PRIVATE COACHING
Business that feels as good as it looks
Designed to Thrive private coaching partnerships are a deeply supportive experience customized to meet your unique goals as an interior design business owner.
We'll use a combination of mindset tools to break free from old belief patterns, tune into your body to build emotional resilience, and take strategic action to proactively create your future success. With this holistic methodology you will thrive personally and professionally.
It’s kind of like therapy for your buisness
Nothing (except for maybe parenting!) brings up your inner work more than entrepreneurship.
At every stage of business growth you’ll encounter new challenges that require you to evolve.
This moment is no different.
✓ If you can’t stop people pleasing and just say no, you’ll always be over capacity without time to move your goals forward.
✓ If you continue to hold the belief that only you can do it best, you’ll always wish you had more support without allowing yourself to receive it.
✓ If you don’t get comfortable putting yourself out there, the product line, showroom space, or PR feature you dream of probably won’t happen.
✓ If you aren’t willing to own who you want to work with and what you want to be known for, you’ll trade disappointing others with disappointing yourself.
The truth is, authentically showing up in your next-level expertise and leadership doesn’t require permission from someone else. It begins by quieting the inner critic and learning to trust yourself.
It’s not all internal work. You do have to take action in order to reach your goals. However, if you try to skip over the mental and emotional components, you’ll be working against yourself.
Every session we’ll talk through your specific challenges - both the internal and external - so that you have practical solutions that you can apply with true confidence. If you need a tissue, I have one. And, you can count on me to help you feel empowered to move beyond what currently keeps you stuck.
With the Designed to Thrive Methodology, I’ll support the most valuable asset in your interior design business - you. When you grow, so does the business.
Imagine the Possibilities
✓ Your days are aligned with your strengths and you’re focused on developing your team, doing your best design work, and attracting dream clients through press and trusted referrals.
✓ Your success in business no longer comes at the expense of your relationships, health, or by falling into burnout just to get there.
✓ You have the time and mental bandwidth to tackle those “someday” ideas that have been on the backburner for way too long.
✓ You feel emotionally resilient when challenges arise and no longer take things so personally.
✓ Projects are more profitable due to bigger scopes and a refined operation system that addresses people and processes.
✓ Self-doubt doesn’t creep up nearly as much so you’re feeling more confident and empowered.
✓ You’re growing your interior design business in alignment with the future you really want.
Create the success you want in your business and be present in your life with private coaching.
Does this sound like what you want? Give your Future Self the gift of support.
What’s Included:
BI MONTHLY LIVE SESSIONS
A high touch experience with live coaching sessions fully dedicated to you to explore where you’re getting stuck and how you can move forward. This cadence allows you space to integrate and implement what we cover at a pace that works for you.
WEEKLY VIRTUAL CHECK-INS
Things come up and I’m here to support you in your private client portal. Each week you’ll have the opportunity to celebrate your wins, share your challenges and get my support so you’re always moving forward. My signature Curious Evaluation process offers accountability and trains your brain to think like a CEO.
CUSTOMIZED RESOURCES
This isn’t just another program that tells you the “right” way to run your interior business. As needed, I’ll share resources from my programs Out of Overwhelm and Designer CEO to support your growth through practical strategies and prompts for self-reflection.
YOUR PERSONAL INVITATION
Designed To Thrive
Designed to Thrive is a four month private, high touch, and personalized coaching experience. Private coaching is perfect for you if you want efficient, focused coaching with space to go deep.
Using the Designed to Thrive Mind-Body-Strategy Methodology, each session is tailored to your unique needs. This multi-faceted approach combines practical strategies and internal wisdom so that you’ll get a powerful dose of business coaching alongside personal transformation. It creates a ripple effect impacting many areas of your life. You can learn more about the three essential components to the Designed to Thrive Methodology on this page.
It’s the difference between being in the same spot a year from now and being where you want to be.
Hello, Designer!
I’m Desi Creswell, a Master Certified Life & Business Coach and Inner Voice Facilitator for interior designers who want to leverage their time, energy and resources to intentionally grow their businesses.
As a former interior designer myself, I understand first hand how it feels to look good on paper (or the IG grid), but internally you feel like the days are a grind and it’s never enough.
Through many years of coaching, I’ve developed a signature methodology which combines my in depth mastery of mindset tools, intuitive practices, and industry specific expertise.
It’s my mission to help designers do the creative work they are called to do in a way that feels deeply fulfilling while meeting their financial and lifestyle goals.
Some of the results you can expect from working together:
STEP INTO CEO LEADERSHIP
Show up with confidence and clarity
Gain visibility as an expert in the industry
Create your growth plan with vision and values
Develop your team members and be a “good boss”
Be accountable to yourself and honor your strengths
Feel grounded and make empowered decisions
SIMPLIFY & STREAMLINE
Deliver an exceptional client experience
Refine systems for greater efficiency and ease
Create a schedule that works for you and the business
Set boundaries that protect your time and energy
Take action with less resistance and procrastination
Prioritize back-end projects with proactive planning
INCREASE PROFITABILITY & JOY
Market to and attract your best fit clients
Achieve your financial and creative goals
Leverage your resources and increase your ROI
Build resilience and strength to navigate challenges
Quiet the inner critic and stop the comparison trap
Equip yourself to know your numbers and data
“We are fearless leaders who have taken control of our business”
We used to work all hours of the day, didn’t have the courage to make changes, and people pleased our way into time management issues. Life and business was based around fear and chaos prior to our coaching program with Desi. Now we are fearless leaders who have taken control of our business in all aspects from client relationships to our employees. Desi helped transform our 8 year old business into a well oiled machine.
Katy Cassaw and Kat Benson, Nest Interiors
"The investment is absolutely worth it."
Working with Desi I increased revenue (by a factor of 5!) and now only take on projects that align with my goals. I am no longer paralyzed or controlled by fear. I can look at challenges objectively, work through them in a timely manner and am confident in my skills as a business owner. I have completely changed my mindset to affect the results I want to create. The investment is absolutely worth it.
Katie Menon , Stephenson House
Your Private Coaching Partnership Process
BUSINESS & LIFE VISION
Your business is not a one-size-fits-all which is why your coaching partnership begins by identifying the vision and values that will guide your growth. It’s time to decide what you really want, not just what you think you can have.
As a creative business owner, your business is an integral part of your life. That’s why we’ll get clear on your Business & Life Vision first, and then set goals that align with both.
CREATE A CUSTOMIZED PLAN
We’ll identify clear goals and priorities so that you can consistently progress toward your objectives while also leaving space for the unexpected. This is your time and we always have the flexibility to adjust course and tweak along the way.
EVALUATE YOUR PROGRESS
You’ll use the process of Curious Evaluation with each weekly check-in so that you can leverage what’s working, ask for support when you hit a roadblock, and use your CEO mindset to proactive identify your next steps.
ENJOY YOUR SUCCESS
Your future, as the CEO you are meant to be, begins now. I’m here to help you overcome obstacles and celebrate your successes. The skills you’ll develop, and who you will become in the process, will forever change your business.
BONUS RESOURCES TO HELP YOU THRIVE
Curated Content Tailored for You
As a 1:1 coaching client, you’ll also have additional support from curated materials used in my group programs Out of Overwhelm and Designer CEO. Whether you need some practical strategies, embodiment tools, or prompts to get out of your own head, I’ll tailor these resources to your specific goals.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Mindset Foundations
• Mastering Your Schedule
• Self-Accountability
• Perfectionism & Procrastination
• Boundaries & Saying No
• Marketing & PR
• Finances & Metrics Goals: Planning & Execution
• Self-Concept & Identity
• Building Emotional Strength , and more!
How to get started
Due to the intimate nature of Designed to Thrive coaching partnerships, I work with a select number of clients at a time. If you’re feeling called to work together, your next step is to join the waitlist.
STEP 1:
Click the button below to join the waitlist and answer a few questions (promise, they’re easy and there are no wrong answers) so I can better understand your needs and goals.
STEP 2:
When availability for private coaching becomes available, I’ll send you an email with a link to schedule a call. We’ll connect on Zoom and talk through your specific challenges and envision what’s next. I’ll also walk you through the steps that will take you there.
STEP 3:
If we both feel like partnering together will be a great fit, I’ll share what it looks like to work together and help you arrive at a decision on how you’d like to move forward.
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"Through working with Desi, I’ve stopped overthinking and made a new hire, realized I can be my own type of CEO, and know how to reel in the overwhelm so that I can progress instead of panic. "
Desi is going to guide you through so much mental murkiness. She isn't going to tell you what to do or what to think, she's going to present possibilities and empower you to make confident choices.
Working with Desi has been the single best investment of time and money I have made into my business in its 15 years of operation. Her coaching style is perfect if you are seeking clarity and purposeful, productive action.
- Jennifer Richards, Tapper Richards Interiors
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"When I started working with Desi I was frazzled and drowning. I was doing a lot of things "right" - time blocking, etc., but I was sabotaging myself mentally."
While I'm probably just as busy, if not busier than when we started, mentally I feel much stronger as I step into the next version of myself.
Coaching helped me realize that I needed more help and was way over capacity. I have a new employee, a more developed team, and I’m winning amazing projects!
I definitely recommend working with Desi. She’s calm, easy to talk to, and has the rare ability to take us to the 50,000 foot view and analyze things in a way that gets us out of our own way.
Growth can be uncomfortable, but it’s worth it!
- S.C.
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"It's so great knowing I have Desi as a resource when it comes to making decisions, forming an action plan, or working through an obstacle. Her approach is clear and she empowers me to use the same tools so I can also approach these aspects of business on my own."
Desi has such a calming demeanor, yet she’s straightforward and clear. Working with her is the perfect mix of mindset work and clear actionable tasks to help create the results you want.
I would definitely recommend Desi to anyone in the industry. She has very clear and organized systems for how she works, but working with her is completely custom and catered to you.
- Sarah Montgomery, Sarah Montgomery Design
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"Before coaching with Desi I was a solo designer with a full plate of client work and ideas for up leveling my business, but was spinning on what the next steps to take were and how to prioritize them."
DescriptI now have a team supporting me, client and internal systems I'm always refining for our business, and I have the tools to work through the thoughts that come up and challenge my progress. I also used the tools to transform key patterns and mindsets in my personal life that impacted my life tremendously.
Desi will give you the tools to find the answers inside yourself that you couldn't see on your own before.
- C.S.
Click the button below to add your name to the Designed to Thrive waitlist. You’ll get first dibs when spots become available for private coaching, including advance notice of limited availability coaching intensives.