Marcy Sagel of MSA Interiors and Designer Bank joins Laurie Laizure on To-The-Trade to talk about the Revit and rendering gap in design school, budgeting upfront on large commercial projects, and why she built Designer Bank to close it.
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Yvonne Christensen of House West Design joins Laurie Laizure on To-The-Trade to share how she and her business partner built a lasting design partnership, from pricing to profit margins.
Jaclyn Isaac of Nest Freight joins Laurie Laizure on To-The-Trade to talk about why she built a freight and receiving platform for interior designers, and what it takes to fix the industry’s biggest logistics headaches.
Christie Leu joins Laurie Laizure and Nile Johnson on To-The-Trade to talk about why flat fee designers still need to track their hours, and what the habit actually protects.
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Communication coach Karen Laos joins Laurie Laizure on To-The-Trade to talk about what designers say in the seconds after they name a price, and the phrases that quietly cost them credibility.
Shannon Ggem joins To-The-Trade to let IDC rebuild her Instagram for 30 days. What interior designers should post when the finished photos run out, and what pulls clients in.
Susan Jamieson of Bridget Beari Designs joins Laurie Laizure on To-The-Trade to talk about building a paint line, a wallpaper line, and a new color rules book under one brand named after her rescue dogs.
Tara Kelley of TJK Bookkeeping joins Laurie Laizure and Nile Johnson on To-The-Trade to talk about why interior designers struggle with financial clarity, and what to do about it.
Morgan Finley talks with Laurie Laizure on To-The-Trade about her viral “Who’s Gonna Clean That” reel series, why designers struggle to explain their value.
Chris Laumer-Giddens of LG Squared joins To-The-Trade on building science, becoming his own GC, consultations, running a design-build firm with his wife, Jody.
