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Hosted by Laura Umansky and Melissa Grove · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 100 episodes
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The DesignDash Podcast is a guide to designing a life you love. Co-hosts Laura Umansky and Melissa Grove dive into what it takes for women to feel fulfilled both personally and professionally, to live their lives to the fullest and without compromise. Special guests will share their own journeys, their successes and their challenges, as they pursue life with curiosity and intention.
Laura Umansky and Melissa Grove hosts The DesignDash Podcast, a business show with 100 episodes published.
In this episode, Laura and Melissa explore how defining your ideal client or avatar can transform your marketing and project selection. They share practical tips on identifying, refining, and communicating with your perf
In this episode, Adriana Hoyos shares her inspiring journey from a self-made interior designer in Ecuador to a globally recognized furniture and interior design brand. Discover her unique design philosophy, the importanc
In this episode, Anne Golliher, founder of Storied Interiors, shares her unique approach to interior design, focusing on using clients' existing pieces and creating meaningful, personalized spaces. She discusses her jour
Every discount you've ever given a client told them something you didn't mean to say. If you lowered your rate, you confirmed it was never fixed. If you passed along a discount without being asked, you told them your mar
Cheryl Luckett didn't quit her corporate job on a whim, she engineered her exit. Down to the month. Recorded live at High Point Market, this episode traces how Cheryl went from a decade-long career as a corporate dietici
Most designers are doing marketing backwards, and it's costing them the exact clients they want. In this episode we're getting brutally specific: the three things that actually bring in new clients right now, and the thr
The indecisive client isn't your problem. Your process is. Most designers diagnose revision chaos as a client personality flaw. The ones running the tightest, most profitable studios know it's a systems failure, and ther
Capacity is a ceiling most designers never expect to hit. Until they do. The inquiry is perfect. The scope is substantial. The client is exactly who you've been optimizing your portfolio to attract. And your studio is al
We hired two interns this summer. Here's what most firms get completely wrong. There's a version of the summer intern that costs you time, energy, and patience. And there's a version that quietly transforms your studio,
It's May. And I need you to do the math with me for a second. Seven months until December 31st. Seven months to actually make this the year you said it was going to be back in January. Most design firm owners will hit De
Most interior designers know they need help running their business. What they don't know is what that person is called, what they actually do, or how to find them without hiring the wrong one and starting over. Laura Uma
At some point, every designer running a serious business has to answer this: how much of who you are belongs on your brand? You've built something. A reputation. A clientele. A body of work that speaks for itself. And no
As a designer, is there a big benefit to opening a storefront? Okay, we're just going to say it, we get this question constantly. And honestly? It deserves a real answer. Not the romanticized version. The actual one. Bec
You did everything right. You hired someone. You showed them the ropes. And yet things keep going wrong. Deadlines missed. Mistakes repeated. Instructions ignored. And the frustration is building. Before you have that co
Why does marketing feel so hard… even for creative people who run successful design businesses? If you’ve ever stared at Instagram wondering what to post… questioned whether marketing is even working… or felt like you’re
Hiring more designers should mean more profit… right? That’s what most firm owners assume. More people, more projects, more revenue. Simple math. Except it’s not simple. And if you’ve ever made a hire thinking it would s
Most designers don’t realize they’re undercharging… until the business starts feeling heavier than it should. In this episode, we ask a simple but uncomfortable question: Are you charging enough for your design time? Wha
Do you actually want to run a profitable business… or do you just want to be liked? It’s a tough question. And if you’re a creative business owner, it might hit a little closer to home than you’d like. Because somewhere
Should you mark up product as an interior designer? If that question makes you feel even a little weird in your stomach, you’re not alone. It’s one of those topics that gets whispered about in designer circles, and someh
If you’ve ever ended a day thinking, I made a hundred decisions today and I’m still not sure I made the right ones, this episode is for you. We sat down with Lois Barth, executive coach, human development expert, and aut
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Alexandra Hartley
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The DesignDash Podcast is hosted by Laura Umansky and Melissa Grove. The show is categorised under business (society) and has published 100 episodes.
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