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293. Why Interior Designers Undercharge for Construction Management — And How to Fix It

August 18, 2026

If you've ever finished a construction project feeling exhausted, overextended, and quietly underpaid, I want you to hear me when I say this: the problem is probably not your efficiency. It's your pricing. In this episode, I'm breaking down one of the biggest mistakes I see interior designers make over and over again — folding construction management into their design fee instead of treating it like the completely separate professional service it actually is. We're talking about what ...

292. Why Unreasonable Hospitality Is the Missing Piece in Your Interior Design Business with Rick Campos

August 11, 2026

What if the thing that sets your design business apart isn't the design itself? In this episode, Renee sits down with Rick Campos of Design Biz Survival Guide to talk about something the design industry doesn't discuss enough: hospitality. Not restaurant hospitality. Human hospitality. The kind that makes clients feel seen, remembered, and emotionally connected to the experience of working with you. Inspired by the book Unreasonable Hospitality, Rick shares how designers can elevate t...

291. How to Handle a Difficult Interior Design Client and When to Walk Away

August 04, 2026

Today, I want to talk about something that every designer faces, sometimes more than once, but we don't talk about it enough. And that is what to do when a client becomes difficult mid-project. Now, I'm not talking about beforehand. Today, I mean after the contract is signed, after the project is underway, after you're already in it.   I want to talk about when the dynamic starts to shift, and you're not quite sure whether to manage through it or to get out.   And then the harder question: ho...