The Design You Podcast

As we wrap up 2023, I'm bringing you a conversation with my friend and client, Marina Case. She's in the thick of planning the future of her design business, so if you're wondering what 2024 holds for you as a designer, you're in the right place.

Tune in this week for tips on how to start blueprinting what you want the future of your life and business to look like. Marina is sharing her journaling practice and how coaching has helped her get unstuck in different stages of her business. You'll learn what it takes to shake things up and make your design business a long-term success.

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It's one thing to be willing to fail on your own in business, but it's another thing to let your team fail. Melanie Coddington is the founder of Coddington Design and she's seen her fair share of failures in her 18 years in business. In this episode, Melanie is sharing what he's learned from making mistakes, and how to build a team that can see you through the ups and downs.

If you feel like you're overspending on your team while not paying yourself enough, today's episode is for you. We're discussing the biggest mistakes we've made while building our teams, and how to get honest with yourself and decide what you want your dream team to look like.

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As a multi-passionate business owner, it can be difficult to know when to innovate in your business, and when to stay the course. This week, I'm speaking with another one of my Millionaire Mentorship clients, Sara Noble, about her quest for the perfect design business, and the learning curve she's been on as she innovates.

Sara is the founder of a thriving full-service design firm as well as an e-commerce store. We're discussing what's required to take risks in your business, how boredom could be an opportunity to reflect and refine, and how manifestation has played a part in Sara's experience of up-leveling her business.

Are you ready to turn your brightest ideas into a thriving business success in 2024? Dive into my 3-hour 'Plan Your Year in a Day' Workshop! It's the perfect opportunity to take your entrepreneurial dreams to new heights. With step-by-step guidance, you'll be on your way to launching something truly amazing. Don't let this chance slip by – join my workshop for an incredible journey and let's make magic happen together!

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When life throws you lemons, what are you going to do? My guest this week is Nicole Fulton, an interior designer of 30 years who also happens to be a special-needs mom. She's been faced with every challenge in the book in her life and business, and she's here to talk about how she's been able to turn them into beautiful lemonade.

Whether you're dealing with the fallout from the economy, a personal diagnosis, a family matter, or lemons of another kind, tune in this week to discover how to show up as your best self, no matter the circumstances. Nicole is sharing the challenges she's needed to overcome in 30 years as an interior designer, and the difference that business and life coaching have made in her ability to keep pushing forward.

Are you ready to turn your brightest ideas into a thriving business success in 2024? Dive into my 3-hour 'Plan Your Year in a Day' Workshop! It's the perfect opportunity to take your entrepreneurial dreams to new heights. With step-by-step guidance, you'll be on your way to launching something truly amazing. Don't let this chance slip by – join my workshop for an incredible journey and let's make magic happen together!

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Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday, but this year I'm in a busy season, and I've been losing perspective on all the things that are going right as I get caught in the hamster wheel. Whether you're working harder than you want to, or don't feel like you have the choice to unwind, the practice of channeling gratitude is a practice that will always serve you, and this is what I'm offering you on today's episode.

Join me this week to hear how gratitude through hard things has been a tool I've been leaning on heavily this year, and what happens when you suspend complaining in favor of actively finding what is working in your life and business.

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As creatives, many of us are afraid of niching down. We worry it will limit our options or turn potential clients away. My guest this week believes the opposite is true. Liz Toombs has found an amazing design niche that has allowed her business to thrive even during tough economic times: sorority house design.

If you're afraid that niching down will negatively impact your bottom line, Liz is here to explain how a niched-down business can be the most resilient in a shifting industry. We're discussing why anything can be a niche in the interior design industry, and how sorority house design has given Liz a constant source of business since the 2008 recession.

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Navigating "the hard" as an entrepreneur and a designer can be an extremely isolating experience. Friends and family often can't support us the way we might need, so I'm bringing this conversation to the podcast today with my guest, Lee Waters.

Lee is a wonderful interior designer and member of Design You, and I've decided to bring her on because she is an action-taker. In this episode, we discuss the different kinds of hard that Lee has navigated this year, how she is weathering a tricky season in the design industry, and our advice for creating success during the inevitable tough times.

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What is the secret to social media success? For interior designer and certified life coach Kricia Palmer, it's been authenticity. Kricia thought she had tried everything for years with little traction. That's when she decided to shake things up: work on her mindset, become more consistent, and show up imperfectly. Finally, Kricia is seeing real success and exposure.

In this episode, we discuss how Kricia dropped perfectionism and started showing up authentically, and how the mindset shifts she's made towards self-love have contributed to the social media success she's experienced in 2023.

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Productivity culture can quickly spiral into overwhelm, telling us to go, go, go, finish what we started, and let our to-do lists run our lives. Implementing the "start, stop, continue" method can help you find the balance you need to run a sustainable business that will serve you in 2024.

Now is the time to get clear on what you want so overwhelm doesn't follow you into 2024. Tune in this week to discover a practical exercise for deciding what you want to start doing, stop doing, and continue doing for the future of your business.

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As creatives, most of us are multi-passionate, interested in a million different things, and love to dabble, change, and pivot. We think we're only allowed to stay in one lane in business, when in reality, there's power in claiming these multifaceted parts of ourselves.

That's exactly what my guest this week did. Amber Guyton is the founder of Blessed Little Bungalow. She found the courage to leave her corporate job in advertising and marketing to join the influencer space, and she's here to share her journey with us. Amber is revealing how she shows up as both an interior designer and social media influencer, and her top tips for anyone who feels called to take a leap of faith with their business.

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