Episodes 201
Avg. Duration 4m
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Since Nov 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

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.

📋 Get the AI Note-Taking Guide: cabinetnotes.com

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S8E12 Your Team Got the Order Wrong. Here's Why It Keeps Happening.

Jun 10, 2026 3m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.The meeting went great. New construction, open concept, mixed materials. Navy island, warm wood tones, and very specific hardware: long, linear, brushed nickel pulls.…

S8E11 The Cabinets Are In. Now the Client Wants Crown to the Ceiling

Jun 03, 2026 3m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.The cabinets are in. Two days, clean crew, timeline held. The finished kitchen looks genuinely, really good.You're standing in the doorway when the client walks…

S8E10 How to Respond to an Angry Client Email Without Saying Something You'll Regret

May 27, 2026 4m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.Monday morning. Coffee hasn't hit yet.You open your laptop and see the email. Subject line: "problem." Body: all caps. Your client — the one whose installation had a…

S8E9 Your Client Is on Hold While You Dig Through Four Notebooks. There's a Better Way.

May 20, 2026 4m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.It's 10:47 on a Tuesday morning. Your phone rings.The Hendersons are on-site with their electrician right now. They need to know immediately: the garbage disposal —…

S8E8 You Can't Read Your Own Job Site Notes. Here's What to Do Instead.

May 13, 2026 3m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.You're back from the job site. Three weeks later.You pull out the notebook. You wrote these notes yourself — you can picture standing in the kitchen, measuring tape in…

S8E7 When Clients Remember It Differently (And They're Not Lying)

May 06, 2026 3m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.The meeting was three months ago. You went through the budget line by line. When the double oven came up, you explained — carefully, kindly — that it wasn't in the…

S8E6 You're Home But Your Brain Is Still at the Office. Here's the Two-Minute Fix

Apr 29, 2026 3m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.Your tires hit the driveway at 6:15. Dinner is on. Your family lights up — you're home early, and that almost never happens anymore.You sit down at the table. You ask…

S8E5 They Took Your Design to a Big Box Store. Here's Why It Keeps Happening.

Apr 22, 2026 3m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.You spent 20 hours on a design. You drove to the house, measured every wall, every window, every weird bump where the plumbing stack cuts into the cabinet run. You…

S8E4 Why Writing Everything Down Is Costing You the Sale

Apr 15, 2026 3m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.A couple walks into your showroom on a Tuesday afternoon. Six months of Pinterest. A vision. The husband points to the center of the floor and says: "We want a massive…

S8E3 How to Stop Getting Steamrolled by Contractors on the Job Site

Apr 08, 2026 3m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.You're on the job site. Sawdust and drywall. Across from you is a contractor with thirty years of grit under his fingernails — and he's looking at your plans like he's…

S8E2 Why You Answer Client Texts on Sunday Night (And How to Finally Stop)

Apr 01, 2026 3m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.It's Sunday night. You're at the dinner table. Your pocket buzzes.You already know before you look.You text back immediately — full response, problem solved. Not…

S8E1 Why Kitchen Designers Wake Up at 2 AM (And the System That Finally Lets You Sleep)

Mar 25, 2026 4m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.It's 2:14 in the morning. The house is quiet. And you are wide awake — not because of a noise, but because of a question that won't let you go.Did I order the sink…

S8 One habit to avoid the 2:14am Panic - Elevated Season 8

Mar 18, 2026 1m Trailer Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.It's 2:14 in the morning. You're not awake because of a noise — you're awake because you can't remember if you ordered the sink base for the Johnson job.That's where…

S7E26 Future-Proof Your Design Business (Before Technology Leaves You Behind)

Sep 15, 2025 6m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.We are in the final episode of the season, wrapping up our comprehensive journey through how to more confidently choose the right software. In the 25 episodes this…

S7E25 AI is Coming for Your Design Business (Here's How to Get Ready)

Sep 08, 2025 6m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.There's so much noise about AI right now, it's like trying to have a conversation in a construction zone. While the industry is abuzz about AI for design visualization…

S7E24 Should You Upgrade or Ditch Your Software (The Framework That Actually Works)

Sep 01, 2025 5m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.In this episode, we’re going to highlight one of the most stressful moments in business – that panicked realization that you have to change the software you’re using.…

S7E23 Stop Second-Guessing Your Design Software Choice (Chief Architect vs SketchUp vs 2020)

Aug 25, 2025 5m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.In this episode we’re tackling one of most consequential software decisions in your business – your architecture design tools. This isn't about comparing feature lists…

S7E22 How One Design Team Cut Their Email in Half (Google Workspace Case Study)

Aug 18, 2025 6m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.If your team is drowning in project emails, frantically searching through threads for client answers, and watching designers become bottlenecks because all project…

S7E21 Why Your Client Management System Isn't Working (And What Actually Does)

Aug 11, 2025 5m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.This particular firm had HubSpot CRM sitting in their business like an inherited food processor collecting dust on the counter - infinitely functional and woefully…

S7E20 Project Management Revolution: How the Right Software Scaled This Design Firm from 16 to 60 Projects

Aug 04, 2025 5m Transcript

Get in Touch! Send us a message.A kitchen and bath design firm went from constant panic to actually sleeping at night.Not because they hired more people. Not because they reduced their project load.…

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Elevated with Brandy Lawson has published 201 episodes since November 2020, covering topics in Business, Entrepreneurship.

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Elevated with Brandy Lawson is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 4m.

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