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Design Business FreedomAuthor: Melissa Galt
What if you had a business coach who was a creative just like you, and could ask them about how they built a successful business they love? That's what we do each week on Design Business Freedom. Hosted by Melissa Galt award winning business coach, marketing consultant, and interior designer with over 3 decades of creative experience every episode is an in-depth look at how to create systems and processes, increase your confidence, and build a quality team to support you. The goal is to give you the information and resources you need to avoid being overworked and undervalued, and help you earn more in less time with less stress. Language: en Genres: Arts, Business, Design, Marketing Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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172: Interior Design Contracts: The Clauses Designers Need to Protect Time, Profit & Sanity
Monday, 5 January, 2026
In this episode of Design Business Freedom, Melissa Galt - interior designer, firm owner, and industry veteran of nearly 30 years - details the contract clauses interior designers secretly wish they could include, and what those wishes reveal about where your agreement needs to be stronger. From unpaid redesigns and client indecision to boundary violations, scope creep, and emotional labor, these real-world scenarios are costing interior design firms time, profit, and peace of mind. Melissa walks through the professional contract language and structural fixes that protect designers while elevating client experience, without sounding harsh or unapproachable. This episode is especially for established interior designers and design firm principals generating $200K+ annually who are ready to lead with authority, protect their expertise, and stop absorbing stress that doesn't belong to them. You'll learn how to: (03:09) Prevent endless revisions and unpaid labor (04:25) Maintain design authority with high-end clients (06:22) Enforce communication boundaries with trades and clients (10:45) Stop client-created emergencies and urgency (18:35) Strengthen your interior design agreement as your business grows Your contract doesn't just protect you—it teaches clients how to treat you. If you're ready to stop hoping for better behavior and start designing better boundaries, this episode will change how you think about your interior design agreement forever. Connect with Melissa Instagram Facebook Linkedin Website
