BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260819T170000Z DTEND:20260819T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Create a Profitable Design Process for Design-Build Firms - FREE NARI MEMBER WEBINAR DESCRIPTION:In many design-build firms\, the design phase is the weak link: projects run over budget\, schedules slip\, and clients get frustrated. General contractors are left trying to manage designers without the training\, tools\, or systems to do it effectively. The result? Wasted time\, lost profit\, and constant stress.\n\n\n\nThis session introduces a proven system for turning your design department into a profit-driving part of your business. \n\n\n\nAttendees will leave this session with: \n\n A repeatable design process that keeps projects on time and on budget.\n Tools to integrate design milestones with construction schedules for smoother handoffs.\n A framework to streamline communication between designers\, GCs\, subs\, and clients.\n Practical methods to hold designers accountable without micromanaging.\n Strategies to transform design from a cost center into a profit center.\n\n\nPresented By:\n\nBetsy Brandenburg is a speaker\, educator\, and business coach who helps remodeling and design professionals get their projects done on time and on budget\, without losing their minds. She has spoken at the National Kitchen & Bath Association's KBIS conference three times\, shared her Calm the Chaos message with the Interior Design Society\, and inspired local professional design groups with practical strategies to streamline their businesses.\n\n\n\nBased in Portland\, Oregon\, Betsy also teaches in the Interior Design department at Portland Community College\, where she prepares the next generation of designers to balance creativity with the realities of business management. Drawing on her years as a practicing interior designer and her work coaching design-build professionals\, she developed the Design Roadmap System a framework that streamlines operations\, improves client communication\, and helps teams stay aligned from concept to completion.\n\nHer sessions connect directly to today's industry priorities: honing leadership and management skills\, presenting projects with confidence\, bridging generational work styles\, and cultivating emotional intelligence for better collaboration with both clients and colleagues. Betsy's audiences leave with not just inspiration but also practical\, actionable tools to bring order to complex projects and lead their businesses with more ease. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In many design-build firms\, the design phase is the weak link: projects run over budget\, schedules slip\, and clients get frustrated. General contractors are left trying to manage designers without the training\, tools\, or systems to do it effectively. The result? Wasted time\, lost profit\, and constant stress.
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\nBetsy Brandenburg is a speaker\, educator\, and business coach who helps remodeling and design professionals get their projects done on time and on budget\, without losing their minds. She has spoken at the National Kitchen &\; Bath Association&rsquo\;s KBIS conference three times\, shared her Calm the Chaos message with the Interior Design Society\, and inspired local professional design groups with practical strategies to streamline their businesses.
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\nBased in Portland\, Oregon\, Betsy also teaches in the Interior Design department at Portland Community College\, where she prepares the next generation of designers to balance creativity with the realities of business management. Drawing on her years as a practicing interior designer and her work coaching design-build professionals\, she developed the Design Roadmap System&mdash\;a framework that streamlines operations\, improves client communication\, and helps teams stay aligned from concept to completion.
\nHer sessions connect directly to today&rsquo\;s industry priorities: honing leadership and management skills\, presenting projects with confidence\, bridging generational work styles\, and cultivating emotional intelligence for better collaboration with both clients and colleagues. Betsy&rsquo\;s audiences leave with not just inspiration but also practical\, actionable tools to bring order to complex projects and lead their businesses with more ease.
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