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A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design  Business Podcast

234: Kimberley Kay Interiors: A New Designer & Her 1st 5 Months in Business

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Design, Business, Arts

4.9810 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2017

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

What is your vision for your design business? How do you manage to balance work and life? Are you managing it, or has the business taken over your life? When you’re in the middle of the day-to-day of running a business, it can be easy to forget why you started in the first place. Whether it is creative freedom, income to support your family, or a dream that has finally taken flight, it is so important to keep the values you hold dear close at hand. This podcast is all about giving you tools that you can use to launch your design business. Today, I am thrilled to bring to you Kim Worswick, who has been in business for just five short months and is already operating close to her values. What’s her secret? This podcast! Kimberley Kay Interiors is Kim’s solo firm and boy has it taken off! Kim has a strong Instagram presence, where she films these great short videos that are zany, fun and full of personality and great design. Kim’s business is based on referrals so that she can ensure that she is only taking the right amount of projects at a time. Work-Life Balance is so important to Kim, so she has set up her business around that value. Today, we will share how Kim launched her business, sticks to her values, and overcomes mistakes and challenges as her business has grown. It is encouraging to hear how this podcast has changed Kim’s life, and I would love to hear from you too! Give this episode a listen, and then reach out to me to let me know the ways our guests have transformed your design business.   More from this episode: Kim talks about her crazy, zany Instagram videos. Take a little inspiration from Kim who used tools from the podcast to launch her business. Kim operates off of her 5 Key Values. Work-Life Balance is the basis for Kim’s business model. Using Interior Design as an act of community service. Growing a business only to the point where it fits within your lifestyle. Working underneath a lead designer was beneficial, but creatively stifling. Why a bookkeeper should be your first hire. Learning from mistakes and celebrating triumphs. Gaining customer loyalty by doing whatever it takes to get the design right. Links: www.kimberleykayinteriors.com   https://www.instagram.com/kimberleykayinteriors/   https://www.facebook.com/kimberleykayinteriors/

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0:00.0

Have you heard about the exciting new exhibit by the Black Artists and Designers Guild,

0:05.6

which was commissioned by the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City?

0:11.1

Big news, right?

0:12.6

The Cooper Hewitt's exhibition is called Making Home, Smithsonian Design Triennial.

0:18.2

Now, the batch designers exhibit is titled the Underground Library,

0:23.8

inspired by the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad is the clandestine network

0:28.6

established in the early 19th century through which many enslaved African Americans

0:33.6

traveled in search of freedom. This library installation represents a 21st century sanctuary surrounded by art, objects,

0:43.5

artifacts, and books of black legacy.

0:46.9

In reimagining and repurposing the Andrew Carnegie Personal Library,

0:52.7

badge invites you to examine the power of home libraries

0:56.1

and the significance of literacy, remembering that African Americans were denied the right to read

1:02.3

under slavery. I'm honored to share that Window Works in Livingston was asked by badge to create

1:08.7

the flat panels for the windows. We used a custom design fabric

1:12.5

by badge members, and the fabric was fabricated by Stacey Garcia's team at Libatex. So please make a

1:20.0

point to visit this inspired space the next time you are in New York City. The exhibition runs

1:25.5

from November 24 all the way through August 10th,

1:30.0

2025. So you have plenty of time to get this on your calendar. We will put links in the show notes.

1:43.3

Welcome to a well-designed business with your host, Luann Nigara.

1:47.8

Luan has a lifetime of experience building a multi-million dollar business with her husband and cousin,

1:53.0

and she knows the challenges you face in your interior design business.

1:57.0

Luan brings you real-life answers to your most pressing problems,

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