CEO, CFO, COO, the entire C-suite might be you. How you tackle each role helps you manage and strategize your business.
Suggested episodes:
71: Baby Steps
63: Marketing Tactics with Mardi Dover
62: Finding Focus
60: Time Allocation and Prioritizing for Impact
59: The Power of a Good To-Do List
53: Hiring the Right Team for Growth
42: Finding Passion and Purpose in Your Work
30: Teamwork
20: Building Brand
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Knowing when to slow down isn't easy. Often we find ourselves pushing though stress, sickness, doubt, fear... you name it. It serves us well sometimes but there are times when rest is the best for you.
Suggested episodes:
71: Baby Steps
66: Mommypreneurship
60: Time Allocation and Prioritizing for Impact
58: Finding Balance and Being Present
26: Living Seasonally and Designing a Business Seasonally
19: Deliberate not Perfect-Calming the Voice of Perfectionism
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Sometimes big goals can feel scary and overwhelming, identifying and taking action on a single baby step in the right direction is all you need to do to get closer to that goal.
Suggested episodes:
62: Finding Focus
60: Time Allocation and Prioritizing for Impact
59: The Power of a Good To-Do List
47: Starting Energy
44: Nailing your Niche with Rebecca West
42: Finding Passion and Purpose in Your Work
26: Living Seasonally and Designing a Business Seasonally
19: Deliberate not Perfect-Calming the Voice of Perfectionism
8: Workflow- how to stay on track
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The Northwest Flower and Garden Show is complete. Here are my post show thoughts and dont' forget to sign up for the free webinar on how I designed this garden with insights to how you can create clarity of vision for your and your clients' gardens.
All about the Gathering Garden https://kismetdesignco.com/nwfgs/
Suggested episodes:
67: Show Garden Update NWFGS 2025
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Prebuilding and collecting all the elements leading up to the show to make sure the build goes smoothly. Just like life-size legos.
Check out the webpage:https://kismetdesignco.com/nwfgs/
Suggested episodes:
67:Show Garden Update NWFGS 2025
25:The Creation of a Show Garden
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Metrics and tracking are super important especially when establishing goals for next year. If you want to dive deeper join me for my next class January 8th 2025 - The Yearly Planning Workshop
Sign up here:
https://kismetdesignco.com/classes/the-designer-shop/
Discount Code: CAMPFIRE
Suggested episodes:
52: Money Mindset
8: Workflow- how to stay on track
5: Efficiency and Profitability
4: Building a Business Through Referrals
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I am in the middle of designing and planning a display garden at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival for 2025. Join me in the first update on progress and stay tuned for more.
Suggested episodes:
25: The Creation of a Show Garden
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Being a business owner and a parent is no joke. Juggling being a busy sports mom and entrepreneurship has its struggles and triumphs.
Suggested episodes:
60: Time Allocation and Prioritizing for Impact
59: The Power of a Good To-Do List
58: Finding Balance and Being Present
57: Balancing Seasons, Business, and Life with Cindy Funes
51: Balancing New Opportunities and Growing with Sara Meier
32: Pros and Cons to the at Home Office Space
30: Teamwork
26: Living Seasonally and Designing a Business Seasonally
24: Process for Efficiency in Hand Drafting with Sara Meier
19: Deliberate not Perfect-Calming the Voice of Perfectionism
11: Taking the leap into business ownership with Sarah Van Sanden
7: Collaborating with a Remote Team
5: Efficiency and Profitability
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Well, you never know... I have met clients with some super interesting professions. Today, rather than sharing wisdom or ideas to make your business run smoothly or inspire new ideas, I share a funny story about awkward client interactions.
Share your stories with me! kryssie@kismetdesignco.com @ProcessDrivenDesigner. Suggested episodes:
54: Growing Knowledge and Being Curious
48: My Story
45: Latest Updates and Passions
42: Finding Passion and Purpose in Your Work
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How you present your designs is critical to your client understanding the design and enjoying the design process.
Upcoming Mini-Class on Lighting Design
Sign Up Here! Podcast listeners can use code podcast24 for a discount!
Suggested episodes:
27: Confidence and Leading the Design Process
15: Virtual Meetings and Presentations
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Marketing tactics and mindsets for landscape designers.
Best place to reach Mardi https://www.mardidover.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mardi_dover/
Coupon code! MAYBAY50 gets you $50 off your purchase of the marketing masterclass.
https://www.mardidover.com/classes
Suggested episodes:
44: Nailing your Niche with Rebecca West
41: Maintaining Engagement after Installation with Mardi Dover
27: Confidence and Leading the Design Process
20: Building Brand
16: Collaboration Between Installer and Designer with Kevin Monohan
4: Building a Business Through Referrals
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The ability to focus on the task at hand and to follow the framework and processes that you have designed is the magic formula for efficiency. Focused work can 2x your available time. I share my 4 key steps to focused work time.
Suggested episodes:
61: Creating Impact
60: Time Allocation and Prioritizing for Impact
59: The Power of a Good To-Do List
58: Finding Balance and Being Present
8: Workflow- how to stay on track
5: Efficiency and Profitability
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As both a designer and a small business owner your interactions create an impact on those around you. As a business owner, I leave an impact beyond my clients and beyond just the people I work with. How do you leave impact and what does your impact look like?
Class sign-up:
The Landscape Expo Webinar on Site Analysis
Designing with Grades Class- Kismet Design
Suggested episodes:
60: Time Allocation and Prioritizing for Impact
50: Mental Health and Growth- Kelley Oklesson
49: Kindness is a Super Power – with Kelley Oklesson
39: Empowerment and Decision Making from the Client Perspective with Kathleen Burgler
34: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 2 Lisa Nunamaker
33: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 1 Lisa Nunamaker
10: Navigating Sexism with Confidence and the Role of Mentorship
4: Building a Business Through Referrals
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Sometimes it is the smallest tasks that have the greatest impact on your business, your time, and your mental clarity. Let's talk about how to prioritize and dedicate your precious focus on the best and most impactful tasks.
Links:
The Landscape Expo Webinar on Site Analysis
Suggested episodes:
59: The Power of a Good To-Do List
58: Finding Balance and Being Present
45: Latest Updates and Passions
26: Living Seasonally and Designing a Business Seasonally
19: Deliberate not Perfect-Calming the Voice of Perfectionism
8: Workflow- how to stay on track
5: Efficiency and Profitability
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I recently had a few great conversations with colleagues on keeping track of clients and workflow. The key is a great to do list!
Suggested episodes:
58: Finding Balance and Being Present
57: Balancing Seasons, Business, and Life with Cindy Funes
8: Workflow- how to stay on track
7: Collaborating with a Remote Team
5: Efficiency and Profitability
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Balance can be tricky and it doesn't look the same for everyone. Balance is found in discipline and in looking at the big picture rather than the finite details.
Contracts class: Sign up HERE!
Suggested episodes:
57: Balancing Seasons, Business, and Life with Cindy Funes
45: Latest Updates and Passions
26: Living Seasonally and Designing a Business Seasonally
8: Workflow- how to stay on track
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Cindy Funes of Garden Revelry joins me to talk about her business systems and how she balances the seasonality of the container business. Be sure to check out her work and tune into her upcoming course offerings!
Suggested episodes:
54: Growing Knowledge and Being Curious
53: Hiring the Right Team for Growth
51: Balancing New Opportunities and Growing with Sara Meier
45: Latest Updates and Passions
44: Nailing your Niche with Rebecca West
30: Teamwork
26: Living Seasonally and Designing a Business Seasonally
5: Efficiency and Profitability
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It is likely that when you started your business you had a vision for something bigger, something greater, something more fulfilling than what you were doing at the time. Is your business fulfilling that vision?
Suggested episodes:
55: Graphics skills to Communicate Design Vision with Lisa Nunamaker
54: Growing Knowledge and Being Curious
50: Mental Health and Growth- Kelley Oklesson
47: Starting Energy
45: Latest Updates and Passions
42: Finding Passion and Purpose in Your Work
29: Switching Careers and Finding Transferable Skills with Courtney Olander
26: Living Seasonally and Designing a Business Seasonally
19: Deliberate not Perfect-Calming the Voice of Perfectionism
13: Delivering on Expectations
11: Taking the leap into business ownership with Sarah Van Sanden
4: Building a Business Through Referrals
3: Inspiration and Passion- the Design Process
1: The Process Driven Designer
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Lisa Nunamaker of Paper Garden Workshop joins me once again, this time to discuss her transition full time to Paper Garden Workshop and how she teaches graphics to empower people with the skills to give them confidence to support themselves and follow their dreams.
‘When you feel comfortable drawing your vision then you feel comfortable saying I can actually do this’- Lisa
'Its ok to grow slowly'. Lisa
https://www.papergardenworkshop.com/
Previous episodes with Lisa: 34: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 2 Lisa Nunamaker
33: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 1 Lisa Nunamaker
Suggested episodes:
45: Latest Updates and Passions
27: Confidence and Leading the Design Process
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I think one of the biggest factors in knowledge growth is curiosity. Curiosity helps motivate me to acquire new knowledge and to ask questions. Here are some of my favorite people to seek new ideas and knowledge from.
Suggested episodes:
45: Latest Updates and Passions
44: Nailing your Niche with Rebecca West
41: Maintaining Engagement after Installation with Mardi Dover
38: The Power of Environment- Learning Through Osmosis
37: The Power of Education and Where it Falls Short
34: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 2 Lisa Nunamaker
33: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 1 Lisa Nunamaker
31: Business Acquisitions with Rodrigo Frias
23: Credentials and Licenses- What They Mean and are They Worth it
18: Artistry of Design Pt 2 with Lisa Bauer
17: Artistry of Design Pt 1 with Lisa Bauer
3: Inspiration and Passion- the Design Process
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