Ep 87: How Interior Design Boss Beth Diana Smith Went from Corporate Finance to HGTV

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today in the guest chair we have the one and only Beth Diana Smith, an interior design KING that side hustled for years before venturing out on her own.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Beth possessed a natural ability for creating functionality, efficiency, and organization from a very young age, so she pursued degrees in business and accounting to satiate her love of processes and business strategy.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">After completing her M.B.A., she spent more than a decade in corporate finance in companies such as Johnson & Johnson and Viacom honing her skills in understanding clients, analytics, budgeting, and a keen attention to detail.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">During her years in corporate finance Beth was also a homeowner.  It was during that time that she discovered an appreciation of color, pattern, and texture; a love for beautiful things and problem solving; and a passion for interior design. Beth decided to pursue her passion, launch her interior design company and began attending the New York School of Interior Design.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Today, Beth, her work, and her design advice have been featured on TV and in various print and online publications including NBC, HGTV, Vogue.com, EBONY, Design*Sponge, and The New York Times.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hear all about Beth’s journey on today’s episode.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen on</span> <a href= "http://sidehustlepro.co/Podcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apple Podcasts</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://soun