Peter Lang.
Enjoy.
The Interior Design Business Podcast - Jeff Hayward and Susie Rumbold - Beyond Sustainability - 45 min
A Well-Designed Business - LuAnn Nigara - Power Talk Friday: Peter Lang: Design a Better Bottom Line With The Designer CPA - 1 hr 1 min
Hot Young Designers Club - Rebecca Plumb & Shaun Crha - Don't Fear AI - 49 min
Interior Design Business - Beyond Sustainability - 45 min
Sustainability is defined as ‘the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level’.
But, given the environmental damage we have already inflicted on our planet, is it sufficient to maintain the status quo at our current degraded level?
In other words, is it enough to merely cause no further damage or should we be setting our sights higher with long-term goals to restore the environmental quality of our home to pre-industrial levels?
Mel Meale from Steer Design and Simon Myatt from Havwoods share ideas with hosts Jeff Hayward and Susie Rumbold in an episode recorded in front of a live audience at the recent Design Central South West event held at Blagdon in Somerset.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
A Well-Designed Business - Power Talk Friday: Peter Lang: Design a Better Bottom Line With The Designer CPA - 1 hr 1 min
In today’s episode, host LuAnn Nigara chats with Peter Lang of The Designer CPA, the only CPA firm in the country specializing in the business of Interior Design. Peter is a repeat guest on the show and the co-author of A Well Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts.
Peter has spent the last several years compiling all of his numbers and all of his knowledge into a beautiful industry-standard report. If you’ve ever wondered what profits look like for an interior design business your size, or how much the average owner pays themselves annually, or what standard monthly overhead costs add up to, then this is for you. This guidebook has every benchmark number along with thorough video explanations to help you make better decisions and have more success in your interior design business.
Pick It Apart
[5:13] Peter explains the differences when choosing between cash basis and an accrual basis on your tax forms.
[13:54] Peter and LuAnn discuss how different software targets different methods and offers different features, mentioning Pete’s online assessment that can help designers decide what project management software might work best in their business.
[18:11] Peter helps LuAnn understand what interior designers need to look for in a good bookkeeper.
[26:00] Pete and LuAnn dig into Peter’s new online course, an interior design guidebook full of industry standards based on Peter’s accounting data.
[31:46] Peter breaks down what is in the payroll section of his new report and how business owners can use this data.
[42:49] Peter explains how designers and business owners can use these numbers to their advantage.
LuAnn Nigara and Peter Lang's Ah-Ha Moments
“When your profitability is monitored, then your own paycheck can go up.” – LuAnn Nigara
“The numbers and the data don't lie.” – LuAnn Nigara
“I want you to use this information to make better decisions for your business, so that bottom line number—that profitability number, the amount that you want to pay yourself—it's easier to succeed in those goals that you have.” – Peter Lang
You can check out this podcast episode here:
Hot Young Designers Club - Don't Fear AI - 49 min
AI is here and it’s here to stay. If you’ve been ignoring everything artificial intelligence can do, we think you really need to start paying attention. Today, hosts Rebecca Plumb & Shaun Crha chat about ways AI is changing the design industry and how your work may be affected.
In this episode, Rebecca and Shaun discuss:
A recent article from Business of Home
Why E-designers and illustrators should be worried
Exploring an image-based AI system called Midjourney
People selling design prompts to use with AI
The impressive copyrighting and research capabilities of ChatGPT
The integration of AI plugins with various apps
Using Canva’s newest AI features to change photos in unique ways
How designers can compete with AI advancements and keep their jobs
You can check out this podcast episode here:
