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Hosted by Ronniesha Rivera · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 47 episodes
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Founders & Friends is where interior designers and creative entrepreneurs come for real conversations about building a business—and a life—that feels good. Hosted by a designer-turned-founder, each episode dives into honest, behind-the-scenes stories from industry leaders, creative thinkers, and bold business owners who are shaping the design world on their own terms. We talk about the big wins, the hard lessons, the financial truths, and the messy middle of entrepreneurship. Whether you're just starting out or scaling something big, this podcast is your reminder that you're not doing it alone—and that success can look a lot of different ways. Come for the insights, stay for the community. This is Founders & Friends —where business gets personal, and conversations get real.
Ronniesha Rivera hosts Founders & Friends, a business show with 47 episodes published.
What happens when your portfolio is beautiful—but your words aren’t doing it justice? In this episode of Founders and Friends , Ronniesha Rivera sits down with copywriter and novelist Kamala Nair to talk about what makes
On this solo episode we dive into a few taboo topics. Basically just my thought on different topics in the design industry!!
Building a successful interior design business doesn't mean you have to do it alone. In this episode of Founders & Friends , Ronniesha Rivera sits down with Sonia Barney, founder of Kaivari, to talk about the power of fi
The best interior designers know that a beautiful space doesn't end when the furniture is installed. In this episode of Founders & Friends , I sit down with interior stylist Mary Zenker , owner of Shaker Home Studio, to
In this episode of Founders & Friends , I sit down with Chloe Legras, founder of Boxwood Avenue, to discuss the realities of building and scaling a successful interior design business. From her humble beginnings on a cat
In this episode of Founders and Friends , Ronniesha Rivera sits down with Samantha Cuello, founder of Strata Marketing Studio, to discuss what effective marketing really looks like for interior designers and home furnish
In this episode of Founders and Friends , Ronniesha Rivera sits down with Erin Hackett, founder of Hackett House Studio, for an honest conversation about pricing, profitability, and scaling a luxury interior design busin
In this episode of Founders and Friends , Ronniesha Rivera sits down with returning guest Candace of Mark Brook Photography to discuss the unexpected journey behind The Design Ledger — a curated coffee table book celebra
Heyyyyyy a solo episode by yours truly! All about how I am hiring and how I am scared and how I calm myself down :) You can find me at: https://www.instagram.com/vettedbydesign/ https://www.instagram.com/alderandstone_/
In this episode of Founders and Friends , Ronniesha Rivera is joined by Erin Hildmann and Keri Hinterreiter, co-founders of The Collective for Designers, to unpack the real, often unspoken side of building a design busin
In this episode we chat with Jessica Marchant, founder of Blue Sky Creative, joins Ronniesha Rivera to share how she built a thriving B2B technical design business from the ground up—starting in the uncertainty of COVID-
In this episode of Founders and Friends , Ronniesha Rivera sits down with multidisciplinary designer and founder Kaitlyn Wolfe to unpack the evolution of her growing design empire. What began in 2016 as Iconic Design and
In this episode of Founders and Friends , Ronniesha Rivera sits down with returning guest Georgia Economakis of Designs by Georgia for a candid, behind-the-scenes conversation on process, pricing, and packages in today’s
In this episode of Founders and Friends , Ronniesha Rivera sits down with Rebecca West, founder of Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting, to unpack her 17-year journey from interior designer to business coach. Rebecca sh
In this episode of Founders and Friends , Ronniesha Rivera sits down with Abbey Barbay, founder of Abbey’s Creative Designs and a Vetted by Design pro specializing in 3D renderings for interior designers. Abbey shares ho
In this episode of Founders & Friends , Ronniesha Rivera sits down with Amelia Horton-Eynon, founder of Serene Marketing, a full-service marketing agency serving interior designers and the home industry. Amelia shares he
In this episode of Founders & Friends , Ronniesha Rivera sits down with Cathleen Hall, founder of Cathleen Hall Creative, to unpack her 13-year journey from corporate e-commerce leader to full-time web strategist for int
In this episode of Founders and Friends , Ronniesha Rivera sits down with Candice of Mark Brooke Photography to unpack what it really looks like to build a creative business from the ground up — and evolve it with intent
On this episode of Founders and Friends , Ronniesha Rivera welcomes Julia Stanton , the creative force behind Design by JRS —a full-service branding studio known for its bold, colorful, magnetic design style. Julia share
In this episode, Ronniesha Rivera sits down with Kat Oldershaw , founder of Kat & Co. , to unpack what actually makes operations work for interior designers—and why more tools don’t always mean better systems. Kat shares
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Founders & Friends is hosted by Ronniesha Rivera. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 47 episodes.
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