The Process Driven Designer – Details, episodes & analysis

I am in the middle of designing and planning a display garden at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival for 2025. Join me in the first update on progress and stay tuned for more.

Suggested episodes:

25: The Creation of a Show Garden

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Being a business owner and a parent is no joke. Juggling being a busy sports mom and entrepreneurship has its struggles and triumphs.

Suggested episodes:

60: Time Allocation and Prioritizing for Impact

59: The Power of a Good To-Do List

58: Finding Balance and Being Present

57: Balancing Seasons, Business, and Life with Cindy Funes

56: Vision for a Better Life

51: Balancing New Opportunities and Growing with Sara Meier

32: Pros and Cons to the at Home Office Space

30: Teamwork

26: Living Seasonally and Designing a Business Seasonally

24: Process for Efficiency in Hand Drafting with Sara Meier

19: Deliberate not Perfect-Calming the Voice of Perfectionism

11: Taking the leap into business ownership with Sarah Van Sanden

7: Collaborating with a Remote Team

6: Work-life Balance

5: Efficiency and Profitability

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Cindy Funes of Garden Revelry joins me to talk about her business systems and how she balances the seasonality of the container business. Be sure to check out her work and tune into her upcoming course offerings!

gardenrevelry.com

@gardenrevelry

Suggested episodes:

54: Growing Knowledge and Being Curious

53: Hiring the Right Team for Growth

51: Balancing New Opportunities and Growing with Sara Meier

45: Latest Updates and Passions

44: Nailing your Niche with Rebecca West

30: Teamwork

26: Living Seasonally and Designing a Business Seasonally

6: Work-life Balance

5: Efficiency and Profitability

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It is likely that when you started your business you had a vision for something bigger, something greater, something more fulfilling than what you were doing at the time. Is your business fulfilling that vision?

Suggested episodes:

55: Graphics skills to Communicate Design Vision with Lisa Nunamaker

54: Growing Knowledge and Being Curious

50: Mental Health and Growth- Kelley Oklesson

47: Starting Energy

45: Latest Updates and Passions

42: Finding Passion and Purpose in Your Work

29: Switching Careers and Finding Transferable Skills with Courtney Olander

26: Living Seasonally and Designing a Business Seasonally

19: Deliberate not Perfect-Calming the Voice of Perfectionism

14: Year-End Planning

13: Delivering on Expectations

11: Taking the leap into business ownership with Sarah Van Sanden

6: Work-life Balance

4: Building a Business Through Referrals

3: Inspiration and Passion- the Design Process

1: The Process Driven Designer

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Lisa Nunamaker of Paper Garden Workshop joins me once again, this time to discuss her transition full time to Paper Garden Workshop and how she teaches graphics to empower people with the skills to give them confidence to support themselves and follow their dreams.

‘When you feel comfortable drawing your vision then you feel comfortable saying I can actually do this’- Lisa

'Its ok to grow slowly'. Lisa

https://www.papergardenworkshop.com/

Previous episodes with Lisa: 34: ⁠Empowering & Educating Designers pt 2 Lisa Nunamaker⁠

33: ⁠Empowering & Educating Designers pt 1 Lisa Nunamaker⁠

Suggested episodes:

45: Latest Updates and Passions

28: The Value of Networking

27: Confidence and Leading the Design Process

12: Design Presentation

2: Communication of Design

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I think one of the biggest factors in knowledge growth is curiosity. Curiosity helps motivate me to acquire new knowledge and to ask questions. Here are some of my favorite people to seek new ideas and knowledge from.

Suggested episodes:

45: Latest Updates and Passions

44: Nailing your Niche with Rebecca West

41:⁠ Maintaining Engagement after Installation with Mardi Dover⁠

38: The Power of Environment- Learning Through Osmosis

37: The Power of Education and Where it Falls Short

34: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 2 Lisa Nunamaker

33: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 1 Lisa Nunamaker

31: Business Acquisitions with Rodrigo Frias

23: Credentials and Licenses- What They Mean and are They Worth it

18: Artistry of Design Pt 2 with Lisa Bauer

17: Artistry of Design Pt 1 with Lisa Bauer

3: Inspiration and Passion- the Design Process

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Finding the right people to help you in your business mission will create growth pathways far beyond what you can do alone. To sign up for the live event on February 29th on Contracts, Billing, and Estimating⁠⁠ go here⁠⁠! Use code podcast24 for a discount!

Suggested episodes:

40: What’s in a Contract?

30: Teamwork

20: Building Brand

13: Delivering on Expectations

7: Collaborating with a Remote Team

5: Efficiency and Profitability

4: Building a Business Through Referrals

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Developing a good money mindset is a big part of growing as an entrepreneur and designer. Understanding costs, and billables, and being able to discuss it all confidently is part of the growing up process of your business and you as a professional.

To sign up for the live event on February 29th on Contracts, Billing, and Estimating⁠ go here⁠! Use code podcast24 for a discount!

Suggested episodes:

48: My Story

45: Latest Updates and Passions

43: Updating and Revising your Contracts with Naomi Goodman

40: What’s in a Contract?

13: Delivering on Expectations

5: Efficiency and Profitability

2: Communication of Design

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Sara Meier of GreenThumb SAM joins me once again! We discuss setting goals for growth, finding inspiration, and setting boundaries and rules to stay on track. Listen to her previous episode #24 here.

Follow Sara @GreenThumbSAM and check out the list of people and organizations inspiring her below.

Links:

Apld

Predeaux Design

Pangea Express

Topophyla

Kanvas Design

Lusan Landscaping

Cascade Gardens

Fredrickson Landscape

Whole Gardens NW

Banyon TreeDesign

Botanical Living

Beewise Gardens

Paper Garden Workshop

Gardens everyone talks about

Ardent Gardener

Groundsmith Collective

SVS Landscape Design

Adam Grant- Hidden Potential

Suggested episodes:

50: Mental Health and Growth- Kelley Oklesson

49: Kindness is a SuperPower – with Kelley Oklesson 45: Latest Updates and Passions

34: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 2 Lisa Nunamaker

33: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 1 Lisa Nunamaker

28: The Value of Networking

24: Process for Efficiency in Hand Drafting with Sara Meier

8: Workflow- how to stay on track

6: Work-life Balance

4: Building a Business Through Referrals

3: Inspiration and Passion- the Design Process

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Part 2 of my conversation with Kelley Oklesson, owner of Groundsmith Collective dives into growing as a business owner and designer and taking charge of mental health. She shares her struggles and how she supports emerging professionals and becomes the bridge for them to take their desires and ideas into reality and craft a career that will support them and the growing landscape design community. She strives to leave a positive mark on the profession through mentorship and harnessing her power of kindness and empathy.

References from the episode:

Podcasts:

Design Matters

Hidden Brain

Ted Radio Hour

On Being

99% Invisible

Freakonomics

How I Built This

The Landscape Nerd

Divine Unmuted

Books

In the Company of Women

Atomic Habits

Wonder Drug - Stephen Trzeciak, M.D.

The Human Element

Originals - Adam Grant

"innovation, creativity, and systemic solutions grow in the gaps between the disciplines"

Mickey Fern, Former Deputy Director of the National Park Service

Follow and connect with Kelley! ⁠https://groundsmithcollective.com ⁠

Instagram ⁠@groundsmithcollective⁠