EW: What inspired you to start organizations such as InBox Interiors and your popular design camps?
TF: I love the business of design as much as I love design itself. So I can hardly go a week without brainstorming and creating new business concepts and opportunities. The online design concept wasn’t originated with me. I saw several very smart and talented designers across the country entering this area. So few ideas are ever really original, but it’s understanding if they are a fit for your firm that helps you determine if you should make the leap into that area of business.
As far as the camps go, people have been coming to me for over 10 years wanting to “shadow me, learn from me, spend a day with me.” I am a teacher at heart and love to share ideas, help people learn from my mistakes, and help people gro