The Business of Beautiful Spaces Podcast for Interior Designers
Laura Thornton, Interior Designer
146 episodes
3 days ago
Send us a text If you’ve ever wondered how to keep your project pipeline full without constantly posting on social media or dropping thousands on ads, this episode is for you. I’m joined by the powerhouse behind Designer Oasis—Kate Bendewald. Kate is a former commercial designer who left the corporate grind to build a design business on her own terms. Within her first year, she scaled to six figures entirelythrough word-of-mouth. No big budget, no trust fund—just clarity, confidence, and a ne...
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Send us a text If you’ve ever wondered how to keep your project pipeline full without constantly posting on social media or dropping thousands on ads, this episode is for you. I’m joined by the powerhouse behind Designer Oasis—Kate Bendewald. Kate is a former commercial designer who left the corporate grind to build a design business on her own terms. Within her first year, she scaled to six figures entirelythrough word-of-mouth. No big budget, no trust fund—just clarity, confidence, and a ne...
130. Part 1: Let's Talk About Profit Strategies- Know Your Numbers, The Foundation of Profitability
The Business of Beautiful Spaces Podcast for Interior Designers
14 minutes
3 months ago
130. Part 1: Let's Talk About Profit Strategies- Know Your Numbers, The Foundation of Profitability
Send us a text In the first episode of our special four-part series, Laura Thornton—founder of Thornton Design and The Profit Academy for Interior Designers—shares the essential financial foundations every designer needs to run a truly profitable business. Drawing from her own journey and real-world client stories, Laura breaks down the difference between revenue, profit, fixed and variable costs, and tackles the age-old designer dilemma: margin versus markup. Whether you’re just starting out...
The Business of Beautiful Spaces Podcast for Interior Designers
Send us a text If you’ve ever wondered how to keep your project pipeline full without constantly posting on social media or dropping thousands on ads, this episode is for you. I’m joined by the powerhouse behind Designer Oasis—Kate Bendewald. Kate is a former commercial designer who left the corporate grind to build a design business on her own terms. Within her first year, she scaled to six figures entirelythrough word-of-mouth. No big budget, no trust fund—just clarity, confidence, and a ne...
