WELCOME TO DESIGNED FOR THE CREATIVE MIND™
The podcast that serves up unfiltered business truth for interior designers who are done playing small.
Here, you’ll find no-fluff strategies, mindset upgrades, and the kind of straight talk most designers wish they’d heard sooner — plus a few behind-the-scenes peeks at how we do things in my firm.
Craving more than just a slice of strategy? The Interior Design Business Bakery is where we bake businesses that rise.
Come hungry. Leave profitable.
Ep 246: Nobody Warned Me About This Part: Hiring Would Expose My Own Weaknesses
Hiring is supposed to create capacity—but it can also expose weaknesses in leadership, communication, processes, and delegation. Michelle Lynne shares what hiring taught her about building a team that can actually operate without the owner.
Ep 245: Nobody Warned Me About This Part: When Growing Your Design Firm Changes Your Job
Learn what happens when your interior design business grows and your role changes from designer to CEO. Michelle Lynne shares the realities of leadership, team management, and redefining success as your design firm evolves.
Ep 244:Do You Actually Want to Own an Interior Design Business?
Thinking about starting an interior design business? Michelle Lynne breaks down the reality of business ownership versus working as a designer, from sales and finances to risk, freedom, and the life you actually want.
Ep 243: The Art of Being Principal: Building a Business That Doesn’t Need You Every Minute
Learn how strong operations, empowered teams, and effective systems help interior design principals build successful firms that run without them—and create the freedom, sustainability, and white space to lead, grow, and step away.
