Mar 31, 2026
Today is March 31st, the last day of the first quarter.
And I want to do something a little different. I want to walk you through a quick audit. Maybe five minutes. Back of the napkin. No fancy spreadsheet. You can use a Post-it if you want.
This will tell you more about your business than your QuickBooks has all...
Mar 24, 2026
Today's episode feels like you're sitting in on a conversation you want to be a part of.
Today, I'm joined by Rebecca Plum and Shaun Crha, the voices behind the Hot Young Designers Club, a global community of designers who are redefining what it means to show up in this industry. They're the founders of Studio Plum and
Mar 17, 2026
I billed hourly for my entire career. It felt honest, transparent, fair.
But one morning, I had a realization that changed everything: the better I got at my work, the less I was making. My earlier clients paid me to build relationships, vet contractors, develop expertise.
Now my current clients were benefiting from all...
Mar 10, 2026
There are projects that stretch you creatively. There are projects that grow your business. And then there are projects that quietly cost you more than you realize while you’re in them.
This is about one of those.
For nearly ten years, I worked with a client who, if I’m being honest, I knew was difficult from the...
Mar 3, 2026
Today, we're talking about something that happens on every renovation project I manage:
Contractor bids that don't match.
Same project. Same drawings. Same walkthrough.
And yet — the numbers come back wildly different.
Sometimes it's ten thousand dollars. Sometimes it's fifty
thousand.
And if you've ever stood in...