1039: Melanie Zaelich: Consultation-Only Interior Design: How to Set Boundaries and Avoid Scope Creep

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Business, Design, Arts

4.8 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Today With Melanie Zaelich: Welcome to a Well-Designed Business. Many new designers try out consult-based design only to find themselves struggling with scope creep and feeling undervalued. But my guest today, Melanie Zaelich, runs a thriving consult-only business. She’s a former full-service designer who deliberately chose to transition to this model—and she did so with intention, systems, and processes. Today, she shares how to avoid scope creep, provide clarity, and set boundaries for a successful consult-only design business. LuAnn Nigara and Melanie Zaelich's Ah-Ha Moments “You’ve thought a lot about what you want to do. And that’s what we have to think about. You don't have the itch for the whole, you know, kit and caboodle of projects that last six months or two years till we get this thing done. Others are just so passionately driven to do it—but it’s not where your passion lies. And the thing is, every industry has all of its lanes, and they all need to be filled by people who are talented and passionate about that lane.” -LuAnn More About Melanie Zaelich Melanie Zaelich is an accomplished, award winning interior designer, known for her down-to-earth approach and creativity. As the only interior with a consult-based, à la carte business model in the Twin Cities, Melanie is transforming the way people experience interior design. Connect with Melanie Zaelich Website Instagram What’s new with LuAnn Nigara The Power Talk Friday Tour Watch the Docuseries! http://www.luannnigara.com/cob Get The Goodies! For checklists, resources, and extra goodies from A Well-Designed Business sign up for free here. To Get on LuAnn’s Email List, text the word designbiz to 444999! Purchase LuAnn’s Books Here: Book 1: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action Audiobook: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action Book 2: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Book 3: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2 Connect with LuAnn Nigara LuAnn’s Website LuAnn’s Blog Power Talk Friday Like Us: Facebook | Tweet Us: Twitter | Follow Us: Instagram | Listen Here: Podcast Other Resources: This podcast supports the Savvy Giving Design Coalition. Learn more about it here! AWDB #717 Susan Wintersteen: Interior design firm standards in a nonprofit passion project AWDB #164: Susan Wintersteen- Savvy Giving by Design Digital Course for Interior Designers: Discount Code for LuAnn listeners: LUANNROCKS10 Other Shows: WTFP #284 Melanie Zaelich: Connecting Charitable Giving and Branding to Elevate Your Business and Life AWDB #174 Power Talk Friday- Fred Berns- Own Your “Only” Word & Tips to Discover Yours

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0:00.0	Hey, are you getting ready for Thanksgiving?
0:03.0	Maybe you're hosting and you're busy getting all of your dishware organized and your menu organized.
0:08.0	Or maybe you're like me.
0:09.0	You're at the season where you just get to ring the doorbell with a pie in your hand, right?
0:14.0	Either way, I hope you are planning to spend some quality time with friends and family,
0:19.0	whether that means it's a big,
0:20.9	raucous crowd and lots of carrying on or downtime. Either way, I'm wishing you a happy
0:26.4	holiday season. And, you know, what happens after Thanksgiving, we have Black Friday.
0:31.6	And on Black Friday, Luann University is officially opening registration. And here's the thing. Because it's Black Friday,
0:39.2	we got some Black Friday deals for you. All right, first of all, let me explain this. Early Bird for
0:43.9	Luann University is open from November 29th through December 31st, 2024. So that is the entire early
0:52.1	bird period. And during the early bird period, you get two bonuses.
0:57.1	Number one, you get the early bird pricing.
0:59.1	But you also get, if you buy, whether you buy a five-week course or a three-hour intensive,
1:05.1	if you purchase and register during the early bird period, you are going to be enrolled in the workshop that
1:13.3	Amber Delagarza and I are hosting together live. It's called Success by Design. Strategic
1:20.5	Goal Setting meets Time Mastery. Okay. So this is going to be a live workshop. It is going to happen in real time on January 2nd,
1:30.5	2025. And we're going to spend part of the time mapping out. How do you set your goals? What do you do?
1:38.5	How do you decide if it's a legitimate goal? If it's a reach goal, if it's too easy of a goal,
1:43.7	what should your goals be?
1:45.4	And then Amber will take over and she will help us figure out how to carve that time in our
1:52.8	work life to work on our business. Okay. So it's managing the expectations of the hours you
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