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Calling all my fellow interior design pros! Who's going to be at Las Vegas Market next week? I have the great honor of speaking about Trends that Sell: Best Selling Items for 2024 and Beyond with Cindy Hodnett of BridgeTower Media—we'll be speaking on July 29, at 10am, in Building B at WorldView on Sixteen. I hope to see you there! I am also thrilled to share that my Design Team and I are showcasing a Hamptons Coastal Elegance-themed interior design vignette as part of the ANDMORE (A) List! I hope to see so many of my design world friends and peers there...and look forward to making many new connections as well. Tell me in the comments what your favorite part about Market is!

Last week I had the great pleasure of being part of the Hearst Collective | Perspective: Home  Design event, organized by my friends at Hearst Magazines! This event was such a special meeting of the minds from so many wonderful facets of the worlds of home, design, fashion, technology, and editorial. I was honored to speak on a panel called Commerce, Connectivity & The Rise of Conscious Consumerism—moderated by Jessica Teves of House Beautiful— alongside Chief Brand & Design Officer for California Closets Edward Leaman. Our lively conversation on the direction that commerce trends and consumer attitudes in the home space is going truly energized and inspired me, and I've been seeing so much in a new perspective ever since. It was also such a pleasure to be in the company of the other amazing panelists and moderators from Hearst! There is so much to feel optimistic and excited about at the intersections of design, tech, fashion, interiors, commerce, and culture at this moment in time, and it was such a joy to share this special morning with so many professionals in design whom I admire and look to as industry leaders, including Athena Calderone & Nina Garcia (among many others)! Finally, a big thank you to Ashley O’Brien Reilly on the Hearst Marketing & Events team for organizing a seamless and beautiful event. Photos by Sean Sime. 

I'm so excited to be heading to Summer 2024 Las Vegas Market⁠ as part of the Las Vegas Market | ANDMORE℠ ✨( A ) List ✨! Not only have my team and I designed the chicest Hamptons Coastal Elegance vignette for Market, I'll also be leading a talk on Monday, July 29, at 10am, called Trends That Sell: Best Selling Items for 2024 and Beyond, moderating by Cindy Hodnett of BridgeTower Media — I hope to see you there! What's more: KKH is thrilled to also be partnering with Las Vegas Market to give away a FREE trip to Las Vegas inclusive of your flights and hotel stay! All you need to do is register for Market and you'll be entered to win. Learn more & register here: https://lnkd.in/gGyqfcSb

We're so excited to announce the latest installment of our monthly Design Dialogues with Kathy Kuo webinar series: Becoming Your Own Brand's Best Asset: A Conversation with Arianne Bellizaire We'll be joined by celebrated interior designer, sought-after media personality & thriving CEO Arianne Bellizaire for a dynamic conversation about how to position yourself as your brand's own strongest advocate and asset through ROI-focused business practices, and intentional leveraging of media, public speaking, and branding opportunities. This session will take place on May 23, 2024, at 2pm EST—and it's a special perk for KKH Trade Program Members. Are you a design professional interested in joining? Sign up for our Trade Program today: https://lnkd.in/ePgewK6x

I'm so excited to be headed to the Luxury Home Design Summit (hosted by Esteem Media and New England Home) on Cape Cod next week! Not only am I so looking forward to meeting so many of my fellow interior design industry peers, but I'm thrilled to be giving a featured talk on why establishing core brand values is at the heart of scaling a thriving design business. I'll be speaking on Tuesday, May 21, at 10:15am—please come and say hi if you're attending the Summit. Let me know in the comments if you're attending and what you're most looking forward to! Find more info on the Luxury Home Design Summit here: https://lnkd.in/deVfXMmm

I'm sure that my fellow interior design pros would wholeheartedly agree: LuAnn Nigara is one of our industry's top thought leaders and sharpest minds. She's also someone I am fortunate to call a friend who always makes me laugh **and** makes me think about important business ideas from new perspectives. I was honored to be a guest recently on LuAnn's acclaimed podcast "A Well Designed Business" (did you know it's the #1 rated interior design podcast on iTunes?)! My episode is titled "The Power Behind Establishing Core Values in Your Interior Design Business" and it was truly energizing and illuminating to dig deep with LuAnn on the topic of brand values, which is something I am so, so passionate about. You can find the episode in the link here, or wherever you get your podcasts—I can't wait for you all to enjoy it: https://lnkd.in/evGCKrF3

We're thrilled & honored to have been named a 2024 Retail Star by our friends at Home Accents Today! With the Retail Stars series, Home Accents Today aims to showcase "the best and brightest independent home décor retailers across the country that excel in the areas of visual merchandising, social media, community outreach, in-store events and business-building," as nominated by a select group of industry experts. KKH couldn't be more thrilled to be included in this list of some of our most accomplished peers in interior design! Check the link out to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eeCdwaS4

April is Earth Month! I am so proud of an initiative we launched this year in honor of Earth Day with the celebrated environmental non-profit One Tree Planted, in partnership with our friends at Ashley Stark Home, Lulu and Georgia, Metropolitan Warehouse & Delivery Corp, and STARK. Through April 30th, we'll be planting a tree for every order placed on our website and the websites of our campaign partners. As leaders in the business of home, we understand our industry's impact on the environment and have come together to make a difference in reforestation and protecting our shared planet. How is your company giving back to our planet? Tell me in the comments!

We're thrilled to announce the latest installment of our monthly Design Dialogues with Kathy Kuo webinar series: Finding Your Own Milestone Path in the Interior Design Industry: A Conversation with Carley Page Summers We'll be joined by celebrated interior designer & photographer Carley Summers for a dynamic conversation about the transformative power of interior design, and insights on the different pathways to career milestones like publishing a book and growing a meaningful social media community. This session will take place on April 22, 2024, at 1pm EST—and it's an exclusive perk for KKH Trade Program Members. Are you a design professional interested in joining? Sign up for our Trade Program today: https://lnkd.in/ePgewK6x 

As the month of March—Women's History Month—comes to a close, I am just so full of gratitude for all of the amazing women in my life. My mother and daughter, my friends, and of course, my colleagues at Kathy Kuo Home! In that vein, I wanted to cap off the month by sharing that I am so proud to not only be the CEO of a women-led business, but also of the fact that 60% of our employees are women, and 70% of our mid- to senior-level roles are filled by women! My hope for the rest of the year (and beyond) is to keep celebrating the incredible work of women everywhere...why limit the joy and empowerment to just one month?  I'd love to hear from my fellow female business leaders on how you empower your teams and how you invest in mentoring the female movers and shakers of tomorrow!