The Interior Design Business CEO
By Desi Creswell
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The Interior Design Business CEO podcast helps designers stop feeling stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed and empowers them with the tools and strategies they need to start feeling calm, confident, and in control of their business. Join Master Certified Life and Business Coach, and award-winning Interior Designer, Desi Creswell, as she pairs mindset with effective tips, tools, and processes to help you stop feeling pulled in a million different directions, and start building a profitable, fulfilling business that enriches and supports your life as a whole.
This show is for you if you find yourself asking questions like:
How do I build a profitable interior design business?
How do I work fewer hours and make more money in my interior design business?
How to improve work-life balance as an interior designer?
For more support with creating a life and business you love, visit www.desicreswell.com to learn more about my intimate group coaching program, Out of Overwhelm.
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152. Delegation, Productivity, and Deciding What's Next (Listener Q&A Part 1)
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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151. Client Trust, Social Media, and Authentic Marketing with Melissa Oholendt
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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150. Build Momentum through Strong Decisions (CEO Summer School)
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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149. Growth, Team, and Leadership Lessons from Katie Kath
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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148. Are You Solving the Right Business Problems? (CEO Summer School)
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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147. PR Strategies for Designers: Strategic Growth & Visibility with Allison Hay
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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146. Delegation and Outsourcing: Collaborate, Don't Abdicate (CEO Summer School)
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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145. Stop Being So Hard on Yourself: The Power of Self-Compassion
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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144. Scaling Is an Inside Job (CEO Summer School)
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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143. Time & Energy: Identifying Your Gains vs. Drains
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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142. Time Management: The First Domino of Success (CEO Summer School)
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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141. Running Toward vs Running From: The Mindset Behind Your Goals
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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140. Create Your Vision and Pursue it Boldly (CEO Summer School)
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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139. Deciding Which Strategies Are Best for Your Business
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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138. No Right Way to Grow Your Business (CEO Summer School)
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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137. CEO Summer School: What I Know for Sure
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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136. Reimagine the Way You Work: A Personal Update
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May 28, 2025 |
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135. Falling off the Wagon: How to Recommit without Guilt
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May 21, 2025 |
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134. Burnout Prevention: How to Stop Overfunctioning
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May 14, 2025 |
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133. Confrontation or Communication? Navigating Difficult Conversations
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May 07, 2025 |
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132. Decision Debt: A Framework for Better Decision-Making
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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131. How to Thrive When Things Feel Uncertain
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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130. Pep Talk: Give Yourself What You Need
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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129. Boundary Mistakes: 4 Common Pitfalls
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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128. Hustle vs Hard Work: The Critical Difference
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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127. How Design Retreats Can Help You Grow Your Business with Jennifer Davis
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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126. How to Stop Doing Things Last Minute: 5 Tips to Take Control
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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125. Prepare Your Business for Summer Now
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Start Here: Welcome to The Interior Design Business CEO Podcast
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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124. Fear of Wasting Time: Why Withholding Effort Holds You Back
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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123. Nancy Ganzekaufer & Desi Share 6 Ways to Leverage Your Time to Increase Your Profit
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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122. 3 Game-Changing Routines Every Interior Design CEO Needs
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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121. Negative Thought Spirals: 5 Ways to Stay Calm and Focused
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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120. Choosing New Design Business Opportunities Without Overload
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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119. Taking the Leap: Risk & Reward When You Invest
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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118. Enough Chances to Succeed: Staying Committed to Pursuing Your Goals
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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117. Scaling Through Meaningful Relationships with Blue Pencil Collective
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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116. 3 Essential Things to Focus On in Q1 for Your Interior Design Business
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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115. Follow Through on Your Goals: Self Accountability Strategies for Interior Designers
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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114. Empowering Beliefs and Powerful Questions to Reach Your 2025 Goals
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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113. Overcome Goal Aversion to Reach Your Full Potential
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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112. Progress Goals vs Outcome Goals: Staying Motivated and on Track with Your Goals
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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111. 5 Key Ingredients to Make 2025 Your Best Year Yet
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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110. Defining Enough
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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109. Uplevel Your Brand Messaging & Positioning: Copywriting for Interior Designers with Deb Mitchell
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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108. Break Free from the Productivity Trap: A New Perspective on Getting It Done
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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107. Designing for Good: Charitable Giving Strategies for Interior Designers with Mark Ostrom
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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106. Project Panic: Navigate Hiccups While Staying Calm
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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105. Pivot with Purpose: Should You Revise Your Year End Goals?
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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104. Eliminate Business Bloat with "All Killer, No Filler"
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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103. How to Optimize Your Team’s Performance, Productivity, and Profitability
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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102. Fear of Rejection (& How to Overcome It)
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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101. Growing a Successful Design Business: Lessons from Campbell Minister
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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100. 100 Episodes Later: Top Lessons from Podcasting for Interior Designers
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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99. What's Next (CEO Summer School Lessons)
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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98. How to Increase Your Confidence in Your Interior Design Business
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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97. You at Your Best (CEO Summer School)
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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96. Becoming Your Future Self: A Leadership Journey
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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95. Business Blind Spots (CEO Summer School)
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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94. Beyond Later: How to Overcome Procrastination
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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93. Someday Syndrome (CEO Summer School)
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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92. Reframing Your Reality
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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91. Rocks & Hard Places (CEO Summer School)
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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90. More Ease in Business Growth
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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89. Are You Willing? (CEO Summer School)
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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88. A New Approach to Work-Life Balance
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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87. Trading Good for Great (CEO Summer School)
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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86. Hitting the Reset Button in Life and Business
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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85. CEO Summer School Is in Session
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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84. Quality Questions for a Better Business
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May 29, 2024 |
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83. Calendar Stressing You Out? It’s Time to Uncommit
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May 22, 2024 |
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82. Pep Talk: Control Enthusiasts
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May 15, 2024 |
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81. Quantity Creates Quality
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May 08, 2024 |
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80. Create Your Summer Slow Down
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May 01, 2024 |
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79. The Evolution of a Designer CEO with Client Heather Peterson
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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78. Competing Desires
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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77. PR for Interior Designers: The What, Why, and How with Molly Schoneveld
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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76. Best Case Scenarios
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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75. Quarterly Review: 4 Questions for Maximum Impact
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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74. ROE (Return on Energy) is the New ROI (Return on Investment)
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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73. The Magic of a 90-Day Plan
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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72. Why You Should Set Low Expectations
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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71. Transitions in Your Calendar: A Secret Time Thief
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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70. Your Role as Designer CEO: Ready for Your Next Evolution?
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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69. Pep Talk: True Measures of Productivity
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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68. Establishing Builder Relationships with Mark Williams
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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67. When to Say No to Yourself
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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66. Thought Errors
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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65. Why You Should Plan to Fail
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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64. Big-Picture Planning for 2024
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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63. 2 ‘Whys’ That Fuel a Thriving Interior Design Business
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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62. Looking Ahead to 2024: Reflect, Celebrate, and Decide with Intention
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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61. Write Your Own Permission Slip
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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60. One at a Time
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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59. Leading with Your Future Self
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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58. When Your Day (Or Week) Is Derailed
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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57. CEO Transformation: Isabella Patrick’s Journey to Success
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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56. Pep Talk: What Story Are You Rehearsing?
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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55. Time Management Mistakes: Are You Setting Yourself up for Failure?
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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FREE MASTERCLASS: The Complete Roadmap to a Profitable, Efficient Interior Design Business.
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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54. 50% Less Email in Your Interior Design Business
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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53. Faulty Assumptions
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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52. Time Tracking Troubles
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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51. Playing the Long Game
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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50. Pep Talk: Waiting for Perfect Conditions?
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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49. Turn Ideas into Action
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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48. 3 Systems Myths Debunked with Katie McFarlan
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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47. How to Stop Procrastinating
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Stop Putting this Off - Create Time Now
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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46. Arrival Fallacy
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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45. Your Desires & Doubts
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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44. The Truth About To-Do Lists
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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43. 4 Essential Communication Methods for Client Relationships
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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42. When Things Go Wrong
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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41. How to Manage Annoyances
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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40. 4 Birthday Reflections for a New Era
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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39. Changing Your Business Lens
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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38. 3 Ways to Be More Productive
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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{Free Workshop} Business Detox
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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37. Reclaim 5 Hours Per Week - Part 2
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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36. Reclaim 5 Hours Per Week - Part 1
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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35. The Later Habit
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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34. Your Design Fees: Value Created vs. Time Spent
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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33. Your Coaching Questions Answered: Ask Me Anything
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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32. Pep Talk: Low-Energy Days
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May 31, 2023 |
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31. How to Get a Return on Any Investment You Make
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May 24, 2023 |
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30. Wanting to Escape to Loving Your Business with Stephanie Brown
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May 17, 2023 |
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You're Invited to Coaching & Coffee
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May 15, 2023 |
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29. Take Control of Your Time with Sarah Langtry
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May 10, 2023 |
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28. Protect Your Time & Energy
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May 03, 2023 |
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27. Mindset Myths
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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26. What Office Hours?
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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25. People Pleasing or Customer Service?
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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24. Pep Talk: It Won't Take THAT Long
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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23. Two Types of Confidence
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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22. Automated Decisions
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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21. Delegating Without Micromanaging
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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20. Take Time Off from Your Interior Design Business
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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19. Where is Your Time, Money, and Attention Going?
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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18. How to Recession-Proof Your Interior Design Business
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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17. The Secret to Being Present: Mini Moments
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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16. How to Stay Motivated
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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15. Excellence vs Perfectionism
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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14. Making Empowered Decisions
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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13. How to Make Business Simple
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Invitation to Plan Your Year with Me!
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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12. 3 Tips for Becoming Self-Accountable
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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11. 5 Steps to Make Your Goals Inevitable
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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10. Before You Set Your 2023 Goals
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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9. 3 Time-Management Tips for Busy Interior Designers
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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8. The Secret to Solving Any Problem
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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7. Becoming the CEO Your Business Needs
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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6. Getting Comfortable with Discomfort
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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5. The Power of Constraint
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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4. Client Capacity
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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3. Intentional Time Management
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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2. Overwhelm Is Optional
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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1. Create Your Ideal Life & Interior Design Business
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Nov 09, 2022 |