Today on the podcast I am talking to Chloe Hannay, founder of Willow & Bert Interiors. Chloe is an interior designer and soft furnishings consultant who also creates bespoke beautiful handcrafted curtains, blinds, cushions, and other soft furnishings, which are always finished with a Willow and Bert signature flourish.
I absolutely love talking to Chloe. She's the first guest I've had on who offers products and a service all in one. IT was a really interesting conversation learning about the world of Interior Design, and how Chloe evolved her business from making items herself, to running a team of makers who support her business.
I really hope that you also find it enjoyable and you learn from it and are inspired too.
Listen in to hear Chloe share:
- An introduction to herself and her business (01:32)
- How she came to set up her business 8 years ago (02:26)
- How she started out making everything herself (03:33)
- Why she started to look for other people to make items for her, and building her team (04:08)
- How she learnt how to reupholster items (06:33)
- Adjusting to not making the items herself (08:18)
- Combining a product and a service (10:28)
- Pulling together a scheme with Willow & Bert bespoke pieces & high street purchases (17:37)
- Managing fabric supplies post Covid (21:03)
- Working as an interior designer through the pandemic (22:54)
- How she built her team of makers (25:25)
- Learning to delegate when you run a small business (27:18)
- Her number one piece of advice for other product creators (29:58)
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Willow & Bert Interiors Website
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