High Point Market 2023

Tired of losing hours each week creating and adjusting hourly invoices? Ready to trade tracking time for earning what you deserve all the time? Join this masterclass in how to set flat rates with defined deliverables, so your profit is protected and your client has confidence and clarity.

• Leverage Your Letter of Agreement as a Lucrative Marketing Tool
• Make Clients Your Advocates & Allies and Build Reputation Revenue
• Get Fees Based on Value Instead of Time
• Stop Selling Furnishings & Provide Priceless Transformation
• Master Transparency to Build Trust

Get your questions about rates and fees, and anything else related to the business of design, answered in person with Melissa.

The Learning Center, located in the Universal showroom, hosts several events each Market. From panel discussions to lectures, they cover the trends happening now. Visit this Market at 101 South Hamilton Street, High Point, NC.

Let’s face it, sourcing can be a big time suck, and you want help. The good news is that you don’t have to hire anyone, building your trade team will provide the best resources, the right price point, and the lead times you’re looking for. Join business coach Melissa Galt for this can’t miss session.

• Stop Selling Retail and Get the Trade Pricing You Deserve
• How to Leverage Your Trade Partners for More Profitable Projects
• Make Each Project as Original as Your Client and Stand Out to Get Published
• How to Maximize Social Media with Your Trade Partners & Vendor Team

If you dread networking, don’t love social media, and feeling a bit burned out, it’s time for organic marketing that gets you clients while you’re doing what you love.

This fun and interactive session will deliver a customized concrete plan that you look forward to implementing, and will have you attracting your ideal client with ease. Let’s turn your design business into your playground for profit.

The Point, located on Commerce Avenue, is just a block from the Transportation Terminal.

Meet & greet book signing with Melissa Galt featuring her book Marketing Luxury Design: Attracting Affluent Clients. Books will be available onsite.

“This book is a valuable resource and reminder of what luxury is today and how we can embody it in our design practices. Affluent clients expect more, and Melissa lays out the essential systems and strategy to attract and work with them effectively.”

– Laurence Carr
CEO and Founder, Laurence Carr Design, INC

The last two years have seen an intense demand for design and burnout is at an all time high, it’s time to get some help. Learn whether to outsource or hire locally, tips to make the right hire the first time, how to craft an irresistible job description, and what to pay and how to manage your team.

• How to Identify What to Delegate to Reclaim Your Time and Energy
• How to Document Your Processes so You Minimize Time in Training
• Where to Find Great Talent Fast
• Key Interviewing Tips so You Hire Right the First Time
• How to Build a Team Online & Offline that You Can Rely on to Build Your Business

EARN MORE IN LESS TIME WITH YOUR IDEAL CLIENTS! A VIP Designer Day of Business Breakthroughs & Bottom Line Results.

Get clarity about the two biggest challenges designers face today – This is the best day and way to invest in your business before High Point Market kicks off!

• How to Set Rates and Fees to Earn What You Deserve Without Burning Out
• How to Market to Your Ideal Clients
• Connect with design principals from across the country & build connections