112: How High Point Market supercharged Stacy Garcia's business - Stacy Garcia Inc

Do you want to take your interior design business to the next level? High Point Market can be the boost you need to take things to the next level. Today’s guest, Stacy Garcia, has built an impressive career over 25 years in the design industry. She shares how instrumental High Point Market has been in fueling the success of her businesses, Stacy Garcia Design Studio and textile company LebaTex.
In this episode, Rebecca and Shaun speak with Stacy Garcia to discuss:
• Stacy’s career journey from textile design to residential design
• How Stacy started her business with limited resources
• Forecasting trends through groups like Color Marketing Group (colormarketing...) , Patti Carpenter (www.patticarpe...) , Nancy Fire (www.nancyfire....) and knowing what will work in the mass market
• The role of High Point Market in product development, seeing trends emerge before they hit retail
• How design trends, colors and consumer tastes have changed over the years
• The way trends, creativity, and different designers/creatives influence each other
• The importance of industry connections, education and collaboration with other creatives
• How different designers influence each other’s work
• Encouragement to attend conferences and panels at High Point Market to learn from experts
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