The Power of Process: Build a Design Process That Works

Hosted by NKBA British Columbia

Stop reinventing the wheel on every project.

Join us for an interactive workshop with Betsy Brandenburg, founder of Designer Sanity, and learn how to create a clear, repeatable design process that actually works.

Most designers know they need better systems. What many are missing is a simple, visible process that answers three critical questions:

What are we doing?
When does it happen?
How long will it take?

In this hands-on workshop, you'll build your own customized project roadmap in real time—mapping out the phases, milestones, and workflow that help projects run smoothly for clients, contractors, and your team.

Whether you're a new designer building your business foundation or a seasoned professional looking for more efficiency and consistency, you'll leave with practical tools you can implement immediately.

What You'll Learn

• How to create a clear, repeatable design process
• The key phases and milestones of successful design projects
• How process improves communication with clients and trades
• Ways to reduce decision fatigue and project overwhelm
• How stronger systems can protect profitability
• Strategies for creating more calm, control, and predictability in your day-to-day operations

What You'll Leave With

✔ A completed, customized design process built during the workshop

✔ A printed workbook and planning tools

✔ A framework you can immediately apply to current and future projects

✔ Greater confidence in how you manage projects from start to finish

Who Should Attend

• Interior designers at any stage of their career
• Kitchen and bath designers
• Design-build professionals
• Contractors interested in understanding the design process
• Any professional seeking more organized systems and workflows

About the Speaker

Betsy Brandenburg is the founder of Designer Sanity, where she helps interior designers create calm, profitable businesses through better systems, clearer processes, and capacity-first planning.

As the owner of a successful interior design firm in Portland, Oregon for more than 20 years, Betsy understands firsthand the challenges of managing clients, projects, teams, timelines, and the business behind the work. Today, she is a business coach, speaker, and instructor of Professional Practices at Portland Community College, helping designers build sustainable businesses that support both success and sanity.

Through her signature Design Roadmap System, Betsy teaches designers how to reduce decision fatigue, improve client trust, and create simple, visible plans that keep projects moving smoothly from start to finish.

Betsy is also a Voices from the Industry speaker at KBIS and was recognized as a 2025 Innovator by Kitchen & Bath Design News.