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Founders & Friends
Founders & Friends is where interior designers and creative entrepreneurs come for real conversations about building a business—and a life—that feels good.
Hosted by a designer-turned-founder, each episode dives into honest, behind-the-scenes stories from industry leaders, creative thinkers, and bold business owners who are shaping the design world on their own terms. We talk about the big wins, the hard lessons, the financial truths, and the messy middle of entrepreneurship.
Whether you're just starting out or scaling something big, this podcast is your reminder that you're not doing it alone—and that success can look a lot of different ways.
Come for the insights, stay for the community. This is Founders & Friends—where business gets personal, and conversations get real.
Founders & Friends
Latest Episodes
38. I Am Hiring And I Am Scared Sh*tless
Heyyyyyy a solo episode by yours truly! All about how I am hiring and how I am scared and how I calm myself down :) You can find me at:https://www.instagram.com/vettedbydesign/https://www.instagra...
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37. The Biggest Mistakes Interior Designers Make in Business
In this episode of Founders and Friends, Ronniesha Rivera is joined by Erin Hildmann and Keri Hinterreiter, co-founders of The Collective for Designers, to unpack the real, often unspoken side of building a design business.
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36. Behind the Drawings: The Missing Piece in Interior Design with Jessica Marchant
In this episode we chat with Jessica Marchant, founder of Blue Sky Creative, joins Ronniesha Rivera to share how she built a thriving B2B technical design business from the ground up—starting in the uncertainty of COVID-19.With a backgro...
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35. How Kaitlyn Wolfe Built A Multi-Dimensional Brand
In this episode of Founders and Friends, Ronniesha Rivera sits down with multidisciplinary designer and founder Kaitlyn Wolfe to unpack the evolution of her growing design empire.What began in 2016 as Iconic Design and Build has...
34. How to Price, Package, and Protect Your Interior Design Business with Georgia Economakis
In this episode of Founders and Friends, Ronniesha Rivera sits down with returning guest Georgia Economakis of Designs by Georgia for a candid, behind-the-scenes conversation on process, pricing, and packages in today’s interior...
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