Guest Tobi Fairley

In this episode, we speak with Tobi Fairley on her many creative outlets, from designer to business coach, retail shop, and short-term rental owner and host of the popular podcast DesignYou. KEY TAKEAWAYS: When you do what you are passionate about and stay within your core competency, you can create multiple creative outlets. Failure is a good thing. Listen to hear the one thing that holds us back!  The vacation rental business and opportunities for growth in this market. RESOURCE LINKS: Tobi Fairley Website DesignYou Podcast Kandrac & Kole Website Kandrac & Kole on Instagram Kandrac & Kole on YouTube BIO:  Kandrac & Kole was voted one of Atlanta’s Top 20 Residential Interior Designs by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and has been featured on HGTV as well as in The New York Times, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, Better Homes & Gardens, Southern Home Magazine, and many others as well as participants of the One Room Challenge Spring 2020. Kandrac & Kole has established a well-known reputation for their approachable, dynamic personalities, signature use of color and pattern, and one-of-a-kind, custom designs. As industry experts for residential and commercial design, Joann Kandrac & Kelly Kole share upbeat and entertaining narratives regarding their design projects, travels, and personal stories on their popular blog, their podcast, and via national speaking engagements. Joann and Kelly’s love and commitment to the power of interior design also extends towards their charity work throughout the U.S. and Guatemala. GUEST BIO: Tobi is an award-winning designer and business consultant with over 23 years of experience helping high-achieving, creative professionals take their lives and companies to the next level. Though she made her name as an interior designer and business coach, she helps designers, coaches, CEOs, and organizations create more wealth, joy, and impact through her programs. As the host of the DesignYou podcast, Tobi delivers life-altering inspiration for creative entrepreneurs mixed with tactical business advice and unfiltered aha moments on topics most business gurus won’t dare to cover! Check out Tobi’s website at: https://tobifairley.com/betterbusiness SPONSOR: The High Point Market Authority Covering 13 city blocks, and over 11.5 million square feet of showrooms covering every product category, High Point Market is the home of home furnishings and the one show you can’t miss.  Every April and October, the future of home is imagined by our industry’s leading thinkers and innovators, defined by lifestyle trendsetters and product designers, given form by artists, artisans, and manufacturers, and made a part of people’s lives by interior designers and retailers.  So, if you are in the trade, make sure to register and start your plans to attend the Spring Show, which is on April 22-26th this year. The registration for the Insider’s Tour is live, so if you are interested, register early because those spots fill up. Visit the High Point Market and register here: highpointmarket.org