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This is Design Boss Dialogue, the podcast that brings bold and ambitious women in Interior Design together where they come for real conversations to transform and take their design business to new heights. I am your host and fellow Interior Designer Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui, here to share my experiences and insights into running an Interior Design business as well as empower you to build the confident, profitable design business you have been dreaming of and truly deserve.
Dive into the world of my interior design company and business mentoring business and I support you grow and build a thriving interior design company.
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Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another podcast episode. If pricing in your interior design business has ever felt confusing, emotional, or overwhelming, this episode is for you. Because no matter what stage you are at in your business, pricing is one of the most important foundations you will build. And when it is not aligned, it can quietly create significant unrest. From second-guessing your quotes to adjusting your fees depending on the client to feeling unsure whether you are charging too mu...
Send us Fan Mail In this grounded and thought-provoking episode, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui explores a feeling that many women in business quietly carry but rarely articulate, the desire to feel safe in their business. Lisa-Marie invites you to reflect on what safety truly means within your business, and how that feeling is often directly linked to your financial awareness, structures, and sales strategies. Rather than being something abstract, safety is built through clarity, understanding, and ...
Send us Fan Mail In this insightful and grounding episode, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui is joined by business strategist Helen Thacker to explore what it really takes to stand out in a saturated market. Together, they unpack the power of simplicity in business, and why refining your messaging is often the missing piece for entrepreneurs who feel stuck, overlooked, or unsure how to attract higher-paying clients. Helen shares her perspective on cutting through the noise by focusing on your zone of ge...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui explores a topic that many interior designers quietly avoid but that sits at the heart of building a sustainable and successful business: financial mastery. Lisa-Marie shares why understanding your numbers is not simply about spreadsheets or accounting, but about leadership. When designers learn to engage with their financial data, they move from reacting to circumstances in their business to making informed and strategic decisions abou...
Send us Fan Mail In this insightful episode, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui is joined by PR strategist Laura Perkes to explore how entrepreneurs, particularly interior designers, can navigate the world of public relations with clarity and confidence. Laura shares her expertise on how PR is far more than simply appearing in magazines or media features. At its heart, effective public relations begins with understanding what you want to be known for. When you are clear about your positioning, your speci...
Send us Fan Mail In this honest and uplifting episode, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui sits down with Alpa Soneji from Studio Alpa to explore her journey inside Design Destiny and the profound shifts that followed. Alpa shares how, before joining the programme, she felt capable but overwhelmed. Like many women in interior design, she was talented and committed, yet lacking clear structure, consistent boundaries, and confidence in her client communication. Through Design Destiny, she gained clarity aro...
Send us Fan Mail In this inspiring and heartfelt episode, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui is joined by Cheryl Olah, who shares her journey from the fashion industry into the world of interior design, and the pivotal role that structure, community, and mentorship played in that transition. Cheryl reflects on her experience inside the bootcamp and how it gave her the clarity and direction she had been craving. She shares how continuing into Design Destiny and Design Thrive helped her move from feeling u...
Send us Fan Mail Are you running a business… or are you just servicing projects? In this powerful and honest episode, I unpack the identity shift required to move from operating as an interior designer in “project mode” to leading as a structured, strategic interior design business owner. If you feel busy but slightly anxious… If you finish one install and immediately think, “What’s next?” If you’ve never properly forecasted your next financial year… This episode will hold a mirror up, withou...
Send us Fan Mail In this uplifting and honest episode, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui is joined by interior designer Laura Clark for a powerful conversation about growth, mindset and what becomes possible when women stop trying to build businesses alone. Laura shares her real experience inside Design Destiny and Design Thrive, and how these spaces became a turning point in both her business and her confidence as a business owner. From reconnecting with the foundational pillars of her business to evol...
Send us Fan Mail In this uplifting and empowering episode, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui sits down with Catrin Stuart, who shares her experience inside Design Destiny and Design Thrive, and the profound shifts that followed. Catrin reflects on how what began as a passion gradually evolved into a structured, confident business. She speaks openly about the clarity she gained around her processes, pricing, and positioning, and how that clarity transformed not only her business decisions but her self-be...
Send us Fan Mail In this honest and inspiring episode, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui sits down with Rachael Harding, an interior designer who shares her transformative journey over the past 18 months and the pivotal shifts that changed both her business and her confidence. Rachael reflects on her early struggles with structure, visibility, and consistency, and how being talented alone was not enough to create the business she truly wanted. She opens up about her experience inside group coaching envi...
Send us Fan Mail In this uplifting and honest episode, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui is joined by Claire for a powerful conversation about transformation, mindset and what becomes possible when women stop trying to grow their businesses alone. Claire shares her real experience inside Design Destiny and Design Thrive, and how these programmes became a turning point not just in her business, but in how she sees herself as a business owner. From shifting long-held mindset blocks to gaining clarity, con...
Send us Fan Mail In this short yet powerful episode, Lisa‑Marie Elkhadraoui is joined by interior designer Claire Moran, founder of Claire Moran Designs, for an honest and uplifting conversation about growth, confidence and what truly moves the needle in a design business. This episode pulls back the curtain on Claire’s journey inside Design Destiny, and how being part of the right community, at the right time, completely shifted how she shows up in her business. Together, Lisa-Marie and Clai...
Send us Fan Mail In this grounded and reassuring episode of the Design Boss Dialogue podcast, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui speaks directly to women in the interior design industry who feel capable, talented, yet quietly unsure of themselves. Lisa-Marie explores why so many designers experience imposter syndrome, not because they lack confidence or ability, but because they are trying to build businesses without clear structure, services, or sales processes. She reframes imposter syndrome as a struc...
Send us Fan Mail In this uplifting and deeply affirming episode, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui is joined by Adam, founder of Adam James Hair Salon, to explore the transformative role hair plays in confidence, self-expression, and how we show up in business and leadership. This is not a conversation about trends or surface-level aesthetics. It’s about identity, energy, and alignment. Together, Lisa-Marie and Adam unpack how hair influences not only how we look, but how we feel, how we carry ourselves...
Send us Fan Mail If you’re an interior designer who feels busy, capable, and talented, yet unsupported, inconsistent, or drained by your business, this episode is for you. In this episode, I explore why so many designers experience frustration, feast-and-famine cycles, scope creep, and a lack of confidence around pricing and boundaries, even when work is coming in. This is not a conversation about doing more, trying harder, or fixing your mindset. Instead, this episode looks at the foundation...
Send us Fan Mail In this insightful and deeply grounding conversation, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui is joined by Cleo, a financial coach and money trauma specialist, to explore the often unspoken relationship women have with money and how generational beliefs quietly shape financial decisions. Cleo shares her personal journey from accountant to financial coach, explaining how money trauma shows up in women’s lives, from under-earning and avoidance, to fear around investing and wealth building. Toge...
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Day 30 of the Christmas Advent Calendar podcast and we are bringing another inspiring episode with another fabulous guest. I’m your host, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui, Business coach and mentor, empowering women through business strategy and soulful mindset work, and today’s conversation is one that every woman in business needs to hear before stepping into 2026. Joining me is the brilliant Claire Lockey, a woman whose insight, clarity, and grounded wisdom is reshaping h...
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another powerful episode of the Christmas Advent Calendar Podcast, and today we are bringing you a conversation that every woman needs to hear as we prepare for a new year. I’m your host Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui, Business coach and mentor, supporting women through strategy, soul, and the mindset work that transforms the way they live, lead, and build their businesses and today we are uncovering how your energy dictates your todo list. I’m joined by the incredib...
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this special recap episode of the Christmas Advent Calendar Podcast, where today we’re taking a moment to pause, reflect, and integrate the powerful conversations shared from Day 17 through to Day 27 with some incredible women. I’m your host, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui, Business Coach and Mentor, supporting women in building aligned, profitable businesses through strategy, identity work, and the inner confidence to lead at the next level. This episode is a collec...
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