Posts by Melissa Galt
Bootstrapping Your Interior Design Business: My Start-Up Story
Starting from scratch? You don’t need deep pockets—just creativity, tenacity, and commitment.
Read MoreFrom Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Start Your Own Interior Design Firm
Learning how to start your own interior design business isn’t just about changing your business card. It’s about stepping into a new identity
Read MoreBreak the Bottleneck in Your Interior Design Business
You didn’t start your firm to become the pick-up queen or king. You didn’t sign up to finish what everyone else starts, fix what gets broken, put out fires, or wrangle chaos. But if you’re being honest, somewhere along the way, you ended up in the weeds.
Read MoreSummer is Your Designer Secret Weapon for a Record-Breaking Q4
If you’ve ever looked at your calendar in June or July and thought, “Well, I guess it’s slow season,” let’s flip that belief right now. Summer doesn’t have to be a lull in your business. It can be a launchpad. Because while everyone else is coasting or checking out, you’ve got an opportunity to check in—on your business, your goals, and what’s next.
Read MoreFrom Poverty to Limitless Profit: Your Interior Designer Money Mindset
Your business isn’t limited by your talent. It’s not even limited by your time. It’s limited by your beliefs—especially the ones you haven’t questioned or may not even realize are there.
And that’s where this work starts.
Read MoreBusiness Coaching for Interior Designers: The Real Cost of Waiting
Business coaching for interior designers– the real cost of waiting.
Read MoreDelegate to Elevate: How Interior Designers Can Get More Done in Less Time
If you’re still telling yourself, “It’s just faster if I do it,” then delegation isn’t your problem—control is. And I get it. When I started my design business, I thought no one could do it quite like I could. That mindset left me stuck, stressed, and stretched way too thin. Delegating changed everything: I earned…
Read MoreScaling Your Interior Design Practice
Before you scale your interior design practice, create the vision of what you most want and get crystal clear on your WHY’s. Not simply one big why— all of them. Because let’s be honest, as consummate creatives, we don’t have only one. We’re driven by a whole handful, and they shift over time. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS…
Read MoreDesigning for Luxury Without Losing Your Voice
Luxury doesn’t mean changing who you are as a designer. It’s not about morphing into a brand you don’t recognize or creating a process that doesn’t align with your values. Designing for luxury clients is about elevating the experience—not diluting your voice. If you’ve ever wondered how to attract high-end design clients without losing your…
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