This week, host Jon Pertchik sits down with designer and entrepreneur Megan Molten, founder of Megan Molten Interiors and Shop in Charleston, South Carolina. Megan shares how following her instincts and staying authentically herself became the foundation for building one of Charleston's most recognizable design brands.

Starting with a pharmaceutical sales career that felt secure but unfulfilling, Megan discovered her design talent organically, simply by designing her first home and sharing updates on social media with her network. When friends started asking for help, she had an aha-moment: could this be a real business? Six months after making it official on January 1st, 2018, she had launched both a thriving design practice and an e-commerce shop, met her future husband Hugh, hired her first employees, and moved into office space—all while learning the business in real time.

In this conversation, Megan opens up about conquering the fear of leaving corporate security, the power of knowing your superpower and letting others handle everything else, and why 80% of great design work is actually about relationships. Jon and Megan explore her distinct light, bright, modern coastal aesthetic, her dream project in the Bahamas that changed how she thinks about client selection, and "the mod pod"—the home she renovated with Hugh that beautifully blends both their styles and his collected trinkets.

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