Design Success

The Design Success course has made the word of difference in how I operate my business. I had set up Covet and Crave a year prior to being recommended the course, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Donna has provided me with new found knowledge, skills and templates to help me advance my business and grow my customer base. A particular highlight is the amazing group of like-minded designers I have got to know, and now provide a sounding board and support network for each other. Thank you Donna for your enthusiasm, motivation and understanding for helping us achieve our dreams, Kx

Thank you Donna for creating the Design Success program. The knowledge you share you is extremely helpful for implementing & building a strong foundation for an interior design business. I had found starting out in interior design quite lonely so it has been amazing to connect with the other designers each week and build great friendships. Donna, you have given me the confidence to move forward with systems for my business, ways to market myself and form connections through social media. Pricing my services had been a struggle but now I feel so much more confident in my worth. Thank you Donna for a fantastic Design Success program, I would highly recommend it to interior designers looking to boost their business and build confidence in the industry.

Donna's Design Success course was a commitment i had to make and i'm so grateful i did! Not only did she provide us with a 12 week program that grew and stretched me beyond my means, but she provided a group where we could be honest, share our achievements and actually connect online, connect so much that i am catching up with my group down in Christchurch in a few weeks. Seeing others grow and complete the work we were set each week made me more competitive and drew out strengths i did not have. I thoroughly recommend this course as Donna shares her experiences and practices and how we can systemize our businesses to success. Not only does she change your mindset on money and finding that ideal client but she shares her suppliers and knowledge so that we can all run a successful business. My business would not be where it is now if it wasn't for Donna creating this course, i have my ideal client, I charge what i'm worth and my time management of work life balance has turned around.

Having completed the Interior Design Institute’s Diploma (after deciding on a complete career change), I was excited about the prospect of creating my own business. But how and where should I start? I was very fortunate to be told about Donna’s Design Success programme. What an inspiring journey! I would have never dreamed that in the space of a few months my own business would actually be launched, complete with a logo, website, Facebook page - and even clients! Donna’s course guides you through best practice for your interior design business - in a warm, encouraging and super inspiring way. She shares openly and honestly from her experience as a designer and business woman - and she has helped me set up my business from the outset so that it is ready to grow. I’m now lucky to be part of her Network Success tribe of like-minded women to encourage and help each other as we build our businesses. You won’t regret working with Donna - prepare yourself for a great journey!

I was at the stage where I wanted to step my business up a level and was looking at getting a business mentor. I knew about Donna’s Design Success Program in Auckland and was thrilled when she offered this course online. The Design Success course has given me the confidence to implement all the ideas and suggestions that Donna has provided. I now have a renewed passion for my business and having put many of the tools and ideas into practise I am already starting see the results! Donna’s natural passion, enthusiasm and generosity flows through and I can’t recommend this course highly enough. Thank you Donna.O

We had been in business as a Home Staging Company for just over a year when we decided to join Donnas’ Design Success Course. Any doubt of how an interior design focused course would benefit our business was very quickly put to rest. The tools and ideas Donna has shared with us together with her amazing energy and enthusiasm have been invaluable. We now have a clearer focus on where we want our business to head, with specific goals/targets already in motion. We cannot thank Donna enough for her amazing support and genuine interest in wanting us to succeed and have a truly rewarding lifestyle. We wish you nothing but the best for your future Donna. Tracey and Anna AT Home Staging

After a chance, or rather fated meeting with Donna, at the Aalto Christmas lunch I quickly learnt that she could be the answer to my prayers, and she was just that. I am a degree quaified designer with a distinct specialism in house doctoring, my broader experienced was gained under the umbrella of larger organisations over seas, so, as a relative newbie to NZ, setting up on my own was a big step and I was unprepared for the business that snowballed in relatively quickly. I felt I was drowning at the best of times and most certainly didn't have a work/life balance. Donna's course was exactly what I needed to get my life back on track. Donna shared her knowledge and experiences in everything from business planning to sales and marketing strategies and most importantly for me, setting up a support structure and processes that allow you to create a work/life balance. The support of the network is also an undeniable asset to this course and the sense of camaraderie between designers that Donna creates is a refreshing change! Donna is an absolute joy and privilege to know and her course reflects her energy and positivity for loving the life you are in.

“As a design graduate I felt there was a huge void between the world of design theory and what it was to be a practicing designer in the industry. I was searching for a beginning… a way forward in my career. I knew where I wanted to head, but was lacking the practical skills and connections required for me to build my new business. Donna’s course bridged that gap seamlessly. With practical current content and Donna’s generosity in sharing her personal knowledge and connections I am now armed with some fantastic tools and strategies to build a solid foundation for my start-up business. For those of you looking to learn and grow your business this is the ideal supportive environment to get ‘tooled up’ and out there to take ownership of your passion and your future. Thank you Donna. I am so pleased that our paths met and I had the opportunity to learn so much.” Karen Candy KCandy&Co. Commercial & Residential Interior Designer

Donnas course Design Success was extremely useful to me as it gave me the confidence to translate my desire to create beautiful spaces into desire to build a business. Donna generously shared with the group her industry knowledge during the course and continues to stand by her students even as the course is finished. As a person, Donna is as intensely professional as she is funny and human. If you are a young designer or even not sure if you want to become one, Design Success will shine the light. Highly recommend. Olga Skorik, Ermitage Design, Auckland

I have known Donna for some years now with the interior design. I cant say enough about how passionate and efficient she is when it comes to helping others atcheive what they also love doing. Donna has given me the extra confidence I needed to expand my business and knowledge by introducing me to so many wonderful suppliers. Being part of a wonderful team with Donna (Design Sucess) and meeting so many like minded people has been an inspiration and an on going one too. Lisa Lecore

Donna’s Design Success program not only provided me with tools and systems to improve and grow my business, her enthusiasm, positivity and self-belief, brought about a complete shift in my mind-set. I noticed, even early on in the course, I was starting to feel and act like the successful Interior Designer I strive to be and that is empowering! As a result I feel more confident work more efficiently and have started attracting more of my ideal clients.

Wow. What a journey it has been! Thank you so much Donna I am truly grateful that you’ve come into my life. What a positive and amazing experience it has been! I believe there is a large gap between what you learn in interior design courses/degrees and the real world practicalities of running a successful business. Design Success bridges this gap perfectly and provides a support framework to ensure you build a successful business with solid foundations. I’ve been practicing interior design for many years and when I went out on my own recently I found myself feeling tired, overwhelmed and anxious. Was I using the most efficient processes? Was I charging the right amount? Was I attracting my ideal clients? The short answer was no, no and no. All these questions and more were keeping me awake at night. When I look back and compare the head space I was in when I first started Design success to now, the results are awesome and very humbling. I’m now feeling confident, motivated, optimistic and excited about the future of my practice. I’m confident that my business is going to be successful, that I’m going to attract my ideal clients and going to have a healthy work/life balance. I truly believe Design Success has saved me money and time. I shudder to think about the countless amounts of wasted hours I’d still be spending on trying to figure out the best processes and practices for my business if it hadn’t been for the course. On top of that I’ve gained great relationships with suppliers, contractors and above all amazing ongoing friendships with the fellow interior designers that were on the course. Donna herself is simply inspirational. She sets the tone for the course to be open, honest, non-judgmental, supportive and positive. Everyone is there to help. Thank you Donna for giving me the tools to keep doing what I love doing! I’m going to miss our weekly sessions!