224: Delegating to Free Your Time with Dominique Deraiche

Joining me today on the podcast is Dominique Deraiche, with Designer Elite. She is a co-founder of Designer Elite, which provides Operations and Support for interior designers. Dom and I are going to have an awesome conversation on how to get help, how to determine when we're in overwhelm, and how to ask for support and delegate without dumping. Enjoy.

Topics Mentioned:

• Delegate

• Virtual assistant

• Overwhelm

Key Thoughts:

• It's very hard to say that we're process driven because everything's so custom, and it is custom. But having a process to work within then allows us the freedom to be so creative. Michele (4:32)

• Some of the ways you could determine that you really need to reach out for help is if you have a huge to-do list. There are pieces of your business that are slipping through the cracks, you're pushing out projects because you're just so overwhelmed. Maybe you're completely turning away projects. These are all key indications that you should be reaching out for help and delegating some. Dominique Deraiche (9:25)

• One of the ways that I suggest preparing to make it work with a virtual assistant is having an idea of what it is we think we need. Michele (17:22)

• I always set the expectation, that we need to hire the right amount of people who are going to be specialists in these various areas. It's really rare to find one person who can mold themselves into all aspects of your business. Dominique Deraiche (23:16)

Contact Michele:

• Email: [email protected]

• Facebook: Scarlet Thread Consulting

• Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL

• Website: ScarletThreadConsulting.com

• LinkedIn: Michele Williams

Contact Dominique:

• Email: [email protected]

• Website: http://www.eliteopssupport.com/

• Instagram: @designer.elite.co

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dom-deraiche-65aa09240/

References and Resources:

• Work with Me

• Metrique Solutions

• Scarlet Thread Consulting

• Ep 135 How Successful Interior Designers Delegate to Their Team with Michele Williams