How did you end up in the design industry? I was the stereotypical “design child” who loved redoing my bedroom every few months. I wasn’t sure interior design would make a great career, but my now mother-in-law encouraged me to give it a try after loving her own career in drafting. While attending post-secondary school, I absolutely fell in love with residential design. For me, it’s all about solving the puzzle of how to make

How did you end up in the design industry? I went back to school for interior design and started my career at The Standard Hotel as a design assistant. Later, while my daughter was young, I focused on e-design projects before eventually transitioning into running my business full-time. What does your team look like? Only me. Tell us about the project you’re sharing. I had the opportunity to design a space for the Pasadena Showcase

How did you end up in the design industry? I was the art kid in high school and always knew I wanted to do something creative for a living. After an aptitude test pointed me toward interior design, I decided to pursue it in school.  After graduating with a BA in Design from UC Davis, I worked as a freelance assistant for several prominent interior design firms in the Sacramento area before one of them

How did you end up in the design industry? It started with buying, renovating, and designing my own investment properties. At the time, I was running a marketing agency and was completely burned out from constant Zoom calls. The design and renovation side was the only part of my work that felt creative and exciting. I sold my agency and went all in on short-term rental design!  What does your team look like? My team

How did you end up in the design industry? I have always worked in art and design, beginning in the art gallery business in the early 1990s after graduating with a BA in Art History. I then transitioned into graphic design after realizing you need to be independently wealthy to make it in the art world. After my husband and I opened our family plumbing business and flipped several houses ourselves, it dawned on me

How did you end up in the design industry? I was laid off from a tech job during the tech bust of the 1990s. I decided to do what I always should have been doing: interior design, so I enrolled at FIDM in San Francisco and earned a second degree in interior design. Upon graduation, I helped open the first Northern California IKEA as the kitchen design manager. After four years there, I took the