Sharing real stories from real interior designers. Finding out how they broke into the interior design industry (and how you can too!)
Kate Hatherell at The Interior Designers Hub
Episode 30: In this episode, we meet Valeria Romano, a clinical psychologist turned interior designer and property investor.
Episode 29: After experiencing burnout in her corporate HR career, psychologist Michelle Armitage switched careers to interior design.
Episode 28: After following her army officer husband around the world, Helen Scriven eventually settled in the UK, and pursued her passion for interior design.
Jadesola Ayoola has a background in law and psychology; not the most obvious grounding for an interior designer. Running a local art club convinced her that she needed to be an interior designer, and so she set herself the mission to make it happen!
Charlotte Thomas moved from a career in communications, marketing and PR, but soon found herself designing beautiful period properties, following in the footsteps of her antique dealer mother.
Andrea Yorston had a first career within fashion and retail buying. She took the leap into interior design, first wanting to start small; producing mood boards online, but she soon found herself in the thick of it, providing end to end services and project management!
Philippa Sale started her career as an art director, but soon got bitten by the property bug before setting up as an interior designer. She is now branching out into more “adult” spaces. Yes, you read that right!
Episode 22: How Aimee Gautier Conquered Imposter Syndrome to Create a Wildly Successful Business
Episode 18: How Agnes Agocs moved from being a structural engineer in Hungary to being an interior designer
Episode 17: Ann Cope went from running a homewares store to being a successful interior designer
Episode 16: Adel Rozsa's journey from events manager to full time mum to interior designer.
Episode 15: How Lauren May decided to create a pandemic-proof business after her experiences of lockdown
Episode 14: How Kate van der Meulen's renovation of an old caravan led to a career in interior design!
How Nicla Diceglie transitioned from customer service to interior design
From foreign language teaching to interior design. How Fed Whitefoot made the leap.
How Holly Scott used her experience of window dressing at Harvey Nichols and Harrods, to create a successful career in interior design.
Episode 9: How a Passion for Upcycling Turned into a Business, with Bryony Ward of Gringley Bespoke
Episode 8: How Nancy's interior design studies led to a passion for SketchUp!
Episode 7: How working for a paint company gave Jade Butcher the confidence she needed to go it alone
Find out how Jane Holland discovered a love of colour, after spending nearly 3 decades in accounting! Hear her journey to becoming a certified colour consultant.
You couldn't get two more diverse careers than being a theatre nurse in the military to being an interior designer, but that's exactly the career change today's guest, Becks Lewis Knight made. Tune in to hear her story.
Find out how Andrea Stratton made the transition from being a travel agent, to running her own interior design business.