Episode 11: Designing In The Present With Emma Sims Hilditch
If These Walls Could Talk: The Business of Interiors PodcastShow Notes
In episode 11 Rachel interviews Emma Sims Hilditch. Emma runs the immensely successful design studio Sims Hilditch, which is just outside of Bath and has grown a large team and a hugely successful brand through her application of being purely consistent in both her vision and her ability to offer a clear aesthetic that is rooted in a timelessness and has absolute enduring appeal. Emma has an even more remarkable approach to business. She's clear, she doesn't get distracted and she knows exactly how to achieve her goals and her career today is simply wonderful. Rachel and Emma discuss the importance of social media, the highlights of Emma's career to date and how important it is to be in the present.
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Connect with our guest: @simshilditch Simshilditch.com
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