EP 059 | Interior Design Business Q&A Live with Kimberley Seldon

What are the biggest questions interior designers have about clients, contracts, hiring, and project management?

In this episode, Kimberley Seldon shares insights from a live Business of Design® meet-up in Los Angeles, answering real-world questions from designers facing common business challenges. From turning down projects and hiring team members to managing supplier relationships and reducing risk, this candid Q&A is packed with practical advice.

For interior designers looking to strengthen their business systems and make more confident decisions, this episode delivers actionable strategies from the front lines of the profession.

In this episode, we learn:
• How to professionally decline a project after completing a consultation
• Why clear communication is essential when you’re not acting as the project manager
• How strong supplier relationships improve project outcomes and efficiency
• Why effective hiring depends on having systems and processes in place
• How contracts set expectations and help protect both designers and clients
• Why successful design firms rely on structure, consistency, and clear communication

Take Aways

If you’d like Team BOD to come to you, let us know. You’ll need a group of design professionals and a venue to host and we can do the rest.

Design Intervention

Business of Design® member Tawni Peterson has a great tip: When you smell pet odors at a client’s home, it’s a sensitive subject. Use a black light to illuminate the areas that are most fouled.

Business of Design® & You

As interior design professionals, we LOVE our work because it matters so much. We want our clients to get our best every time, because it’s going to affect the way they live for years to come. But doing our best work isn’t possible if we can’t dedicate ourselves to it. And we can’t dedicate ourselves to it if doesn’t earn us a living.

Business of Design® is the best professional advice and business coaching available, and it’s just for you. Our mission is to liberate your talent and skill by showing you how to run a business that supports you, empowers you, and lets you love your work again.