A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BUSY DESIGN ENTREPRENEUR

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Karin Bohn is the founder and creative director behind the award-wining Vancouver-based design firm, House of Bohn (www.houseofbohn.com). Karin established the interior design firm over 8 years ago, and since has made her mark on the West-Coast Canadian design scene in many industries including high-end residential, multi-family, restaurants and retail. Karin’s passion to create is the reason behind her KZbin channel. In addition to working at the helm of her interior design firm, she experiments with storytelling and "giving-back" in a digital medium - video. Her self-titled KZbin channel is an on-going passion project and online world that’s not only a space to share her expertise in interior design, style and business, but is also dedicated to helping others grow their own successful businesses.

[@creationslandscapedesigns]

Sometimes people don't realize that when you own a business, you live, eat and breath it 24/7. hah

[@creationslandscapedesigns]

hahaha so true. Some days I ate nothing more than a cucumber for breakfast. You sacrifice for the biz and if I could go back I would do it all over again.

[@GardenUp]

I am obsessed with your videos.. Love your vibe! More power to you

[@ohhireneexo]

I love that you give your staff creative room to be who they are. Tattoos and clothing. I’m sure not feeling restricted allows them to feel like they can be true to themselves and your company. Very lucky ❤️

[@vulpemariav]

It is so inspiring for a person at the beginning of her career to see such a driven person. It inspires, it motivates, it makes you work harder to accomplish your vision. Being in the design business and watching you makes me spend more and more time planning design related moments, business opportunities. Thank you and I adore you. ❤️

[@Kaity11]

I feel like this should be a tv show that’s how it feels I love it lol and I love your personal style as well

[@CM-yo9jk]

I needed to hear that bit today, when you said that business is essentially solving one problem/challenge and then moving onto the next......I have just been getting a bit overwhelmed lately and needed reminding that business is all part of the ride.

[@sianasekirasa1637]

I am completely in love with your work ethic, drive and vision.

[@saralucado7266]

Your "day in the life" vids are my favorite!! Thank you always for the inspiration and wisdom!

[@roaae4]

please always take us with you into your day and your meetings cause it inspire me a lot.

[@jadadee282]

I'm really grateful to have found your channel randomly here in YT. What you shared on this video resonates to me so well as a design + construction practitioner / entrepreneur. Thanks for all you do to share these wonderful experiences especially the wisdom that comes with them. PS I really hope I'd get to meet & sit down with you someday :) You're an awesome woman in the field that I am now looking up to. All the best Karin & the team! I am looking forward to creating an all-women team too in the future.

[@edelnekesasakwa2591]

You are an inspiration Karin. Am learning a lot from you as I start my interior design company

[@chromaetcetera]

As a you young architect/ interior designer trying to start something my own your videos are so on point giving me the full perspective of what can be done thank you so much!!!!☺️

[@felishasdcali-956]

Hi Karin thank you for your time and hard work. I appreciate you! This was so cool to see you meeting with a new client and hear all about your experiences getting where your at.

[@inspirationguy1505]

Staying in this design business is like a roller coaster ride for me n it’s so hard . It’s your video that keep me focus n you are definitely my best online peers who motivate n keep inspiring me. Thank you for posting all the videos.

[@EmariPimentel]

Hi! Karin, I’m a start up Design Entrepreneur and I’m so happy that I landed on your channel. It gives me a lot of insights and inspirations. Kudos to you and your entire team! 😁

[@haseena1001]

Love Love Love! DITL videos is like research and information gathering, it's real things happening in real time (almost). I like how it also inspires the topics that you then talk about in your videos. Seeing is Believing but Doing gives Results and you totally embody the principles that you talk about, we literally can see you walk the talk. Great Instastories as well :-)

[@jespav9903]

I mentioned you to my boss. He’s trying to step back from day to day also and be more the owner while keeping excellence and happy clients. We’re a design and build.

[@faloua1]

Love these videos of you so much. I sensed the essence of how owning a business feels like and the challenges that comes with it. One of them can be promising a project in a tight deadline and that might mean you actually might take time from your personal life or might mean stressing if your team don't act fast . Thank you for sharing

[@CocoJ]

I absolutely love your videos... so inspirational

[@marinamedina8215]

Another awesome video, Karin! Love watching so you live with so much vibrancy and passion ❤️ you are absolutely amazing at what you do and how you do it ✨

[@AleshaLeggo]

Thank you so much for your channel Karin. You've truly inspired me to pursue my dreams as an interior designer. I just started at design school and I'm LOVING it! Can't wait to change the game over here in Australia. You're an inspiration for young entrepreneurs to follow their passion, keep the videos coming!

[@rebeccac4354]

I love your video!! I’m going to school right now to be a interior designer 😊 thank you for inspiring me!!

[@AClavijo]

I LOVE watching your videos on Monday's, it's like Monday Motivation! What programs do you use for your business?! I would love to see a video with your team, showing us their process at your company. Or even just sharing the best programs for your business that have helped keep your business organized.

[@kelsiahernandezdesigner7806]

I love your videos you’re amazing I like every aspect of your work. You inspired me to keep working in what I love and don’t give up. Thank you so much for sharing your work with us.

[@quartz3715]

Please do a lot of day in the life videos. Love your videos❤️

[@evelyneshun]

Good job... as a fellow designer ... I appreciate the real nature of your videos... this one for sure !

[@arizanty]

I still watch this go to work car sesh video of yours after many years. It solidifies my reason to buy a BMW one day 😂 your boss lady energy strong xx loving it!

[@jshams1989]

Love the video!!

[@itstlsophie]

you are awesome. i have loved watching your videos and how much you've grown and everything. truly amazing and inspirational. dying to know if the wall got up in time!!! hahah

[@kehkishanjavaid4250]

love ur style ur work .. hard working lady kudos

[@kyleshalindemere]

You are a beautiful inspiration 💕

[@annab5560]

Love all your videos!😍😘

[@tansheiilah4606]

You're quality content is really high-end! Its soo on point 😍😍 You REALLY deserve more subscribers! - from PH 🇵🇭

[@sabreena7379]

I just luv you Karin. Your videos are so full of positivity, ideas, inspirational, motivating and by watching your videos I take back so many learning's from it from every video I watch. I am your nee subscriber and so far I have liked couple of your videos and continue to watch all of them. I am in a similar field of Interior- Designing here in India and seeing your videos makes me give little bit more effort in what I do to excel in it at the same time enjoy what I do. I like your sense of style as well as it comes across as a strong business women. I want to be like that one day soon. Power to you Karin. Luv ya.

[@linek6547]

Youre like anazin karin. Thank you for inspiring us 💕

[@RachelSLee]

Having my own online business can be very tiring at times. But if you know how to have fun and give time to yourself, you will see that everything is worth it. Every day is a problem to solve, we will learn from it and eventually, will teach us to move forward to be better than yesterday.

[@michaelanthonymeneses1334]

I agree with that! It is very tiring to manage a business. Some time for rest is definitely needed for fun and rest!

[@aronetteyza]

Exactly! Every day is a new day. New problems to face and to solve. With your influence, I started my own Affiliate Marketing and now I am enjoying every bit of it. Thank for all the information you are sharing us.

[@isabellefuentes8770]

online marketing Rocks! never knew that it will make my life more exciting and fun! Your free online courses are the BOMB!!!! Thanks for being a rockstar Rach!

[@cindylikersa9411]

I really love if you did a video on how you started the business, and how you learnt the trade, I’m thinking of choosing interior design at uni but I’m unsure wether I should go straight into an interior design apprenticeship to get hands on experience, I’m curious to how you started, thank you Xxx

[@christermwilongo]

Beautiful videos ❤️🙌🏿

[@zinzibam4126]

All I can say is congrats you're doing great

[@lexitang1413]

you are amazing，keep doing this，please

[@misselegantstyle]

Love from Bahrain, Middle East. My question to you is that what was your first step from beeing an employee for furniture company or home business to a company? I am a passionate interior designer like you. Xoxo

[@amirkick1]

you're just amazing inspiration fashion icon fighting girl on you're way you're my idol i hope i become great designer like you

[@cristinajimenez2854]

Hi Karin! Could you do a morning routine? You look impeccable & are filled with energy every day...would love to see how you start your day off! Thank you for your videos :)

[@BreakFreeTV1]

love your videos!

[@account53256]

Looks super glam ❤️

[@sandylunden5782]

Gosh! Your so inspiring! One of my goals today is to let my friends know about your channel. PS. The leaves need to breath ❤️☮️

[@staciaparkes4998]

Yes! Step back you expanded your business. Now for the future you can expand your family

[@cuki14]

Hi Karin, I absolutely love your content, i have watched almost all of your videos in a period of like a week lol. I was wondering what program do you use to edit your videos?. Keep up the good work, i love your style and how amazing and honest you are about your lifestyle and work.

[@shoebkhan8165]

Very good information thanks

[@Jak_powiedziec_po_niemiecku]

Hi,thank u for the video! Im a Illustrator for myself. And it was very helpful to see how u work with the Illustrator, due the creating of a leaf composition. This way of Talking, feedback and making new steps. Very grateful! Ive Subbed:)

[@pierreschwartz673]

hi karin, I've been watching your videos since 5k subs. share something about your personal life like marriage between 2 successful spouses. does being success affect sometimes the marriage and etc

[@kathrinschmidt-ks-wohndesi584]

Hey Karin, you are so inspiring and give us so much to think of. What comes to my mind seeing this video is, what is the real purpose why you want to step back from Project work??? Isn´t this the lifeline of your business? Isn´t your expertise and your eye for design the reason that clients want to work with you? I´m really sure that you have great Designers in your team that are all very talented in their unique ways.... but that would still not be you when you don´t get your hands on these designs or am i thinking in the wrong direction. I just can´t follow the thought that giving away these main competence is serving your business as your individual masterpiece that you created. Or is your focus only running an extremly successful firm and not pushing forward your own design style and ideas? I would really love to hear your thoughts on that. Maybe i got something wrong here. Keep up what you´re doing and i really appreciate that we can be part of it by watching your content. :) XX

[@willrussell4072]

VERY nice video! Karin I was really hoping you guys had a shot at getting that space. it seemed pretty nice. :( I am also looking for a space for my firm as well. i know the struggle.

[@aminamousa1671]

Can you make a video on tips for organizing your drawing packages and layouts for fresh graduates , please?

[@MiDesertLife]

I just discovered your channel and I can't stop watching your videos! Your like the female GaryVee

[@lenamaseko2015]

love

[@sabrinachammas]

Love your outfit in this video! Where did you get those pants from? 😍

[@MiaMixx]

10:30 RESPECT, RESPECT AND MORE RESPECT!

[@milagrosmanriquecunyas820]

Saludos desde Perú 🇵🇪😍❤

[@nanarepetto6501]

Why so early lunch!! Here in Argentina we have luch at 13 or 14 in the afternoon, then another meal at 17 or 18 we call it media tarde, and then at 21 or 22 dinner.. jajaja we loove our food

[@TiPrenee05]

Great video Karen, it helps keep me driven!

[@LocalLionMarketing]

Karin, have you heard of the E-myth formula...? I really think you would find it useful from stepping back from the business, also there is a lady named Dani Johnson who said she went from 80- hours per week down to 20 by delegating, etc. That outfit combo is #BOMB. #IHitTheLikeButton

[@cheesychips4511]

hey Karin, i really enjoy watching your channel and am very great-full for all the advice you give us interior designers in training. i have a question, what software do you use in your firm to do the interior design drawings and rendering?

[@rafaelcamara7631]

Hey Karin, how are you? I hoje you doing great. I have been watching your channel, great work by the way, so Im trying to open my architecture office right now and Im have some problems with organization. I saw in our videos a lot of timetables and organizations layouts (and presentation as well). There's any chance that you make an video or maybe share this content with us?

[@connieb.4071]

Dammit, there were no women like you in Vancouver when I was growing up

[@pallavikejriwal2193]

Hi karin, firstly you and your team is doing such a great job, keep doing that, secondly i have just opened my small 3d studio with my partner but i wanted to study interior designing as well but i am confused, should i go for diploma or full 3 years course??

[@mrsbronk]

Hi Karin, I notice you are using a standard measuring tape. Do you prefer them over a laser measure? I've never use a laser measure before, but have heard that they are very easy to use.

[@SepidehAzad-rl3fk]

Hello, beautiful and lovely Karen, I always enjoy watching your attractive videos and I really want to become a good designer like you. I have a bachelor's degree in architecture and for some time I was giving layout advice on the Instagram page. Can you please guide me how to enter this profession?❤

[@lestermorillo3733]

Kelsey is beautiful

[@alejandroaramis2960]

What's Jillianni Colechan app she uses for designing?

[@tariqfromsudan]

did bohnafide end?where are the final results

[@ellviisa4245]

If only I could afford to fly you to Sweden and help me out with my new apartment...

[@marcellasusana5287]

karin i love your videos , i'm from brasil, i wont to invited you to cam to visited brasil, to (bonito im mato grosso do sul).

[@vanillacone]

So is the wall up!? 😊

[@mhpora]

yes is it? it's 16th July so it should be up... ;-)

[@nikkicole54321]

Yes i was wondering that. Lol.

[@karinamacias3052]

Is there a “DOUBLE LIKE” button?! 😉💞

[@msToshKaz]

can i style you ?

[@baluvideo]

OK. Who stole your meeting agenda? You can tell us. We'll keep a secret. ;)

[@ghizbinthuda9917]

Why is the photographer keep showing her shoes, like is it sponsored or what

[@thettproject4534]

I cringed so bad when she was telling the artist what to change..like I think she knows where the shading goes on a leaf! But I guess that's what it takes to be her..