BOD™ CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Talent and hard work aren’t enough to succeed in this industry. The only way to thrive is to follow a systematic, linear process to run projects from consultation to completion. There are many imitators, but Business of Design™ is the world’s only field-tested, proven, project management system for interior design professionals, like you.

Liberate your talent. Guarantee on time and on budget.

Succeed beyond your wildest dreams.

This program is right for you if you want to:

• Manage your projects like a BOSS.
• Operate with total confidence.
• Follow a step-by-step, linear process for project management.
• Anticipate and alleviate client stress.
• Eliminate jobsite chaos and project fatigue.
• Guarantee projects on time and on budget.
• Groom reliable trades, suppliers, and vendors who work as a team.
• Enjoy profitability that leads to independent wealth.
• Achieve your future vision in record time.

LENGTH | 20 hours + homework

If it feels like you missed a class in design school, you are not alone. Even with the best education for designers the systems, procedures, protocols, and strategies you need to be a successful were not on the curriculum. Until now. BOD™ will teach you to a successful business that fuels the lifestyle you deserve and desire. Start where you are—whether you’re new to the industry or you’re in your third decade.

Build your business. Better.

This program is right for you if you want to:

• Embrace business ownership and all its perks.
• Achieve more of what you dreamed of when you launched your business.
• Enjoy flexibility and independence as a creative professional.
• Attract ideal clients who trust you and look for your leadership on projects.
• Grow profits that allow you to build independent wealth.
• Follow a specific plan to fast track success.
• Learn the secret to hiring and delegating.

LENGTH | 4 hours + homework

For a business to thrive, it must be built on a solid foundation. In this program, we will show you an exact blueprint for setting intentions, taking action, and establishing a corporate vision to share with clients, staff and trades. It’s time to transform the present into the future you deserve and desire.

You have talent and drive, but it’s impossible to keep the passion alive and be truly creative if you are struggling to earn a living.  BOD™ provides you with a multi-tiered revenue system that attracts better clients and helps you to do your best work each and every time.

As a business owner, you have an obligation to be profitable.

This program is right for you if you want to:

• Provide clients with better, more creative results.
• Win bigger projects with better budgets.
• Establish a fee structure that honors the value you provide.
• Earn more money and generate greater profit margins.
• Eliminate fee negotiations.
• Generate profit that is consistent with your expertise.
• Build better relationships with vendors and suppliers.
• Improve project timelines.
• Solve nagging deficiencies more easily.
• Love your work again.

LENGTH | 2 hours + homework

Getting paid for your expertise and the work you perform on behalf of your interior design clients doesn’t have to be difficult. No more negotiating or haggling over fees, no more cash flow issues, no more chasing clients for money.

Eliminate cash flow issues and never chase clients for money again.

This program is right for you if you want to:

• Invoice clients and get paid without fuss.
• Establish collection policies that keep projects running smoothly.
• Eliminate negotiating for fees and payments.
• Never chase clients for money again.
• Capture true value for your expertise.

LENGTH | 2 hours + homework

Sustained profitability and financial health are the result of disciplined planning, strategy, systems and boundaries—all working in tandem. Starting right now, you’ll run a more profitable business and be able to plan for the financial future you deserve and desire. In this program, we’ll define four distinct methods of financial gain—salary, revenue, profit, and wealth—and review financial strategies to help you run a profitable business.

You’ll set financial goals for the future and learn how to target a specific profit level each year. No more leaving profit (and growing independent wealth) to chance.

In this program you will learn:

• the benefits of paying yourself first
• a disciplined approach to the financial health of your business is vital
• breaking the 6-figure salary barrier is achievable
• to calculate and categorize revenue from past clients
• a method to accurately estimate an ideal number of projects annually
• to measure, manage, impact, and target an annual revenue goal
• ways to respectfully increase project revenue
• a formula to determine a quantifiable future you are excited about
• a strategy for controlling your workflow
• how profit is derived from revenue
• how to calculate profit and profit margin
• the power of incremental changes to profit margin

LENGTH | 3 hours + homework

At Business of Design®, we spend a lot of time talking about money. It’s not because money is the only thing that matters to us. Not at all. However, a business that isn’t profitable is doomed. To run a successful interior design business (the one you dreamed of owning when you started out), you must gain mastery over money.

In this program you will learn:

• the power of uncovering your subconscious money mindset
• frequently used excuses for staying stuck or self-handicapping
• an absence of fear is not a prerequisite to taking positive action
• your design fees will attract one client, and repel another
• commodities are interchangeable, but expertise is difficult to replace
• your ideal client has a unique set of needs, which you can solve
• a well-defined position attracts your ideal client
• you do your best work when you are the expert

LENGTH | 1.5 hours + homework