Order | Clarity | Momentum

Studios run on more than vision.


I work alongside interior design principals as a strategist and fractional COO — strengthening the clarity, structure, and rhythm that keep the work, the team, and the business moving.

Design studios thrive on creative leadership, but they’re sustained by the operational architecture beneath it—the timelines, workflows, forecasting, communication standards, and boundaries that hold the work and protect the studio’s energy, profitability, and client experience.

My role sits adjacent to the creative: close enough to understand the work, far enough to see its structure. I help principals steady the backend of the studio so they can lead from a place of clarity.

"Bri has been such a gift to my studio. She brings order and clarity to the moving pieces of running a complex creative business without a roadmap, and she does it with a calm, steady presence that makes everything feel lighter. Her presence has allowed me to exhale; something not easily found in the growth years of a complex studio. Bri has this way of cutting through complexity, offering thoughtful solutions, and following through with precision and rigor. All of this lets me stay focused on the work I love most, which has also come to include creative problem-solving alongside her. Beyond the systems and structure, she shows up with real care and integrity, and absolutely brings her whole self to everything she touches. All of this makes collaborating with her both effective and genuinely enjoyable. I’m deeply grateful for the way she’s elevated not just our operations, but the spirit of our team and the outcome of the work we're producing."

— Melanie Raines

There’s an art to structure.

I began my career in design. I know the pace, the pressure, and the detail it takes to run a studio with a full slate of projects, a team to lead, and the unrelenting demands of both. I also know how quickly the work can fracture when the structure behind it isn’t steady. Deadlines stretch, expectations drift, trust erodes, and the studio finds itself reinventing the wheel with each project.

The studios I partner with are producing work that is distinctive, resonant, and ambitious. The stakes are high. What’s often missing is not talent or vision, but the systems that allow the business to hold all of it with clarity and momentum.

The caliber of the work is magnified by the architecture that holds it.

This is where I step in. My work is twofold: strategy and operational leadership. On one level, I define the frameworks that carry a studio forward—how work moves, how decisions are made, how communication flows, how the team aligns, and how the business measures its own health. On another, I serve as a thought partner to the principal—pressure-testing decisions, clarifying priorities, and holding the larger architecture of the studio when the day-to-day tries to pull it apart.

This is the architecture of a studio. Built with rigor and alignment, it strengthens margins, steadies the team, and elevates the client experience to match the caliber of the design.

Offerings — 

Each studio is a reflection of the principal at its center — their values, their pace, their thresholds, and the way they lead the work, the vision, the team, and the client experience. Effective strategy requires depth, not templates. It has to begin with a clear understanding of the realities, priorities, and goals of a specific practice and the founder who shapes it.

These offerings meet different needs. Whether you’re looking for clarity around a single point of friction, a holistic understanding of how your studio is functioning, or a sustained strategic partner, each engagement is shaped to meet you at the level of depth and support that aligns with you.

  • A deep, focused, one-hour session for principals who need clarity, direction, and a concrete plan through a challenge or point of strain in their studio. Before we meet, you’ll complete a full diagnostic so I have the context I need and our time is used with intention.

    During the session, we’ll get clear on what’s happening, name what’s driving it, and outline an actionable plan that aligns with your studio’s priorities.

    After the call, you’ll receive a written summary outlining what we discussed, the direction we set, and any supplemental framing that supports the plan we outlined.

    Investment: $750

  • A four-week engagement designed to give you a clear, accurate understanding of how your studio is functioning at its full depth. This is for principals who feel recurring friction or misalignment and need a complete picture of what’s driving it and what to do about it.

    We begin with a 90-minute deep-dive session to understand the landscape of your studio. From there, I complete a full audit and we meet again for a short clarification session so I can refine the plan with precision.

    In the final session, we review the findings together and outline a grounded, sequenced plan for strengthening your practice. You’ll receive a clear, written roadmap capturing what we discussed, the direction we set, and the priorities that will create the most meaningful impact.

    Investment: $3,600

  • An ongoing strategic partnership for principals who want consistent clarity, grounded support, and a steady operational through-line as the studio evolves. This is a sustained, high-level collaboration—an intentional place to think, plan, and shape the structure of the practice with more confidence.

    We meet twice a month for focused strategy sessions to review priorities, navigate complex decisions, clarify direction, and bring steadiness to the operational rhythm of the studio. Between sessions, I’m available by email for light support and guidance as questions arise.

    Outside our calls, I develop the frameworks and guidance that support the direction we’ve set—refined language, clearer structures, and the scaffolding that helps the studio move with more ease and alignment.

    Three-month minimum. Most ongoing partnerships begin at $3,000/month and are tailored to the studio.

Begin the process.