51. From Small Styling Business to Large-Scale Operation | Bowerbird Interiors

<p>Bowerbird Interior’s success isn’t just a story about beautiful design. It’s a story about what happens when the business behind the design keeps getting bigger. </p><p><br /></p><p>Lauren Lewis, co-founder of Bowerbird Interior, joins Camilla to explore the side of the design industry we rarely see: the people, systems, logistics and commercial decisions behind the finished spaces.</p><p><br /></p><p>What started as a property styling business has grown into a much bigger operation spanning residential homes, commercial spaces, build-to-rent and large-scale furnishing projects. But what happens behind the scenes when a creative business reaches that kind of scale?</p><p><br /></p><p>Lauren shares what she has learned about building the infrastructure behind the creativity, working alongside her husband Jeff, finding the right people, and knowing when the founder needs to step back and let others take the lead.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode:</p><p>• How Bowerbird evolved from property styling into a much larger furnishing operation</p><p>• The systems, logistics and procurement required to operate at scale</p><p>• Why creative instinct alone may not be enough to grow a sustainable business</p><p>• How commercial thinking can influence creative decision-making</p><p>• How Lauren and Jeff built complementary roles around their different strengths</p><p>• What separates people who want something to happen from those who make it happen</p><p>• Why delegation becomes harder, but more important, as a business grows</p><p>• Knowing when to step away from the details and focus on higher-value work</p><p>• What can sit behind the success people see from the outside</p><p><br /></p><p>There’s often a lot more behind a finished space than meets the eye. For Lauren, growing Bowerbird has meant navigating the tension between creativity, people, systems and the realities of running a much bigger business.</p><p><br /></p><p>But as a creative business grows, one question becomes harder to ignore: how do you scale the business without scaling away what made it special in the first place?</p><p><br /></p><p>------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>Follow Lauren Lewis and Bowerbird Interior</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/lauren_lewis84/</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/BowerbirdInt </p><p>https://www.instagram.com/behindthedesignpod_/ </p><p>https://www.instagram.com/bowerbirdinteriors</p><p>https://bowerbirdinteriors.com.au/</p><p><br /></p><p>Follow Unfolded:</p