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The Designer’s Elevator Pitch:

by Linda Reed Friedman | Oct 20, 2025 | Business, Creativity, Leadership, Relationships, Wealth

               If you can’t explain your vision in a minute, you’ll lose the moment.           In the world of design, opportunities often appear unexpectedly,a quick chat at a showroom, a brief meeting at a networking event, or a chance encounter with a potential...
Know your Audience: Tailoring Presentations

Know your Audience: Tailoring Presentations

by Linda Reed Friedman | Oct 13, 2025 | Business, Career, Creativity, Reputation, Wealth

A design pitch for a builder should never sound like one for a homeowner. Every presentation lives or dies by how well it connects with its audience. A homeowner wants to feel the space the comfort, beauty, and emotion behind your design. A builder wants...

Power of Story Telling

by Linda Reed Friedman | Oct 5, 2025 | Business, Creativity, Leadership, Relationships, Wealth

The Power of Storytelling in Your  Presentations  Make the client the hero.Your presentation isn’t just about showcasing your design genius it’s about inviting the client into their own success story. When they can see themselves living in the space you’re describing,...
Stage Presence in the Studio

Stage Presence in the Studio

by Linda Reed Friedman | Oct 4, 2025 | Business, Career, Creativity, Leadership, Relationships, Reputation, Wealth

Stage Presence in the studio. Not every big moment comes with a spotlight and velvet curtain. Sometimes, your “stage” is a meeting room, a podcast studio, or even that Zoom call where everyone suddenly goes silent and stares at you. Stage presence isn’t about lights...
More of YOU

More of YOU

by Linda Reed Friedman | Apr 30, 2025 | Business, Career, Creativity, Family, Health, Helpful People, Leadership, Relationships, Reputation, Wealth, Wisdom

Tweet Image created Gemini AI   Leadership Is a Lifelong Practice      Leadership isn’t a finish line—it’s a lifelong practice. It’s not about titles or having all the answers. It’s about choosing to show up—again and again—with intention, with courage, and with...
Say No

Say No

by Linda Reed Friedman | Apr 29, 2025 | Business, Career, Creativity, Events, Family, Health, Helpful People, Leadership, Reputation, Wealth, Wisdom

Tweet Image created Linda Reed Froedman Say No Like a Leader Every time you say yes, you’re also saying no—to your time, your energy, your focus, or even your own priorities. That’s not just a scheduling issue. It’s a leadership decision. Leaders don’t say...
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Yup! working on another book . This is near and dear to my heart. It is a book of quotations. 365 of them to be exact. It is important to feed your mind. This is a book of food. Food to help motivate you, to wake you up, to make you think, analyze. and strategize . Coming soon.