Only Girl On The Jobsite Renee Biery

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 
 

What’s the difference between a hobby and a profession? Well it’s as simple as boiling it down to making money. I hear a lot of designers undervaluing their services and having anxiety about marking up procurements on construction projects. So today, we are having a frank discussion on this topic!
 
After listening to today’s episode, I hope it gives you some new insight and inspiration, as well as hopefully a few actionable steps you can start taking today. Don’t wait to change your money mindset issues and to boost your security, knowing your value and worth in ways that you can start charging for immediately!
 
As always, please feel free to reach out to me! Email me at renee@devignierdesign.com or send me a DM on social media.
 
Find the full shownotes at: https://devignierdesign.com/charging-your-worth 
 

After talking to and hearing from many designers and hearing all of their questions, I started noticing this underlying theme in most of the questions the designers were asking.
 
I thought it couldn’t all boil down to this one similarity, but it did—and that was pain points. Almost every question I read involved a lack of fully understanding the pain point of whoever they were working with.  

So, in today’s episode, I’m diving into the importance of identifying and addressing the specific challenges and issues not only your clients face but your industry partners and yourself as well. Missing the mark on understanding pain points can hinder successful project outcomes! I share how you can avoid this by investing time into truly listening to your clients, and industry partners and taking time to evaluate what is going on in your own business that may be presenting itself as a pain point.
 
Find the full shownotes at: https://devignierdesign.com/understanding-pain-points 

Spring is a busy time of year! Today, I want to talk about how to manage these really busy months but also how to prepare for the summer months ahead by leaning in on your systems, getting schedules sorted out, now for all involved in a project, how to communicate this clearly with your clients and potential clients, and making sure to schedule in some down time for yourself and your family.
Find the full shownotes at: https://devignierdesign.com/summer-guide