Design Boss Dialogue The Interior Design Business Podcast

Ep 74 Building Confidence From Bootcamp to Design Thrive, Journey into An Interior Design Business With Cheryl Olah

Design Boss Dialogue The Interior Design Business Podcast

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Send us Fan Mail In this inspiring and heartfelt episode, Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui is joined by Cheryl Olah, who shares her journey from the fashion industry into the world of interior design, and the pivotal role that structure, community, and mentorship played in that transition. Cheryl reflects on her experience inside the bootcamp and how it gave her the clarity and direction she had been craving. She shares how continuing into Design Destiny and Design Thrive helped her move from feeling u...

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