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This episode is the sixth of the Melanated Professionals series where I will sit down with 9 Melanated Professionals, find out what they do, how they got there and how other Melanated women can do the same.

Jazmin is next in line and she is a Retail Designer. Please tune in as Jazmin explains the ins and outs of a great designer and all the green you can make if you kill it in this field :)

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Taste, ambition, and dedication are all necessary to succeed in the Interior Design field. Getting involved with relevant organizations early on will give you a sense of what the industry is all about and help you decide if it is for you.  

Where to start? Organizations to look into:

- NCIDQ 

- CIDA 

- ASID 

- LEED ( become a LEED Green associate)  

Local schools to check out: 

- Bellevue College 

- Cornish Art School 

- Washington State University  

Other resources: 

- Elle Decor Magazine 

- Architectural Digest Magazine 

- Interior Design Magazine 

- Master Class: Kelly Wearstler, Frank Gerry 

- Interior Design Illustrated, Ching Binggeli