282: Design Mentorship for Beginners

Welcome to today's episode. I'm thrilled to have Rebecca Ward with me. Rebecca is an award-winning interior designer based out of Sacramento, California, and she's truly dedicated to nurturing emerging talent in the design industry. Not only does she host the Design Curious podcast, but she also runs a mentorship program called My Design Mentor. Rebecca focuses on answering those essential early questions for anyone looking to build their business in interior design. In this episode, we'll discuss the many paths people take into the industry and the common questions new designers face as they start their careers. Tune in for valuable insights on how to kickstart your journey and make smarter business decisions in interior design. I hope you enjoy our conversation!

Topics Mentioned:

• Mentorship

• Community

• Sharing information

• Support

Key Thoughts:

• Those hard lessons sometimes are the best lessons that are getting our attention. They're sometimes painful along the way. Michele Williams

• I see mentorship as this is something that I'm still actively doing. I'm still learning in my business. I'm still learning the best way to do things, and as I do it, I adjust, and I share that information. Rebecca Ward

• I think when you really love people, it's easier to be willing to want to help and to give than to say, well, I fell, so it's normal you fall. Michele Williams

• There are a lot of hard things and I want to make sure people are aware of going in with their eyes wide open before they get into the career, but I also talk about the great parts of it, but I want them to have a realistic view. Rebecca Ward

Contact Michele:

• Email: [email protected]

• Facebook: Scarlet Thread Consulting

• Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL

• Website: ScarletThreadConsulting.com

• LinkedIn: Michele Williams

Contact Rebecca:

• Email: [email protected]

• Instagram: @rwarddesign

• Facebook: @rebeccawarddesign

• Website: https://rwarddesign.com/

• LinkedIn: rwarddesign

• Pinterest: rwarddesign

• X/Twitter: rwarddesign

• You Tube: @rwarddesign

References and Resources:

• Work with Me

• The Designers' Inner Circle - Become a Member Today

• CFO2GO

• Design Curious Podcast

• E-Myth Revisited by Michael E Gerber