Interior Design Podcast | Episode 3 | Sarah Coe Design

Super pumped for this guest! Her name is Sarah and she is the owner and founder of Sarah Coe Design. Her office is located right in downtown Glen Ellyn, IL. She has been in business for 19 years and has built a very successful interior design firm. She specializes in high-end custom homes and she is the sweetest person ever.
Sarah's Website: sarahcoedesign.com/
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Timestamps ⏲
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Her story
3:00 - What main problems did you face when you started your business?
4:25 - How was business the first few years?
5:45 - What route did you go as far as pricing your design fees? Hourly? Flat rate?
6:56 - How did you define your worth when you started?
10:42 - How did you build your client list?
12:56 - What do you do when someone asks for something you don’t like
14:26 - How do you turn down clients that aren’t going to help you grow?
16:30 - What is your take on school for interior design? Do you recommend going to school?
18:36 - What do you look for when it comes to hiring a designer?
19:29 - Do you look into what school they went to?
20:37 - Biggest changes in the industry since you started?
21:40 - How do you handle an artistic rut?
22:47 - Is the pay worth it?
25:06 - What traits or qualities do you think have made you successful?
26:12 - Advice for those wanting to venture out on their own?
29:38 - If you weren't a designer, what other career can you envision yourself doing?
30:20 - Outro
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[@SuperUShopFitting]

Thank you for sharing and it is very inspiring! Creativeness is hard to evaluate, especially you are happy for doing it!

[@SandraJessicaChavez]

YESSSS tell me about it! It can be difficult to know our worth. So glad you enjoyed the podcast though :)

[@lostsquirrelnyc3914]

Thank you

[@chrisjabczynski622]

I really like how you showed a quick walk through of her business as you’re talking about it, gives us a great visual rather than just hearing it.
Also really like that idea of putting a small sign up in their yard while you’re working on their place. Let’s others know who’s doing the work and you may get another client out of it, like if there’s a nosey neighbor being to curious and sees the sign or just a person passing by seeing it.
Overall Sarah’s a great designer to have on the podcast!

[@SandraJessicaChavez]

Thank you Chris! =)

[@Onalenna_Thobega]

This was wholesome & I like she spoke about the business of Design, because I read it and found it really helpful. Thanks for the questions you asked her too. It was really insightful

[@SandraJessicaChavez]

When I say I got you guys with all the good questions, I got you! So happy you enjoyed it! :)

[@johnny4654]

I like the room area

[@SandraJessicaChavez]

I'm glad you like it this time around 😂

[@erikgreer2624]

𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐦 😩