If you ever feel a lack of confidence about skills that you definitely have, then today’s episode is for you!!

Last week’s episode (Ep184) was a really important conversation around struggles I know so many designers have about setting boundaries and how they present themselves to contractors, clients, and anyone else in our industry.

A lot of this stems from a lack of confidence and feeling insecure about skills that you definitely have.

This topic definitely hit a nerve with a lot of designers listening to last week’s episode about things you took away from the episode and things you want to work on. In fact, it even came up inside my course's live masterclass on building the best team. So today I want to continue on with this topic on gaining confidence in our skills, setting those important boundaries, and elevating our design expertise!

As always if this episode leaves you with more questions than answers please feel free to reach out to me at renee@devignierdesign.com or shoot me a dm on social media!

Find the full shownotes at: https://devignierdesign.com/elevate-your-expertise

If you want to know how to really master your confidence and build effective, quality relationships with your team members then today’s episode is for you!!

Jeannie Andresen is here today and we dive into how to start building relationships with a new team member, why these relationships are so important, and how to create boundaries when needed and stand in our own value!

Jeannie Andresen is a former corporate director turned business coach who specializes in helping interior designers gain confidence, balance, and profitability in their businesses.

Jeannie’s background includes a decade of experience in corporate America running a recruiting business inside a Fortune 100 finance firm. Her role included directly managing a team of six, indirectly managing a team of 30, and onboarding, training, and coaching sales professionals to develop daily habits of success to reach their business goals.

Jeannie now focuses her business on teaching design professionals the confidence, processes, and boundaries necessary to run an organized, efficient, and profitable design business.

She has been interviewed on prominent design podcasts such as A Well Designed Business and Designed by Wingnut Social, and is an educational partner to Designer Link, an interior design membership community on Chicago’s North Shore.

Find out more about Jeannie and follow her here: Instagram: @jeannieandresen_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeannieaandresen

Grab her free download here: https://pages.jeannieandresen.com/bulletproofboundaries

If you’re interested in joining my course, you can use my code ‘Masterclass’ to receive $150 off the price. That special discount will expire on July 18th at midnight EST.

If you have questions, feel free to schedule a course discovery call with me by scrolling down to the bottom of the page here: https://www.reneedevignierdesign.com/renovation-management-interior-designers

Find the full shownotes at: https://devignierdesign.com/jeannie-andresen

Recently, I’ve been hearing rumors about supply chain issues rearing their ugly heads again, and I was too busy to focus on them at the time and certainly didn’t feel it in my day-to-day world. But I came across an article and took the time to do some research on this topic and I want to share the information I found with you and why it is so important for you to continue to lean into your construction management services.

If you’re interested in joining my course, you can use my code ‘Masterclass’ to receive $150 off the price. That special discount will expire on July 18th at midnight EST.

If you have questions, feel free to schedule a course discovery call with me by scrolling down to the bottom of the page here: https://www.reneedevignierdesign.com/renovation-management-interior-designers

Find the full shownotes at: https://devignierdesign.com/supply-chain-issues

I am a luxury interior designer, construction expert, and industry educator.

That’s my sound bite.

What is your soundbite?

Today, I want to talk about how to develop your own soundbite and why it’s so critical to do so.

After listening to today's episode, I would love to hear your soundbites! Send me an email at renee@devignierdesign.com or shoot me a dm on social media! We are much stronger together, and this is a way we can connect even further!

Find the full shownotes at: https://devignierdesign.com/your-soundbite

I often say it takes more than a dozen people for any of my projects to be successful, and occasionally someone on that team goes rogue. That can be very disruptive to not only the process and the flow of the project, but potentially to your bottom line. So today, I want to talk about what that can look like, how you can remedy it, and, most importantly, how you can avoid it altogether.

Find the full shownotes at: https://devignierdesign.com/avoid-vendors-going-rogue

I often hear from designers asking for advice on how to price their fees. This isn’t because they’ve never priced out a construction project before for clients. It’s more often than not because they aren’t getting their numbers right, and they’re losing money on projects. So today, I want to talk about how to get your pricing covered to cover your actual price spent on projects - and spoiler alert, the key to your success comes before you start estimating.

Find the full shownotes at: https://devignierdesign.com/stop-losing-money

Today, I want to share with you a project I’ve been working on that had so many teachable moments that I think you will find valuable. This one project has reaffirmed to me the value of my referral network, the ability to pivot when things get turned upside down, the ability to obtain team cohesion, and my personal belief that you don’t design for future owners but for the current ones you are working with. Ultimately, this single project reaffirmed my belief that a client and potential work can be more valuable than a specific project they bring to you in the first place.

As always, I’d love to hear from you with any questions or any experiences you'd like to share! Email me at renee@devignierdesign.com or send me a DM on social media.

Find the full shownotes at: https://devignierdesign.com/teachable-moments

I’ve talked before about my ‘A team,’ which I refer to as ‘my Todd.’ I’ve also mentioned that he always threatens to retire, to which I always respond, “Well, you can’t retire until I retire!” Unfortunately, that likely isn’t going to happen as Todd is preparing for retirement. While I am disappointed we won’t be working together for much longer, I am looking at this as an exciting opportunity. Today, I want to dive into what that looks like and how you, too, can embrace change even when you don’t really want to.

Find the full shownotes at: https://devignierdesign.com/finding-new-a-team