91: What Holds Interior Designers Back: Sourcing Fear, Pricing Pushback, and Building Better Systems with Heather McManus

About this episode

John McClain and Heather McManus discuss the challenges interior designers face, including sourcing fear and pricing pushback, and the importance of collaboration and transparent systems.

Interior design can feel isolating, and sourcing can feel risky, especially when clients shop online and question your pricing. In this episode, John McClain sits down with interior designer Heather McManus to talk about what actually holds designers back, how collaboration can change the game, and why transparent systems are the key to better sourcing, better margins, and less burnout. In this episode, we cover Why fear of mistakes keeps designers small, especially with sourcing and procurem...

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Host: John McClain

Guest: Heather McManus

Topics covered

• interior design
• sourcing
• pricing
• collaboration
• systems
• burnout

Keywords

• interior design
• sourcing fear
• pricing pushback
• collaboration
• transparent systems
• better margins
• burnout

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