Elevated with Brandy Lawson

Get in Touch! Send us a message. You’re listening to Elevated, the snackable, weekly podcast helping Kitchen & Bath Designers build a better business. I’m your host, Brandy Lawson and in this episode I’m shining some light on a problem every business owner has, but few actively understand - choosing software. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and start building a s...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. I’m Brandy Lawson and this is Elevated, the snackable, weekly podcast helping Kitchen & Bath Designers build a better business. In this episode you’ll learn about the real cost of not using the right software in your business. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and start building a searchable record of every client meeting: cabinetno...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. You’re listening to Elevated, the snackable, weekly podcast helping Kitchen & Bath Designers build a better business. I’m your host, Brandy Lawson and in this episode I’m shining some light on a problem every business owner has, but few actively understand - choosing software. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and start building a s...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Hey there, it’s Brandy, host of the Elevated podcast with a question for you: Ever feel like you're overrun by information about the latest & greatest app or "game-changing" AI tool, but can't really even find the time and attention to try one, much less choose and use one?  📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Hey hey! Welcome to the final episode of Season 6 of Elevated. I’m your host, Brandy Lawson, and in this episode you’ll hear a behind-the-scenes look at how our FieryFX team maximized our experience at 2024 KBIS in Las Vegas using pretty much every AI tool and method we've covered this season. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Master AI Information Capture: 3 Real Scenarios That Transform Your Workflow Stop losing valuable insights in forgotten notebooks, photographed measurements on scraps of paper, or brilliant thoughts that evaporate before you can write them down. This episode reveals how AI information capture transforms any format—handwriting, photos, voice recordings—into searchab...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. If you’ve tried this, you might wonder why it feels so impossible to get what you want from the AI bot? Well, first things first—prompt writing is a new skill. It's much like learning to ride a bike. When kids learn to ride, they either start with a strider bike, focusing on balance, or training wheels to work on balance and pedaling with fewer risks. 📋 Get t...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. "I tried AI once. Didn't get anything useful." Sound familiar? The U.S. Census Bureau reports that only 5% of businesses currently use AI. In construction and design? That number drops to 1%. But here's what's interesting: IBM found that 35% of businesses globally were already using AI back in 2022. So why is adoption in the U.S.—and especi...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. AI Business Automation: A Day in the Life of a Fully Automated Design Business What if your workday felt less like juggling flaming torches and more like conducting a well-rehearsed orchestra? This episode follows Lisa—a Kitchen & Bath designer turned business owner—through a fully automated day where AI handles routine tasks, information flows seamlessly betwe...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. So far this season we’ve covered a wide array of areas where AI can help you in running your business. One area we haven’t touched on yet is… finances. No better time to talk about how you can be leveraging the hottest bots to make managing your money even easier. In this episode we’ll cover how to use modern tools and approaches to manage receipt & expense tra...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. In our business, we send a lot of routine messages to clients, and most of them need the client to take some kind of action. But here's the thing - these messages don't always originate from the same place.  📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and start building a searchable record of every client meeting: cabinetnotes.com 🔥 Wh...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. AI Client Communication: 4 Real-World Ways to Improve Every Email Stop wasting time staring at blank emails or rewriting messages five times. This episode reveals four specific AI client communication strategies that transform frustrating communication challenges into manageable tasks—from handling vague client requests to delivering difficult news with the perfect...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Writing client emails when your brain won't cooperate is a special kind of hell. You're staring at a blank screen trying to professionally explain a project delay, follow up on an unresponsive client (again), or write a sales message when you're feeling anything but enthusiastic. The right words won't come, and every draft sounds either too aggr...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. AI Task Management: How to Automate Your Project Workflow in Minutes Discover how to transform chaotic project information into organized action plans in seconds using AI task management. This episode reveals the specific tools and techniques for generating comprehensive task lists with due dates and assignments—eliminating the mental burden of manual planning. Wha...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. In our last episode, we explored how AI can be your go-to for summarizing complex information. In this episode we’ll explore another minute-freeing application of AI: using it for efficiency in task management and work summaries. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and start building a searchable record of every client meeting: cabinetnot...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Let's face it—as business owners, we're constantly bombarded with information. Government regulations, insurance quotes, supplier terms, software agreements. It can be overwhelming to process it all. But what if AI could be your secret decoder ring to cut through the noise? In this episode, you'll hear two real-world stories about using AI as a summa...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. AI Meeting Transcripts: Extract Action Items, Timelines, and Tasks Automatically Stop spending hours reviewing meeting recordings trying to find what was decided. This episode reveals how AI meeting transcripts unlock powerful extraction capabilities—pulling action items with assignments, timelines, project phases, and key decisions automatically in minutes. Transf...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. In the last episode, we explored some real-world examples of applying ethical AI use principles in your business. Today, we're examining another powerful way AI can help streamline your workflows and save you time: formatting. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and start building a searchable record of every client meeting: cabinetn...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. In the last episode, we discussed the ethics of using AI and how you can develop your guiding principles for using these exponentially evolving technologies and tools. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and start building a searchable record of every client meeting: cabinetnotes.com 🔥 What's Your Sales Superpower? Take the free qui...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. This is Elevated, the podcast all about helping you build a better Kitchen & Bath Design business. I’m Brandy, your host, systems advocate and all around efficiency enthusiast. In this season we are examining the world of Artificial Intelligence as it relates to running your business. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and start buil...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Welcome back to Elevated, the podcast dedicated to helping you build a better Kitchen & Bath design business. In this episode, we're continuing our exploration of AI-powered image editing and diving into a real-life client story that demonstrates the practical application of these tools. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and st...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. In this episode of Elevated, we’re getting specific about AI image editing with the help of two popular tools: Canva and Photoshop AI. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and start building a searchable record of every client meeting: cabinetnotes.com 🔥 What's Your Sales Superpower? Take the free quiz: fieryfx.com/superpower 🎤 Book...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Welcome back to Elevated, the podcast dedicated to helping you build a better Kitchen & Bath design business. Today, we're exploring the world of AI-powered image editing and how it's revolutionizing the way we create and share visual content. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and start building a searchable record of ever...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Discover how AI eliminates blank page paralysis and transforms the overwhelming task of starting creative projects into an achievable process. In this episode, we explore the power of the "shitty first draft" (SFD) strategy and how AI tools can generate initial drafts in seconds—from speaking proposals and editorial calendars to partnership agreements and...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Welcome back to Elevated, and our continuing conversation about the practical everyday use of AI for Kitchen & Bath design businesses. In this episode, we're getting into a controversial topic: AI deskilling. But don't panic, because we're going to explore why it's not as dire as it may sound, and how it can actually lead to new opportunitie...