Designed for the Creative Mind™

Hey y'all, welcome back to the podcast. My next guest and I are talking all about digital strategy and why your interior design business needs it. Nikki Nuckols is a brand and web design expert who marries innovation and creativity with digital strategy. With a degree in Advertising and Marketing, Nikki started her career as an Advertising Firm Art Director, working with corporate giants such as T...

Whether you outsource or bring someone onboard internally, taking the time to train that person to do the work that needs to be done is the first step to getting a return on investment from your team. In this episode, I'm sharing tips from my many years of managing people to help you create repeatable processes you can implement in your business. As the CEO you need to have a vision for your compa...

Welcome back to the Designed for the Creative Mind Podcast, I am so glad you are here. In this episode, I am speaking with Emanuela Schneider. Emanuela is a social media manager for interior designers. She has a background in journalism and copywriting, but found her passion in helping designers with social media marketing. She now specializes in Instagram and Pinterest management, and she also he...

If you've ever felt stuck in the middle between your client and a contractor, you will enjoy this episode. I am back here again with my amazing design team, Debbie & Megan, sharing some of our experiences on this important topic. Communication is key. You are the biggest advocate for your client and should always make sure your clients know you are there for them and have their best interests at h...

Summer Meddock is a Creative Entrepreneur and the founder and owner of residential and commercial design firm, Meddock Interiors and Storehouse, a brick & mortar specializing in artisan made home furnishings and lifestyle products. She also co-owns Sessions West Coast Deli, a multiple location fast casual restaurant, alongside her husband Matt Meddock and co-founders and partners, Bekham, Max and...

Hey, y'all! This episode is a little different than my usual ones because today I'm sharing a video interview I had a while back with Morgan Heinrich. I'm asked so often about how to work with a receiver, how to find a good receiver, and what to look out for when hiring a receiver. Morgan is a professional receiver, and although she is no longer with the receiving company we refer to in this episo...

Building and motivating others is a true passion of Beth Bender. So much so that she has built and motivated a team around her as the co-founder of The Dove Agency. Being native to Dallas and with over 20 years of experience in the design industry Beth has made it her primary goal to advise and equip clients to maximize their time, resources and profitability. The doors to the design world were op...

We have another fun episode for you as I am back again speaking with my amazing design team, Debbie Pratt and Megan Fornes. Part of our jobs as designers is not only to advise our clients on trends but also to educate them on how to balance trends throughout the home. It is important to climb into our clients' heads and find out what they want (and don't want) in their homes. Debbie Pratt & Megan...

Desi Creswell is a Certified Life and Business Coach who helps interior designers stop feeling overwhelmed so they can intentionally build profitable, fulfilling businesses that enrich and support  their lives as a whole.   An award-winning interior designer, Desi worked for world-renowned design and architecture firms prior to establishing her own design practice. After experiencing burnout from...

Welcome back to the Designed for the Creative Mind podcast, a business podcast specifically created for interior designers and creative business owners like you. I am coming to you today with some real-life training, something I've personally experienced with my own home, and thought it would be beneficial to pass this experience along to you.   Some may feel this is a bit of a rant, but I hope yo...

Nicholette is a Business Strategist and brand Designer who helps business owners create beautiful, impactful  6- and 7-figure brands. Her mission is to help entrepreneurs simplify and streamline their brands and businesses, so they can grow the business of their dreams without any complicated systems, a busier work schedule, or more stress. From her Canva templates to her 1:1 coaching to her high-...

In today's world, we all seem to get the impression that imperfection is unacceptable. I'd like to turn that around and say perfection is perception. We can't always have the perfect pose, the perfect lighting, the perfect whatever. Being YOU is the best thing you can do for your business. Your vibe will attract your tribe. Take a listen to this episode for ways to make sure your brand aligns with...

Do finances in your business intimidate you?? My friend Braden Drake helps creatives with the legal side of their business and their taxes. In this episode, he talks about what you need to do now and when you know when to hire out your finances. He also talks about creatives biggest mistake with legal and how he can help you in your business! Braden is a California licensed attorney and tax profes...

In this episode my design team and I are coming to you live from Dallas Market Center, in the trenches and on the hunt, talking about how to source efficiently and effectively. We want to share with you our tips on how you can source even without a market center in your backyard.  Debbie Pratt & Megan Fornes are the lead designers behind the brand of ML Interiors Group. Their award-winning designs...

There is a lot of work that goes into running your own design business and you shouldn't have to, nor should you, do all of the work! If anything is outside of your zone of genius, anything other than designing, it's probably time to outsource some of the tasks that need to be done to maintain and grow your business! I promise you will be relieved! You might be good at social media and copywriting...

Jill Malouf is an award-winning abstract artist in Dallas, Texas. Her paintings evoke a sense of  calm and peacefulness through subtle custom color palettes and inspiration from nature.    Her artwork captures more than just the literal view. Jill creates a mood or an essence and lets  the viewer's imagination fill in the rest…A favorite vacation…A memory of a loved one.   Jill is self-taught and...

Michelle Lynne began her interior design career after spending more than two decades working in Corporate America. She began in the home staging arena and has since built a successful, award-winning, full-service interior design firm, employing talented designers and serving clients across the country. In the summer of 2018, Michelle began focusing on a big gap she saw missing in the interior desi...

Nicole Laino is a startup Founder (Hilo CRM), brand strategist, peak performance coach, Reiki master/teacher and the host of the Limitless Entrepreneur Podcast. She spent 6 years in corporate at a Fortune 100 company before leaving her career for entrepreneurship. Affectionately referring to herself as a Type-A hippie (a free-spirit who can grow a business and meet a deadline) Nicole has found and...

Rick Campos is a self proclaimed "recovering interior designer" with fifteen years of experience in luxury residential design. In 2019 Rick said goodbye to client relations and hello to the INFLUENCER side of the design industry with a mission to support and promote the rise of our design community. Design Biz Survival Guide is a multi faceted platform that includes a podcast, personalized busines...

The brand, Michelle Lynne Interiors, began as a one-woman show and has evolved into a team of talented interior designers who collaborate, challenge, and inspire each other to create personality-filled and luxuriously livable spaces our clients love. We treasure our client's trust and believe each job is significant. We aren't fussy and we don't take ourselves too seriously. We are a group of crea...

Get to know Michele Lynne  a little better and learn how and why the "Designed for the Creative Mind" division of ML Interiors Group came about.  Social https://mlinteriorsgroup.com/ https://www.designedforthecreativemind.com/   Thank you to Satanoff Insurance for their support. Please show them support by contacting them and mentioning you heard about them here.    Website: https://www.satanoffag...

Who am I? I am an interior design business firm owner. Real and relevant. My firm is MLInteriorsGroup.com Previously I worked in 2 separate industries running multi million business units. I thought running an interior design business would be easy. I was wrong. I am a "late bloomer" I got married @37 years old I became a Mom @50 years old. I'm finally exactly where I'm supposed to be   WHAT THIS...