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Profit Is A Choice

Profit Is A Choice

By: Michele Williams | Business Coach | Podcaster |Speaker
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 Owning every choice in your business is not for the faint of heart. Each Monday, join Michele Williams, strategic profitability coach for the interior design industry as she interviews guests who are taking control of their business one decision at a time to increase their profits. If you are an entrepreneur who wants to make money while working in your passion, this is the podcast for you.The Scarlet Thread LLC 2018 Art Economics
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  • Hospitality is Profitable for Everyone

    Hospitality is Profitable for Everyone
    Sep 1 2025
    292: Hospitality is Profitable for Everyone Welcome to today’s episode! With me is Rick Campos — a recovering interior designer, podcast host, and design business coach. Rick is certified in Coaching the Unreasonable Hospitality methodology, and we’re diving into what it really means to go beyond service and show up with true hospitality. Stick around for practical insights and action items you can start using right away in your interior design business. Topics Mentioned: Hospitality Community Intentionality Listening Key Thoughts: Recognizing where the client touch points are and recognizing the likes and the wants and the desires of that individual client actually slows us down enough to make it an intentional meeting so that we can make sure we're touching all of the things that matter to them. Michele Williams I have tested the theory, and it does work because it means you're listening, and all of a sudden that evokes an emotion, a feeling, and that's what makes a true impact. It's what makes an ordinary moment extraordinary. Rick Campos The nice thing is you can build it into the business and it's not an accidental. These things are very thought out and planned for even within individual budgets. Michele Williams Those are the moments that we focus on, that we drill into. Not the big moments that everyone else is paying attention to because everyone else is already doing it. It's those little moments that's going to set you apart. Rick Campos Contact Michele: Email: Team@ScarletThreadConsulting.com Facebook: Scarlet Thread Consulting Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL Website: ScarletThreadConsulting.com LinkedIn: Michele Williams Contact Rick: Email: rick@designbizsurvivalguide.com Instagram: @Designbizsurvivalguide Website: Design Biz Survival Guide References and Resources: Work with Me The Designers' Inner Circle - Become a Member Today CFO2Go Metrique Solutions Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara Secret Service: Hidden Systems That Deliver Unforgettable Customer Service by John R. DiJulius III Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas by Jesse Cole 7 Days Out on Netflix, SE 1; episode 7
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    55 mins
  • 3 Ways to go from Hobbyist to Interior Design Professional

    3 Ways to go from Hobbyist to Interior Design Professional
    Aug 17 2025
    291: 3 Ways to go from Hobbyist to Interior Design Professional

    Welcome to the show! Today we’re diving into how to go from hobbyist to professional—whether you’re in interior design or building any creative business. We’ll cover three powerful areas that can transform your journey: mindset, boundaries, and intentionality. So, grab a pen and paper, and let’s reflect—where are you still showing up like a hobbyist, and where are you ready to level up and own your role as a professional?

    Topics Mentioned:

    • Mindset

    • Boundaries

    • Intentionality

    • Sustainability

    Key Thoughts:

    • When we have the mindset of a professional, we're certainly going to create a boundary to make sure that we're making a profit or we're not going to engage in the work. Michele Williams

    • Being intentional about what we do, having these mindsets that we talked about of a very professional mindset, creating good boundaries, all of those things start to move us into that proactive stance instead of a reactive stance. Michele Williams

    • Having a very intentional, clear focus of what you're doing really creates grounding, it creates trust, it creates an environment where people can get behind it and kind of push that boulder uphill with you because they all know that they're pushing in the same direction. Michele Williams

    • Sustainability shows up because we have sustainable processes, we have sustainable team dynamics, and we have sustainable profitability. Michele Williams

    Contact Michele:

    • Email: Team@ScarletThreadConsulting.com

    • Facebook: Scarlet Thread Consulting

    • Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL

    • Website: ScarletThreadConsulting.com

    • LinkedIn: Michele Williams

    References and Resources:

    • Work with Me

    • The Designers' Inner Circle - Become a Member Today

    • CFO2Go

    • Metrique Solutions

    • E-Myth Revisited by Michael E Gerber
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    32 mins
  • Self-Care is Profitable for You and Your Business

    Self-Care is Profitable for You and Your Business
    Aug 3 2025
    290: Self-Care is Profitable for You and Your Business

    Today’s guest is Katie McDonald, a powerful self-care strategist who helps high achievers get things done without coming undone. After overcoming her own burnout, Katie now guides others from constant doing to intentional being. If you're feeling overwhelmed or running on empty, this episode is for you.

    Topics Mentioned:

    • Burnout

    • Self-care

    • Strategy

    • Accountability

    Key Thoughts:

    • We're so used to quieting ourselves and our needs so that we can focus on others, that we don’t give ourselves permission to turn around to even ask ourselves what do you want. Michele Williams

    • Much like when an interior designer goes into a space, empties it all out, we need to empty it all out. Our bloated schedules empty it all out. Clean out a closet? Empty it all out. And then curate intentionally one thing after another, choose what you let back in. Katie McDonald

    • I will say the one thing that I had to learn early on is when I asked the question, I couldn't say, okay, achiever Michele, you've asked the question, now get up and go do something. You have to sit there and listen. Michele Williams

    • Celebrate any progress, celebrate any learning as growth opportunity and then you'll show up for more growth opportunities. Katie McDonald

    Contact Michele:

    • Email: Team@ScarletThreadConsulting.com

    • Facebook: Scarlet Thread Consulting

    • Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL

    • Website: ScarletThreadConsulting.com

    • LinkedIn: Michele Williams

    Contact Katie:

    • Email: katie@katiemcdonaldspeaking.com

    • Instagram: @_bnourished

    • Website: bnourished.com

    • LinkedIn: bnourished

    References and Resources:

    • Work with Me

    • The Designers' Inner Circle - Become a Member Today

    • CFO2Go

    • Metrique Solutions

    • How to Build, Manage, and Execute on a Business Strategy course beginning August 2025 sign up now!
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    57 mins
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