All Episodes

The Podcast Will Be Back - Here's What to Do in the Meantime

169. Designed to Thrive: My Holistic Approach to Growth

168. Taking a Sabbatical: How I Plan for Big Changes in Life and Business

167. Unspoken Expectations: Identify and Release Your Client Manuals

166. Designing Client Behavior: How Your "Words" Create Better Projects (Interview with Ochre & Beige)

165. Digital Brains: Protect Your Mental Bandwidth

164. Change Your Relationship to Time

163. Crafting a Schedule that Works for Your Workstyle and Goals

162. Taking a Break When There Is Always More to Do

161. The Whole Cost: Calculate Before You Commit (2026 Goals)

160. Guided Reflection: Close out 2025 with Clarity and Intention

159. Floors & Ceilings: Identity Shifts to Reach Your 2026 Goals

158. Soft Landing, Smooth Takeoff: A Less Stressful Year-End Planning Process

157. Marketing for Introverts: Aligning Strategies with Your Strengths

156. Fear Inventory: A Strategic Tool to Get Unstuck and Move Forward

155. Inside My Business: Decision-Making, Priorities, and Podcast Changes

Changes Ahead and a Reflection for Your Week

154. Pep Talk: Stop Avoiding and Start Making Progress

153. Protecting Creative Time, Boundaries, and My Summer Wins & Fails (Listener Q&A Part 2)

152. Delegation, Productivity, and Deciding What's Next (Listener Q&A Part 1)

151. Client Trust, Social Media, and Authentic Marketing with Melissa Oholendt

150. Build Momentum through Strong Decisions (CEO Summer School)

149. Growth, Team, and Leadership Lessons from Katie Kath

148. Are You Solving the Right Business Problems? (CEO Summer School)

147. PR Strategies for Designers: Strategic Growth & Visibility with Allison Hay

146. Delegation and Outsourcing: Collaborate, Don't Abdicate (CEO Summer School)

145. Stop Being So Hard on Yourself: The Power of Self-Compassion

144. Scaling Is an Inside Job (CEO Summer School)

143. Time & Energy: Identifying Your Gains vs. Drains

142. Time Management: The First Domino of Success (CEO Summer School)

141. Running Toward vs Running From: The Mindset Behind Your Goals

140. Create Your Vision and Pursue it Boldly (CEO Summer School)

139. Deciding Which Strategies Are Best for Your Business

138. No Right Way to Grow Your Business (CEO Summer School)

137. CEO Summer School: What I Know for Sure

136. Reimagine the Way You Work: A Personal Update

135. Falling off the Wagon: How to Recommit without Guilt

134. Burnout Prevention: How to Stop Overfunctioning

133. Confrontation or Communication? Navigating Difficult Conversations

132. Decision Debt: A Framework for Better Decision-Making

131. How to Thrive When Things Feel Uncertain

130. Pep Talk: Give Yourself What You Need

129. Boundary Mistakes: 4 Common Pitfalls

128. Hustle vs Hard Work: The Critical Difference

127. How Design Retreats Can Help You Grow Your Business with Jennifer Davis

126. How to Stop Doing Things Last Minute: 5 Tips to Take Control

125. Prepare Your Business for Summer Now

Start Here: Welcome to The Interior Design Business CEO Podcast

124. Fear of Wasting Time: Why Withholding Effort Holds You Back

123. Nancy Ganzekaufer & Desi Share 6 Ways to Leverage Your Time to Increase Your Profit

122. 3 Game-Changing Routines Every Interior Design CEO Needs

121. Negative Thought Spirals: 5 Ways to Stay Calm and Focused

120. Choosing New Design Business Opportunities Without Overload

119. Taking the Leap: Risk & Reward When You Invest

118. Enough Chances to Succeed: Staying Committed to Pursuing Your Goals

117. Scaling Through Meaningful Relationships with Blue Pencil Collective

116. 3 Essential Things to Focus On in Q1 for Your Interior Design Business

115. Follow Through on Your Goals: Self Accountability Strategies for Interior Designers

114. Empowering Beliefs and Powerful Questions to Reach Your 2025 Goals

113. Overcome Goal Aversion to Reach Your Full Potential

112. Progress Goals vs Outcome Goals: Staying Motivated and on Track with Your Goals

111. 5 Key Ingredients to Make 2025 Your Best Year Yet

110. Defining Enough

109. Uplevel Your Brand Messaging & Positioning: Copywriting for Interior Designers with Deb Mitchell

108. Break Free from the Productivity Trap: A New Perspective on Getting It Done

107. Designing for Good: Charitable Giving Strategies for Interior Designers with Mark Ostrom

106. Project Panic: Navigate Hiccups While Staying Calm

105. Pivot with Purpose: Should You Revise Your Year End Goals?

104. Eliminate Business Bloat with "All Killer, No Filler"

103. How to Optimize Your Team's Performance, Productivity, and Profitability

102. Fear of Rejection (& How to Overcome It)

101. Growing a Successful Design Business: Lessons from Campbell Minister

100. 100 Episodes Later: Top Lessons from Podcasting for Interior Designers

99. What's Next (CEO Summer School Lessons)

98. How to Increase Your Confidence in Your Interior Design Business

97. You at Your Best (CEO Summer School)

96. Becoming Your Future Self: A Leadership Journey

95. Business Blind Spots (CEO Summer School)

94. Beyond Later: How to Overcome Procrastination

93. Someday Syndrome (CEO Summer School)

92. Reframing Your Reality

91. Rocks & Hard Places (CEO Summer School)

90. More Ease in Business Growth

89. Are You Willing? (CEO Summer School)

88. A New Approach to Work-Life Balance

87. Trading Good for Great (CEO Summer School)

86. Hitting the Reset Button in Life and Business

85. CEO Summer School Is in Session

84. Quality Questions for a Better Business

83. Calendar Stressing You Out? It's Time to Uncommit

82. Pep Talk: Control Enthusiasts

81. Quantity Creates Quality

80. Create Your Summer Slow Down

79. The Evolution of a Designer CEO with Client Heather Peterson

78. Competing Desires

77. PR for Interior Designers: The What, Why, and How with Molly Schoneveld

76. Best Case Scenarios

75. Quarterly Review: 4 Questions for Maximum Impact

74. ROE (Return on Energy) is the New ROI (Return on Investment)

73. The Magic of a 90-Day Plan

72. Why You Should Set Low Expectations

71. Transitions in Your Calendar: A Secret Time Thief

70. Your Role as Designer CEO: Ready for Your Next Evolution?

69. Pep Talk: True Measures of Productivity

68. Establishing Builder Relationships with Mark Williams

67. When to Say No to Yourself

66. Thought Errors

65. Why You Should Plan to Fail

64. Big-Picture Planning for 2024

63. 2 'Whys' That Fuel a Thriving Interior Design Business

62. Looking Ahead to 2024: Reflect, Celebrate, and Decide with Intention

61. Write Your Own Permission Slip

60. One at a Time

59. Leading with Your Future Self

58. When Your Day (Or Week) Is Derailed

57. CEO Transformation: Isabella Patrick's Journey to Success

56. Pep Talk: What Story Are You Rehearsing?

55. Time Management Mistakes: Are You Setting Yourself up for Failure?

FREE MASTERCLASS: The Complete Roadmap to a Profitable, Efficient Interior Design Business.

54. 50% Less Email in Your Interior Design Business

53. Faulty Assumptions

52. Time Tracking Troubles

51. Playing the Long Game

50. Pep Talk: Waiting for Perfect Conditions?

49. Turn Ideas into Action

48. 3 Systems Myths Debunked with Katie McFarlan

47. How to Stop Procrastinating

Stop Putting this Off - Create Time Now

46. Arrival Fallacy

45. Your Desires & Doubts

44. The Truth About To-Do Lists

43. 4 Essential Communication Methods for Client Relationships

42. When Things Go Wrong

41. How to Manage Annoyances

40. 4 Birthday Reflections for a New Era

39. Changing Your Business Lens

38. 3 Ways to Be More Productive

{Free Workshop} Business Detox

37. Reclaim 5 Hours Per Week - Part 2

36. Reclaim 5 Hours Per Week - Part 1

35. The Later Habit

34. Your Design Fees: Value Created vs. Time Spent

33. Your Coaching Questions Answered: Ask Me Anything

32. Pep Talk: Low-Energy Days

31. How to Get a Return on Any Investment You Make

30. Wanting to Escape to Loving Your Business with Stephanie Brown

You're Invited to Coaching & Coffee

29. Take Control of Your Time with Sarah Langtry

28. Protect Your Time & Energy

27. Mindset Myths

26. What Office Hours?

25. People Pleasing or Customer Service?

24. Pep Talk: It Won't Take THAT Long

23. Two Types of Confidence

22. Automated Decisions

21. Delegating Without Micromanaging

20. Take Time Off from Your Interior Design Business

19. Where is Your Time, Money, and Attention Going?

18. How to Recession-Proof Your Interior Design Business

17. The Secret to Being Present: Mini Moments

16. How to Stay Motivated

15. Excellence vs Perfectionism

14. Making Empowered Decisions

13. How to Make Business Simple

Invitation to Plan Your Year with Me!

12. 3 Tips for Becoming Self-Accountable

11. 5 Steps to Make Your Goals Inevitable

10. Before You Set Your 2023 Goals

9. 3 Time-Management Tips for Busy Interior Designers

8. The Secret to Solving Any Problem

7. Becoming the CEO Your Business Needs

6. Getting Comfortable with Discomfort

5. The Power of Constraint

4. Client Capacity

3. Intentional Time Management

2. Overwhelm Is Optional

1. Create Your Ideal Life & Interior Design Business