A Conversation with Joy Williams

<p>Are you struggling with delegating responsibilities to your assistants, how to accept certain clients, and handling the finances of owning a design firm? We talk about all this with Joy Williams of Joyful Designs Studio.</p><p>In this episode, we talk about:</p><ul><li>Wearing many hats but still delegating to others</li><li>Hiring a Design Assistant versus a General Assistant</li><li>Owning where you live and owning where you work</li><li>Why designing show houses is great for creativity but difficult on the wallet</li><li>Joy’s process of bringing on new clients</li><li>Having the right people in place to help with finances and contracts</li><li>Why designers need to educate their clients</li></ul><br/><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.joyfuldesignsllc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joy’s Website&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/joyfuldesignsstudio/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joy’s Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Our links:</strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify">Subscribe and leave a review - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hot-young-designers-club/id1505427626" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></p><p class="ql-align-justify">Like, Comment, &amp; Follow - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hotyoungdesignersclub/reels/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hot Young Designers Club Instagram</a></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/studioplumb/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rebecca’s Instagram&nbsp;</a></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wrenstedinteriors/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shaun’s Instagram</a></p><p>For more information - <a href="https://hotyoungdesignersclub.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Check out the website</a></p><p><br></p><h2>Become a “Hottie” member - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/hydc" rel="noopener noref