Building a Thriving Interior Design Business: Expert Podcast Recommendations
Interior Design Business Podcasts - Episode 168
Today’s collection of the world’s best interior design business podcasts includes 5 fantastic episodes from hosts Josh Cooperman, Desi Creswell, Darla Powell & Kaitlin Petersen.
Today’s podcast guests include Meghan Basinger, Danielle Hendon and Kevin Isbell.
If you want to build a thriving interior design business, these are five essential podcasts to help you get started.
Convo By Design - Josh Cooperman - The Natural Desire to Create Pushed this Former Publicist Back Home Again to Her Love for Design, and It has Paid Off - 52 min
The Interior Design Business CEO - Desi Creswell - Changing Your Business Lens - 14 min
Designed by Wingnut Social - Darla Powell - The Top 3 Financial Red Flags for Service-Based Businesses - 37 min
Trade Tales - Kaitlin Petersen - Kevin Isbell on finding success with a small firm [Rebroadcast] - 44 min
Convo By Design - The Natural Desire to Create Pushed this Former Publicist Back Home Again to Her Love for Design, and It has Paid Off - 52 min
This episode of Convo By Design is a conversation about transformation, both in interior spaces and individuals themselves. Meghan Basinger of Stevie Interiors spent the first part of her career in public relations before launching her firm in 2020. Great timing right? But it worked, and here’s why.
Meghan Basinger launched Stevie Interiors in the summer of 2020. Do you remember the summer of 2020? I do. Not the best time to launch a new design business, or was it? You are going to hear all about it. Pay close attention to the ideas that embody the idea of blazing your own trail, making your own path and rushing towards something as everyone else is running away. The early months following the beginning of the pandemic, many designers thought they were going to go out of business. Then came the design revolution as everyone realized at the same time that their home was dysfunctional and needed the services of professional designers to fix it. This is a good place to leave it and let Megan take it from there. Enjoy this episode of Convo By Design with Josh Cooperman and Milton, GA. interior designer, Meghan Basinger of Stevie Interiors.
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The Interior Design Business CEO - Changing Your Business Lens - 14 min
Whether or not you wear glasses in your everyday life, you know that they have the ability to make everything look crisp and clear or blurry and out of focus. Many designers fail to realize that the lenses they currently wear are optional. If your lenses are making your life and business more challenging than necessary, you might want to consider trying on a different pair.
In this episode, host Desi Creswell shares examples of how your current lenses might be manifesting in your life and business right now, and why exploring your lenses will leave you empowered and in control, rather than at the mercy of your business.
What You’ll Discover from this Episode:
What the concept of lenses means.
How the filtering system in our brain works.
What your lenses could look like.
How lenses impact your ability to problem-solve and pivot in your business.
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Designed by Wingnut Social - The Top 3 Financial Red Flags for Service-Based Businesses - 37 min
Money can be a difficult topic for some when evaluating their business, but don’t worry - today’s guest, Danielle Hendon, runs a firm offering financial advisory services to small business owners and is here to share some tips on avoiding 3 financial red flags.
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Trade Tales - Kevin Isbell on finding success with a small firm [Rebroadcast] - 44 min
For years, Kevin Isbell was the right-hand man for top interior designers from coast to coast. Eventually, it came time to take what he’d learned and embark on a new journey at the helm of his own firm—a sink-or-swim moment that revealed just how daunting the route to design leader can be. In this episode, he shares with host Kaitlin Petersen how he found his footing as design principal and enlisted a support system to help him stay afloat.
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