Ruthie Staalsen is a trend setter and a self taught interior designer who discovered her passion for design after helping her husband flip homes. This eventually led Ruthie to launch her own boutique design firm in the Dallas Fort Worth area. She has been featured in major publications including Traditional home, and Architectural Digest named her one of the top thirty entrepreneurs to watch in 2021, and she's previously been awarded the distinction of designer of the year by the Interior Design Society. She is also a design blogger and the co author of Behind her Brand. On the show, she shares how she turned a side project into a profitable business and brand, how she found balance as a female entrepreneur, mother and wife, and why her faith was critical in her business success.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- What Ruthie believes the key to her success is
- How she transitioned her work from a hobby to a business
- How her faith helped her develop her business
- How she balanced family life and business
Connect with Ruthie:
https://www.ruthiestaalsen.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ruthiedesigner/
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