The Designer Within
Hosted by John and McClain and John McClain · John McClain
4.8from 36 ratings
- 157
- Episodes
- 12
- Transcribed
- 36
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 45K
- YouTube views
About The Designer Within
Welcome to The McClain Method — the go-to podcast for interior designers who want to grow a profitable, polished, and well-run design business. I’m your host, John McClain—award-winning interior designer, business mentor, author, and branding strategist. If you want to learn how to: • price your interior design services • attract high-value clients • streamline your design process • improve your client experience • elevate your brand and visibility • run your design firm with confidence …you’re in the right place. This podcast isn’t about pillows and paint swatches. Here, we focus on the business of interior design—marketing, pricing, branding, sales, systems, visibility, mindset, and everything it actually takes to build a thriving design firm. Each episode gives you clear strategies, actionable tools, and behind-the-scenes insights you can use immediately to grow your business and elevate your clients’ experience. If you’re ready to step into your next level as an interior designer—and finally run a business that reflects your brilliance—welcome home.
- Publisher
- John McClain
- Category
- arts · business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Jun 2023
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
12 of 157 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
105: Why Your Interior Design Firm Looks Successful But Isn't
28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
104: You Can Be Ambitious and Still Want Peace: Lessons From a Sabbatical
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
103: How I Use AI to Run My Business Without a Virtual Assistant (10 Real Ways with ChatGPT and Claude)
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105: Why Your Interior Design Firm Looks Successful But Isn't
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Cash is what's actually available in your bank account at a particular moment. Those are Three different numbers, and they can all tell three different stories, okay? So you might collect a large furnishings payment, let's say, from a client this week and feel rich for approximately four minutes. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Designer Within
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- Eryn Oruncak
- Renee Biery
- Heather McManus
- Staci Davidson
- Antonio DeLoatch
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 44,585
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 26 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 10 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 88 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 71
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Who hosts The Designer Within?
John and McClain and John McClain host the show. Published by John McClain.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Designer Within take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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