Best First Off You Re Wrong Podcasts (2025)

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On the Side of Truth 57:19

5d ago57:19

57:19

In 1991, Yolanda Thomas’ sister Jacquetta was murdered. A trial followed—conviction, life sentence—all without Yolanda or her family even knowing it happened. Sixteen years later, Yolanda finds herself in an unexpected battle: fighting to free Greg Taylor, the man convicted of killing her sister. Show Notes: Healing Justice https://healingjusticepr…

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The Knife: Off Record – 106 48:58

12d ago48:58

48:58

Hannah unpacks the wild true story of Osama El-Atari—a flashy con man- turned-jailhouse informant, who ultimately helps take down a serial killer. Also, Patia and Hannah discuss There Is No Ethan, Anna Akbari’s gripping account of a catfishing saga. There Is No Ethan: https://www.annaakbari.com/thereisnoethan Washington City Paper article: https://…

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Season 2 Ep 46: The Best Marketing Tool Hiding in Plain Sight 33:55

10d ago33:55

33:55

Social proof from your clients is important for building trust and credibility in a business. Reviews and testimonials from happy clients, while also being mindful of how and when, can be used to showcase the success and unique offerings of your business. This not only helps attract the right clients, but also addresses common pain points and frequ…

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The Wrongful Conviction 1:14:01

19d ago1:14:01

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Jennifer Thompson was a college student when a man broke into her home and sexually assaulted her. Jennifer did her best to help law enforcement capture her assailant, but years later would learn the wrong person had been held responsible. Show Notes: Healing Justice https://healingjusticeproject.org/ Picking Cotton https://www.pickingcottonbook.co…

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The Knife: Off Record – 104 48:13

26d ago48:13

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From pop culture to the FBI, the perception of polygraphs varies wildly depending on who you ask. So, Hannah and Patia speak to an expert polygraph examiner whose work led to a bombshell confession in a half-decade old missing persons case, turned murder. Show Notes: https://www.kansas.com/news/article1049717.html See omnystudio.com/listener for pr…

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Season 2 Ep 45: ASKED AND ANSWERED - Why cleaning the toilet might help your creativity more than you think 15:36

23d ago15:36

15:36

You can't lead clients from survival mode---well you can, but not well and not for extended periods of time. how How you feel directly impacts how you lead, sell, and scale. The mindset shift I have to use is to keep my business steady is the "attitude of gratitude." This "Asked and Answered" topic this week is slightly more personal but a question…

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Escape from Colorado 1:04:27

1M ago1:04:27

1:04:27

Newly married and just a month into her pregnancy, Toni’s husband becomes physically abusive. Thousands of miles from her family, Toni carefully plans to escape with her children as her estranged husband’s harassment only escalates. Today, Toni hopes that telling her story will help others suffering from abuse to get help and to find safety. Show N…

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The Knife: Off Record – 102 1:00:13

1M ago1:00:13

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On the very first episode of The Knife: Off Record, hosts Hannah Smith and Patia Eaton bring you a behind-the-scenes conversation about making a true crime podcast. Plus, Patia tells Hannah about a missing persons case in Tennessee. Show Notes: SOLVED 21 Year Old Missing Persons Case (Erin Foster & Jeremy Bechtel) See omnystudio.com/listener for pr…

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Season 2 Ep 44: ASKED AND ANSWERED - The most damaging thing you can do in your business 15:27

1M ago15:27

15:27

This week we are answering questions from our audience--first up is one of my FAVORITE hills to die on and what I consider one of the most damaging things you can do for your business. It is not a smart business practice to sell blocks of time as a designer because this is not an effective way to market and value creative brilliance. Selling based …

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A Morning Run 48:21

2M ago48:21

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In their premiere episode, hosts Hannah and Patia speak with Darun Henry. While on a morning run through her neighborhood park, Darun is attacked by a stranger and makes a split-second decision that will lead to her assailant’s capture. Show Notes: Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime https://crcvc.ca/ See omnystudio.com/listener for priva…

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Season 2 Ep 43: The Hidden Mindset Mistakes Killing Your Team’s Momentum 52:52

2M ago52:52

52:52

Sometimes the simplest of truths is what is going to move the needle and this begins with understanding who you are and your own weaknesses. We all have them right?? If you have a team, or even if you are a solopreneur, you are still consistently working with others and there are always going to be challenges of working together. However, being abl…

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Introducing The Knife: A True Crime Podcast 1:36

2M ago1:36

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The Knife is the true crime podcast that goes beyond the headlines to reveal the lasting impact of crime. From the celebrated podcast, The Opportunist, producers and hosts Patia Eaton and Hannah Smith bring you raw, first-hand accounts from people whose lives were forever changed by violence, betrayal and tragedy. Join Patia and Hannah as they unco…

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Season 2 Ep 42: How to Stop Wasting Time on Marketing that doesn't Work 38:38

2M ago38:38

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Your marketing dollars are important. There are many elements to successful marketing and it starts with becoming part of the DNA of your business. This week we met with Denise Grothouse, the founder and CEO of Perfect Six Marketing, a company specializing in marketing strategies for the kitchen and bath design industry. In this episode we discuss …

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REPLAY of Season 1 Ep 10: What is the Cost of Doing Business? (Re-Release of top 5 episodes!) 45:14

3M ago45:14

45:14

Optics matter. Client's trusting you know how to manage money--matters. Understanding there is no free lunch--matters. Here is the drum roll take away. It takes money to make money. Ta da! Professional designers understand that it costs money to travel to market to learn about the products they specify ( and usually sell for a profit) -- or how imp…

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REPLAY! of Season 1 Ep 14 Passion Rules, Mediocrity Sucks ( ALL TIME FAVE RERELEASED!) 54:17

4M ago54:17

54:17

I am PASSIONATE--and if you have gotten my weekly newsletter the past two weeks then you would know all those years ago in college my young professor's advice stuck. So we are re-releasing one of our most popular episodes and trying to reignite the flame in those that may feel it dwindling! Are you giving clients the yearning for more? Showing pass…

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Season 2 Ep 41: The Top 5 Marketing Musts for 2025 18:37

4M ago18:37

18:37

Happy New Year! What better way to start off the year than with my top 5 marketing strategies for small business owners grow their businesses. Marketing is a mindset and not just an activity, and it takes time and effort to see results. This is not simply a standalone entity, it is ingrained in the essence of any business. Every interaction, from t…

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Season 2 Ep 40: Stop Running Your Business like a Popsicle Stand 39:48

5M ago39:48

39:48

The process of procurement in a busy design firm is NO joke. You are not running popsicle stand, you are running a firm with various moving parts and you have to be able to have a way to track what is coming and going through your business. This is where checks and balances come into play to avoid costly mistakes and keep the firm running smoothly.…

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Season 2 Ep 39: Don't Blame Your Client--it's your show. Own it. 35:24

5M ago35:24

35:24

Cheryl is going solo this week while Liz takes a well-deserved little vacation. Cheryl is discussing managing client expectations and making sure you are not keeping them in the dark--you need them to trust the process! There is a level of professionalism that comes with the importance of managing clients' expectations during their project. Setting…

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Season 2 Ep 38: How to Make Money Selling Project Management 38:41

5M ago38:41

38:41

How can you be team player without giving up your own rights? Working with contractors can be a tricky relationship when they want you to stay in your lane--BUT it doesn't have to be. Creating a team approach with positioning in your marketing, the copy that you use, the verbiage that you talk about, and how you talk about it with other people, all…

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Season 2 Ep 37: The Icing on the Cake 17:33

6M ago17:33

17:33

Who doesn't love an install day!? Sure, it can be hectic and exhausting but this is where you get to see the fruit of your labor come together. Cheryl went solo this week talking about In Detail's top tips for a successful install day! Having a team in place for installation that understands the logistics and are able to convey it to your movers AN…

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Season 2 Ep 36: Selling a client on the value of project management 33:02

6M ago33:02

33:02

How important is project management in interior design? Bottom line: Very. Because it saves your client money in the long run! This starts with having a clear and cogent scope of work to be able to refer back to when issues arise within the project. Project management, how it is handled and why you do it can make or break a project. This means bein…

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Season 2 Ep 35: Are You Sabotaging Yourself? 53:42

6M ago53:42

53:42

Have you ever stopped to think where your time is spent vs your energy output? The truth is we could be sabotaging ourselves and our capacity to work if we are not managing our energy. We all have relentless demands and unexpected challenges we deal with on the daily and we all tend to slip into negative emotions—the fight-or-flight mode—often mult…

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Season 2 Ep 34: How to Create Your Brand Identity with a Competitive Edge 50:52

6M ago50:52

50:52

This week was a bit of a whirlwind coming home from High Point! We had the pleasure of having Jude Charles as a guest and we got to meet in person while we were attending Market. Jude Charles is a filmmaker and for over 18 years and has been producing documentaries for entrepreneurs. He has produced stories for Google, Steve Harvey, LuAnn Nigara, R…

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Season 2 Ep 33: Why the vendor relationship can make or break you 40:29

7M ago40:29

40:29

How good of a partner are you to your vendors? Strong vendor relationships are a secret to success! Many designers do not think about their vendors until there is a problem. This approach does not allow to maximize the partnership. Getting to know your reps, your customer service people, and marketing team can enhance your bottom line and the custo…

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Season 2-Ep 32: Roadblocks to Closing the Sale 55:09

7M ago55:09

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Cheryl and Liz are exploring five key roadblocks to bringing a new client on board and signing that contract. By showing your expertise to the client earlier than later, you remove many difficulties from the sale itself and you set yourself up for being able to deliver your best work. You cannot rely on the lead to peruse every detail of your websi…

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Season 2-Ep 31: The Power of Positioning 16:45

7M ago16:45

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Are your clients receiving and perceiving what you say to them properly? What you say, how you say it, and why you say it is vital to communicate the value and professionalism your firm offers through strategic and consistent positioning. This means understanding and committing to your target audience, being aware of how you position your firm, and…

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True Dating Stories Introduces: Personal Best Season 3 39:18

8M ago39:18

39:18

Personal Best is a podcast that celebrates small ambitions, half-wins and the quiet satisfaction of getting less bad at things. Each week they help ordinary people work through the little things they’d never bring to a life coach — like having the courage to dine alone at a fancy restaurant or getting less awkward at handshakes. Let them be your se…

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Season 2-Ep 30: Retail is NOT for sissies! with Christina Van Blake 51:06

8M ago51:06

51:06

If you have known me for a while you may have heard my "Top 12 Truths for Being a Shopkeep" and one of my faves that I stand by is "Retail is not for sissies!" And I know that our special guest, Christina Van Blake of Home Design Dover feels the exact same way. Christina, or as some call her Christi, is the own and prominent designer serving the Ma…

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Season 2-Ep 29: How are you staying relevant? with special guest Darla Powell 54:38

9M ago54:38

54:38

Listen up folks--we all have a love-hate relationship with social media right? Yes we do! It is a changing animal, and if you don't keep up with it you may be missing out on amazing leads because you are not staying relevant in our industry. Liz is off handling projects and Cheryl seized the opportunity to speak with a pro podcaster and social medi…

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Season 2- Ep 28: The Truth About Client Changes: Protecting Your Profit and Process 40:19

9M ago40:19

40:19

What should you do when a client starts sending you items to evaluate? In this episode we discuss handling changes that the client initiates in design projects and the importance of respectfully evaluating items that the client provides to ensure they fit the design plan and overall project goals. We recently had a similar client experience (yes, w…

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Season 2- Ep 27: The #1 Marketing Asset of Your Business with special guest Victoria Marcouillier 54:31

9M ago54:31

54:31

What is the #1 marketing asset of your business? Your website! It is a living breathing entity of our firm. Join us with our special guest Victoria Marcouillier, owner of Brandwell and host of the Branding Business School podcast, as we discuss the importance of branding, the value of marketing throughout the client relationship lifecycle why your …

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Season 2- Ep 26 : Never Stop Learning with Special Guest Diane Bianchini 52:20

10M ago52:20

52:20

It is never too late to start over. This week we have a wonderful special guest from New York! I have known and coached Diane Bianchini of Dream Interiors NY for a number of year and she is here to talk with us this week about her path to becoming a designer with a background in Aeronautical engineering--talk about weathering the seasons of change …

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Season 1- Ep 25: Finding your people: When is it time to hire? 49:40

10M ago49:40

49:40

Are you hiring too late? What I have found is that most designers do not hire soon enough! Hiring a team challenges and helps elevate your business to a level where sustainable growth and scalability are achievable. When we look to hire we are looking to cater to some bonus projects and also the way that our current team is developing in terms upwa…

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Season 1- Ep 24: Weathering the Seasons of Change 42:42

10M ago42:42

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Are you facing new challenges or going through a season of change? We are--yes we are in the trenches with you, really! Weathering the seasons of change is unpredictable and it is in these moments where we find out how resilient and adaptable we are. If you are not not prepared, then one of these events such as maternity leave, death in the family …

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Season 1-Ep 23: How are you protecting yourself? with special guest Attorney, Wendy Estela 49:35

11M ago49:35

49:35

The legal aspects of a business are super important to me as a business owner. We will always face project delays, especially in the last couple years, and we must be thinking about how we can protect ourselves. In my world, clients have to recognize the delays in executing are unrelated to our performance and we must get new bids/pricing or get th…

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Season 1- Ep 22: A Unique Business Structure with Special Guest Michele Doyle & Jay Volz 1:11:27

11M ago1:11:27

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Cheryl is passionate about what she does and loves seeing other small business owners and creative entrepreneurs succeed. We often get to hear success stories and want to be able to share this with others while also focusing on the unique market, business and experience other designers have around the country. This week we are starting a "DESIGNER …

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Season 1- Ep 21: What is "The Cheryl Show"? 46:48

12M ago46:48

46:48

We're trying something new this week and Cheryl is in the hot seat while Liz interviews her about her process for initial consultations, also known as "The Cheryl Show." Cheryl goal is simply to get to know the potential clients and see if her firm can help them. She doesn't worry about being overly prepared for these meetings because they are orga…

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Season 1- Ep 20: Why is your client ghosting you? 52:19

1y ago52:19

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Are your clients dragging their feet, hemming and hawing after the presentation and maybe even ghosting you--what do you do? In this episode we discuss five considerations when a client is not making decisions and how to handle them. Designers need to ask themselves certain questions to help determine exactly where the problem lies and if the indec…

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Season 1- Ep 19: Are you talking too much? 49:45

1y ago49:45

49:45

Our firm, In Detail Interiors, gets a lot of leads and I am grateful for every single one of them. However, that doesn't mean we take on every job of every size and every type--and neither can you. You must have guidelines (NOT A SCRIPT PLEASE RUN FROM THOSE WHO WANT YOU TO HAVE A SCRIPT! ) on how you determine what will work for your set up of you…

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Season 1- Ep 18: What is the best investment you can make for your business? --Special Guest Tammy Covington Nagem 40:33

1y ago40:33

40:33

Going to High Point Market and learning about what you sell is the BEST investment you can make for your business! After 29 markets Cheryl had the honor of talking with Tammy Nagem, CEO of High Point Market authority, to tell you why market is still one of the best business investments you can make. Learn how Tammy and her team help optimize the ex…

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Season 1- Ep 17: Unmasking the fear 39:25

1y ago39:25

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Successful businesses, do not operate on a basis of having to trick people--so why are businesses doing this? Fear. We have to consider where we are as an industry if we are so fearful of clients finding something out about the names of our vendors or comparison shopping. Interior design is about creativity, expertise, and creating unique spaces th…

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Season 1- Ep 16: Is it me?? 43:18

1y ago43:18

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We are not holding back this week - the term "red flag" is banned! (at least in my book) Stop the mob mentality that a client is a "red flag" for asking questions about your contract or process. Your mindset must shift from "run, run, get out now!" to "they do not know, what they do not know". You must be educating your client and positioning your …

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Season 1- Ep 15: Get your sh!t together! 40:10

1+ y ago40:10

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It is a choice to be professional. One you make to uphold professional standards and practice in such a way that you are advancing your firm. No one is going to do it. In order to advance as a strong contender in the marketplace and someone that is respected and viewed as a serious business owner, then you must be aware of what is happening in the …

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The Unjust Imprisonment of Channen Smith w/Shelly Ware and Malcolm McCullum 50:54

1+ y ago50:54

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Support The Show paypal.me/survivingthesystem Cashapp : $SurvivingTheSystem Venmo : @SurvivingTheSystem Contact Dave: https://survivingthesystem.org Facebook Twitter About This Episode "At about 2 a.m. Saturday morning, October 23, 2010, outside the residence of Brandon Savage (street name "Ghostface") at 1843 North Harvard Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahom…

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The Pain of Being Ostracized 47:54

1+ y ago47:54

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Support The Show paypal.me/survivingthesystem Cashapp : $SurvivingTheSystem Venmo : @SurvivingTheSystem Contact Dave: https://survivingthesystem.org Facebook TwitterBy The Fringe FM

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Maybe 48:09

1+ y ago48:09

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Support The Show paypal.me/survivingthesystem Cashapp : $SurvivingTheSystem Venmo : @SurvivingTheSystem Contact Dave: https://survivingthesystem.org Facebook TwitterBy The Fringe FM

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Season 1- Ep 14: Disrupting the Status Quo to get back on track 49:34

1+ y ago49:34

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Liz and I have decided that the holidays need to be further spread apart. How do we talk to Congress about making that happen? Just kidding! We don’t need to go down that rabbit hole--we are already busy enough. This is about being in control and how we are going to respond to certain situations that are going to come up in your business. What acti…

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Season 1- Ep 13: Passion Rules, Mediocrity Sucks 54:17

1+ y ago54:17

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Are you giving clients the yearning for more? Showing passion is one of the most important things you can do as a business to demonstrate to your clients what it is that you are bringing to the table. Passion for my work is why I get up in the morning and being excited about what the day holds---and have an eagerness to jump into it. It’s not alway…

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Season 1-Ep 12: Why your clients should not hire you 36:39

1+ y ago36:39

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Cheryl the “easy-chair” psychologist is back today and we are going to throw a little reverse psychology at you! Have you ever thought about throwing all the negatives on the table to reinforce positive thoughts in your client? Whoa--I know it seems a little crazy. BUT disarming people with an approach that is not expected can work beautifully, if …

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Season 1- Ep 11: What got you here isn't going to keep you here in 2024 47:23

1+ y ago47:23

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Are you really considering where the interior design industry (and market) are going today? How you got started in this business is NOT what is going to keep you relevant. This is one of the fastest growing and ever-changing industries out there and we as business owners must be thinking about and asking your clients for feedback. Feedback should b…

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