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Great Design Isn’t About Beauty—It’s About Better Decisions | Bailey “Rankin“ Barclay
Can great design do more than make a space look beautiful?
In this episode of Thought Atlas, I’m joined by Bailey Rankin—owner and principal designer of Rankin Design, a Nashville-based studio specializing in short-term rental interiors.
Before building her design business, Bailey spent years as a full-time vocalist in Nashville. When the pandemic brought that chapter to an unexpected close, she reinvented her career, helping build design programs for major Airbnb operators before launching her own studio.
Together, we explore:
Reinventing yourself after unexpected change
The connection…
The skinny
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