The Interior DesignHer Podcast

real-world interior design business education

Douglas Robb 10/8/25 Douglas Robb 10/8/25

Interior Designers: Stop Doing EVERYTHING Yourself

Find vetted business pros that actually understand your business.

Most interior designers face the same dilemma: you need help, but you don't know who to trust. You finally decide to hire a bookkeeper or marketing expert, only to discover they've never worked with an interior designer before. The result? Costly mistakes, wasted time, and the sinking feeling that it's easier to just do everything yourself.

Interior designer Ronniesha Rivera learned this lesson the hard way; when her bookkeeper filed her sales tax incorrectly, leading to a government audit that cost thousands and nearly destroyed her business. But instead of retreating, she created Vetted by Design - a platform where every business professional is carefully vetted, not only for their skill but their ability & experience working with interior designers.

Douglas Robb 9/24/25 Douglas Robb 9/24/25

Interior Designers: Stop Working Weekends

What successful designers do differently with their time

Last Saturday at 9 PM, while your friends were having dinner together, where were you? Answering vendor emails? Chasing down project details? Updating invoices that should have gone out two weeks ago?

If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. But here's what's frustrating: some of your most successful competitors never work weekends. They take real vacations. They attend family events without checking their phones.

What do they know that you don't?

Gina Cotner, founder of Athena Executive Services, has spent nearly a decade helping business owners - including interior designers - reclaim their personal time without sacrificing business growth. Her insight: successful designers don't work more hours. They work differently.