Presentation Day is one of the most exciting days for us and for our clients. Its the day where all of our hard work as interior designers comes together and we get to showcase it to our clients with the hopes they’ll love it. 

But what’s one thing that can throw off the excitement presentation day and what follows? An unprepared client! In this episode I walk you through the handful of proven steps that will help you ensure that both you and your clients are prepared for Presentation Day and coming into it with the right expectations and mindset. I share some of my mistakes and the nitty gritty details you need to impart to fully support your clients so that presentation day will go off without a hitch!

Keeping things clear, concise and without surprises will allow you clients to feel safe and secure as well as keep chaos far away as you move from project to project.

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If you’re looking for your sign and confidence to quit our 9-5 and start your interior design business, this episode is going to inspire you!

We start by talking to Angela Wainscott about how she got her start, why she originally rejected the idea of owning her own business and the surprising yet quick action she took on the first day of Power of Process! Angela opens up about how her support system, spirituality, and manifesting mindset helped set her on the path to success and the specific ways POP empowered her to take it to the next level. We dive into the world of pairing family and design, and how the entrepreneurial spirit was in her from her childhood days! 

I hope this episode will encourage and inspire those who have been toying with the idea of stepping out on their own and how POP can help in a myriad of ways to get you off the ground.

Find out more from Angela on the UpStaged Design website and on Instagram

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If you’ve been wanting to start your own design business or have just taken the leap and are wondering what you need to do, this episode is for you! I’m unpacking first 6 steps that I believe are essential when you start your interior design business!

As someone who has "been there, done that, and here to tell the tale", I'm sharing the key must-dos to tackle when you start out. I’m also go into some controversial things that I think are not priorities and even a little antiquated!

Learn from my experience as I share ways to focus your offerings, plan for financial security and avoid the "bad client loop". Adding these front and back end tasks to your To Do list from the get-go will help you be set up for success and not flounder in the chaotic middle.

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We’re back with part 2 of my conversation with Karin Bohn, award-winning House of Bohn Design Studio founder and star of Netflix’s Restaurants on the Edge! 

Tune into this juicy conversation as we dive into social media and the truth behind being an influencer, the hoops and hurdles to landing on Netflix, and of course, the adventure into motherhood.

Karin shares her TV hosting journey, how she coped with the grueling schedule on top of running her business, what she was surprised to learn during that time that led her to fall back in love with designing. We also dive into contracts! Karin talks about some practical ways she structures her contracts to avoid scope creep and how to separate personal value from your fees.

Finally, she dives into her most important piece of wisdom: how showing up day in and day out even for the mundane things is the key to real results. This conversation is one for the books, I learned a ton and you will too!

Follow Karin Bohn on her website House of Bohn and Instagram or on her YouTube Channel

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Communication is EVERYTHING when it comes to providing a good client experience and ensuring that you’re the one steering the ship throughout each project! In this episode I’m diving into a few best practices to help you improve your client communication. 

Your main goal as an interior design business owner is to ensure that all of your communication is clear and consistent so that your client always feels supported and in the loop. But just because it’s one of the most important things in business, doesn’t mean we’re all experts! 

Through the episode, I share the telltale signs that your communication skills likely need improvement, and ways you can set expectations for your design clients.

I talk about balance, availability, systems and processes to identify, avoid or fix common issues and what I've learned from my own mistakes. As designers, we need to take the lead in this arena, so this episode is going to equip you to do just that.

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Pinch me I must be dreaming! In this episode, I sat down with the talented Karin Bohn, who has truly been an inspiration for a number of goals I’ve tackled and achieved over the years - from my YouTube to my community of designers to this very podcast! 

Within this part 1 of our conversation we talk in depth about how Karin started her interior design business in Vancouver, what propelled her to create her incredibly successful YouTube channel, the uphill work of building an audience and how she tackled the necessary downsizing of her team after lots of trial and error and finally listening to her own intuition.

Like me, you’ll be blown away by her wisdom; especially her insight that the external does not equal happiness, and that sometimes when life forces us to slow down for an even better reason! 

This is only part one of two but is already overflowing spectacular stories, boatloads of encouragement and advice in its own right.

Stay tuned for Part 2 next week where we dive into her experience with her Netflix show and her adventure into motherhood!

Follow Karin Bohn on her website House of Bohn and Instagram or on her YouTube Channel

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Today's shorty episode is about tapping into the power of social accountability.

Holding yourself accountable is one thing. But once you share your goals with a community of like minded people who support and challenge you, you will be much more likely to keep your forward momentum and achieve it. I share my biggest rule with setting goals, a story of my own recent experience in this area and why we must re-focus away from perfectionism to improve progress.

Being vocal and relinquishing control can be game changes in your journey towards success so I encourage listeners to build a trusted, challenging support system that will lift you up and keep you always moving forward.

75 Hard Challenge

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Ever thought of expanding your home staging business to also include design services? My guest did just that and we dive into all the details in this episode!

Joké Durojaiye has been in many different careers and always found herself back in the design space; currently, she's running her own home staging business in Seattle and has recently answered the call many of her clients have had by adding design services to her business! 

Joké shares the ethos behind her work, why she seeks to create stories and emotional connections for clients, and how she's applied her mindset of continued growth to her business. She discusses the impact POP has had - from giving her clarity to guiding her through her first client - why she focuses on diversifying and organic processes as well as the plans she has for her company's future.

Her advice will resonate with all listeners, especially those looking for the confidence to pivot and evolve their offerings.

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Through the episode, I share a few of my own frustrating experiences and how I handled them to protect my mental sanity and why letting things go may be the best decision you could make to halt the mental drain.

Truthfully one of the most difficult parts of running a business is handling people - from employees to clients and everything in between. This applies to all entrepreneurs, so next time you're in that position, come back to this episode! 

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Today I speak with POP Alumni and ambassador extraordinaire Betty Simtikidis who has decades of experience in the corporate arena and took the leap to launch her own design business during the pandemic.

Through the episode, we talk about what pushed her towards this huge career pivot, the worries she had at first and the eventual help she found as a self-professed "life long learner". She shares her mindset of "you don't know what you don't know" and how that inspired her to invest into a cultivating community as a solopreneur. She speaks about her attitude towards conquering imposter syndrome, collaboration over competition and her perfect nugget of wisdom that will remind you that its all about how you make people feel.

If you’re looking for your sign to take the leap into your business or taking POP this inspiring episode is for you!

Simply Designed by Bett

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