Interior Design Business Podcasts - Episode 38
Interior Design Business Podcasts Episode 38 - December 9, 2022
3 great interior design business podcasts for you on this fantastic Friday. Happy learning :)
Hub Cast - Kate Hatherell - How Nicla Diceglie transitioned from customer service to interior design - 30 min
A Well-Designed Business - LuAnn Nigara - Flashback Friday: Mikel Welch: Be Determined and Get the Job Done - 1 hr 19 min
Hot Young Designers Club - Rebecca Plumb & Shaun Crha - A Conversation with Joy Williams - 1 hr 17 min
Hub Cast - How Nicla Diceglie transitioned from customer service to interior design - 30 min
In this episode, host Kate Hatherell chats with interior designer Nicla Diceglie about her transition from project management & customer service to becoming an interior designer with a focus on biophilic design & colour psychology.
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A Well-Designed Business - Flashback Friday: Mikel Welch: Be Determined and Get the Job Done - 1 hr 19 min
Today is a Flashback Friday episode, where host LuAnn Nigara revisits some of the most popular shows from her archives.
In this episode (297 fyi), LuAnn interviews Mikel Welch, of Mikel Welch Designs, and pulls back the curtain to find out what the lifestyle of a celebrity interior designer is really all about. And guess what? It turns out it’s not at all the way we think it is. It involves a lot of risk-taking situations, unforeseen bumps in the road, sleeping on sofas at other people’s houses and even asking friends for some help.
On the show today Mikel shares his really remarkable and encouraging success story.
Highlights:
What Mikel had in mind, and how things fell into place for him when he made the move to New York from Atlanta.
What has happened as a result of Mikel donating his time and services.
How Mikel used Craig’s List to start his career as an interior designer.
The unglamorous start to his New York life.
Creating unbelievable opportunities by working strategically for free.
Getting set design experience while building a portfolio.
Mikel’s first real experience of a reality show.
What he had to go through working on Jerseylicious.
Pushing through the fear and just doing it!
The benefits of boot-camp with a celebrity coach.
The challenges of working on television.
The really lucky break with Steve Harvey.
Why Steve Harvey liked and helped Mikel.
Mikel’s way of working smarter, not harder!
An awesome new opportunity at Inspired Closets.
Taking the right kind of risks.
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Hot Young Designers Club - A Conversation with Joy Williams - 1 hr 17 min
Are you struggling with delegating responsibilities to your assistants, how to accept certain clients, and handling the finances of owning a design firm?
In this episode of the Hot Young Designers Club, hosts Rebecca Plumb & Shaun Crha talk about all this with Joy Williams of Joyful Designs Studio.
Highlights:
Wearing many hats but still delegating to others
Hiring a Design Assistant versus a General Assistant
Owning where you live and owning where you work
Why designing show houses is great for creativity but difficult on the wallet
Joy’s process of bringing on new clients
Having the right people in place to help with finances and contracts
Why designers need to educate their clients
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