Podcast appearances and mentions of susan wintersteen

BOH editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen and host Dennis Scully discuss the biggest news in the design industry, including Etsy's return to its artisan roots, surging home insurance premiums and key business lessons from the 50 States Project. Later, designer Susan Wintersteen joins the show to talk about founding Savvy Giving by Design. LINKSSavvy Giving by Design Business of Home

Designer Susan Wintersteen of Savvy Interiors in Solana Beach, Calif. talks about her experience in making a positive impact through design by establishing Savvy Giving by Design, a non-profit organization dedicated to redesigning spaces for children facing medical crisis, 

While giving back is on a lot of designers' wish lists, many are not yet making the income to pay it forward or are already working overtime to manage their paying client workload. In this episode, we talk about the benefits to philanthropy and how to be discerning as you assess opportunities. In this episode we learn: - the benefits of philanthropy include greater confidence, a richer local network and the joy of making a difference - not every opportunity is worthwhile or prudent, consider your why before saying yes It's time to take control of your business. Become a member of Business of Design®, today: https://businessofdesign.com/?ref=2&campaign=podcast

Wouldn't it be great to live down the street from your showroom, have a collaborative team environment with multiple designers working for you, and take summers off to focus on family time? Sounds like a fantasy for us designers, but it is reality for Susan Wintersteen of Savvy Interiors.  In this episode, we talk about: Which financial numbers are the most important to focus on in your business What the Savvy Interiors design process looks like and why it's beneficial Outsourcing the tasks that don't give you joy Preparing for recessions and how to act quickly in response to a bad economy Why she avoids doing design projects outside of her local area Being innovative and trying new things Susan's nonprofit that designs healthy and functional rooms for children with cancer Partnering with Make A Wish Foundation so designers can give back Mentioned: https://www.savvyinteriors.com/ (Savvy Interiors Website) https://www.instagram.com/insidebysavvy/ (Savvy Interiors Instagram) https://savvygivingbydesign.org/ (Savvy Giving By Design) https://www.instagram.com/reel/CinMy1qJzdl/ (Cool Tile Mirror Trick) Our links: Subscribe and leave a review - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hot-young-designers-club/id1505427626 (Apple Podcasts) Like, Comment, & Follow - https://www.instagram.com/hotyoungdesignersclub/reels/?hl=en (Hot Young Designers Club Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/studioplumb/?hl=en (Rebecca's Instagram ) https://www.instagram.com/wrenstedinteriors/?hl=en (Shaun's Instagram) For more information - https://hotyoungdesignersclub.com/ (Check out the website) Become a “Hottie” member - https://www.patreon.com/hydc (Support us on Patreon) 

In 2002, Susan founded Savvy Interiors, an interior design firm with its own general contractor license. This talented, fun-loving company caters to discerning clients across the SoCal region with award-winning service and innovative design.Susan is a straight-shooting, fast-paced award-winning creative, who's all about making life an adventure. She balances her time as Creative Director and Principal designer between San Diego with her husband where they've raised their 5 daughters and their love for Incline Village, Lake Tahoe.In 2021 her nonprofit, Savvy Giving by Design, has expanded into 15 states.Important Topics-How she started her business in 2002 -Why changing your environment also change the way you live-When tough love comes in when it comes to design -On being honest with your client-What people most interested in shifting in their space-On taking a leap of faith and taking a calculated risk-How she moves through fear smoothly-How Savvy Interiors and Savvy Giving by Design came about-What are the challenges of running a business as a woman-The difference and similarities in running her business-Programs and initiatives that they working on right now-What her favorite room is and why-How is she a “Force For Good” in the worldQuotes“I am a risk-taker. I'm not afraid of failure. I fail all the time. I make mistakes all the time.““Taking risk is really important to precipitate change.”“The road to failure is actually on the road to success.”Connect with Susan:Savvy Interiors' Website: https://www.savvyinteriors.com/Savvy Giving by Design: https://savvygivingbydesign.org/Susan's Email: susanw@savvyinteriors.comSavvy Interiors Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/inSIDEbySavvyInteriorsSavvy Interiors Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidebysavvy/Savvy Giving by Design Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savvygivingbydesign/Other links and resources:Free Gift from Diane (5 Moves to RESET Your Power) - https://ResetYourPowerGift.comFree Gift from Diane (Life RESET Quiz) - https://LifeResetQuiz.comBANKCODE - https://MyBankCode.com/VictoryDiane Halfman's website - http://www.DianeHalfman.comWant to know more about yourself?Some people ask me how to RESET their life.Some people ask me how to be more sensual.Others are wondering how to make more money.How to be more successful.How to start a business.All of these questions and more are what I answer in my programs!Come see me at http://www.DianeHalfman.com

Connect with Susam Wintersteen https://www.savvyinteriors.com/ https://www.instagram.com/insidebysavvy/ Connect with Michelle Binette Design: Facebook Group: Real Talk Design Instagram Website Facebook

Sometimes social media feels like shouting into the void. Or even when you have an audience who’s responding to what you’re posting, it can feel like a beast that always needs to be fed. Sometimes you need to take a break from the pretty wallpaper photos and try storytelling. If you can tell a story on social media, then you can connect authentically and emotionally with an audience. Sometimes that’s a story about you, sometimes it’s a story about a client, but it’s always a story that people feel they can relate to. Today’s guest on the Wingnut Social podcast has a story like none other. Susan Wintersteen runs Savvy Interiors in San Diego, California, but perhaps her most amazing work comes from her nonprofit, Savvy Giving by Design. Susan and her team redo spaces for children and families facing medical crises, often kids facing the long road of cancer treatments. Susan has built a community by telling the stories of Savvy Giving by Design’s work. On this episode, she tells Darla and Natalie how she discovered her method of social media storytelling, how she crafts her stories step by step, and how she navigates her clients’ privacy when telling these stories. What You’ll Hear On This Episode of Wingnut Social [3:15] New info for our event at LuAnn Live [6:45] Darla presses record [7:35] How Susan started Savvy Giving by Design [8:45] Where storytelling comes in with Savvy Giving by Design [12:37] The nuts and bolts of a Susan Wintersteen story [14:53] How social media is different from press releases [18:29] How to stay consistent with storytelling in your social media [21:01] Build trust to enrich your storytelling [26:05] What to do when the story goes the way you don’t want [28:10] How to have a conversation with a client about sharing photos [31:54] How to get involved with Savvy Giving by Design [35:57] Whut up, Wingnut? [39:23] Takeaways Connect with Susan Wintersteen Savvy Interiors on Facebook Savvy Interiors on Instagram Resources & People Mentioned LuAnn Live Savvy Interiors Savvy Giving by Design inSIDE by Savvy Interiors on Facebook Pop Up Designer Susan’s design guides Siblings Without Rivalry Get your Audible Free Trial! Storytelling through Social Media About four years ago, Susan was introduced to a friend of a friend whose daughter was diagnosed with cancer. So Susan and her friend raised money to redo the kid’s room to make it a little more comfortable and fun as she underwent a year of chemotherapy. From there, Susan started her nonprofit where they makeover spaces for children facing a medical crisis. Storytelling became a part of Savvy Giving by Design from the get-go. Susan had built a community on Facebook, they were able to raise $6,000 in three days, and from the jump she kept the community looped into the process. And as the people in the community got to know Susan and her voice, they started to respond to that. How Storytelling Helps You Stand Out Darla asked Susan how she constructs a story on social media for Savvy Giving by Design, and she takes a really fascinating approach. As she says, every story has a hero and a guide, and she considers herself the guide. And when they start telling a story, they start what she calls “pebbling” before “hitting with a brick.” So that might mean posting that she’s about to go meet with a family, or showing a little bit about what’s coming up for that particular project, and then gradually building from there. One of the things Susan struggles with is information overload, making sure that her community knows what she’s working on, and that there’s no confusion between stories. So that means she creates specific anecdotes that help people identify with and relate to the individual stories of the kids and families facing a medical crisis. That also impacts the tone of her social media. Rather than writing press releases, Susan is trying to tell stories like she would to her friends, to connect with her audience on an emotional level. Connect With Darla & Wingnut Social www.WingnutSocial.com On Facebook On Twitter: @WingnutSocial On Instagram: @WingnutSocial Darla’s Interior Design Website Subscribe to The Wingnut Social Podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts, or TuneIn

Episode 76 - Savvy Giving with Susan Wintersteen by Design+Style

Susan Wintersteen is the founder of Savvy Giving by Design, a non-profit organization that creates specially designed rooms for children facing a medical crisis. Susan’s journey and growth of Savvy Giving by Design started with an ask for someone a child in her community facing a cancer diagnosis. A friend organizing a food train and Susan, admittedly not a cook, offered to do a room reno instead. The family accepted and Susan was hooked. Often times people facing serious medical crisis spend lots of time in their bedrooms and Susan sees the importance of the bedroom is a place of retreat and healing. Through the non-profit, donations, and vendor contributions Susan is able to create rooms for select families at no cost to them and she never wants the families to feel like they own anything in return. Visit www.rheamader.com for Show Notes More information about this episode Find out how to get 10% off healing art at Manifest Photo Join the Facebook Community Here Follow Rhea's Haven Podcast on Instagram

In Ivy.co's first podcast our cofounders Alexandra Schinasi and Lee A. Rotenberg speak to interior designer Susan Wintersteen of Savvy Design. Susan, a mother of 5 daughters, founded Savvy Interiors in 2002 out of a passion for design and desire to find a creative outlet for her energies. In 2007 her husband John joined the Savvy Interiors team and they opened a San Diego showroom in 2015. As a designer/General Contractor, she focuses on remodels and “fixing Ugly”. As their team grows to 3 senior designers and 3 junior designers, they continue to focus on their design business as well as nationally expanding their nonprofit Savvy Giving by Design. Ivy is the fastest growing community and business management tool for interior designers. If you’re an interior designer still looking for an intuitive tool to run your firm, schedule a personal demo with the Ivy Team here: https://goo.gl/XM7Acm

Give and make beautiful. Susan Wintersteen is a San Diego interior designer and the founder of Savvy Giving by Design - a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide comfort, support, and healing to families with a child facing a medical crisis by transforming the interior spaces of their homes at no cost to them.   Susan is the mom of five (!) daughters, a business owner and entrepreneur, and an all-around amazing woman. In this epsiode, she and Meredith sit down as friends and discuss things from raising kids to people who suck at conflict management, and the way that giving helps everyone heal. Learn more about Susan's design work:  https://www.savvyinteriors.com/  Savvy Giving by Design: http://www.savvygivingbydesign.org/ Watch Savvy Giving in Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpkn4iYDqlc  Join the Savvy Giving Facebook Group - to learn how YOU can help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SavvyGivingbyDesign/   Sign up for Email Updates:  Join the Mailing List : https://form.jotform.us/70326661605150  ======================  Request to Join the FREE Meredith Atwood Community & Coaching https://meredith-atwood-coaching.mn.co/ ======================  Buy Meredith’s Books: The Year of No Nonsense https://amzn.to/3su5qWp Triathlon for the Every Woman: https://amzn.to/3nOkjiH =======================   Follow Meredith Atwood & The Podcast on Social: Web: http://www.swimbikemom.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/swimbikemom   =======================  Want to Connect?  Email: same24hourspodcast@gmail.com =======================  Credits: Host & Production: Meredith Atwood Intro: Carl Stover Music Copyright 2017-2020, 2021 All Rights Reserved, Meredith Atwood, LLC