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 be considered a gift in how to understand and meet the client where they are. You must take it in stride and use it to grow. The balancing act is REAL, but if you continue to show your passion (even 23 years later) this will become your key ingredient to success. If you give your clients an experience worthy of telling their friends--they will.Mic drop. Oh--wait, you haven't even heard my damn good truth yet! Don't miss it!Have a question for Cheryl about this episode? Ask it here! The Damn Good Designer Magazine is out! Click here to read it!Take a peek at the latest issue of the Damn Good Designer Magazine! Click below to get access. The latest design competitions - what you should be doing in 2024, answers to burning questions and more. RESOURCE LINKS:Damn Good Designer - WebsiteBusiness coaching for interior designers with honest, real-deal guidance from Cheryl.Marketing, Sales & Mindset Class - WebsiteMaster the art of guerilla marketing from a devout marketing ninja starting in January 2024Change your business for the better and make marketing part of your DNA. I will teach how this works and with ideas on how we incorporate this everyday. Don't pretend to be the complete solution, but the driving force of the solution to a client's problem and be creative about it! This is about making the first impression stick and providing them with value--this will want them to know more.Sponsored by: The Design ParadigmDisruptive Reinvention. Are you ready? The Design Paradigm is a 12 month comprehensive and powerful business coaching program for creative entrepreneurs who are serious about running a profitable business and being the expert in the room.  It is the only coaching program to combine individual attention & accountability with live group workshops, 12 written 300+ page workbooks, honest video presentations and customized attention to your needs.The Interior Design Paradigm - WebsiteSmall Business - Think Big - FacebookLed by interior Design Business coach, Cheryl Clendenon, please join the free Facebook group Small Business Think Big --for designers who need honest talk and a place to work on the business, marketing and promotion small business owners need. ABOUT THE HOSTS: Cheryl Kees Clendenon2021 KBB Person of the Year2022 Design Studio winner Dallas Arts Awards2021 Changemaker Design HoundsInterior Design Business Coach since 2017Liz LapanVP of Everything, Interior Designer, Work Wife, Team Cook, Unicorns