"I Just Bit the Bullet": Sophie Tieman On Quitting Real Estate To Start The Corporate Edit

Sophie Tieman grew up with a paintbrush in hand, helping her parents flip houses in Tasmania. That love of property carried into a 15-year career in commercial real estate... until one night at 10pm when she decided to walk away from it all and build something completely new.  In this episode of The Edit, Sophie tells Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about launching The Corporate Edit, a one-stop fashion shop for women in business, why she handed in her notice before telling anyone what she was building, and her honest advice for anyone sitting on an idea of their own.  Plus, Sophie shares how she completely transformed a dark 1970s townhouse during COVID, how she’s making her new home with “good bones” feel like her own, and her best hack for making a narrow home feel twice the size.   Sending thanks to our partners at Kaboodle Kitchen.   Explore kitchen and laundry inspiration at kaboodle.com.au  This episode covers:  Buying her first home pre-auction & signing the contract at the pub  Leaving the house she brought both her babies home to  Transforming a dark 1970s townhouse during COVID lockdowns  Rewiring, floorboards and moving the laundry into the garage  Designing a Kaboodle flat-pack kitchen  Her trick for making a narrow home feel twice the size  Creating the right ambience, from scent to playlists  Quitting a 15-year real estate career with nothing lined up  What her mum said about changing to fit a male-dominated industry  Launching The Corporate Edit from scratch  Mystery drawer: the wedding gift she can't throw out  A listener's project mamagement renovation dilemma  What makes a home beautiful  You can find Sophie on Instagram here  Check out The Corporate Edit here   🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts  Listen and follow on Spotify  👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube  Watch full episodes  Credits:  Host: Elle Lovelock  Guest: Sophie Tieman  Edited by: Leah Porges  Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team.  The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.