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This article is based on the Elevated podcast episode 26 of Season 7. Listen to the full episode below or watch on YouTube. The kitchen and bath design industry stands at a critical crossroads. While other industries have rapidly embraced digital transformation, cabinet dealers and design firms are just beginning to recognize the competitive advantage…
Welcome back to Elevated. I’m Brandy Lawson, and today we’re diving into a topic that’s creating significant buzz, both excitement and anxiety, within the kitchen and bath industry: artificial intelligence (AI). While many are eager about AI’s application in design, visualization, and renderings, the most profound transformation is happening on the business side of design…
Welcome to Elevated. I’m Brandy Lawson, and today we’re diving into one of the most stressful moments in business the panicked realization that you have to change the software you’re using. Whether it’s realizing the price of your jazzed-up messaging tool has skyrocketed or that your trusty old program is now more fossil than a…
You have been on 2020 Design for eleven years. It works. Every young designer you interview uses SketchUp and looks at you funny when you mention 2020. You do not know whether you are behind or whether they are just wrong, and you do not have a week to find out. That is the real…
Welcome back to Elevated! I’m Brandy Lawson, and in this episode, we’re diving deep into a topic that often plagues kitchen and bath designers: why your client management system isn’t working as you hoped, but more importantly, what actually will. In the whirlwind world of kitchen and bath design, a well-oiled client management system is…
“Elevated” recognized as one of the Top 50 Sales Engagement Podcasts by MillionPodcasts. With thousands of podcasts available, this recognition highlights the impact Elevated is making by delivering clear, actionable insights to business owners, especially those navigating software, systems, and tech tools in the design industry. Being included in a curated list of standout podcasts…
You bought the software. You did the training day. You handed out the login credentials. And three weeks later, your team is still using the spreadsheet. This isn’t a people problem. It’s a software training plan for small business problem, and it’s one of the most common (and expensive) mistakes design firms make when implementing…
Welcome back to Elevated! I’m Brandy Lawson, and today we’re diving into a topic that distinguishes the software winners from the software victims in the kitchen and bath design industry: software implementation plan for kitchen and bath designers. Excitement over new software is common, but skipping the critical step of planning often leads to disappointment…
Hey there, I’m Brandi Lawson from Elevated, and today we’re diving into a hot topic that’s got the kitchen and bath industry buzzing—Artificial Intelligence, or AI. It’s the current shiny new thing, but let’s be real—sorting through the hype can be like having a conversation at a construction site. There’s a lot of noise, but…
Hey there, elevated readers. I’m Brandi Lawson, and today, we’re diving into a common growing pain: your kitchen and bath design business is expanding, but your scalable kitchen design software isn’t keeping pace. Most business owners choose software based on their current needs—not their growth plans. Let’s fix that. We’ll map out your 12-month trajectory…