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The Process Driven Designer
by Kryssie Maybay- Kismet Design
Listen to learn and nerd out about all things landscape design and running a creative service business. Hosted by Landscape Architect and owner of Kismet Design, Kryssie Maybay. I love design and expressing myself creatively. I have a great passion for sharing my ideas, passion, and perspective on design and business. Nothing happens by accident though, you have to set your intentions and do the work. Let's create something great together.
Episodes
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81: The Book Update
The Landscape Designer's Guide to Entrepreneurship is almost ready! Sign up to be the first to get notified when it is ready https://mailchi.mp/kismetdesignco.com/the-book Suggested episodes: 78: Know your numbers- Taxes and financial tracking 77: The Power of Resourcefulness 76: January Power...
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80: Qualifying Clients
Qualifying clients can be a game changer for your business. No one wants to waste time chasing projects that don’t pan out. We also want to do everything we can to work with our ideal clients and refer out anyone that isn’t a good fit for us. Suggested episodes: 79: Breakingup with a client 76:...
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79: Breaking up with a Client
Ugg, no one wants to fire a client, but sometimes it's best for both of you. Let me walk you through how to objectively look at the situation and prepare yourself if you find yourself in this situation. Suggested episodes: 60: Time Allocation and Prioritizing for Impact 56: Vision for a Better…
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78: Know your Numbers- Taxes and Financial Tracking
Smart Financial Moves for Landscape Designers This episode explores key financial strategies for landscapedesign business owners. Learn the differences between running your business asa sole proprietor or S Corporation, including how the right choice can impactyour taxes, liability, and overall...
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77: The Power of Resourcefulness
The two most important characteristics for business owners: Resourcefulness and Efficiency. Join me to explore some tips to foster a more resourceful mindset. Suggested episodes: 73: You are the CEO of your Business 70: Show Garden Update 3 NWFGS 69: Show garden update 2 NWFGS 67: Show Garden...
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76: January Power Moves
Start your year off strong. Here are 4 easy-to-incorporate tasks to set yourself up for a successful year. Want more? listen to my other planning episodes or grab my yearly planning workbook here! Suggested episodes: 75: Yearly Planning- Visual Goals 73: You are the CEO of your Business 68:...
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75: Yearly Planning - Visual Goals
Putting goals and intentions in a visual format and mapping out how they impact my business is my newest addition to my yearly planning process. Join me in creating clarity around your goals and strategy for the upcoming year! The original planning Episode 14: Year-End PlanningSign up for a...
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74: Code Conformance
Code conformance may be boring, but your clients are counting on you to understand the rules they don't even know exist. Suggested episodes: 54: Growing Knowledge and Being Curious 34: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 2 Lisa Nunamaker 33: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 1 Lisa Nunamaker…
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73: You are the CEO of your Business
CEO, CFO, COO, the entire C-suite might be you. How you tackle each role helps you manage and strategize your business. Suggested episodes: 71: Baby Steps 68: Tracking and Metrics 63: Marketing Tactics with Mardi Dover 62: Finding Focus 60: Time Allocation and Prioritizing for Impact 59: The…
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72: When to Push and When to Rest
Knowing when to slow down isn't easy. Often we find ourselves pushing though stress, sickness, doubt, fear... you name it. It serves us well sometimes but there are times when rest is the best for you. Suggested episodes: 71: Baby Steps 66: Mommypreneurship 60: Time Allocation and Prioritizing…
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71: Baby Steps
Sometimes big goals can feel scary and overwhelming, identifying and taking action on a single baby step in the right direction is all you need to do to get closer to that goal. Suggested episodes: 62: Finding Focus 60: Time Allocation and Prioritizing for Impact 59: The Power of a Good To-Do…
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70: Show Garden Update 3- NWFGS 2025
The Northwest Flower and Garden Show is complete. Here are my post show thoughts and dont' forget to sign up for the free webinar on how I designed this garden with insights to how you can create clarity of vision for your and your clients' gardens. All about the Gathering Garden...
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69: Show Garden Update 2 NWFGS 2025
Prebuilding and collecting all the elements leading up to the show to make sure the build goes smoothly. Just like life-size legos. Check out the webpage:https://kismetdesignco.com/nwfgs/ Suggested episodes: 67:Show Garden Update NWFGS 2025 25:The Creation of a Show Garden Please be sure...
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68: Tracking and Metrics
Metrics and tracking are super important especially when establishing goals for next year. If you want to dive deeper join me for my next class January 8th 2025 - The Yearly Planning Workshop Sign up here: https://kismetdesignco.com/classes/the-designer-shop/ Discount Code: CAMPFIRE Suggested...
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67: Show Garden Update NWFGS 2025
I am in the middle of designing and planning a display garden at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival for 2025. Join me in the first update on progress and stay tuned for more. Suggested episodes: 25: The Creation of a Show Garden Please be sure to subscribe and follow @kismetdesignco &...
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66: Mommypreneurship
Being a business owner and a parent is no joke. Juggling being a busy sports mom and entrepreneurship has its struggles and triumphs. Suggested episodes: 60: Time Allocation and Prioritizing for Impact 59: The Power of a Good To-Do List 58: Finding Balance and Being Present 57: Balancing Seasons,...
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65: Is My Client Really a Stripper?
Well, you never know... I have met clients with some super interesting professions. Today, rather than sharing wisdom or ideas to make your business run smoothly or inspire new ideas, I share a funny story about awkward client interactions. Share your stories with me! [email protected]...
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64: The Power of Presentation
How you present your designs is critical to your client understanding the design and enjoying the design process. Upcoming Mini-Class on Lighting Design Sign Up Here! Podcast listeners can use code podcast24 for a discount! Suggested episodes: 27: Confidence and Leading the Design Process 15:...
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63: Marketing Tactics with Mardi Dover
Marketing tactics and mindsets for landscape designers. Best place to reach Mardi https://www.mardidover.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mardi_dover/ Coupon code! MAYBAY50 gets you $50 off your purchase of the marketing masterclass. https://www.mardidover.com/classes Suggested episodes: 44…
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62: Finding Focus
The ability to focus on the task at hand and to follow the framework and processes that you have designed is the magic formula for efficiency. Focused work can 2x your available time. I share my 4 key steps to focused work time. Suggested episodes: 61: Creating Impact 60: Time Allocation and...
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61: Creating Impact
As both a designer and a small business owner your interactions create an impact on those around you. As a business owner, I leave an impact beyond my clients and beyond just the people I work with. How do you leave impact and what does your impact look like? Class sign-up: The Landscape Expo...
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60: Time Allocation and Prioritizing for Impact
Sometimes it is the smallest tasks that have the greatest impact on your business, your time, and your mental clarity. Let's talk about how to prioritize and dedicate your precious focus on the best and most impactful tasks. Links: Eisenhower Matrix The Landscape Expo Webinar on Site Analysis...
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59: The Power of a Good To Do List
I recently had a few great conversations with colleagues on keeping track of clients and workflow. The key is a great to do list! www.Asana.com Suggested episodes: 58: Finding Balance and Being Present 57: Balancing Seasons, Business, and Life with Cindy Funes 8: Workflow- how to stay on track 7:...
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58: Finding Balance and Being Present
Balance can be tricky and it doesn't look the same for everyone. Balance is found in discipline and in looking at the big picture rather than the finite details. Contracts class: Sign up HERE! Suggested episodes: 57: Balancing Seasons, Business, and Life with Cindy Funes 45: Latest Updates and...
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57: Balancing Seasons, Business, and Life with Cindy Funes
Cindy Funes of Garden Revelry joins me to talk about her business systems and how she balances the seasonality of the container business. Be sure to check out her work and tune into her upcoming course offerings! gardenrevelry.com @gardenrevelry Suggested episodes: 54: Growing Knowledge and Being...
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56: Vision for a Better Life
It is likely that when you started your business you had a vision for something bigger, something greater, something more fulfilling than what you were doing at the time. Is your business fulfilling that vision? Suggested episodes: 55: Graphics skills to Communicate Design Vision with Lisa...
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55: Graphics Skills to Communicate Design Vision with Lisa Nunamaker
Lisa Nunamaker of Paper Garden Workshop joins me once again, this time to discuss her transition full time to Paper Garden Workshop and how she teaches graphics to empower people with the skills to give them confidence to support themselves and follow their dreams. ‘When you feel comfortable...
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54: Growing Knowledge and Being Curious
I think one of the biggest factors in knowledge growth is curiosity. Curiosity helps motivate me to acquire new knowledge and to ask questions. Here are some of my favorite people to seek new ideas and knowledge from. Suggested episodes: 45: Latest Updates and Passions 44: Nailing your Niche with...
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53: Hiring the Right Team for Growth
Finding the right people to help you in your business mission will create growth pathways far beyond what you can do alone. To sign up for the live event on February 29th on Contracts, Billing, and Estimating go here! Use code podcast24 for a discount! Suggested episodes: 40: What’s in a...
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52: Money Mindset
Developing a good money mindset is a big part of growing as an entrepreneur and designer. Understanding costs, and billables, and being able to discuss it all confidently is part of the growing up process of your business and you as a professional. To sign up for the live event on February 29th…
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51: Balancing New Opportunities and Growing with Sara Meier
Sara Meier of GreenThumb SAM joins me once again! We discuss setting goals for growth, finding inspiration, and setting boundaries and rules to stay on track. Listen to her previous episode #24 here. Follow Sara @GreenThumbSAM and check out the list of people and organizations inspiring her…
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50: Mental Health and Growth- Kelley Oklesson (part 2)
Part 2 of my conversation with Kelley Oklesson, owner of Groundsmith Collective dives into growing as a business owner and designer and taking charge of mental health. She shares her struggles and how she supports emerging professionals and becomes the bridge for them to take their desires and...
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49: Kindness is a Super Power- with Kelley Oklesson (part 1)
Kelley Oklesson the owner of Groundsmith Collective and I discuss the power of mentorship, and how she leads her team and mentors upcoming design professionals with kindness, empathy, and positivity. She unlocked the secret to combatting the loneliness of entrepreneurship by becoming the mentor…
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48: My Story
Everyone starts as a beginner at some point. Here I share with you my path to where I am today, the experiences I got along the way, and how I started my design business. Suggested episodes: 45: Latest Updates and Passions 42: Finding Passion and Purpose in Your Work 38: The Power of Environment-...
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47: Starting Energy
The new year brings with it some magical energy of new beginnings and fresh starts. What are you going to do with that energy? I've got some big plans with mine! Want the latest class or download? Use code podcast24 for 10% off! Suggested episodes: 45: Latest Updates and Passions 44: Nailing your...
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46: Outdoor Lighting with Structure and Tree
Join me in talking to Paul Balint the owner of Structure and Tree Outdoor Lighting. We discuss tips and tricks for better lighting design and installation in addition to some of our favorite fixures. Find out more about Structure and Tree on their website or on social @Structure_and_Tree…
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45: Latest Updates and Passions
I have some really exciting new offers as well as some gratitude to share with all of my fellow designers. Check out the Designer Shop for offerings and use the code podcast23 for a discount. Remember to tag @theprocessdrivendesigner on your Instagram post 'When I was a newbie' Suggested…
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44: Nailing your Niche with Rebecca West
Rebecca West is an Interior Designer, Author, and Business Coach. She joins me to discuss how designers regardless of industry can really hone in and best communicate to their clients what their niche and services are. find out more and follow Rebecca at https://seriouslyhappy.com/about/ Get the...
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43: Updating and Revising your Contracts with Naomi Goodman
Contracts are an integral part of our businesses. It is not only essential to have but also to review and revise on a regular basis. Naomi Goodman of Firecracker recently went through the process of updating her contracts and shares the approach she took and the key elements she advises all...
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42: Finding Passion and Purpose in Your Work
What is it that you love the most about what you do? For me, the creation and problem-solving really excite me, but I find the most joy in the outcome. The feedback from a client that they love spending time in their garden is what feels the best. My latest project that has me super excited is…
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41: Maintaining Engagement after Installation with Mardi Dover
Maintaining engagement is so much more than follow-up, it creates opportunities to continue to serve our clients and provide value. Continually showing up in a consistent manner builds trust and develops lasting relationships. Mardi Dover founder and principal of Gardens by Mardi shares her…
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40: What's in a Contract?
Contracts- What are the common methods for presentation and what elements should be included? Most important is when to get an attorney involved to ensure your contract is written properly and provides you with the legal coverage you are looking for. Relevant Episodes: 13: Delivering on...
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39: Empowerment and Decision Making from the Client Perspective with Kathleen Burgler
Join me in discussing the design process from the client's perspective. Kathleen and I talk about process, empowerment, decision-making, and values. Kathleen is a fellow business owner and one of my clients. She runs a divorce coaching business and draws some great connections between the role of…
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38: The Power of Environment- Learning Through Osmosis
Well, we all know that you unfortunately cannot learn through osmosis but you can set up your environment to get exposure to many learning opportunities. Setting up your physical and mental environment for success can boost productivity and inspiration. The power of influence that the people you...
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37: The Power of Education and Where it Falls Short
First things first - Go Cougs! ....The role of education is to teach us the foundational basics and teach us the tools to put to use in practice. There is a reason that many certified or licensed professions require both education and professional practice to become certified. You spend a few…
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36: Finding New Clients
Just starting out? business a little slow? not sure where to look to find new clients... I have found there are 2 reliable ways to build exposure and bring in new work. Related episodes: 29: Switching Careers and Finding Transferable Skills with Courtney Olander 28: The Value of Networking 25…
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35: Designing Experiences
A landscape design is more than just creating a space for aesthetics- the space needs to function and provide a valuable experience for years to come. My recent visit to the stunning garden of artist Robert Fairfax inspired me to think about the journey and experience in a garden more. Follow me…
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Bonus: Sneak Peek of Upcoming Webinar: The Process of Design- June 15th
Here is a sneak peek of my upcoming webinar through The Landscape Expo. Sign up here to join me for this webinar on June 15th, 11am PST https://thelandscapeexpo.com/tle-academy/webinars/process-of-landscape-design I hope to see you there!
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34: Empowering and Educating Designers with Lisa Nunamaker Part 2
Part 2 as Lisa Nunamaker joins me to discuss how she got into the landscape industry, her perspectives on teaching and empowering designers, and so much more. She delves into some of her favorite resources and some people who inspire her. Follow Lisa here: www.papergardenworkshop.com...
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33: Empowering & Educating Designers with Lisa Nunamaker- Part 1
Lisa Nunamaker joins me to discuss how she got into the landscape industry, her perspectives on teaching and empowering designers, and so much more. My favorite quote from this first segment of our conversation is 'It's your imperfections that make your work really cool'! We talk about getting…
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Listen to learn and nerd out about all things landscape design and running a creative service business. Hosted by Landscape Architect and owner of Kismet Design, Kryssie Maybay. I love design and expressing myself creatively. I have a great passion for sharing my ideas, passion, and perspective on design and business. Nothing happens by accident though, you have to set your intentions and do the work. Let's create something great together.
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Kryssie Maybay- Kismet Design
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