Designed for the Creative Mind Michelle Lynne

Today, we are talking with Porsche Williams and Amy Robinson of The Prototype, a business concierge service specifically for interior designers. They are experts in streamlining and elevating Client Experience for interior design firms through personalized service, gifting, and a host of other services that have proven to move the needle forward in their client’s businesses. If you are ready to stop wearing all the hats in your business so you can focus on design and growth again, this episode is perfect for you!

 

The episode also covers strategies to identify suitable clients, the importance of relationship-building, and offers insights into maintaining effective business processes. Additionally, Portia and Amy share their reading recommendations and personal anecdotes about their journey in the concierge service industry.

 

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Welcome back to Designed For The Creative Mind! In this episode of the 'Design for the Creative Mind' podcast, I reintroduce to you Danielle Hayden, a former corporate CFO turned CEO of Kickstart Accounting.

 

Danielle specializes in helping female entrepreneurs understand their financials to create sustainable profits. We chat about the importance of paying oneself, maintaining separate business and personal finances, and recognizing one's money personality type. Danielle shares practical advice on managing business finances, including building a rainy day fund and leveraging systems for accurate bookkeeping. 

 

 

Meet our guest: 

Danielle Hayden is a reformed corporate CFO (chief financial officer) who is on a mission to help rule-breaking female entrepreneurs understand their numbers so they can gain the confidence needed to create sustainable profits. After spending 10+ years in the boardroom as a corporate finance officer, Danielle is now in her sweet spot as the CEO of Kickstart Accounting, Inc. where she helps business owners with bookkeeping, financial analysis, and education and as the author of the Profit Planner book series. When Danielle isn’t crunching numbers on her clients’ behalf or crafting the next iteration of the Profit Planner, you can find her hanging with her two kids as she inspires them to lead their fullest lives or doing any, and almost every fitness-related activity ranging from Spartan races to pilates.

 

Podcast Website and Resources:

Get more info about our year-long mentorship and coaching program: https://www.designedforthecreativemind.com/business-bakery  

Text BESTIE to 855-784-8299 for business tips, encouragement, and all our DFCM updates.

 

SIMPLIFY YOUR MARKETING, SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE. Sidemark is an all-new, all-in-one software that organizes sales, marketing, and business services all in one convenient location. Join mysidemark.com to help grow your interior design business.



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In this episode of the podcast, we welcome Audrey Faust, a business coach with over 25 years of experience as an accountant and a fractional CFO, specializing in empowering women small business owners.

 Audrey shares her approach of combining extensive financial expertise with Certified Neuro Coaching Techniques to help women entrepreneurs refine their mindset and introduce new strategies for sustainable, profitable growth. They discuss the importance of understanding and transforming money mindsets, revealing how our subconscious beliefs about money can influence our financial success.

 

We also dive into practical strategies for integrating mindset transformation with financial strategies, emphasizing the importance of mindset in driving growth and profitability. Audrey shares her process of identifying and reprogramming subconscious beliefs, highlighting the impact it can have on revenue and decision-making.

 

We also explore common struggles faced by small business owners, such as undercharging for services and avoiding looking at financial numbers and we stress the significance of regularly reviewing financial statements and understanding the story they tell about your business's performance.

 

Audrey discusses her two-fold business approach, offering both coaching services and fractional CFO services for multi-seven figure businesses. She explains her focus on teaching clients to read and understand their financials, regardless of their business's size or stage. The conversation concludes with insights into managing debt in business, highlighting the importance of leveraging debt strategically to fuel growth and avoid unnecessary financial stress. 

 

 

Audrey Faust is a financial coach who specializes in empowering women small business owners to take control of their finances. With over 25 years of experience as an accountant and fractional CFO, she helps women build their own wealth and achieve financial stability.

To learn more about her work and get free resources to help you on your financial journey go to https://www.audreyfaustconsulting.com/free-resources 

 

 

Get more info about our year-long mentorship and coaching program: https://www.designedforthecreativemind.com/business-bakery  

Text UPDATES to 855-784-8299 for business tips, encouragement, and all our DFCM updates.

SIMPLIFY YOUR MARKETING, SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE. Sidemark is an all-new, all-in-one software that organizes sales, marketing, and business services all in one convenient location. Join mysidemark.com to help grow your interior design business.

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Welcome back to another episode of Design for the Creative Mind! I'm thrilled to introduce our guest for today, Jaime Brown, the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Studio Designer. Jaime has a wealth of experience working with design firms of all sizes, helping them tackle their business challenges and implement design-specific software into their workflows. She's here to share some invaluable insights with us today.

 

 Jaime breaks down the benefits of integrated systems, emphasizing the seamless combination of project management and accounting functionalities. By eliminating the need for manual data transfers between different software, integrated systems save time and reduce errors. One key feature Jaime discusses is item-level profitability tracking, allowing designers to analyze the profitability of each product or service. This granular insight enables designers to make informed pricing decisions and ensure they're adequately compensated for their work.

 

We talk about the importance of setting pricing boundaries and tracking project hours diligently and the value of data-driven decision-making, urging designers to leverage tools like time tracking reports to optimize their pricing strategies and project estimates. . While numbers may not be the most glamorous aspect of design, they're essential for maximizing profitability and ensuring long-term success. So, don't shy away from diving into the numbers and analyzing your business metrics—it's the key to unlocking your full potential as a creative entrepreneur.

 

Jaime is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Studio Designer. Over the last 5 years, Jaime has specialized in working with small to large-sized design firms to help solve and improve their business challenges. By helping to implement design-specific software into their daily processes, Jaime helps interior design business owners grow and scale their firm, improve their firm's productivity and gain stronger financial insights to succeed.

 

Podcast Website and Resources:

Get more info about our year-long mentorship and coaching program: https://www.designedforthecreativemind.com/business-bakery  

Text BESTIE to 855-784-8299 for business tips, encouragement, and all our DFCM updates.

 

SIMPLIFY YOUR MARKETING, SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE. Sidemark is an all-new, all-in-one software that organizes sales, marketing, and business services all in one convenient location. Join mysidemark.com to help grow your interior design business.



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Welcome back to the Design for the Creative Mind podcast! Today, we've got an awesome guest, LoriAnn Coons from Profit Priority, a boutique accounting and fractional CFO firm. LoriAnn's mission is to help creatives feel confident about their finances and grow their profits.  She realized early on that traditional accounting practices didn't align with her values of helping businesses thrive year-round, not just during tax season.

 

 

Get ready to take notes because we dive into what numbers you should be paying attention in your business, and why tracking those numbers matter. We also chat about how staying on top of your finances is key to driving growth and being able to make crucial decisions in your business. LaurieAnn also talks about why you should hire a bookkeeper for your business and emphasizes why it's so crucial to finding someone who is familiar with your industry to support your business. 

 

I hope you enjoy this episode!

 

Get more info about our year-long mentorship and coaching program: https://www.designedforthecreativemind.com/business-bakery  

Text UPDATES to 855-784-8299 for business tips, encouragement, and all our DFCM updates.

SIMPLIFY YOUR MARKETING, SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE. Sidemark is an all-new, all-in-one software that organizes sales, marketing, and business services all in one convenient location. Join mysidemark.com to help grow your interior design business.

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LoriAnn is the owner and CEO of Profit Priority, a boutique accounting and fractional CFO firm helping creatives go from unsure to unstoppable when thinking about their finances. Whether you are just starting out or you have been in business for years, our mission is to help creatives feel peace about their numbers while growing their profit and confidence. Business aside, LoriAnn is really just a midwest gal obsessed with traveling, reading, iced coffees and spending time on the farm with her two little kiddos.

Welcome back to Designed For The Creative Mind! In this podcast episode, I chat with Melissa Galt, an accomplished business coach with three decades of experience in leading a successful residential firm. Melissa, known as the "tough love coach," brings practical advice to help interior designers earn more with less stress and love their business.

It is so important to have a business coach, and we dive into why it's crucial for designers to find the right coach who aligns with their needs. Melissa shares her journey from running her own design firm for 30 years to transitioning into coaching, where she helps designers unleash their creativity and streamline their business operations.

Melissa's coaching style focuses on individualized approaches, with an arsenal of tools and strategies tailored to each designer's unique needs. She emphasizes the importance of resonance and flexibility in coaching, ensuring that designers find their one-of-a-kind fit and enjoy their business journey 

 

Melissa has an inherent understanding of business that most only dream of. Since launching her coaching business in 2009, Melissa has coached thousands of professionals (such as interior designers, architects, builders, and founders in the home furnishings industry) around the world, helping them to realize a level of success they had only dreamed of and to fall back in love with the business.

 

Get more info about our year-long mentorship and coaching program: https://www.designedforthecreativemind.com/business-bakery  

Text UPDATES to 855-784-8299 for business tips, encouragement, and all our DFCM updates.

SIMPLIFY YOUR MARKETING, SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE. Sidemark is an all-new, all-in-one software that organizes sales, marketing, and business services all in one convenient location. Join mysidemark.com to help grow your interior design business.

Stay in touch with Michelle

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Get clarity on your next best step today! https://www.designedforthecreativemind.com/reviewguide

Have ideas or suggestions or want to be considered as a guest on the show? Contact me! https://www.DesignedForTheCreativeMind.com/contact

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