1203: Madelaine Mayer: The Interior Designer Who Spent 20 Years as an Architect Before Choosing Joy
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Madelaine Mayer discusses her transition from architecture to interior design and the challenges of self-empowerment in her career.
Today with Madelaine Mayer: Today with Madelaine Mayer, licensed architect, certified interior designer, and founder of ADROIT Architecture & Interior Design in New York City, we are getting into what it really means to bet on yourself when everything you have built says you should stay put. Madelaine spent nearly 20 years in commercial and institutional architecture before making the leap to interior design — and the story of how she got there, and what kept her tethered so long, is one a lot of people in this audience are going to recognize. We talk about the sunk cost trap, the expectations we inherit from the people who love us most, and the permission we withhold from ourselves when our credentials start to feel like an obligation instead of an asset. Madelaine also gets into how that 20-year technical foundation now gives her a genuine competitive edge in the complex, code-heavy world of New York City residential renovation — and what it looks like to build a company culture intentionally, from scratch, when you know exactly what you don't want it to be. More About Madelaine Mayer: Since founding ADROIT Architecture & Interior Design in 2022, Madelaine has earned a…
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