Interior Design Business Podcasts - Episode 41
Interior Design Business Podcasts - Episode 41 - December 14, 2022
We’ve got 5 great interior design podcasts today. A bunch of challenging ideas to help us level up our businesses.
Business of Design - Kimberley Seldon - Implement or Bust with Jodie Carter - 38 min
Convo By Design - Josh Cooperman - Cliff Fong: Wellness & Design Thought Leadership on The Artistry Behind Design - 44 min
The Interior Design Business CEO - Desi Creswell - The Secret to Solving Any Problem - 21 min
Designed by Wingnut Social - Darla Powell - How to Become an Interior Designer From Home (with Alexis Peters)
The Chairish Podcast - Michael Boodro - What Makes Toronto Such a Design Destination? - 45 min
Business of Design - Implement or Bust with Jodie Carter - 38 min
To achieve different results and create the business you’ve dreamed of you must first recognize that what you are doing now isn’t working or isn’t working well enough. Hear how Business of Design® BOSS member and now, BOD™ Australian business coach, transformed her failing business in less than one year.
Highlights:
begin the process of converting your existing clients and project to the BOD™ 15 Step Project Management strategy asap
don’t look back—trust the results will far outweigh any discomfort as you implement new methods
use the BOD™ contract and read it line by line (it works in Australia; it’s all Jodie uses)
take a large retainer, it’s imperative to your success
log every single hour you work on a project
knowledge is power
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Convo By Design - Cliff Fong: Wellness & Design Thought Leadership on The Artistry Behind Design - 44 min
In this throwback episode, Josh Cooperman looks back at some of the conversations that have shaped his current views of the design industry. Influencers, creatives who directly impact the direction of our business. This is Matte Black’s, Cliff Fong.
Last week you heard from Cliff on a panel and this week, Josh wanted to showcase him exclusively from their conversation back in 2016. Cliff’s ideas about design, taste, style and their direct relationship to the work he does, for whom he does it are inextricably tied together. They speak about him as a design show judge and how that work differs form his views of design in the real world. Josh argues thatthese viewpoints are more relevant now than they were then because since the pandemic, haven’t most design professionals become a reality design show in some form or fashion? Josh would argue that most participate actively in the conversation now as opposed to that in 2016.
One of the other aspects to this that I hope you notice are the things Cliff does around the work, as in, not the work itself but how he thinks about it and you fill find a certain zen state in his approach that has truly influenced the approach I take to my own work. I can still do way better at that, but this really did help me and perhaps it can help you too, if you’re into that sort of thing. Enjoy my conversation with Cliff Fong from 2016, right after this.
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The Chairish Podcast - What Makes Toronto Such a Design Destination? - 45 min
Toronto is one of the fastest growing cities in North America—and one of the most stylish. Three designers based in the city—Colette Van den Thillart, Cynthia Ferguson, and Louise MacDonald—weigh in on why they love Toronto, how its many different neighborhoods shape their work, and the increasing sophistication of their clients. But they also address the unique problems—from shipping complications to import duties to the reams of required paperwork— that can make working in Canada so challenging.
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The Interior Design Business CEO - The Secret to Solving Any Problem - 21 min
Do you ever find yourself wondering why some problems in your business keep coming up? Maybe it’s not getting as much done as you wanted in a day, or having to reinvent the wheel every time an issue comes up. We think slowing down to look at what’s going on will delay us from the results we want, but the truth is… it’s the solution.
When things aren’t working as fast as we want, the tendency here is to plow through and push harder. However, sometimes, it’s not about doing more. It’s about doing less or implementing a few tweaks to make your business more effective, and this is where the concept of curious evaluation steps in.
Join host Desi Creswell this week to discover how to use curious evaluations to streamline your business for productivity, profit, and sustainable growth. You’ll hear why evaluations are the most strategic way to solve any problem in your business, and how to begin using this process for any goal you have right now.
Highlights:
What the process of curious evaluation looks like in practice.
Why consistent evaluations are the most valuable use of your time in your business.
Client examples of how evaluations have been a useful tool to streamline their businesses.
The first step to using curious evaluations.
Why you might feel resistant to using evaluations.
How to begin using my process of curious evaluations for any goal you have.
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Designed by Wingnut Social - How to Become an Interior Designer From Home (with Alexis Peters) - 35 min
Are you getting burnt out by running a traditional interior design firm? Then check out this show with Alexis Peters - you just might change your business model. Today’s guest is Alexis Peters of “Home Styling by Alexis,” and we discuss the importance of offering virtual services to your clients, as well as the perks to becoming a completely remote interior designer.
Alexis Peters fundamentally believes that every single person on this planet deserves to live beautifully regardless of their income. Beauty & affordable go hand in hand in her book. Alexis' background as a production designer for feature films is where she learned how to stretch the dollar crazy far and the results were thrilling. Craving to help as many people as she could live beautifully, Alexis started an interior design business specializing in Virtual Design.
Highlights:
Alexis specializes in virtual design. She wanted to build a business where she could travel and be anywhere she wanted, yet still be making money. Coming from a film background, she transitioned into a design career after helping her mom redesign her home over FaceTime during the pandemic. She believes all businesses should offer virtual design to increase their sales. When you go digital, there are no limitations on who you can serve. Alexis started her business by reimagining spaces for locals, but realized she could access a wider clientele by designing via FaceTime or Zoom. This career choice still allows her to help others, but now she can embrace more free time and stay comfortable at home. Alexis describes this as, “I still get to have my life, and be creatively fulfilled and help people.”
Alexis fell in love with design as a child visiting one of her family member’s mansions. She felt so inspired by the gorgeous home that she would return to her house and rearrange furniture, artwork, and more. She learned that the way you arrange furniture in a space can be life-changing. Alexis felt she was able to recreate the magical feelings she felt in the mansion in her own home just by moving furniture around. She was able to create a new, safe, cozy feeling to her space with existing pieces. It inspired her current business in that she believes everyone deserves to live beautifully regardless of their budget.
When it comes to virtual design, you can offer many things: 3-D renderings, floor plans, and much more. No matter what you’re offering, Alexis believes a virtual aspect to your business is crucial. In our current society, more people are craving a virtual option. With virtual offerings, your business becomes more accessible and you expand your clientele.
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