Mary Knackstedt

Mary Knackstedt is an acclaimed speaker, a prolific author, and sought after consultant on Interior Design business practices. She is founder and president of two successful design firms and consultant who has helped organize new businesses and develop strategies that reversed failing businesses. Her own business, Knackstedt, Inc. of Harrisburg,Pennsylvania and New York City, has handled hundreds of projects from small offices and residences to institutional complexes of more than one hundred buildings.

Mary writes frequently for design magazines and publications. She is the author of eleven books, including one of John Wiley & Sons most requested, The Interior Design Business Handbook.

Presenting and conducting seminars on business practices and client relations for interior designers takes her all across theUnited States. Designers who have attended a Mary Knackstedt seminar often come back for more, calling her speaking “inspirational." She has conducted courses on design business techniques at Harvard Graduate School.

Mary’s mission is to elevate the Interior Design profession to one of the strongest professions of our day. She presents keynote addresses and CEU’s on many businesses and marketing issues. These issues deal with what we can do to increase the respect and reward for the design professionals. This will provide better opportunities for quality of work and in turn increase profit for the designers, resources, and craftspeople.