76: A Conversation with Susan Wintersteen

Wouldn’t it be great to live down the street from your showroom, have a collaborative team environment with multiple designers working for you, and take summers off to focus on family time? Sounds like a fantasy for us designers, but it is reality for Susan Wintersteen of Savvy Interiors. In this episode, we talk about:Which financial numbers are the most important to focus on in your businessWhat the Savvy Interiors design process looks like and why it’s beneficialOutsourcing the tasks that don’t give you joyPreparing for recessions and how to act quickly in response to a bad economyWhy she avoids doing design projects outside of her local areaBeing innovative and trying new thingsSusan’s nonprofit that designs healthy and functional rooms for children with cancerPartnering with Make A Wish Foundation so designers can give backMentioned:Savvy Interiors WebsiteSavvy Interiors InstagramSavvy Giving By DesignCool Tile Mirror TrickOur links:Subscribe and leave a review - Apple PodcastsLike, Comment, & Follow - Hot Young Designers Club InstagramRebecca’s Instagram Shaun’s InstagramFor more information - Check out the websiteBecome a “Hottie” member - Support us on Patreon