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Kathleen Walsh

Principal of Kathleen Walsh Interiors

Nearly Two Decades Ago, I Accidentally Became an Entrepreneur. Here's What I've Learned
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Nearly Two Decades Ago, I Accidentally Became an Entrepreneur. Here's What I've Learned

We're living through an unprecedented time. It's scary, but I've been here. I started my career working for design firms in 1993, then added a side venture in the mid-90s, a custom kid's bed linen business that I ran for 10 years. In the late 90s, I added a second moonlighting layer (because who needs a social life in their 20s): smaller, then bigger interior design projects in whatever waking hours I had. In 2004, I got an opportunity from one of those side clients to launch my own interior d