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5 Rituals to Reignite Your Interior Design Genius

Burnout doesn’t mean you’re broken. It means your creative well is running low, and it’s time for a reset. As a principal interior designer, your work is visual, emotional, and deeply personal. But when every project starts feeling “fine” instead of fabulous, you’re not only tired…you’re creatively flat. This isn’t total exhaustion. It’s apathy. You’re…

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Lead With Imagination in Interior Design

In today’s analytics-obsessed business climate, many interior designers find themselves overwhelmed by metrics and starving for meaning. Click-through rates, engagement percentages, and conversion dashboards have become the default markers of success. But here’s the truth that most aren’t saying out loud: creativity is your most valuable currency, and right now, many designers are bankrupting it…

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How Interior Designers Can Use AI to Scale Authentically

Your brand already lives in multiple places. Your website, your social feed, your inbox…but is it working for you while you sleep? If not, it’s time to design your Digital Twin. In a world where technology moves faster than your project calendar, it’s no longer enough to show up manually and inconsistently. To scale your…

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Create Interior Design Client Experiences AI Can’t Match

In a world rushing toward automation, interior design remains one of the few industries where humanity is irreplaceable. AI can streamline tasks, generate imagery, and crunch numbers, but it will never know how to read a room, sense a shift in emotion, or craft a client experience that feels deeply personal and transformative. That’s where…

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15 Ways to Amplify Your Interior Design Business with AI 

AI isn’t here to replace your creativity, it’s here to amplify it.  While some designers are still debating whether AI belongs in our industry, the most successful design principals I coach have already welcomed it into their workflows. They’re using AI to get hours back each week, eliminate inefficiencies, and elevate their client experience without…

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Grow Your Interior Design Business Through AI Search

Search visibility no longer begins and ends with Google. AI search has officially arrived, and it’s rewriting how your future clients find you. Whether they’re asking ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or Perplexity, questions like: “Who are the top interior modern designers in Scottsdale?” or “Which interior designers specialize in whole-home renovations in Dallas?” These tools are…

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Is Automation Hurting Your Interior Design Business?

Automation is supposed to save you time and help your business grow. But in the interior design world, many principal designers are discovering the hidden price of over-automating: lost connection, diluted experiences, and clients who feel more like transactions than transformations. If you’ve automated every message, every reply, and every process, chances are your clients…

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How to Deliver a 5-Star Interior Design Experience

How to Elevate Every Step of the Interior Design Journey From Discovery to Delivery In the world of high-end interior design, beauty alone isn’t enough. Stunning interiors may get the attention, but it’s the client experience that earns loyalty, referrals, and repeat projects. And yet, too many interior designers focus all their energy on aesthetics…

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Growth Strategies for Interior Designers During Slow Seasons

Every interior design business experiences slow seasons. The inquiry pipeline dries up, the phone stops ringing, and that steady hum of momentum fades into an unsettling silence. But what if I told you that pause isn’t punishment, it’s a planting ground for design business growth? The biggest mistake you can make in a business lull…

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Escape the Interior Design Hourly Billing Trap for More Profit

If you’re still billing by the hour, you’re working against yourself. Hourly billing is one of the most common traps in interior design, and it’s silently eroding your client trust, your income potential, and your creative freedom. As a principal interior designer running a successful firm, you didn’t build your business to feel like a…

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What Listeners are saying

Best biz advice for designers.

Melissa's advice is spot-on in my experience and the relevance to my business at the very moment is uncanny. She is great at explaining the point in a way that sticks. I have taken her advice and gone back to the transcripts to implement her suggestions.

- Jennifer Fordham

Get your pen and paper!

I've listened to Melissa's episodes. She shares a mix of design and business genius in this podcast. Whether you're a new designer or a seasoned designer, you'll want to have a notebook close by to capture these design advice nuggets! Thank you, Melissa!

- KDesign Express

Transformative podcast gem!

This podcast is a gem! It's exactly what I've been searching for - packed with valuable information, truly inspiring, and rich with knowledge. I've been hooked since the first few episodes and I'm binge-listening to catch up on the rest. Excited to dive into coaching with Melissa!

- Anonymous

Melissa rocks!!!

Since I’ve discovered Melissa’s podcast, it is my number one go-to audio content when driving. She is full of really wise advice and tips for interior designers. The more I listen to her, the more it strengthens my will to work with her as soon as I can.

- Catheline Cavarroc

Melissa gets it!

Love this podcast for the actionable tips from someone who’s learned, like us all, while in the trenches and is still learning with and for us all. I really appreciate her generosity in these podcast episodes and FB group too. Thanks for all your hard work, Melissa!

- Jacq Snaps

Amazing inspiration!

Melissa's insights and recommendations are invaluable. All episodes are well-planned and so well-organized; it makes me want to dive into applying all her tips! The nuggets of inspiration are easily digestible and relevant to a variety of experience levels. Grab your AirPods and check it out!

- Merits Design Group

Just what our industry needed!

Melissa has a down-to-earth but forward-facing approach to breaking down the ins and outs of our field. Every episode is so valuable. Mindset-focused, process-focused, and everything in between.

I’m excited for every episode- it’s gold!

- Design Empire

I feel empowered and heard. Melissa gets me!

As a professional creative, I felt heard and understood through the many challenges and obstacles we face in the industry. Refreshing to relate to someone like Melissa who can appropriately guide through these challenges with ease of mind. Wonderfully crafted, Melissa.

- Hollywood Nae

Comprehensive and direct. 

This podcast is a game-changer! Melissa includes how to manage all facets of owning a design business without losing sight of your personal life. She covers a lot of information, but delivers it in a manageable way - it’s easy to understand and she gives clear direction on how to implement. I highly recommend this to all designers looking to grow their business and regain personal time.

- 23220 Designer

Melissa is a valuable asset to your business!

I have been lucky to find and take Melissa's advice and have already increased my income. I highly value her expertise and advice. And the fact that she shares such valuable information on her podcast is amazing to newer firms (like mine). I can't recommend her enough!!

- Little Black Fox Design

A wealth of information.

I was first introduced to Melissa through her book, "Marketing Luxury Design: Attracting the Affluent Client". I was thrilled to learn she recently started a podcast. Melissa is smart, witty, and true cheerleader for those of us in the design world. Her advice and recommendations have helped me effectively build my business. I can’t wait to hear all she’ll share next!

- Jakson Gaming

Mark your calendar! This will be a weekly listen for me.

I’ve had the pleasure of being coached by Melissa and this content is beyond valuable. I’m a slow implementer so I need all this reinforcement of the good business practices she has guided me toward. If you're a creative and you need a roadmap to success, she’s your person!

- Ambinatl

Mentor extraordinaire!

Melissa is so knowledgeable, humorous and her tough-love approach is refreshing! Each time I listen, I learn so much; not just one thing. She provides excellent advice while sharing what she has learned from her mistakes, providing me with tools to become a better designer and business owner.

- TMMP77

Melissa is a game-changer!!

We started our business in October of 2022 and thank God that we happened to attend one of Melissa’s seminars at High Point Market that month, because she absolutely changed the course of our new business. Thanks to her principles, we are making 2-3 times the revenue than we had anticipated, we are booked out months in advance already, making our first year in business an unbelievable success. I would not in my wildest dreams have believed the results that we are getting. Thanks to her podcast, we are just going to keep climbing and we will know how and when to hire help, how to market, and we have already started our business with a healthy work-life balance that I never could have believed was possible. Weirdly, the podcast also helped me get closer to my husband because it gave me permission to prioritize self-care even as an entrepreneur. With better self-care, I have more time, attention, and energy for my friends and family and doggies. :) I’m now a total unabashed fan girl and can’t wait to see the incredible potential that Melissa Galt has made possible in my life. :) Thank you so much for this! Would recommend for any designer or creative no matter how long you’ve been in business. I would have given anything to know about this resource right out of design school 15 years ago. :) Thank you, thank you! Keep doing this amazing work, you’re changing lives.

- Megan J. B.

Amazing mentor!

Melissa Galt is a very creative and supportive person full of an amazing energy, who provides not only assistance as an interior design business coach, but also provides support as a friend from an encouraging perspective to the design community. I find her new podcasts to be extremely valuable as they are super helpful as well as very productive to become a successful business designer and to run a profitable firm while enjoying life. I definitely cannot wait to continue listening to her next podcasts and see how my business grows by being on the right path under her knowledgeable advice and achieving my goals while being unique, productive, successful, and the best designer and a very happy person. I cannot thank Melissa enough for her fabulous podcasts.

- Noelia Ibáñez

Experience The Affluent Creative.

I’m loving the new weekly podcast from Melissa Galt! She is personable, knowledgeable and humorous while challenging you to be realistic and introspective. I feel I found a mentor who truly understands me, inspires me and makes me think “what would Melissa do?” The weekly topics allow you to grow your business while being there for yourself and your clients. Finding ways to grow your business and your confidence. Earning more money in less time and finding your ideal clients to build the business you truly love! You will be truly surprised and inspired by what you hear. So if you are looking for weekly inspiration and direction to move your business forward, I highly recommend The Affluent Creative!

- Tanga Winstead Designs

I love Melissa-isms!!!

I’ve always loved listening to Melissa speak, she is sophisticated, and is luxury. Her insight and advice for my business has driven my design firm to the next level. So excited for her podcasts! Now, I can get inspired and motivated any time. She is a wealth of information! Melissa has these phrases that she shares that are elegant and amazing, and the perfect scripts to deal with situations we all encounter in design. I like to call them Melissa-isms!

- H Ball Interiors