She Designed a Life She Loved - by Miranda Cullen (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

What If Your Biggest Setbacks Were Actually Building the Foundation for Your Greatest Success?

Miranda Cullen grew up in a household where the monthly bills brought tears and uncertainty. She started earning her own money at ten, lost someone she loved at nineteen, and spent five years fighting for the family she dreamed of building. When the 2008 recession cost her a career she'd worked years to establish, she launched her own design firm. When that opportunity fell apart, she started over again.

She Designed a Life She Loved is the raw, honest memoir of a woman who refused to let circumstances define her future. Cullen takes readers through her journey from blue-collar childhood to leading a multimillion-dollar interior design firm and franchise, revealing the grit behind the glamour.

Readers will discover how to:

• Find resilience when life refuses to follow the plan
• Separate emotion from business decisions during high-pressure moments
• Build a business that empowers others, not just yourself
• Advocate for yourself in personal and professional settings
• Redefine success when the original plan falls apart

For every woman who has wondered whether it's too late to start over, this book delivers something more valuable than advice: proof that a woman who paid for design school with airport overnight shifts can build a multimillion-dollar firm and franchise on her own terms.

Review Quotes

"Miranda's interiors are all about telling stories. What a treat it is to hear her own story, one of resilience, creativity, ambition, and humility--all key ingredients to a successful career, no matter the industry."
-- Hadley Keller
Director of Editorial, Design Leadership Network

"Miranda Cullen's She Designed a Life She Loved is a raw and inspiring story about resilience, grit, and the power of refusing to stay down when life hits hard. Through deeply personal experiences--from childhood struggles to building a successful design business--she shows how setbacks can become the foundation for strength and reinvention. This book is a powerful reminder that success isn't about avoiding challenges, but about rising again and again with courage and determination."
-- Andrea Monath Schumacher
Andrea Schumacher Interiors, Inc.

About the Author

MIRANDA CULLEN is an internationally award-winning interior designer, entrepreneur, mother, wife, CEO, and industry rainmaker. She is the Owner and Principal of Inside Stories, a luxury interior design firm based in Colorado, and the Founder of the Inside Stories franchise. A proven serial entrepreneur, Miranda is an expert in inspiring creativity, driving business growth, and helping others create meaningful legacies through franchising. Her career spans more than three decades in the design industry, where she has earned national recognition for her work and built a business model dedicated to empowering creative professionals. She lives in Colorado with her husband, Donnie.