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92: Your Next Hire Doesn't Need Benefits: How Interior Designers Can Build an AI Team
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- Feb 21, 2026
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Summary
If AI hasn’t worked for you yet, it’s probably not the tool. It’s not the prompts. It’s not that you’re behind. And it’s not that AI “doesn’t work for designers.” It’s an organization problem. In this episode, John breaks down why most interior designers are using AI like a junk drawer and how shifting from “tool” thinking to “team” thinking completely changed how he runs his business. After running bi-coastal offices and feeling stretched thin, he realized AI wasn’t about better prompts. It ...