Gail Doby Design Success University	Interior Design Summit Success Series	Nika Stewart Nika Stewart Enterprises, Inc.
Everything you need to know about running a thriving design business… from the professionals who are doing it now. CUSTOMIZE your learning experience... Pick and choose (a la carte!) the speakers you want to hear.

Join us as we interview top designers, national success coaches, inspirational business experts, and best-selling authors who each share dozens of specific strategies for increasing your wealth.

Don’t miss learning:

• How to generate thousands of dollars in free publicity

• How to stay motivated, inspired, and optimistic

• The easy ways to create more success by being your authentic, generous self

• The simple steps you must take to protect your design business from unexpected disasters

• Quick strategies for generating more revenue in a slower economy

• How to market your business and create national or international awareness – without spending any money!

• How to establish profitable relationships with builders

Stay motivated, be encouraged, get support, and move ahead of the crowd with continuing education designed specifically with your business in mind.

I want the six speaker series for $197

This is a rare opportunity to learn from accomplished

celebrity designers, powerful business and marketing experts,

and best-selling authors...

without travel expenses and time away from home!

 

 

** Interior Design Summit SUCCESS SERIES Line-up **

"Identify Your Passion and Become a Design Celebrity" with Keith Granet

Design talent is just one part of creating a dream business. You need the business skills and the right team to make your passion a reality. Keith Granet will show you:

• How to grow a successful design firm even if you don't have a business education. 

• How the celebrity designers became well-known.

• How to build your business and become a sought after designer in your own community or even worldwide.

Whatever your passion and vision, Keith will inspire you to "think big."

Keith Granet, Founder of Granet & Associates and The Designer Speakers Bureau, is the design consulting genius to design stars including Barbara Barry, Victoria Hagan, Clodagh, Thom Filicia and Thad Hayes.  He works with designers to develop products to put out to the market, approaches manufacturers on behalf of designers, and helps designers create celebrity status.  Keith runs a full-service management consulting firm for the design industry.

Register for "Identify Your Passion and Become a Design Celebrity" $47
You will receive a link to the recording PLUS written speaker notes or transcripts by email, so you can listen or read any time.

 

 

"Word of Mouth Marketing for Designers" with Andy Sernovitz

Join Andy as he shares specific, inexpensive marketing tips for designers.

You've heard the talk, you've heard the hype -- word of mouth marketing is the next big thing. But what exactly should you do to create a word of mouth marketing campaign for your company. Learn specific strategies to engage with consumers and generate positive word of mouth about your brand. Learn the 5 steps to starting an impactful, effective, sales-driving campaign:

• Finding the right people to talk about you (influencers and evangelists)

• Giving them something to talk about (viral email, samples, buzz, and more)

• Creating tools to make it easier for them to talk to each other (blogs, discussions, tell-a-friend forms)

• Participating in the conversation

• Tracking and measuring results

Whenever there's been an innovation in marketing, Andy Sernovitz has been there.  A veteran of the interactive marketing business, Andy has spent years helping companies learn how to do better marketing.  GasPedal, his consulting company, advises great brands like TiVo, Dell, Ralph Lauren, Sprint, and Kimberly-Clark.

Andy created the Word of Mouth Marketing Association around the latest revolutions in blogs, buzz, and word of mouth. Before that, in the dot com days, he ran the Association for Interactive Marketing.  Andy writes an amazing newsletter and blog called "Damn, I Wish I'd Thought of That", and is author of the new book Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking.

Register for "Word of Mouth Marketing for Designers" $47
You will receive a link to the recording PLUS written speaker notes or transcripts by email, so you can listen or read any time.

 

 

"Protect Yourself, Protect Your Business: Legal Issues For Designers" with Curtis Shortridge, Esq.

Wouldn't you love to have your burning legal questions answered?

Curtis Shortridge, Esq. is an attorney who specializes in the interior design industry.  He will answer questions like:

• How do you choose a lawyer?

• What needs to be included in a contract?

• What insurance should you carry as an interior designer?

• What is the difference between an employee and an independent contractor?

• What should you know to protect yourself?

Curtis Shortridge, Esq. is a shareholder of STEWART SHORTRIDGE & FITZKE, P.C. Curtis graduated from the University of Denver, College of Law, in 1979 and has been in private practice in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area since that time. Mr. Shortridge's practice concentrates on litigation, real estate, construction law and representation of small to medium size businesses. Mr. Shortridge has been a frequent lecturer on the topics of real estate design, mechanic's liens and arbitration, as well as being a guest lecturer at Arapahoe Community College on legal/interior design topics.

Register for "Protect Yourself, Protect Your Business" $47
You will receive a link to the recording PLUS written speaker notes or transcripts by email, so you can listen or read any time.

 

 

"Working with Contractors & Builders: The Legal Issues" with Curtis Shortridge, Esq.

Join Curtis Shortridge, Esq., attorney for the construction industry, once again as Gail grills him on the most important topics needed to protect your business, your profits, and your lifestyle.

Curtis Shortridge, Esq., whose practice concentrates on litigation, real estate, construction law, and representation of small to medium-sized businesses, will reveal:

• Liability issues an interior designer needs to know about when working with subcontractors, general contractors, and builders

• How to protect yourself against liability in construction

• When and how to use an evergreen retainer contract

• AND BEST OF ALL... How to protect your business during these economic times

Register for "Working with Contractors & Builders: The Legal Issues" $47
You will receive a link to the recording PLUS written speaker notes or transcripts by email, so you can listen or read any time.

 

 

"Go Global with Social Networking" with David Bassett-Parkins

If your only online strategy is a website (or you don't have one), you will soon be anonymous in the new Web 2.0 world. Today's consumers are more Internet-savvy than ever before, and they are looking for advice and recommendations from their new online friends. David will show you:

• The quickest and easiest way to create a presence on the web

• Innovative tools for boosting business through social networking

• How to grow your clientele worldwide.

David's thoughts about today's economy and social marketing for Interior Designers will shock and delight you!

David Bassett-Parkins is the founder and CEO of Ava Living, the world's premier social network for interior design.  Ava Living is a thriving global community that helps to connect those who are passionate about interior design with professionals in the field. Interior designers are able to to showcase their work, connect with other professionals, increase exposure on an international scale, attract new clientele, and start dynamic new topics online.  David is an accomplished entrepreneur and business leader. He is a published author on the use of CAD technology for the Architectural Design Industry.

Register for "Go Global with Social Networking" $47
You will receive a link to the recording PLUS written speaker notes or transcripts by email, so you can listen or read any time.

 

 

Choose all 6 classes for a package price of $197