Kelly Lankford: Do You Like Where You Work?
Courage To Break Through
English - February 10, 2020 11:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBEntrepreneurship Business Society & Culture Relationships business community entrepreneurship rena striegel success wealth Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In This Episode:
[2:30] About Kelly and her business.
[4:10] How Kelly moved from a solo business to a growing business that reached clients from many different areas.
[9:25] Are you afraid of your business failing.
[15:50] Learn from others.
[18:12] The biggest sacrifice Kelly has had to make.
[20:04] How to make your space a good place to work.
[25:08] Separating your home space from your office space when you work from home.
[31:00] The obstacles Kelly faced in moving into the retail space.
[34:35] The misconceptions of using interior design, and the benefits of working with a firm like Kelly's.
[38:56] Kelly's business and how she works with clients.
Important Quotes:"We look for inspiration in lots of places."
"We've broken down the intimidation."
"If in your heart it's what you want to do, you will succeed.
"Seek out people and learn from others."
"You want to be living the life you want to live."
"Don't put your office in your bedroom."
"Organization is critical."
"One of the biggest misconceptions is that it's only for the rich."
"Be a master of your craft."
About The Guest:A Heartland Design Award Winner, Principal Designer Kelly Lankford brings her wealth of knowledge and desire for design as the heart and soul behind INSPO and the KHL Design Studio. From her Midwestern roots, Kelly has successfully completed projects from coast to coast, along the way building a creative and imaginative portfolio of interiors that run the gamut in project type, style, and scheme. Kelly is NCIDQ certified, LEED AP, and a member of IIDA. Although KHL has completed projects across the country, the Kansas City Metro Area is our home base, with offices in vibrant Downtown Lee’s Summit, Missouri, inside the 12 on Third Building.
On November 1st, 2019, KHL Design Studio expanded and opened INSPO, a modern décor store. INSPO is social media speak for “inspiration” and features unique, modern finds, including furniture, lighting, décor, and inspired local artwork. See our INSPO Store page for more info.
KHL Design Studio serves both sides of the Missouri-Kansas state line, including Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa, Leawood, Prairie Village, Mission Hills, Johnson County, Lee’s Summit, Liberty, North Kansas City, Raytown, Independence, Blue Springs, Warrensburg, and Cass County.
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