Elevated with Brandy Lawson
If you own a luxury design business and everything gets decided in meetings but nothing gets written down this season fixes that.
Elevated is hosted by Brandy Lawson, founder & CEO of FieryFX, who has spent over a decade helping companies put software, systems & AI to work where it makes a difference. Each episode is about 5 minutes.
One problem. One trap. One fix. No fluff.
Season 8: Systems & Sanity with AI Meeting Notes, is for luxury residential design companies who are done running their business from memory. We break down how to put AI to work starting with your meetings using simple recording and transcription workflows you can set up with your phone.
New episodes every Wednesday.
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Episodes
215 episodes
From Overwhelm to Confidence: Your Software Decision Framework
You’re listening to Elevated, the snackable, weekly podcast helping Kitchen & Bath Designers build a better business. I’m your host, Brandy Lawson and in this episode I’m shining some light on a problem every business owner has, but few act...
The Hidden Costs of the Wrong Software
I’m Brandy Lawson and this is Elevated, the snackable, weekly podcast helping Kitchen & Bath Designers build a better business. In this episode you’ll learn about the real cost of not using the right software in your business.
Why Choosing Software Doesn't Have to Suck
You’re listening to Elevated, the snackable, weekly podcast helping Kitchen & Bath Designers build a better business. I’m your host, Brandy Lawson and in this episode I’m shining some light on a problem every business owner has, but few act...
How to Confidently Choose the Right Software for your Kitchen & Bath Design Business
Hey there, it’s Brandy, host of the Elevated podcast with a question for you:Ever feel like you're overrun by information about the latest & greatest app or "game-changing" AI tool, but can't really even find the time and attention t...
Maximizing Trade Show Success: FieryFX's AI-Powered Experience at KBIS
Hey hey! Welcome to the final episode of Season 6 of Elevated. I’m your host, Brandy Lawson, and in this episode you’ll hear a behind-the-scenes look at how our FieryFX team maximized our experience at 2024 KBIS in Las Vegas using pretty much e...
Revolutionize Your Workflow: AI Tools for Easy Information Capture & Sharing
Master AI Information Capture: 3 Real Scenarios That Transform Your WorkflowStop losing valuable insights in forgotten notebooks, photographed measurements on scraps of paper, or brilliant thoughts that evaporate before you can wr...
Overcoming the Challenges of AI Prompt Writing
If you’ve tried this, you might wonder why it feels so impossible to get what you want from the AI bot? Well, first things first—prompt writing is a new skill. It's much like learning to ride a bike. When kids learn to ride, they either start w...
Unlock AI Potential: 4 Steps to Write AI Prompts That Deliver Results
"I tried AI once. Didn't get anything useful."Sound familiar?The U.S. Census Bureau reports that only 5% of businesses currently use AI. In construction and design? That number drops to 1%.But here's what's interesting: IBM...
How AI Can Transform Daily Operations in a Kitchen & Bath Design Business
AI Business Automation: A Day in the Life of a Fully Automated Design BusinessWhat if your workday felt less like juggling flaming torches and more like conducting a well-rehearsed orchestra? This episode follows Lisa—a Kitchen &a...
Cut the Paperwork: AI Tools for Efficient Expense Tracking and Invoicing in Kitchen & Bath Design
So far this season we’ve covered a wide array of areas where AI can help you in running your business. One area we haven’t touched on yet is… finances. No better time to talk about how you can be leveraging the hottest bots to make managing you...
Enhance Client Interactions: TextBlaze Templates for Kitchen & Bath Designers
In our business, we send a lot of routine messages to clients, and most of them need the client to take some kind of action. But here's the thing - these messages don't always originate from the same place.
How to Use AI for Client Communication: 4 Ways to Improve Every Email
Some client emails are a waste of internet bandwidth. They ask for something, leave out half the details it takes to deliver it, and expect you to read their mind. Your reply goes the other way: an update longer than a CVS receipt, with every d...
AI as Your Communication Ally: Elevating Client Engagement in Design
Writing client emails when your brain won't cooperate is a special kind of hell.You're staring at a blank screen trying to professionally explain a project delay, follow up on an unresponsive client (again), or write a sales message when...
Boost Efficiency with AI: Task Management in Kitchen & Bath Design
AI Task Management: How to Automate Your Project Workflow in MinutesDiscover how to transform chaotic project information into organized action plans in seconds using AI task management. This episode reveals the specific tools an...
AI-Powered Task Management and Work Summaries for Kitchen & Bath Design Businesses: Boost Efficiency with Artificial Intelligence
In our last episode, we explored how AI can be your go-to for summarizing complex information. In this episode we’ll explore another minute-freeing application of AI: using it for efficiency in task management and work summaries.
How to Use AI-Powered Information Summarization for Kitchen & Bath Designers
Let's face it—as business owners, we're constantly bombarded with information. Government regulations, insurance quotes, supplier terms, software agreements. It can be overwhelming to process it all.But what if AI could be your secret de...
Even Better Use of Meeting Recordings with AI
AI Meeting Transcripts: Extract Action Items, Timelines, and Tasks AutomaticallyStop spending hours reviewing meeting recordings trying to find what was decided. This episode reveals how AI meeting transcripts unlock powerful extr...
Shortcut Formatting using AI
In the last episode, we explored some real-world examples of applying ethical AI use principles in your business. Today, we're examining another powerful way AI can help streamline your workflows and save you time: formatting.
How to actually use AI ethically
In the last episode, we discussed the ethics of using AI and how you can develop your guiding principles for using these exponentially evolving technologies and tools.
The integrity of using AI
This is Elevated, the podcast all about helping you build a better Kitchen & Bath Design business. I’m Brandy, your host, systems advocate and all around efficiency enthusiast. In this season we are examining the world of Artificial Intelli...
Changing Photo Context for a Better Website: A Client Story Using AI-Powered Image Editing Tools
Welcome back to Elevated, the podcast dedicated to helping you build a better Kitchen & Bath design business. In this episode, we're continuing our exploration of AI-powered image editing and diving into a real-life client story that demons...
Master AI Image Editing for Kitchen & Bath Design: Step-by-Step Guide to Canva and Photoshop AI
In this episode of Elevated, we’re getting specific about AI image editing with the help of two popular tools: Canva and Photoshop AI.
Transforming Visual Content with AI-Powered Image Editing
Welcome back to Elevated, the podcast dedicated to helping you build a better Kitchen & Bath design business. Today, we're exploring the world of AI-powered image editing and how it's revolutionizing the way we create and share visual conte...
From Drafts to Masterpieces: How AI Helps Overcome Creativity Barriers
Discover how AI eliminates blank page paralysis and transforms the overwhelming task of starting creative projects into an achievable process. In this episode, we explore the power of the "shitty first draft" (SFD) strategy and how AI tools can...
AI Deskilling: Embracing the Shift and Unleashing Creativity
Welcome back to Elevated, and our continuing conversation about the practical everyday use of AI for Kitchen & Bath design businesses. In this episode, we're getting into a controversial topic: AI deskilling. But don't panic, because we're ...