Business Strategy For Mid-career Interior Designers

The Studio Edit

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

Design Therapy Live with Kim Kuhteubl The #DesignerExperience Design Therapy sessions from Designer’s Today bring acclaimed business coaches together with designers to work through major pain points and challenges. Kim Kuhteubl, founder of @MeByDesign, will lead the first coaching session of the day on Visibility. Learn More

Pacific Design Center FALL MARKET BREAKDOWN “We are an idea boutique predominantly for home and lifestyle brands but I like to think of us as a creative person’s secret weapon.” Read Full Article

How the “Fast Fashion” Trend Is Shaking Up the Furniture Market  “Millennials, in particular, are looking for personalized products and experiences,” says Kim Kuhteubl, founder of MeByDesign, an “idea boutique” for the home goods industry. Read Full Article

Designer’s Today SAID PODCAST interview, Kim Kuhteubl: SHE WHO COACHES LEADERS In this episode, Kim talks about the kind of client she attracts, how getting clear on one’s message lets everything else fall into place and the intangible value of care that designers bring to their clients. Listen Now

A Well-Designed Business Podcast Interview KIM KUHTEUBL: understand the value of your creativity and helps interior designers define and reach their next level. Listen Now

Happy International Women’s Day!

On this day that celebrates the working woman, I’d like to offer some blunt advice.
 
Don’t let people pick your brain.
 
Don’t barter in unequal measure.
 
Don’t work for free.

You may be quoted in the New York Times and get a flow of eyeballs to your website—maybe if the quote was that good—but was it in the right context? Will the right client invest in your services because of it? Or is it a fluff piece that diminishes your credibility? Similarly, not all online referral hubs and blogs are created equal.

Join me at the Laguna Design Center on October 30, 2013 for my 1-hr CEU Image 360°: Branding, Visibility And Money For The Design Industry. Ideal clients, consistent income and seemingly miraculous opportunities show up when you get the story of your business right.  But it’s not just what you say, it’s who you tell that […]

    The difference between unknowns, design leaders and legends is a factor of visibility. But being visible is about more than being seen, one of its underused definitions is available. 

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