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Business Coach for Interior Designers: Katie Decker-Erickson

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Why You're Fixing the Wrong Interior Design Business Problems

Learn how to identify the real problems in your interior design business and build a practical action plan for profitability, operations, and growth. ...more

Podcast

November 04, 2026•2 min read

The Success by Design Framework | Grow Your Interior Design Business

Discover the Success by Design Framework: five essential pillars to grow a profitable interior design business through better finances, marketing, teams, and leadership. ...more

Podcast

November 02, 2026•13 min read

Why Your Interior Design Business Isn't Changing (Even When You Know What to Fix)

Learn why interior design business owners struggle to implement better systems, delegate effectively, and make meaningful operational changes. ...more

Podcast

October 28, 2026•2 min read

How to Prepare Your Interior Design Business for 2027

Prepare your interior design business for 2027 with Katie Decker-Erickson's five-pillar framework for profitability, marketing, leadership, and growth. ...more

Podcast

October 21, 2026•2 min read

Why More Services Won't Grow Your Interior Design Business | The Design Business Diagnostic, Part 6

Discover why adding more design services may hurt profitability and how to build offerings that fit your clients, your margins, and your business goals. ...more

Podcast

October 14, 2026•2 min read

Why Your Interior Design Business Can't Grow Without You | The Design Business Diagnostic, Part 5

CEO leadership for interior designers, interior design business growth, scaling an interior design business, interior design business owner, interior design firm management, interior design delegation... ...more

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October 07, 2026•2 min read

Why Hiring More People Won't Fix Your Interior Design Business, Part 4

Learn how interior design firms can make smarter hiring decisions, avoid costly team overlap, and build the right capacity for profitable growth. ...more

Podcast

September 30, 2026•2 min read

Why Your Interior Design Firm Keeps Running Out of Leads | The Design Business Diagnostic, Part 3

Learn why interior design firms fall into a feast-or-famine lead cycle and how predictable marketing can create a more consistent pipeline of qualified clients ...more

Podcast

September 23, 2026•2 min read

Your Revenue Doesn't Tell Me If Your Design Business Is Healthy | The Design Business Diagnostic Part 2

Learn the financial numbers every interior design firm owner should understand, from break-even revenue and profitability to cash flow and forecasting. ...more

Podcast

September 16, 2026•1 min read

The 5 Things That Actually Grow an Interior Design Business | The Design Business Diagnostic, Part 1

Discover the five areas Katie diagnoses to uncover what's really preventing an established interior design business from profitable, sustainable growth. ...more

Podcast

September 08, 2026•1 min read

If I Wanted to 10X My Design Firm, Here’s Where I’d Start

Want to 10X your design firm? Learn the six things Katie would build first to increase capacity, profitability, leverage, and sustainable revenue. ...more

Podcast

September 02, 2026•1 min read

The Business Advice I’d Ignore If I Were Growing a Design Firm Today

Katie shares the business advice she'd ignore when growing an established design firm—and what six- and seven-figure firms should focus on instead. ...more

Podcast

August 26, 2026•1 min read

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Meet Your Coach Katie, a dynamic PODCAST host and successful entrepreneur.

Former news anchor turned leader of a multimillion-dollar design firm, Katie's passion lies in uncovering brilliance and sharing design and business secrets. Her insatiable curiosity, honed in the media spotlight, fuels enlightening conversations on her podcast, offering a platform for wisdom-seeking design enthusiasts and aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Why You're Fixing the Wrong Interior Design Business Problems

Learn how to identify the real problems in your interior design business and build a practical action plan for profitability, operations, and growth. ...more

Podcast

November 04, 2026•2 min read

The Success by Design Framework | Grow Your Interior Design Business

Discover the Success by Design Framework: five essential pillars to grow a profitable interior design business through better finances, marketing, teams, and leadership. ...more

Podcast

November 02, 2026•13 min read

Why Your Interior Design Business Isn't Changing (Even When You Know What to Fix)

Learn why interior design business owners struggle to implement better systems, delegate effectively, and make meaningful operational changes. ...more

Podcast

October 28, 2026•2 min read

How to Prepare Your Interior Design Business for 2027

Prepare your interior design business for 2027 with Katie Decker-Erickson's five-pillar framework for profitability, marketing, leadership, and growth. ...more

Podcast

October 21, 2026•2 min read

Why More Services Won't Grow Your Interior Design Business | The Design Business Diagnostic, Part 6

Discover why adding more design services may hurt profitability and how to build offerings that fit your clients, your margins, and your business goals. ...more

Podcast

October 14, 2026•2 min read

Why Your Interior Design Business Can't Grow Without You | The Design Business Diagnostic, Part 5

Podcast

October 07, 2026•2 min read

Why Hiring More People Won't Fix Your Interior Design Business, Part 4

Learn how interior design firms can make smarter hiring decisions, avoid costly team overlap, and build the right capacity for profitable growth. ...more

Podcast

September 30, 2026•2 min read

Why Your Interior Design Firm Keeps Running Out of Leads | The Design Business Diagnostic, Part 3

Learn why interior design firms fall into a feast-or-famine lead cycle and how predictable marketing can create a more consistent pipeline of qualified clients ...more

Podcast

September 23, 2026•2 min read

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