Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Audrey Scheck established her firm’s C-suite
Episode 171
Audrey Scheck’s 20-person firm is a well-oiled machine—complete with a carefully structured leadership team and a top-down approach that sets the ton…
2 months, 1 week ago
Ask Us Anything: Zoë Feldman on how to measure an employee’s design skills
Episode 170
Washington, D.C.–based Zoë Feldman on how to hire for aesthetic alignment, the metrics she uses to measure an employee’s progress at the firm, and ho…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
How Hema Persad built ‘the smallest, most efficient’ team
Episode 169
Hema Persad’s experience as an A-list stylist taught her what the one percent is looking for in the design process—and helped her build a firm that’s…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ask Us Anything: Christine Vroom on how to pivot when your pipeline falls apart
Episode 168
Los Angeles–based Christine Vroom answers a question from a fellow designer with a question about a project pipeline gone wrong. Vroom jumps in with …
3 months ago
Why Hanna Li’s design proposals include a sustainability fee
Episode 167
Hanna Li has created an infrastructure and recruited a team that allows her to thrive as creative director of her firm. From that vantage point, the …
3 months, 1 week ago
Ask Us Anything: Melissa Oholendt’s go-to interview questions for new hires
Episode 166
Melissa Oholendt of Minnesota- and Colorado-based firm Oho Interiors answers a question from a designer who is currently interviewing candidates for …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Kobel & Co.’s radical take on the client questionnaire
Episode 165
Elizabeth Bennett and Mallory Robins found their better business half in each other—one favoring function, and the other taking the lead on form. In …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Ask Us Anything: Alison Giese on how to streamline your design presentation
Episode 164
San Antonio, Texas–based designer Alison Giese answers a question from a designer who is interested in tweaking her presentation approach to inspire …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Jess Ebert on why delegation is the key to longevity
Episode 163
Jess Ebert received a flood of new clients a few years back—and soon realized that the abundance of work was doing the business more harm than good. …
4 months ago
Ask Us Anything: Chloe Redmond Warner on establishing processes that fit your firm
Episode 162
Oakland, California–based designer Chloe Redmond Warner joins the show to answer a question from a designer who is wondering if stronger systems coul…
4 months, 1 week ago