EP 281 | Hiring for Interior Design Firms with Shelli Warren

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Is hiring the right team member the key to growing your interior design business?

In this episode, Kimberley Seldon is joined by Shelli Warren to break down why hiring should be treated like a structured project—not a rushed decision.

As your business grows, the right hire can transform your workload, client experience, and profitability. But attracting, interviewing, and onboarding the right people requires strategy, clarity, and strong systems.

If you’re preparing to grow your team or improve your hiring process, this episode offers practical advice to help you do it right from the start.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How targeted hiring strategies attract stronger candidates
• Why it’s important to repel applicants who aren’t the right fit
• How effective interview questions lead to better conversations and insights
• Why hiring decisions should involve more than one perspective
• The importance of structured onboarding for new team members
• How the right hire can positively impact your entire design firm

DESIGN INTERVENTION

The people closest to the work, know the most about the work. So why not trust people to do what you hired them to do? At the same time, you’ll be getting some relief from the heaviness of decision fatigue, and they’ll be feeling great about their impact on the business.