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Do you have a problem with Claude? Chat GPT has been on the scene for almost four, full years and now Claude, Perplexity and all the other AI “thought partner” tools have started to peak throughout 2026. I’ve heard plenty of designers complaining on and offline recently that their clients are using it to […]
In his book The Design of Everyday Things, Don Norman writes, “A design that people do not purchase is a failed design, no matter how great the design team might consider it.” Except here’s the thing, some of the world’s most iconic products and artistic creations were aggressively rejected when they were first pitched or […]
As an interior design business coach, I know that the Marketing Plan Interior Designers really want is one that works. But there’s a catch to this. When designers say they need a really strong marketing plan. I ask, What do you want to achieve with that plan? The responses are usually excited and passionate. I […]
Yesterday I had a call with my Coach (yes even someone who operates as an interior design business coach needs her own coach) and she said, “I’m hearing a lot of `could’s in this conversation. `I could do this’, or ‘I could do that’ but I want a clear plan of action for the next […]
“I now realize that lives fall apart when they need to be rebuilt. Lives fall apart when the foundation upon which they were built needs to be relaid.” That quote is from one of my favorite spiritual teachers Iyanla Vanzant. I share it in my work as an Interior Design Business Coach. It’s such […]
One of the biggest threats to an interior designer’s intellectual property can be found in a tiktok or instagram search. Dupe–the other four-letter word–means to trick or deceive but across the interwebs #dupe is a deal. Most often, it’s a copy of an original something—fashion, furniture, product—for cheap. It’s the word millennials and Gen Z’s […]
According to the internet, the average amount of remotely conscious decisions an adult makes every day equals about 35K. (That’s 226.7 daily decisions on just food alone!). Stick With It Developing the vision for your business requires your decision-making process to be hyper-conscious and consistent. Visions, ideas, projects, transactions, all have their own rhythm and […]
Do you think I have what it takes? As an Interior Design Business Coach, it’s a question that some designers have asked me during that first call. Me: Do YOU think you have what it takes? I’m not trying to be coy. Editors like what they like. Clients like what they like. Your peers like […]
As an Interior Design Business Coach, I hear a lot of advice about why your interior design business isn’t growing, a lot of it wrong. That’s because I’ve worked privately with over a hundred, leading boutique design firms and helped them grow from six to and seven-figure revenue. So perhaps it’s the creative rebel in […]
Confused about your brand? Read This Book When designer Emily Finch made the decision to start her own firm, she found herself struggling to find a foothold. Luckily, her big break coincided with the publication of a book that would come to define her early career: Kim Kuhteubl’s Branding + Interior Design. Read Full Article
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