Welcome to A Well-Designed Business. Cathy Maready shares a special piece of relationship-building wisdom she’s gained from running her North Carolina interior design business called Elephant Ears, since 1990. She also has a clever way to take the ick-factor out of your budget conversation with clients. She’s stacked several key skills to produce a successful business and thrilled clients.
[19:22] LuAnn recaps the importance of integrating a client’s passion and story into their design
[35:52] Cathy shares how she has the budget conversation with clients
[42:07] LuAnn and Cathy review the angle they use when talking about budget
[48:03] Cathy share about how she handles potential clients who don’t have sufficient budget
“You got personality, budget and expectations. There has to be a beautiful balance before you’ve got a beautiful project.” - Cathy Maready
“Not all projects are photo worthy.” - Cathy Maready
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