Overwhelmed in Your Design Business? The 2025 Business Audit Shows You What to Do Next

If your business feels overwhelming right now, it’s probably not because you’re doing something wrong.

It’s because you’re trying to move forward without clarity.

So many designers head into a new season—or a new year—focused on what they want next without ever slowing down to look at what actually happened. The result? More guessing. More spinning. More work that doesn’t create the change they’re craving.

That’s exactly why the 2025 Business Audit exists.

In this week’s episode of Success by Design, Katie walks you through how auditing your business is the fastest way to move from overwhelm to intentional action. This isn’t a surface-level reflection or a feel-good exercise. It’s a practical, honest look at your numbers, your time, your energy, and your decisions—so you can clearly see what’s working, what isn’t, and where your focus actually belongs.

The 2025 Business Audit helps you answer the questions most designers avoid:
What truly moved the needle this year?
Where did my time and energy go—and was it worth it?
What decisions supported my life and vision, and which ones pulled me further away?

Instead of starting 2026 with a long to-do list and no direction, this episode shows you how to use your audit to identify the most important actions to take next. Not everything. Just the actions that create momentum.

You’ll hear why overwhelm is often a sign that you haven’t defined clear priorities—and how the audit gives you the structure to stop reacting and start leading. When you understand your business at this level, action becomes obvious. You stop second-guessing. You stop trying to fix everything at once. And you start making decisions from a place of confidence.

If you’re successful on paper but exhausted in real life, or if you know something needs to change but aren’t sure where to start, this episode will give you a clear, grounded way forward.

Listen to this week’s episode of Success by Design to learn how the 2025 Business Audit helps you move from overwhelm to aligned, intentional action—and sets you up for a stronger 2026.