I’m Rebecca Hay and I have built a successful interior design business by trial and error, podcasts, online courses and books. Over the last decade I have grown from an insecure student to having career false starts and now I’ve finally landed where I want to be. Throughout my journey I’ve become deeply passionate about business and helping other entrepreneurs and career minded women. Each week I’ll share tangible takeaways from my own experience and the experiences of other badass women to help you build your confidence and change your business.
Today I’m talking about a very hot topic in our design community, pricing your services.
In this episode, I share my experience with pricing my services and talk about my mindset and relationship wit…
Interview with Karin Bennett
This episode is extra special because I had the opportunity to have a very real and honest conversation with Karin Bennett of Karin Bennett Designs here in Toronto. We sp…
Can you believe it's August?! Because we're just coming back from a long weekend (if you're in Canada) we thought to reshare an episode from Season 1 - sometimes they're too good to just publish once…
Interview with Amira Alvarez
Today's episode is a juicy one as I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Amira Alvarez all about the psychology of success and how to identify the barriers that …
In this episode, I share 5 things that I think have truly improved our ability to offer a good project management experience. Since our design firm is full-service, we are there for our clients from …
Interview with Sascha Lafleur
In this episode, I had the pleasure to interview the lovely Sascha Lafleur of West of Main. We got to talking all about scaling your business and virtually servicing you…
While running a business, especially a service-based business, we've all encountered unsatisfied, unhappy, and difficult clients. Nobody is perfect, and dealing with someone who is upset can get the …
Happy Canada Day! Since it's a holiday in the great white north, we've decided to share an oldie but a goodie!
We are rebroadcasting Episode 9 from Season 1 today featuring Tiffany Leigh. This episo…
Interview with Ana Pilling
I was able to chat with Ana Pilling, a member of our Designer Meet-ups community and a wonderful window treatment vendor that I've known for years and that we've worked wit…
Recently I've been experiencing a big life event that's blowing my mind and it is a direct result of the power of intention and goal setting, and so I hope this episode motivates you, kicks you into …
Interview with Cady North
Today’s guest was made for the Resilient by Design Podcast not only because she is the author of a book called The Resiliency Effect, but also because of her mindset on life…
Let's talk about boundaries and setting client expectations.
Setting boundaries is something I'm constantly working on. I believe that as creative entrepreneurs, as designers, we often want to pleas…
Today I’m talking about consultations and how to run them so that both you and your client get the most out of your time together.
I’ve had quite a few questions about how I run consultations within …
Interview with Margot Austin
I had a total fangirl moment in this episode as I had the opportunity to interview Margot Austin of AustinSmyth Communications!
In this episode, Margot and I chat all abo…
Our podcast turns 1 today! 🎉
It's been a wonderful year of sharing all of my marketing, business, process, and mindset knowledge with you. Over the past year, I've had the opportunity to chat with so…
Resilient by Design Podcast celebrates its 1st birthday!
Interview with Alaa Yassin
This episode is a special one for many reasons:
This solo episode is short and sweet but filled with a lot of good takeaways about the value of having an online presence as a designer and business owner.
When I initially started my Instagram accou…
This episode is all about how I the quarterly review for my business. When I shared on Instagram at the end of March that I was having an all-day meeting with my team to review the past quarter and p…
Interview with Spencer Snakard
This episode is a little different because we’re talking all about mindset and how to stop holding yourself back with Executive Transformation Coach, Spencer Snakard.
S…