The Design Dialogues Podcast

Welcome to Episode 44 of The Design Dialogues Podcast. This week I am chatting with Tameka Moffat from Tameka Moffatt Design. In this chat with Tameka we talk about how she became an interior designer, how she manages to balance a firm working on both commercial and residential projects and so much more. Make sure to LISTEN to the episode to hear all of Tameka’s wisdom. If you are enjoying the podcast I would love for you to leave a review as this helps others find the podcast.

Welcome to Episode 43 of The Design Dialogues Podcast. This week I am chatting with Melissa Lunardon from ML Interior Design. In this chat with Melissa we talk about some of the things you need to think about when you are growing your business and how you can become more of a CEO rather than just a designer. Make sure to LISTEN to the episode to hear all of the wisdom that Melissa has to share If you are enjoying the podcast I would love for you to leave a review as this helps others find the podcast.

Welcome to Episode 42 of The Design Dialogues Podcast. This week it is a Solo with Beth Episode and we are talking about time and money. I strongly believe that our fee proposals should not be an exchange of time for money. We bring so much value to our projects and our fee proposals should be based on that value. But what is the monetary value of that value. Keep track of out time and make data driven decisions when it comes to our fee proposals is SO important. Make sure to LISTEN to the episode to here why and how making data driven decisions is going to increase your studios revenue. If you are enjoying the podcast I would love for you to leave a review as this helps others find the podcast.

Welcome to Episode 41 of The Design Dialogues Podcast. This week I am chatting with one of the regulars, architect Nikki Quittner. In this episode Nikki and I chat about some of the things interior designers should consider when they come on to a project with an architect. I hope you enjoy my dialogue with Nikki. If you are enjoying the podcast I would love for you to leave a review as this helps others find the podcast.

Welcome to Episode 39 of The Design Dialogues Podcast. This week I am chatting with Naomi Brand from Brand Collective. I loved my chat with Naomi. It is full of so many little chestnuts of information that will help you grow your business. We talk about why it is so important to work out what your niche is, and how design school is just the first step in the education process. One of the really interesting things that came out of our discussion was about the transferable skills that Naomi recognised when she was first getting into the industry. I hope you enjoy my dialogue with Naomi. If you are enjoying the podcast I would love for you to leave a review as this helps others find the podcast. Episode Website

Welcome to episode 39 of The Design Dialogues Podcast and this is one of my solo with Beth Episodes. Today I wanted to talk to you a little bit about problematic clients and why having strong business systems and process is so important when it comes to dealing with them.

Welcome to Episode 38 of The Design Dialogues Podcast. This week I am chatting with Zoe Fitchett from Wind and Water Interiors. In this episode I talk with Zoe about what is holistic and biophilic interior design. It was such an interesting chat and I definitely finished the dialogue knowing a lot more about holistic and biophilic design. I hope you enjoy my dialogue with Zoe.. If you are enjoying the podcast I would love for you to leave a review as this helps others find the podcast. Episode Website

Welcome to Episode 37 of The Design Dialogues Podcast. This week I am chatting with Jennifer Tutty from Studio Legal. Studio Legal is a legal firm that specialises in the creative industries. In this episode I talk with Jennifer about what you need to know from a legal perspective when it comes to running our interior design studios. Getting your legal documents sorted and knowing what your obligations are is so important and I found this dialogue with Jennifer so interesting. I hope you enjoy my dialogue with Jennifer. If you are enjoying the podcast I would love for you to leave a review as this helps others find the podcast. Episode Website

Welcome to Episode 36 of The Design Dalogue Podcast. I had a different episode planned for today but the last few weeks have been really hectic in my family nothing serious just hectic. Having strong systems and process in your business is something I have always known is important but on this particular project it has really brought home to me how important having systems and processes set up in your business from the beginning is. It is really not something that you want to do on the fly. Episode Website

Welcome to Episode 35 of The Design Dialogues Podcast. This week I am chatting with Jane Fyfe from Design Home on Churchill. Design Home on Churchill is a beautiful co working space that Jane has created in Perth that just sounds like the most wonderful place to be involved in. In this episode I talk with Jane about how she has gone about creating this unique, interior design specific co working space. Jane has so much wisdom to share with our design community and the designers involved in Design Home on Churchill are very lucky to have her as a mentor and friend. I hope you enjoy my dialogue with Jane. If you are enjoying the podcast I would love for you to leave a review as this helps others find the podcast. Episode Website

Welcome to Episode 34 of The Design Dialogues Podcast. This week I am chatting with Sheshi Rogers from Seed Creative. In this episode I talk with Sheshi about what is a brand, what to think about when you are engaging a brand strategist to help you develop your brand. We also talk about some of the things that might be happening in your business that are good indicators that you need to revisit your branding. I loved chatting with Sheshi about all these things - brand identity is such an important part of our business and learning more about it is so helpful. Episode Website

Welcome to episode 33 of The Design Dialogues Podcast. This week I am chatting with Tess Lawry from Feather and Lawry. Tess is an interior designer based in the regional Queensland town of Toowoomba. In this episode I talk with Tess about what it is like to start and grow a business in a regional center and what it’s like to run a site that is 4 hours away by plane. I found this chat so insightful with Tess. I hope you enjoy it. Want to learn more about More Time To Design - click here Book in a demonstration with our team to see how More Time To Design can help you build a better interior design business - click here

Welcome to Episode 32 of The Design Dialogues Podcast. This week I am chatting with Penny Wilson from TwoPence. This is our second epsiodewith Penny who is a digital marketing expert. Make sure to check out our first chat with Penny back at Episode 05. In this epsiode I talk with Penny about how important it is to have a strategy around your digital marketing and some ways to make sure you are getting the most out of your effort. This is a really great chat with Penny and she has so many tips to help us with our digital marketing. Episode Website

Welcome to Episode 31 of The Design Dialogues Podcast. This week I am chatting with Jane Ledger from Jane Ledger Interiors. Jane is a perth based interior designer and also has the successful podcast, Inside Design with Jane Ledger. Jane started the podcast to help potential clients understand better what we do as interior designers and most importantly the value we bring to their projects. With over 10 years of industry experience jane is a wealth of knowledge and I loved my chat with Jane. Episode Website

Welcome to episode 30 of The Design Dialogues Podcast. This week I am chatting with Gavin Hepper from Concept by Gavin Hepper about his journey from trade to designer and his philosophy around not taking the qualities of materials at face value. The impetus for this dialogue was Gavin’s thoughts on the engineered stone ban but I learnt so much from talking with Gavin about how he runs his studio and how he helps his clients make the best decisions for their homes. Please make sure to reach out to Gavin if you have any questions about what we discussed as I know he will love to share his knowledge. Episode Website

Welcome to episode 29 of The Design Dialogues Podcast. This week I am chatting with Vito Marzullo from Anterior XL about all things natural stone and porcelain. What Vito doesn’t know about stone and porcelain is not worth knowing. This dialogue gets quite technical in parts but it was so interesting to hear from Vito about what as designers we should be thinking about when we are designing and specifying natural stone and porcelain slabs.

In this week's episode of The Design Dialogues Podcast it is a Solo with Beth episode. I look at what some of the challenges are that you can come across when you are trying out and putting into place new systems and processes in your business. Episode Website

Welcome to Episode Twenty Seven of the Design Dialogues Podcast - this week I am talking with Kylie Wilks from Felt and Stone. Kylie is based in Inverell which is about 6 hours north west of Sydney. It was so great talking to Kylie about what it is like to be an interior designer in the country. With a creative background and working alongside her husband who is a builder for 20 years Kylie’s experience has helped her set up her design studio that fills the gap in the rural setting where more homes are built by customs builders then larger project builders. As always if you are enjoying the podcast I would love for you to leave a review. Reviews are one of the best ways for people to find the podcast. If you are unsure of how to leave a review I will put in the show notes some simple instructions to follow. I really do appreciate you taking the time to leave a review. I hope you enjoy my dialogue with Kylie. Episode Website Leave A Review

Welcome to Episode Twenty Six of the Design Dialogues Podcast - this week I am talking with Justine McLean from the Flossi Files. I really enjoyed this dialogue with Justine and I think it is a timely discussion for the start of the year. Justine is passionate about financial literacy for business owners and I think the start of the year is always a good time to review your numbers and see how well your financial systems are set up. Just like with the business process that I feel so passionate about (and why I started More Time To Design) - all these systems are so important to get right to make sure that your business is profitable and most importantly sustainable. We talk about some of the financial foundations that business owners have and also why it is also so important to have a financial forecast in your business. As always if you are enjoying the podcast I would love for you to leave a review. Reviews are one of the best ways for people to find the podcast. If you are unsure of how to leave a review I will put in the show notes some simple instructions to follow. I really do appreciate you taking the time to leave a review. I hope you enjoy my dialogue with Justine. Episode Website Leave a review

This week I am talking with Manon Roux from Atelier Roux. New York based Manon runs a successful design studio after a winding path led her to design. In this episode we talk about some key things that Manon has changed in her processes that have really pushed her business to the next level. Episode Website Leave a review for the podcast here Book in a More Time To Design Demo