Profit Is A Choice

241: Creating Space for Your Business to Grow Joining me today is Rasheeda Gray of Gray Space Interiors. Rasheeda started her business 7 years ago as part time and then evolved into full time business ownership. In this episode we will discuss the journey to growing a business and leading a team. Rasheeda shares her lessons learned and you don't want to miss them. Topics Mentioned: Life Vision Goa...

Joining me on the podcast today is Kelcee Sparks with Elite Ops. She has been with us on previous podcasts where we are answering the questions that you all have sent in and today, we're focusing on processes. We are going to answer questions on how to get started, how to organize and structure your process, where to put your processes, who will help write the processes, and even discuss the impor...

239: Creating a Vision for Your Life and Business With me on the podcast today is Kathy Geffen of Kathy Geffen Designs and Fine Tune Coaching. Kathy has had an amazing 25-year career in corporate America doing all types of organizational management, started a drapery workroom in 2015, and has recently launched Fine Tune Coaching. We're going to have a great conversation about what it's like to ove...

238: Diversifying Your Business With us today is Anastasia Harrison of AHD&CO as well as with AHD Trade. Anastasia is a licensed architect and an interior designer with a primary location in New Jersey. Her business has grown and changed since she first started and we're going to be talking about how it has diversified with a trade-only showroom. Join us and listen in. I hope there are some great...

237: What Goes in a Strategic Plan   Joining me on the podcast today is Kelcee with Elite Ops.  She has been with us before and we are going to be doing question and answer time focused on strategic planning. We look forward to your questions so please continue to send those in to us at team@ScarletthreadConsulting.com .   Topics Mentioned: Strategy Planning Metrics  Key Thoughts:   Anything that...

236: How to Work with a Tax Strategist with Shauna Wekherlien On the podcast today is Shauna Wekherlien, lovingly known as the Tax Goddess. Shauna is in the top 1% of tax strategists in the nation. Her clients employ the tax strategies she recommends and her firm has an average of 6.9% tax rate. We are going to have a great discussion about taxes, how CPAs and strategists work together, and about...

235: How to be Eternally Optimistic about Your Finances with Matt Drinkhahn Joining me today is Matt Drinkhahn of the Eternal Optimist Podcast and Pro Coach Advisors. Matt is full of information, enthusiasm, and excitement about understanding our numbers, especially surrounding financial literacy. Matt is going to share about his journey including some of his embarrassment at not knowing his numbe...

234: How to Manage My Money in My Firm Joining me on the podcast today is Kelcee with Elite Ops. She has been with us before and we are going to dig into some questions all around the financial aspects, kind of the manage your money, and my program. Thank you for sending in your questions and please continue to do that as we continue working through this series.   Topics Mentioned: Pricing  Cash F...

233: How to Remove Summer Stress Every year around this time when my kids were young, I would be thinking about how we would handle our summer plans. Which camps were they going to and when? How could I have a more relaxed schedule at work while moving projects along but also being mom? Maybe you don't have kids, but do want a more relaxed summer schedule – no matter what, listen in to this episod...

Joining us today is Shayna Rose of Shayna Rose Interiors and 4DBiz. Shayna turned a tragic event into a new business model that changes how interior designers run their business. Listen in as we discuss the hallmarks of overwhelm and how to get the help you need to run your business and reclaim your time.     Topics Mentioned: Delegation  Fractional Support  Accidental Business Owner  Systems   Ke...

231: Q & A with Michele Today I have with me Kelcee Sparks, who is with Elite Ops Support. She has a team of people that support designers and other industries with operational support, VA support, and she also provides operations support for me personally. She's going to ask me some questions today so that we can share a little bit more information on some of the questions that you all have been...

230: Become Your Own Banker to Control Your Finances with Mark Willis Joining me on the podcast today is Mark Willis. He's the owner of Lake Growth Financial Services, a financial firm in Chicago, Illinois. Mark is going to lead us on the journey of understanding our financials better. We're going to be looking at how to be the bank for our company, what it means to take back ownership, money, and...

229: The Journey of Buying a Business with Julie Murphy With us on the podcast today is Julie Murphy. Julie is the Owner of Designer Draperies of Boston, a full service to the trade workroom. She began as a home-based business in 2006. In 2014 she purchased Designer Draperies of Boston and merged the 2 businesses. She has tripled the size of her team as well as sales since transfer of ownership. S...

228: Why Attending Industry Events is Profitable with Michele Williams How many of you go to an industry conference at least once a year? On our podcast today, I am just returning from the International Window Coverings Expo. And I'm going to share with you 10 things that really stood out to me while I was there.   Topics Mentioned: Industry Events Learning Travel Key Thoughts: Not everyone is loo...

227: Using Your Past to Create Your Story with Ericka Saurit Joining me on the podcast today is Ericka Saurit. She is the founder of Saurit Creative, which is a boutique brand marketing agency. This is really going to be such a fun discussion. We're going to talk about story, leaning into your story and inviting people in. Ericka has such an honest and curious approach. I love that. I really think...

226: Using Strategy to Inform Your Marketing with Brooke Chapman Joining me today is Brooke Chapman. She's the executive director of Three by 3 and Nine Boxes. Brooke has a proven track record in helping small businesses really create a strategy around their marketing. Today we're going to be talking about strategy versus tactics in your business with regard to marketing. Brooke uses a phrase that...

225: How to Determine When to Raise Rates and When to Absorb Costs WITH MICHELE WILLIAMS As a business owner, one of the biggest challenges you face is managing your pricing strategy in response to fluctuating costs. Pricing is a crucial element that can determine the success or failure of a company. On the podcast today we will explore how to manage this in your business. Topics Mentioned:  Cost...

224: Delegating to Free Your Time with Dominique Deraiche Joining me today on the podcast is Dominique Deraiche, with Designer Elite. She is a co-founder of Designer Elite, which provides Operations and Support for interior designers. Dom and I are going to have an awesome conversation on how to get help, how to determine when we're in overwhelm, and how to ask for support and delegate without dum...

223: Functional Fitness for the Health of your Body and Business with Barbi Burris Joining us on the podcast today is Barbi Burris. Barbi is the owner of Full Well fitness and has a signature program the Well Stretched Life. She is a Christ follower, a flight attendant, a certified fitness instructor - she does all the things. She knows what it's like to have a very busy life and to try to work in...

222: Quiet Quitting in the Workplace WITH MICHELE WILLIAMS Have you heard of quiet quitting? Maybe you have seen or felt it in your business or when speaking with a colleague. Quiet quitting is defined as an emotional quitting instead of physically doing so. On the podcast today we are exploring quiet quitting. What it is, how it occurs, how to spot it and hopefully stop it before it escalates.  T...

221: Niching in Your Design Business From the Start with Kaitlin Brophy Joining me on the podcast today is Kaitlin Brophy with Brook and Elm. What I love about the conversation that we're about to have is that it's going to be focused on creating a niche company from the very beginning, using skill sets from a prior career, and also just building a business with intentionality. So I hope you enjoy...

220: Selling Authentically in Your Design Business with Nikki Rausch Joining me on the podcast today is Nikki Rausch. She is a sales coach and trainer and author and a speaker. And she talks about authentically moving people through a sales process. I'm so excited to have her on. She has her own podcast, The Sales Maven. So make sure you check that out and welcome to the podcast. Topics Mentioned:...

219: Benchmarks for the Interior Design Industry WITH MICHELE WILLIAMS Here is a question I get repeatedly when someone shows me their financials, "Is this good?" While many may be good judges of great design – being a judge of great financials can be a bit more difficult if you don't know what you are looking at or how to compare the numbers you are seeing. In this podcast I will share some bench...

218: Strategies for Hiring Well in Your Interior Design Firm with Jamie Van Cuyk Today we have Jamie Van Cuyk. Jamie is a hiring strategist, a podcast host, and a speaker. And today we are going to dive into all things hiring. I know that hiring a team has been very difficult for many of you, you've probably had some starts and stops along the way. You're wondering what the next right hire is, how...

217: Aligning Your Values with Your Daily Actions with Sandra Halling Today we're going to be talking with Sandra Halling. And Sandra describes herself as a recovering corporate consultant turned anti-hustle, pro-equity, productivity coach. We're going to be discussing all about listening to ourselves, having an awareness, and then creating some opportunities to protect ourselves while we're also...