Shea McGee: Interior Designer and Co-Founder of Studio McGee and McGee & Co.

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Clique Media, Female Founder, Entrepreneurship, Career Change, Career Pivot, Fashion & Beauty, Hillary Kerr, Personal Journals, Who What Wear, Clique, Career, Arts, Business, Careers, Second Life, Career Advice, Self-made, Entrepreneur, Mydomaine, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Shea McGee is an interior designer and the co-founder of Studio McGee and McGee & Co. Shea originally worked in communications, but after redecorating her first home with her husband and eventual co-founder, Syd McGee, she found that she had a natural talent for design. She took interior design classes at her local community college to build skills and confidence and attracted clients in her neighborhood and on Instagram. In 2014, she and Syd took a chance and sold their house in California, using the proceeds to move to Salt Lake City and launch their business. Soon, Shea’s classic yet modern style and behind-the-scenes looks on social media were attracting customers from all over the country. She built a virtual design services business and eventually, an e-commerce business with the launch of McGee & Co. Shea also starred in the Netflix renovation show Dream Home Makeover and designs a line of furniture with Target named Threshold Designed With Studio McGee.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone I'm Hillary Kerr the co-founder and chief content officer of
0:10.1	who what where and this is Second Life, a podcast, spotlighting women who have truly
0:16.9	inspiring careers. We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting aside their doubts or fears, and what happens
0:26.4	when they embark on their second life.
0:28.9	Today on the show, I'm speaking with entrepreneur, interior designer, and the co-founder of Studio McGee,
0:35.6	Shay McGee. She studied communications and modern dance at BYU and after college, she moved to Orange County with her husband and eventual co-founder
0:45.6	Sid McGee. There she worked in communications and began decorating their first home
0:51.0	when she realized that she had an eye for design. With some
0:55.2	encouragement from Sid she enrolled in an interior design course at her
0:59.1	local community college to gain some experience. Her first projects were her own kitchen and
1:04.8	styling a neighbor's shelves and she decided to share her progress on Instagram
1:09.7	a decision that would end up becoming one of her trademarks,
1:13.2	as viewers were immediately drawn to her modern yet classic style
1:17.3	and Frank behind the scenes moments.
1:20.0	Soon Shay's husband joined her in building Studio McGee and they decided to go all in, selling
1:26.1	their Orange County home and moving to Salt Lake City to officially launch.
1:30.7	Over the next decade, Shay leveraged her national following to build a virtual design services business,
1:36.0	a robust client list in Salt Lake City and Beyond, and eventually, an e-commerce business with the launch of McKeon Co.
1:44.8	2020 was a banner year for Shay with her show, Dream Home Makeovers,
1:48.8	premering on Netflix, and her collaboration with Target hitting stores.
1:54.0	Today, Shay's businesses are household names
1:57.0	and her design imprint can be felt all over the interior design world.
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