Joining me today is Brittany Farinas of Miami-based House of One. Brittany is the CEO and Creative Director, known for creating spaces that truly embody the art of living with style.

In just eight years, Brittany has built an impressive career—designing projects across South Florida and expanding into the Northeast, including Martha's Vineyard, the Hamptons, and New York. Her work has been featured in publications like AD, Domino, and Vogue Living, reflecting both her talent and distinctive point of view.

In today's episode, we're diving into her journey of growth, the real cost of scaling a design business, and the lessons she's learned along the way. It's an insightful and inspiring conversation you won't want to miss.

• Hiring and managing staff

• Managing rapid growth

• Charging fairly

• Managing rapid growth, hiring, and maintaining high-quality deliverables while dealing with client expectations can be overwhelming.

• Downsizing a business can help focus on quality over quantity.

• Education and great communication skills help build respect with contractors.

• Charging appropriately for the time and work is important to run a profitable business.

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• LinkedIn: Michele-Williams

• Email: dilara@adesignpartnership.com

• Website: www.houseof1.com

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brittanyalexa_, https://www.instagram.com/houseofone_

Welcome to the Monday Minute with Michele—your quick hit of strategy, insight, and actionable ideas to help you move your business forward, one small win at a time. Today the topic is What to fix next in your business.

Topics Covered:

1. Sales

2. Profit

3. Order

4. Impact

5. Legacy

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• Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL

• Website: ScarletThreadConsulting.com

• LinkedIn: Michele Williams

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With me today on the podcast is Sonia Barney, an award-winning designer, business educator, and founder of Kaivari, a platform built to support creative entrepreneurs with the right coaches, resources, and community at the right stage of business.

In this episode, we're diving into the real cost of choosing the wrong coach—or engaging at the wrong time—and how those decisions can impact your growth. Sonia also shares practical resources to help you ask better questions, make more aligned decisions, and find the support system that truly fits your current stage of business.

• Support platform for design community

• Entrepreneurship challenges

• Coaches vs. Mentors

• It is important to match your need to the coach you select.

• Personality matters when selecting a professional to work with.

• Different professionals are available to help at each stage of business growth.

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• Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL

• Website: scarletthreadconsulting.com

• LinkedIn: Michele-Williams

• Email: sonia.barney@soniabdesign.com

• Website: www.kaivari.com, www.soniabarneydesign.com

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaivarico, https://www.instagram.com/soniabarneydesign
• Link: www.kaivari.com/free-resources

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