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Melissa Oholendt on how to become the creative director of your design firm

Podcast: Trade Tales
Published: Mar 11, 2026
Duration seconds: 3739
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Melissa Oholendt of Minnesota and Colorado-based firm Oho Interiors on the business partner who helped her firm set its sights higher, the strategy behind identifying an Instagram audience, and how she stays above the emotional fray when it comes to discussing finances with clients.