Elevated with Brandy Lawson

Get in Touch! Send us a message. It's 2:14 in the morning. The house is quiet. And you are wide awake — not because of a noise, but because of a question that won't let you go. Did I order the sink base for the Johnson job? You've been doing this for 30 years. But right now, without proof, you feel like a complete amateur. That's not anxiety. That's not age. That's a...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. It's 2:14 in the morning. You're not awake because of a noise — you're awake because you can't remember if you ordered the sink base for the Johnson job. That's where Season 8 starts. Twenty-six episodes for owners of kitchen and bath design businesses who are running everything out of their heads — and are done paying the price for it. The...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. We are in the final episode of the season, wrapping up our comprehensive journey through how to more confidently choose the right software. In the 25 episodes this season, we've explored everything from identifying what's really broken in your business to navigating the AI explosion. And now you are better equipped to meet the crossroads where the right s...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. There's so much noise about AI right now, it's like trying to have a conversation in a construction zone. While the industry is abuzz about AI for design visualization and renderings – which has its place – the real game-changer is happening on the business side. Yet that's exactly where there seems to be the most resistance and confusion. 📋 Get the...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. In this episode, we’re going to highlight one of the most stressful moments in business – that panicked realization that you have to change the software you’re using. But what if these moments of crisis could become opportunities for strategic decision-making instead? 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and start building a searchable rec...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. In this episode we’re tackling one of most consequential software decisions in your business – your architecture design tools. This isn't about comparing feature lists or debating which platform is "best." We’ll look at how one cabinet dealer discovered that sticking with familiar software was costing them opportunities they didn't even know exi...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. If your team is drowning in project emails, frantically searching through threads for client answers, and watching designers become bottlenecks because all project knowledge lives in their inbox—you're not alone. Most design businesses assume the solution is better email management. Inbox zero strategies. Filters and folders. Maybe new email software. But one...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. This particular firm had HubSpot CRM sitting in their business like an inherited food processor collecting dust on the counter - infinitely functional and woefully underused due to lack of expertise. 📋 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 Sal...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. A kitchen and bath design firm went from constant panic to actually sleeping at night. Not because they hired more people. Not because they reduced their project load. Not because they found magical software that did the work for them. They stopped waking up at 2 AM wondering if they'd ordered the wrong cabinet configuration. They stopped having the "I th...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Hey there, welcome to Elevated! I'm Brandy Lawson, and today we're talking about the make-or-break element of software implementation that most businesses totally botch – training and support. 📋 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...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. You announce new software to your team. Instead of enthusiasm, you get eye rolls, passive resistance, and that special kind of silence that means "we're not on board." Here's the hard truth: Software implementation isn't a technical challenge. It's a human one. Your team isn't resisting the software—they're resisting the unce...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Welcome back to Elevated! I'm Brandy Lawson, and today we're talking about something that separates the software winners from the software victims in the kitchen and bath industry – implementation planning. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and start building a searchable record of every client meeting: cabinetnotes.com 🔥 Wha...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Hey there, it's Brandy Lawson with Elevated! Today we're talking about something that's creating both excitement and anxiety in the kitchen and bath industry – artificial intelligence.  📋 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 Sa...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Hey there, Elevated listeners! I'm Brandy Lawson, and today we're talking about that moment when your business starts outgrowing your systems. 📋 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/...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Welcome to Elevated! I'm Brandy Lawson, and today we're talking about something that keeps many business owners up at night - making sure the software you invest in today doesn't become obsolete tomorrow.  📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and start building a searchable record of every client meeting: cabinetnotes.com 🔥...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Welcome to Elevated! I'm Brandy Lawson. When was the last time you bought something for one reason, only to discover it solved three other problems you didn't even know you had? 📋 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 Superpowe...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Hey there, welcome back to Elevated! I'm Brandy Lawson, and today we're talking money—specifically how to figure out if that shiny new design software is actually worth your hard-earned cash.  📋 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...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Welcome to Elevated! I'm Brandy Lawson, and let's talk about something that causes more sticker shock than the effect of tariffs on cabinetry prices: the real cost of implementing new software in your Kitchen and Bath business. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory and start building a searchable record of every client meeting: ca...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Hello again! This is Brandy your host and you are listening to Elevated, the snackable, weekly podcast helping Kitchen & Bath Designers build a better business. In this episode we're developing your software "spidey sense." You know that gut feeling you get when you walk into a kitchen that just feels wrong? We're going to build that same in...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Welcome to Elevated, the snackable, weekly podcast helping Kitchen & Bath Designers build a better business. I’m your host, Brandy Lawson and in this episode we're talking about something that can make or break your software success – integrations! 📋 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. Well hi there, it’s Brandy your host and this is Elevated, the snackable, weekly podcast helping Kitchen & Bath Designers build a better business. In this episode we're talking about how to not get dazzled by jazzy software features that are about as useful as a kitchen island with no overhang. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop relying on memory...

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Get in Touch! Send us a message. Hey there, Brandy Lawson here with another episode of Elevated, the snackable, weekly podcast helping Kitchen & Bath Designers build a better business. In this episode we're going to do something that might make you squirm a little – we're going to put actual numbers to those software headaches you've been living with. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking S...

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 we're tackling the million-dollar question: What's actually broken in your business? Maybe you think you know, and maybe it’s not what you think it is. 📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup G...

Get in Touch! Send us a message. Brandy Lawson here back with another episode of Elevated, the snackable, weekly podcast helping Kitchen & Bath Designers build a better business. In this episode we're talking about something that might surprise you – it's not about software features, pricing, or even that framework I shared last week.  📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Setup Guide — stop rel...