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EPISODE · Sep 2, 2026 · 22 MIN

126. If I Wanted to 10X My Design Firm, Here’s Where I’d Start

from Mastering the Business of Interior Design: Success by Design

Send Katie a Text Message!! If I wanted to 10X the revenue of my interior design firm, I wouldn't start with marketing, higher prices, bigger projects, or another revenue stream. I'd start by asking whether the business I've built could actually handle ten times the work.In this episode, I'm breaking down the six things I would focus on before aggressively growing revenue. We'll talk about designing the company you actually want to own, finding your highest-value work, fixing capacity before creating demand, removing the owner as the default decision-maker, understanding your real economics, and only then building the revenue engine.In This Episode: Why 10X revenue can break an unprepared design firm  The difference between increasing volume and actually scaling  How to design the business before choosing the revenue goal  Why your biggest opportunity may already exist in what you do best  How to fix capacity before increasing marketing and demand  Why institutional knowledge needs to replace tribal knowledge  How to stop making the owner the answer to every question  Why some revenue is far more valuable than other revenue  How existing clients can become one of your biggest growth opportunities  The difference between 10X effort and 10X leverage  The 10X exercise every established interior designer should do The question isn't simply, How do I make more money? It's, What kind of business is capable of producing that money without requiring ten times more from me?If you want to grow but aren't sure what actually needs to change first, book a complimentary 15-minute Business Diagnostic Call at FixMyDesignBiz.com.Connect with KatieLinkedInBusiness Strategy Sessions for Interior Designers Free Resources for scaling your interior design firmWebsite

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Send Katie a Text Message!! If I wanted to 10X the revenue of my interior design firm, I wouldn't start with marketing, higher prices, bigger projects, or another revenue stream. I'd start by asking whether the business I've built could actually handle ten times the work. In this episode, I'm breaking down the six things I would focus on before aggressively growing revenue. We'll talk about designing the company you actually want to own, finding your highest-value work, fixing capacity befor...

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