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April 8, 2025

My clients are panicking about the economy. How can I insulate my firm from the rising risk?

Creative business coach Sean Low acknowledges that rough (and uncertain) times are upon us with the escalating U.S. trade war—and outlines concrete steps designers can take to shore up their businesses amid the turbulence.

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March 25, 2025

I can’t shake clients who question my business aptitude. How do I take back my power?

Creative business coach Sean Low unpacks the power dynamics at play when a client undermines a creative business owner’s expertise—and he lays out how to reclaim your authority instead of letting someone’s bias shake your confidence.

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March 11, 2025

My business brings in millions, but I’m barely breaking even. What’s the secret to profitability?

Creative business coach Sean Low unpacks the importance of margin analysis to help a designer reframe their quest for profitability.

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February 25, 2025

My clients want to keep meetings to a minimum. How do I build more communication into my process?

Creative business coach Sean Low identifies the roadblock preventing one designer from cultivating human connection and collaboration in their process, and offers insight into how to tweak their firm’s framework accordingly.

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February 11, 2025

I’m swamped with back-to-back installs thanks to contractor delays. How do I take back control of my project schedule?

Creative business coach Sean Low explains how to proactively manage the risks inherent in the design process so firms don’t end up paying the price for external partners’ mistakes.

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January 28, 2025

My clients often melt down over expectations, even when the project unfolds as promised. Is this normal?

Creative business coach Sean Low explains why one design firm’s passive approach to managing client pushback results in blowups—and how to take charge of the dynamic going forward.

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January 14, 2025

How can I set goals that will move the needle for my firm?

Creative business coach Sean Low helps one designer reframe their concept of annual resolutions as an opportunity to set and pursue business goals on their own terms.

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December 17, 2024

How can I get builders to hire me?

Creative business coach Sean Low counsels one firm principal that in the pursuit of a new kind of clientele, value engineering is a red herring.

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December 3, 2024

How do I set healthy boundaries around holiday time off?

Creative business coach Sean Low helps one designer strategize how to make holiday time off a business priority—and communicate that message to staff and clients.

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November 19, 2024

Is cutting commissions the right move for my firm?

Creative business coach and longtime flat-fee advocate Sean Low reminds one reader of the three big reasons why commissions were never the best billing approach—and why that’s truer now than ever.

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