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Welcome to Only Girl On The Jobsite, the podcast for designers ready to step up their project management game and make confident decisions on the jobsite.
I'm your host, Renée Biery, an interior designer with 30 years of experience navigating the world of construction. This podcast is your go-to resource for navigating the ups and downs of jobsite management, working with contractors, and overcoming common pitfalls that can derail a project. Each episode will empower you with actionable advice and real-world lessons to make your projects run smoothly.
Ready to elevate your jobsite skills? Start listening, and discover how you can make every project a success. Learn more at www.deVignierdesign.com.
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303. Your Client Wants It Done by the Holidays. Here's What You Need to Know.
Have you ever promised a client their project would be finished by Christmas, only to realize there were a dozen things outside your control? I've been there. In fact, I once found myself crawling underneath a fully decorated Christmas tree
302. Your Project Is Behind Schedule. Now What?
I'm currently working on a beautiful historic renovation and addition that's running almost seven months behind schedule. And while that certainly wasn't the plan, it's also been a really valuable reminder of what matters most when construc
301. Before You Plan for 2027, Ask Yourself These 5 Questions
For years, I thought the answer to making more money in my design business was simple: more projects. More clients, more opportunities, more work. But when I finally stopped and looked at what those projects were actually costing me, I real
300. Communicating Your Value Before the Discovery Call Even Starts with Deb Mitchell
My guest today has a background that's genuinely unusual in this space, and it's exactly what makes her perspective so useful. Deb Mitchell is a brand strategist and messaging expert who has worked with interior designers for more than a de
299. What Experienced Interior Designers Actually Do on a Jobsite
Two designers can walk onto the exact same construction project, look at the exact same room, talk to the exact same contractor or trade, and leave noticing completely different things. So today I want to take you onto a jobsite with me. Th
298. "I Have to Look Into That" — What Confident Designers Actually Say on a Jobsite
What happens when you're standing on a jobsite, and someone asks you a question you don't know how to answer? Construction confidence isn't about knowing everything; it's knowing what to do next. Today I share the four-step process I use wh
297. Why Interior Designers Lose Money on Construction Projects
There's a quiet assumption in the interior design industry that if you spend enough time around construction projects, eventually you'll just "figure it out." And honestly? Most designers do. Project by project. Mistake by mistake. Usually
296. What Interior Designers Really Get From Construction Management Coaching
Today's episode is a little different, and honestly, one of my favorites I've done in a while. Instead of teaching a specific construction management strategy, I'm bringing you two honest conversations with designers inside The Designer's E
295. How Interior Designers and Architects Work Together on Successful Projects
Most exceptional homes aren't created by one professional working alone. They happen when architects and interior designers collaborate well—and that only works when both people understand their role, communicate clearly, and respect each o
294. The One Hour a Week That Keeps a Construction Project From Falling Apart
A construction project can feel like it's running perfectly fine, until suddenly, it isn't. A few missed conversations, an unanswered question, or a decision that quietly gets pushed can create delays that were completely avoidable. In this
293. Why Interior Designers Undercharge for Construction Management — And How to Fix It
If you've ever finished a construction project feeling exhausted, overextended, and quietly underpaid, I want you to hear me when I say this: the problem is probably not your efficiency. It's your pricing. In this episode, I'm breaking down
292. Why Unreasonable Hospitality Is the Missing Piece in Your Interior Design Business with Rick Campos
What if the thing that sets your design business apart isn't the design itself? In this episode, Renee sits down with Rick Campos of Design Biz Survival Guide to talk about something the design industry doesn't discuss enough: hospitality.
291. How to Handle a Difficult Interior Design Client and When to Walk Away
Today, I want to talk about something that every designer faces, sometimes more than once, but we don't talk about it enough. And that is what to do when a client becomes difficult mid-project. Now, I'm not talking about beforehand. Today,
290. How to Find a Contractor (Before You Desperately Need One)
If you've ever had a prospective client reach out to you about a construction project, or you're at the beginning of a construction project and you're thinking, okay, I need a contractor. Where do I even start? This episode is for you becau
289. What AI Can't Replace in Interior Design (And Why Construction Management Is Your Biggest Advantage)
AI is changing interior design, but it cannot replace the expertise, judgment, relationships, and real-time problem-solving required on a construction site. Today, I am sharing how AI is disrupting decorating, why construction management re
288. A Listener Favorite: The Business of Design & The Power of Process | Katie Decker-Erickson
This week, I'm re-airing one of the highest-listened interviews we've ever done — my conversation with Katie Decker-Erickson, founder of Success by Design. And I'll be honest: when I listened back, it landed completely differently than it d
287. What Interior Designers Get Wrong About the People Who Build Their Projects
Everyone talks about the contractor relationship. Nobody talks about the people underneath — the tile setter, the painter, the faux finisher, the trim carpenter doing the work with their hands every single day. In this episode, I'm pulling
286. The Pre-Construction Conversation That Determines Whether Your Client Trusts You
Most designers skip the conversation that determines whether a client actually trusts them through the hard parts of construction. And by the time they realize it, they're already mid-project trying to unwind frustration that could have bee
285. What Interior Designers Get Wrong About Capacity (And Why It's Not Project Count)
Most of us measure capacity by how many projects we're running. I did it too, and it's the wrong metric entirely. In this episode, I'm breaking down the two variables that actually determine how a project feels to manage: who's running the
284. How to Build a Successful Interior Design Career With Amy Vermillion
I've admired Amy Vermillion for a long time, so this conversation felt like sitting down with someone who truly understands what it takes to build a lasting career in this industry. We both started our businesses in 2000, worked our way up
283. Why Interior Designers Shrink on Jobsites (And How to Stop)
If you're an interior designer managing construction projects, you already know the feeling. You walk into a room, a jobsite, a contractor meeting, an industry event, and something in the air quietly suggests you don't fully belong there. T
282. Scope of Work, Change Order, and Addendum: The Three Documents Every Interior Designer Needs on Every Project
There are three documents every interior designer managing construction projects needs to understand. And most don't, not fully. Not because they're complicated. Because nobody ever explained the difference between them and why each one mat
281. How to Handle a Contractor Who Stops Communicating (Without Blowing Up the Project)
You're a few weeks into a project. Things started well. And then the contractor goes quiet. The texts take days to get a response. The updates get shorter. You show up for a site visit, and no one told you the schedule changed. And you star
280. She Got Frustrated Enough to Build the Solution Herself — with Fiona Sanipelli
I love talking to people who came up through this industry the hard way and then figured out something that makes all of our lives better. Fiona Sanipelli is one of those people. She studied architecture, spent nearly 20 years in hospitalit
279. That Feeling Early in a Construction Project? It's Telling You Something
Most hard construction projects don't announce themselves as disasters. They arrive as a feeling. A low hum. A sense that something's slightly off and you can't quite name it yet. And most of us push through it, manage around it, or work ha
278. Why Your Construction Projects Feel Like You Worked for Free
When you finish a construction project feeling like you worked for free, the instinct is to assume the number was wrong. Sometimes it is. But more often, the number was fine. What broke down was everything around it. In this episode, I'm ta
277. The Structural Problem in My Business That Years of Hard Work Couldn't Fix
I've never told this story in full before. The financial pressure when my husband's career collapsed. My son's medical crisis. My own Graves' disease diagnosis right when my business was finally gaining real momentum. The debt that stayed t
276. What Interior Designers Don't Know About Contracts (But Should) with Wendy Estela
Interior design contracts are often misunderstood, not just by clients, but by attorneys who don't understand how this industry actually works. In this episode, I'm joined by Wendy Estela, Founder of Estela Law and Designed Counsel™, a cont
275. Why Interior Designers Can't Close the Deal (And How to Fix It Before the Proposal)
So you built your fee. You did the work. You went through every phase. You estimated your hours. You accounted for your role. And you landed on a number that actually reflects what this project will require. And then you presented it. And t
274. The 4 Moments Interior Designers Cross from Consultant to Construction Manager
Have you ever been standing on a job site, or sitting on a call, or answering a text at 9 p.m., and realized mid-sentence that you are clearly running this project? Not consulting on it. Not advising from the edges. But running it. Coordina
