EP 419 | Embrace the Challenge with Kim Allen

March 11, 2025

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When was the last time you took a risk? In this episode, we’ll hear how one designer did just that when she took on a large project just outside her comfort zone. Then, we’ll hear from her PR firm who’ll share how they leveraged the new project to gain recognition for their clients.

In this episode we learn:

  • leverage your expertise to bring fresh insight to new project types
  • embrace market changes rapidly
  • outsource anything that’s not in your zone of expertise
  • plan for lighting early

 

DESIGN INTERVENTION

A former boss told me Kim, “the most important client you have, is the one you don’t have yet”.  In other words, always be in business development mode. Don’t ever get too comfortable with the status quo.

 

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About Kim Allen

Kim Payne Allen is the co-founder and design director of Studio BKA, a New Orleans-based architecture and interior design firm. For her firm, she leads project conceptualization, planning, design, and marketing. With 22 years of experience, her portfolio spans multifamily, commercial, residential, and hospitality projects in her former home of New York City and current home base of New Orleans. She founded Studio BKA in 2016 with her husband. Her dream project is designing a Caribbean resort.

www.studiobka.com

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