DESIGNER'S GUILD EVENT SERIES
You’re Invited to the First Designer’s Guild Event!
FIRST STOP? SWEET HOME ALABAMA, BIRMINGHAM!
An Afternoon of Inspired Content & Connecting
Join us along with Steele Marcoux, Editor in Chief of Veranda, Anne Hardy, Editor at Large, House & Garden UK, Jenna Bratcher, Editor of StyleBlueprint and Lynn Terry, Editor in Chief of Southern Home Magazine along with ColorWorks Group, DesignEdge Bluestock Advisors and local designers Heather Chadduck and Fran Keenan for a very special afternoon designed just for the Alabama Designer Community.
Take the time to invest in yourself today, to reap future rewards.
EVENT DETAILS
Thursday, June 5th, 2025
12 P.M. - 5 P.M.
Summer Classics Showroom
3140 Pelham Parkway, Pelham, AL
FEATURED DISCUSSIONS
From the Editors & EXPERTS
Top Editorial Tips and Don’ts for Getting Your Projects Featured
Moderator: Laurie Laizure, Founder, Interior Design Community
Steele Marcoux, Editor in Chief, Veranda
Anne Hardy, Editor at Large, House & Garden UK
Jenna Bratcher, Editor, StyleBlueprint
Fran Keenan, Interior Designer
Heather Chadduck, Textile Designer & Decorator
Lynn Terry, Editor, Southern Home
AS SEEN IN
The Marketing Roadmap
kara hull
A Practical Approach for the Busy Design Entrepreneur at a Growing Firm
Presented by Kara Hull a strategic marketing consultant with 25+ years of experience driving growth for brands of all sizes. At Bluestock Advisors, she helps businesses clarify their brand and build smart, scalable marketing strategies.
clients from mars?
cait kruse
Unlock the Formula for Navigating any Client Relationship
Enjoy relationship coaching from the experts at ColorWorks Group. Discover your own personality type and learn ways to identify your client's personality type. The experts from ColorWorks can then show you how to enhance your client relationships by understanding what makes your client tick. Gain valuable insights on how understanding personality types can help you foster trust, minimize stress, and communicate more effectively in your professional relationships.
Bubbles, Books & Baroque
A ONE OF A KIND TOUR
Book Signing & Your Guide to Selecting Antiques for Any Project
Enjoy a book signing with esteemed Author and Veranda, Editor in Chief, Steele Marcoux. Sip champagne while meandering the Gabby showroom, learning about their latest antiques with 'Antiques in the Garden' gurus Heather Chadduck and Fran Keenan, current and previous event chairs, along with Lindsay McMullen Ryland, Antique Buyer and Director of Visual Merchandising for Gabby.
DESIGNER AFTERNOON AGENDA
Thursday, June 5th, 2025
12 P.M. - 5 P.M.
Summer Classics Showroom
3140 Pelham Parkway, Pelham, AL
AGENDA
11:00 AM OPTIONAL CEU: Outdoor Materials: Teak
12:00 PM WELCOME & TOUR
12:45 PM LUNCH: An Introduction to Home Design Guild
1:30 PM EXPERT TALK: The Marketing Roadmap: A Practical Approach for the Busy Design Entrepreneur
2:30 PM EXPERT TALK: Clients from Mars? Learn how to Smoothly Navigate any Client Relationship
3:30 PM FROM THE EDITORS & EXPERTS: Top Pro Tips and Don’ts for Getting Your Projects Featured
4:30 PM: BUBBLES, BOOKS & BAROQUE: Book Signing with Veranda's Steele Marcoux & A Guided Champagne Antiques Tour
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What People are Saying...
"When I don't have the time to go to a market, I miss out on all the great educational events and networking, love that I now have the opportunity in my home town to invest in myself for an afternoon!"
Marlin Melendez
Don't Miss This Premier Event
DESIGNER'S GUILD EVENT SERIES
High Point Furniture market is always a great resource for industry education and networking, with panel discussions and expert talks. Home Design Guild created this afternoon event series to bring a curated selection of that content and camaraderie to our local design communities in partnership with Interior Design Community and the local ASID Chapters.
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