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Emily Lindemann Coeur Interior Design Denver

Emily Lindemann: Interior Design

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023Leave a comment

I don’t know that I ever imagined owning my own firm. I’ve always been a self-motivated and driven person. I think it probably always made sense that that’s where I would go eventually.[…] It’s been an amazing journey, an incredible challenge as well as a unique blessing, and I wouldn’t change a minute of it.–Emily Lindemann

Being a mom and a successful entrepreneur and business woman is not easy. However, Emily Lindemann made it happen. Read about her path to success, the challenges along the way, and her savvy advice.-Oana Harrison

Emily Lindemann is the principal and director of Denver based interior design firm RugglesMabe, and owner of Coeur Cabinet and Curated Interiors. She is a member of the Design Leadership Network, an exclusive, invitation only, network of leading architecture and interior design firm principals in the U.S.

With a Bachelor of Science in apparel design and production, and a minor in business administration from Colorado State University, Emily applies her strong background in textiles and high-end design to both businesses. Her unique approach to residential design blends traditional with modern aesthetics. She creates beautiful spaces incorporating rich textures into classic and timeless designs, creating balanced and joyful environments.

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Dr. Christin L. Roberson presenting in front of an audience

Dr. Christin L. Roberson, Ed.D: Career Coach

June 22, 2023June 30, 2023Leave a comment

Sometimes there is a discrepancy between who you are and what you do for a living. You should feel proud of the institution where you’re working and the work you’re doing. If you are unhappy at work and feel a disconnect, you might want to reconsider your direction.-Dr. Roberson

Changing careers mid-way can be challenging but also rewarding. Although there are many good books and other resources on the subject, I find it helpful to learn from people around me who actually went through the process successfully. I talked with Dr. Christin Roberson who transitioned from a long career in higher education to owning her career coaching business, The Career Doc. She candidly shared her experience and offered valuable advice.-Oana Harrison

Dr. Christin L. Roberson, Ed.D, is a Gallup-Certified Clifton Strengths and Career Coach who helps individuals learn about their talents and how to best utilize them to achieve a fulfilling career and life. She recently pivoted from a 15+ years career in higher education into recruiting in the tech industry and now provides full-time career services.

Her educational background includes a Doctorate in Higher Education Leadership from Azusa Pacific University, a Master’s in Educational Organization and Leadership with a concentration in Higher Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Alverno College.

Dr. Roberson has been featured as a guest on Gallup’s podcast, Called to Coach, presented at the 2017 CliftonStrengths Summit, and completed Strengths Certification Training in Higher Education at Azusa Pacific University.

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Karla Pámanes: Graphic Design

April 9, 2023Leave a comment

It’s crazy how this was a dream and now it’s here. I think back on how scared I was of being on my own, in my career and in my personal life. I knew it would be a challenging path and I just had to focus on the good stuff, on my work and my son. Now, I’m excited to teach everything I have learned about brand design from my 15 years of experience in my course and to help my clients with their brand identity needs. Being on your own is a lot of work, but it’s been good and I’m grateful—when it gets overwhelming, I just take a step back, look at everything I have accomplished so far, and say to myself: I got this.

Karla is an award-winning designer, branding expert, and mentor based out of San Antonio, Texas. She has designed for brands such as HGTV, Food Network, Facebook, in addition to several other amazing companies. Her focus is on building branding that tells a story and reflects the core values of a company. Her motto is to “be the person you needed when you were younger”. She created “The Brand Design Academy” to share the knowledge and experience she has learned over her 15 years of experience with corporate brands and small businesses.

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Andrea Crouse: Event Excellence

June 11, 2021December 15, 2021Leave a comment

I don’t know about you, but I cannot function well in a cluttered space. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to work from home, the importance of having a space to think clearly increased exponentially. I will never again underestimate the joy and freedom a well-organized space can bring!

Cue Andrea Crouse, a professional chaos wrangler, aka professional organizer, founder/owner of Event Excellence. Andrea’s work background taught her valuable skills in project management, legal affairs, business planning, and more. But her true value is within herself: she has the power to take a messy room or a mess of ideas and corral them into coherence.

As a new entrepreneur, she faced the challenge of the pandemic, as well as some personal family health issues. She is a testament that a positive mindset and perseverance can help you overcome and thrive. She is living her life in gratitude, and shares her experience and extraordinary organizational skills with others. Her guiding principles are straight-forward: lead with love, help others, stay positive.

Oana

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Sybil Bailey: Afro Mermaid Skincare

June 4, 2021June 9, 2021Leave a comment

Life can be messy. Our plans may or may not work out the way we, well, planned…. But if you give yourself time, and if you believe you can reinvent yourself, you can achieve what you really want. Case in point, my friend Sybil had a dream: to be an esthetician (licensed skin care professional). However, sensible and well-intended people around her steered her in a different career direction. She did well for herself, and found professional excellence along the way for twenty-plus years. Then, what looked like a door closing—a corporate restructuring—actually opened the door to pursuing her childhood dream. Once again, some reluctant voices cautioned her that starting over again in her 50s might not be a wise decision. However, Sybil persevered, and chose to listen to her inner voice. She went back to school and became an esthetician. She opened up her own business and found her bliss. She is thrilled to have taken a chance later in life.

New beginnings can be scary, especially later in life, but they are also exciting. This is one of the things I’ve always admired and loved about America: you can always reinvent yourself at any age, and you can be successful. You are not stuck with the one thing you studied in school, with the path that your degree dictates, or, with the path that your circumstances dictated in the past. It’s OK to try different approaches until you find your version of happiness and fulfillment.

It’s your life. Live it your way!

Oana

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Kristina Shands: Business Launch Strategist and Marketing Coach

April 11, 2018April 14, 2021Leave a comment

Maybe it’s the Libra in her that craves balance: Kristina Shands is providing a balanced process for new product or business launches that is (as she describes it) both “organized and freeing, task-driven and allowing, controlling and surrendering.” For certain it’s her passion for empowering women in pursuing their dreams that has been fueling her business for the past eight years. She continues on her quest to make a change in the world through her writing and coaching, while expanding her knowledge of empowering women not only in business but also in the political arena.

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Wanita Niehaus: Founder and President, PowerHaus Consultants

May 8, 2017April 14, 2021Leave a comment

Dazzling on the dance floor, a whiz at writing, Wanita Niehaus is an innovator in the marketing and communications field, and now also in her own life. An accomplished journalist and cable professional working for Scripps Networks Interactive for many years, Wanita started her own consulting company in the Washington, D.C. area, and is enjoying following her life’s true passions towards fulfillment.

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Kelly Fletcher: CEO, Kelly Fletcher PR

February 7, 2017April 14, 2021Leave a comment

Creativity is one of her strong suits and she has used it to create her own reality. Kelly Fletcher is a free spirit and wanted to have a fulfilling personal life as a single mother while having a great professional life at the same time. Ten years ago, she opened her own PR and Marketing firm Kelly Fletcher PR and never looked back. Now she is sharing the lessons she learned with other women in a desire to motivate and inspire them to define their own success.

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Bobbie Dunn: Owner, Alpha Omega Hair Design

February 1, 2017April 14, 20212 Comments

If you “Google” the name Bobbie Dunn, you will see a top listing for Bobbie Dunn the comedic actor responsible for generating laughs in several Laurel and Hardy comedies and another listing for an award-winning interior designer. This is one of those serendipitous things since the Bobbie Dunn I interviewed – the owner of Alpha Omega Hair Design in downtown Knoxville – confessed that she both liked to make people laugh and would have loved to be an interior designer. But her true calling is cutting hair, and being around people is her forte. Her clients often become her friends and she is glad to count Pat Summitt among those special people. Read about Bobbie’s journey from a small town in Appalachia to finding success as a Knoxville entrepreneur.

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