Speaking to graduating students

January 29th, 2012 No Comments

Jenny Rebholz (since recently Schrank) and I love talking to, motivating and helping all higher education students. But naturally, we are most passionate about helping interior design graduates succeed in their professional careers. That’s why we make time to talk to last year design students about the importance of establishing their Personal Brand.

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Speaking to students

January 22nd, 2012 No Comments

Jenny Schrank and I are looking forward to speaking to interior design students at Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) this week. Our message is simple. What makes you different and how you position yourself to get ahead. read more

Three years in business review

January 21st, 2012 3 Comments

Happy Names Day and Happy 3rd Business Birthday to me! January 21st is an important day for me, both personally and professionally. Yes, being a European, I celebrate my Name Day. It is also when I officially registered my limited liability business entity, exactly three years ago. read more

Biz Book Club “Juggle! Rethink work. Reclaim your life”

January 19th, 2012 No Comments

The benefit of having a large book collection (over 600 titles and counting) is that you always have a choice. Like a few days ago, when I finished reading the new Richard Branson book, I felt like picking up a book that would give my mind a break, be short and sweet and motivate me to getting started on all my business ideas. read more

Light levels for seniors

January 16th, 2012 No Comments

Often times I work on senior living projects, where we run into the senior appropriate light level issues. This is a common scenario in the 20-30 year old facilities. Lighting requirements, when these properties were built, were not as stringent, or non-existent for that matter, creating a slew of issues for designers today.
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Biz Book Club “reDesign, reCreate”

January 5th, 2012 No Comments

I started to read this late summer, put it aside for a few weeks, and came back to it on a long drive to Charleston, SC. Of course, I didn’t sit behind the wheel. My husband drove, and I swear, though the drive must have seemed long and uneventful to him, it went by like a breeze to me. This book sucks you in. read more

Conference for Bloggers

December 19th, 2011 No Comments

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