The Workshop
The C-Suite We All Wish We Had
November 10, 2026
The Workshop
November 10, 2026
Boston Design Center
9:30am-5:30pm
You know your craft. The Workshop is about strengthening the business behind it.
Join us for a full day of candid conversation, expert guidance, and practical insight designed specifically for interior design business owners. Think of it as access to the C-suite you wish you had—bringing experienced voices in legal, marketing, operations, and finance together in one room.
Through intimate, expert-led roundtable discussions, we’ll tackle the questions, challenges, and decisions that come with running and growing a design business. This isn’t a day of presentations or broad business advice. It’s an opportunity to have real conversations, ask specific questions, learn from experts and fellow designers, and walk away with greater clarity around what comes next.
Your ticket includes access to all four roundtable discussions, lunch, and refreshments throughout the day.
Come with questions. Leave with perspective, direction, and a stronger business behind your best work.
You know your craft. The Workshop is about strengthening the business behind it.
Join us for a full day of candid conversation, expert guidance, and practical insight designed specifically for interior design business owners. Think of it as access to the C-suite you wish you had—bringing experienced voices in legal, marketing, operations, and finance together in one room.
Through intimate, expert-led roundtable discussions, we’ll tackle the questions, challenges, and decisions that come with running and growing a design business. This isn’t a day of presentations or broad business advice. It’s an opportunity to have real conversations, ask specific questions, learn from experts and fellow designers, and walk away with greater clarity around what comes next.
Your ticket includes access to all four roundtable discussions, lunch, and refreshments throughout the day.
Come with questions. Leave with perspective, direction, and a stronger business behind your best work.
Schedule of Events
9:00 - 9:30 AM
Registration
10:00 AM
Welcome to The Workshop & Speaker Introductions
10:30 - 11:15 AM
Round Table #1
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Round Table #2
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:45 - 2:30 PM
Round Table #3
2:45 - 3:30 PM
Round Table #4
3:30 - 5:30 PM
Cocktail reception & event integration
Round Table Discussions
MARKETING
Manejah Terzi
Founder | Manejah PRManejah Terzi is the founder of Manejah PR and someone who has always been driven by curiosity, connection, and a desire to understand what makes people and brands tick. Positive, intuitive, analytical, and endlessly curious, she has a knack for seeing what makes someone or something special and finding the story worth telling.
With a background in journalism and more than 20 years in public relations and communications, Manejah brings equal parts strategy, creativity, problem-solving, and fun to the work. She believes the best ideas often come from good conversation, strong relationships, and not taking yourself too seriously.
Through Manejah PR, she works with design-driven businesses and creative professionals to strengthen their voice, build visibility, and communicate in a way that feels thoughtful, relevant, and true to who they are. Outside of work, she’s happiest traveling, discovering new music, and soaking up great design wherever she finds it.
LEGAL
Jane E. Freedman
Principal and Founder| Jane Freedman LawJane has been practicing corporate and transactional law for over 30 years. After spending 7 years at large Boston law firms, Jane moved in-house, first to Raytheon and then to OneBeacon. During this time, she honed her corporate legal skills and business acumen to oversee major business deals, board issues, SEC matters and contracts (among other areas) and provide advice and support to her business colleagues on operational issues, finance matters, real estate and more. Today, Jane helps clients navigate legal matters so they can make intelligent (and profitable) business decisions, while reducing their overall risk and liability.
Aside from her day job, Jane has served on several not for profit boards, including the Board of Trustees of Emma Willard School. Jane also sits on the board of a private B2B/B2C company and the advisory board of a national private real estate management firm. She often speaks on women’s issues, law practice management issues, corporate law issues, and legal tech issues, including lecturing at local law schools and in Eastern Europe for the School of American Law of Chicago-Kent Law School.
In addition to other awards Jane has received over time, for the past 11 years, Jane has been voted a Massachusetts Super Lawyer. For the past 4 years, she has been selected as a Top 100 Lawyer in MA, and for the past 7 years, she’s been selected as a Top 50 Women Lawyer in MA . She was selected as a “Go To Lawyer” for business transactions twice (2024 and 2026), and received the Leaders in the Law award, by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Jane’s a member of the American Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association, the Wellesley Lawyers Network and The Boston Club. She’s a member in good standing of the New York State and Massachusetts bars.
Jane Freedman Law, LLC is a certified Women-Owned Business as designated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office. Jane attended Wellesley College (cum laude) and Suffolk University Law School (Dean’s List, cum laude). She attended the University of Geneva in Switzerland for one year and is fluent in French.
When Jane is not working, she spends her time running, playing tennis, skiing, traveling and hanging out with her husband, Jeff, her two kids (Journey and Josh) their very regal corgi, Sir James Oliver III.
OPERATIONS
Carla Ryan
Director of Operations | Reider + CoAs the Director of Operations at Reider + Co, Carla brings exceptional organization and client-focused care to the Design Team. Her 18 years managing VIP clientele and multimillion-dollar budgets at the Harvard Club of Boston ensure a seamless client experience, and she keeps the studio's creative vision grounded in thoughtful, well-run operations. From the first inquiry call to the final invoice, she makes sure each client experience feels as curated and considered as the spaces our team designs.
Working closely with Rachel and the design team, Carla oversees the studio's finances, client onboarding, proposals, and project estimating, drawing on a detailed history of past projects to help clients plan their investment with clarity and confidence. She also leads the studio's HR and team development, from annual reviews to benefits, and is the reason our team feels supported and celebrated.
Thoughtful gifting is one of her signatures. Whether it's a welcome gift for a new client or a holiday treat, Carla makes sure every touch point feels personal.
OPERATIONS
Debra Salton
Director of Operations| KMIDDebra’s background spans design, construction, operations, and procurement, giving her a broad perspective on both the creative and operational sides of the business. Her experience across residential and commercial environments has shaped her belief that the best work happens when creativity, communication, and thoughtful structure all work together.
At KMID, Debra serves as a strategic partner across the business, helping keep the many moving pieces of the studio connected and aligned. Her role spans high-level capacity and project planning, team priorities, client experience, and the systems and processes that support how the studio works.
She helps shape broader business priorities, turn ideas into thoughtful plans, anticipate what’s coming next, and keep the studio moving forward with clarity and intention. No two days look quite the same, which is part of what she loves most about the role.
At the heart of it, Debra is always thinking about how the team can work smarter, communicate better, and create an experience that feels distinctly KMID—for clients, partners, and the team.
FINANCE
Jill Butler
Anchored AccountingWith a degree in Accounting Information Systems from Bentley University, I spent years working for large national companies in accounting, auditing, and management. Upon returning to my roots in Maine, I pivoted to focus on providing operational and accounting support for small businesses in many sectors, joining the KMID team in 2019.
Since coming on board, I’ve helped develop and implement internal processes for payroll, operational expenses, client billing, and payment. I take pride in keeping our day-to-day financials buttoned up and helping KMID forecast future growth and expansion.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed KMID’s finance and operations and have always felt welcome as part of the team, whether working remotely or onsite at the studio!