Interior Designers: Are You Running a Hobby or a Business? - Porsche Williams - The Prototype
Update: 2025-07-21
Description
If you're an interior designer whose creative talent far exceeds your business operations, this episode provides the wake-up call and roadmap you need.
Porsche Williams of The Prototype specializes in operational support for interior designers, helping creative professionals transform chaotic business practices into efficient systems. After working with C-suite executives and transitioning to interior design firms, Porsche discovered that most designers operate their businesses reactively rather than strategically.
In this episode, Porsche reveals:
The harsh distinction between running an interior design hobby versus operating a legitimate business
How one client increased consultation fees by $400 through systematic client qualification
The three operational failures that plague most design firms and cost them time, money, and sanity
Why creative professionals resist systems implementation and how to overcome that resistance
Specific follow-up strategies that convert prospects into clients months after initial contact
Whether you're constantly putting out operational fires or simply want to preserve more creative energy for design work, Porsche's insights will transform how you structure your interior design business.
Connect with Porsche:
Website: https://www.theprototype.net/
Instagram: [INSTAGRAM]
Join the Interior DesignHer community:
Website: https://www.interiordesignher.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interior_designher/
Newsletter: https://robbandco.myflodesk.com/interior-designher-newsletter-full-page
Porsche Williams of The Prototype specializes in operational support for interior designers, helping creative professionals transform chaotic business practices into efficient systems. After working with C-suite executives and transitioning to interior design firms, Porsche discovered that most designers operate their businesses reactively rather than strategically.
In this episode, Porsche reveals:
The harsh distinction between running an interior design hobby versus operating a legitimate business
How one client increased consultation fees by $400 through systematic client qualification
The three operational failures that plague most design firms and cost them time, money, and sanity
Why creative professionals resist systems implementation and how to overcome that resistance
Specific follow-up strategies that convert prospects into clients months after initial contact
Whether you're constantly putting out operational fires or simply want to preserve more creative energy for design work, Porsche's insights will transform how you structure your interior design business.
Connect with Porsche:
Website: https://www.theprototype.net/
Instagram: [INSTAGRAM]
Join the Interior DesignHer community:
Website: https://www.interiordesignher.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interior_designher/
Newsletter: https://robbandco.myflodesk.com/interior-designher-newsletter-full-page
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