50 States Project
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October 17, 2021
Why this South Dakota designer stopped using social media
In this week’s installment of the 50 States Project, Sioux Falls, South Dakota–based designer Megan Peterson discusses keeping staff happy when business is booming, building client trust when projects are half-installed, and why she doesn’t spend time or money on marketing or professional photography.
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October 10, 2021
Why this South Carolina designer takes an ‘old-school approach’ to client management
In this week’s installment of the 50 States Project, Charleston, South Carolina–based preservationist turned designer Olivia T.M. Brock tells us which quality she’s screening for when she meets prospective clients, why she doesn’t want to work with the client that wants to lacquer historic woodwork, and why she encourages them to spend big on a home’s restoration.
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October 1, 2021
Why this Rhode Island designer just implemented a four-day workweek
In this week’s installment of the 50 States Project, North Kingstown, Rhode Island–based designer Janelle Blakely Photopoulos tells us how she turned a side hustle into a thriving design business, why she just hired her husband to help the company grow, and why she’s making the firm’s Summer Fridays a permanent fixture.
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September 25, 2021
Why this Pennsylvania designer hired a leadership team to help her business grow
In this week’s installment of the 50 States Project, Philadelphia-based designer Glenna Stone tells us how she’s building work-life balance into her firm’s culture, why she believes process is the key to creativity, and what she learned from a decade in project and vendor management.
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September 19, 2021
Why this Oregon designer is talking about financial literacy on Instagram
In this week’s installment of the 50 States Project, Portland, Oregon–based Tiffany Thompson of Duett Interiors tells us how her career experience at Nike informed her own business decisions, what it’s like filming a TV show as an introvert and why she can’t describe her aesthetic in a word.
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September 15, 2021
Why this Oklahoma design studio asks clients not to email
In this week’s installment of the 50 States Project, the team at Oklahoma City–based Pastiche Studios tells us about their team dynamic, unique workflow and the process of colorfully modernizing historic homes.
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September 5, 2021
How these Ohio designers turned an Airbnb rental into a thriving business
In this week’s installment of the 50 States Project, Columbus, Ohio–based designer Catherine Williamson of Mix Design Collective tells us about how she and her husband, Bryan Williamson, got into design with an eye toward paying down their debt; the blog that caused inquiries to start rolling in; and why they’ve realized they like being their own client best.
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August 28, 2021
How this North Dakota design-build firm is navigating sky-high construction costs
In this week’s installment of the 50 States Project, West Fargo, North Dakota–based Kirsten Waverek of Studio West Homes tells us how she learned what to delegate as her firm grew, what it might take for construction costs to fall, and how state taxes determine who wants to build what kind of home where.
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August 21, 2021
This North Carolina designer built her business by never being afraid to invest in herself
In this week’s installment of the 50 States Project, Charlotte, North Carolina–based Cheryl Luckett of Dwell by Cheryl tells us about her three-year exit plan for leaving the corporate world and starting her own firm, how developing a five-step intake system helped find clients that were the right fit, and why she’s cultivating a new DIY audience online.
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