104: A Conversation with Max Humphrey

<p>How do you manage your design business? What are your criteria for accepting a prospect as a client, and do you often turn clients away? How do you share the progress of the project with clients? How do you structure your fees and payments from clients?</p><p>In this episode, Rebecca and Shaun speak with Max Humphrey to discuss:</p><ul><li>The challenges of finding the right clients and managing client relationships and expectations</li><li>Having a flat fee structure as billing method for his design services</li><li>Dealing with clients' feedback, revisions, etc</li><li>Max's product collaborations and how he got started with brands like Sunbrella</li><li>Tips for pitching product collections</li><li>Having a recognizable brand style to collaborate effectively</li><li>Turning down clients who are not the right fit for you</li><li>Learning from working for others before starting a company</li><li>Managing client expectations around budgets and timelines</li><li>Using social media to attract the right client fit</li><li>Max's book "Lodge" is about the historic lodges in America's national parks</li></ul><br/><p><strong>Mentioned:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.maxhumphrey.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Max Humphrey Website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/maxwhumphrey/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Max Humphrey (@maxwhumphrey) on IG</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/46HxqJs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Max's book "Lodge" on Amazon</a></p><p><a href="https://hartmannforbes.com/max-humphrey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Max Humphrey Collection | HARTMANN&amp;FORBES</a></p><p><a href="https://www.pindler.com/collections/exclusive-max-humphrey-collection‎/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Max's collection of fabrics with Sunbrella and Pindler</a></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/max-humphrey-x-chasing-paper" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Max's wallpaper collection with Chasing Paper</a></p><p><strong>Our links:<