Summer School for Interior Designers
Whether your summer is packed or wide open, this is the perfect time to step back and button up your processes from the inside out.
Join us for Summer School and enjoy an optional Summer Camp upgrade, designed to help you take action so your business is lighter, more profitable, and more polished by the end of summer.
Live Training Lineup
🗓️ LIVE: JUNE 24TH
Session 01
From Permits to Punchlists for Interior Designers
Get comfortable collaborating on projects that include construction. We’ll walk you through timelines, pricing, ordering, marketing, and the key touchpoints designers should own (even when they’re not the GC).
🗓️ LIVE: JULY 23RD
SESSION 02
Construction Documents & Spec Books 101
Create contractor-ready docs that make installation smoother, reduce errors, and keep your design intent protected. We’ll cover what to include, when to share them, and how to communicate clearly with trades.
🗓️ LIVE: AUGUST 27TH
SESSION 03
Elevate Your Client Design Presentations
Help clients say yes to their designer more quickly, AND with fewer revisions. Learn how to structure your presentations to build trust, clearly communicate your design intent, and shave hours off your process.
OPTIONAL VIP UPGRADE
Summer Camp
Want extra support from Katie & Gloria while you implement alongside an amazing community of fellow interior designers?
Say less!
Upgrade your Summer School experience with Summer Camp: a week of post-training support inside our private community in Heartbeat, just for designers who enrolled in that week’s workshop.
Here’s what’s included in Summer Camp:
Access to our private Summer Camp space (open for one week after the live session)
Targeted advice + light consulting from Katie and Gloria during business hours
A space to ask follow-up questions, get feedback, and troubleshoot as you implement
A tight-knit group of designers going through the same material alongside you
This is a low-lift, high-impact way to keep the momentum going without adding more to your plate.
"Katie breaks everything down to easily understand and packs her workshops full of information. It's like she not only anticipated my questions going into the workshop but also the ones that popped up along the way and answered all of them."
—INTERIOR DESIGNER
"Dakota Design Co. has been instrumental in bringing my business to a new level. Katie's training, team, professionalistm, and client interactions are top notch. It's obvious DDC practices what they preach in the way they demonstrate how they run their company, as they impart these same ideals, values, and processes to their clients. Our company has worked with other business training coaches and their programs and Dakota Design Co is our final destination."
—INTERIOR DESIGNER
"I've been involved in a couple of Katie's programs and workshops, and each time, I'm impressed by how much I can soak in after being in the business for a few years. She and her team keep it fresh and new, which leaves me invigorated to keep the growth within my business."
—INTERIOR DESIGNER
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