Trade Tales

Jim Dove on why designers need to know how to sell themselves

Episode Summary

Jim Dove on how he sells his vision to clients, the tricky teamwork balance required of kitchen designers and how his showhouse experiences showed him he could make it in a new market.

Episode Notes

Jim Dove discovered a corner of the industry that played to his strengths when he ended up in kitchen design. After several decades building his business in New Jersey, he relocated his firm to Palm Beach, and quickly realized that he would have to sell his vision to win over local clients and colleagues. In the process, he gained a fresh perspective on what it truly takes to make it in a major luxury market. 

This episode was sponsored by Four Hands

LINKS
Jim Dove
Kaitlin Petersen
Business of Home