Designer Success Solutions was founded by Suzanne Cox-Hudson. Before becoming a business coach and professional trainer, Suzanne built her design business from a simple dream for the future, to a home-based business, to the successful company it is today.

Suzanne is a creative and savvy marketer and she is passionate about helping others launch and build their businesses.

Suzanne is skilled coach, facilitator and trainer. She has an extensive background in human relations, education, and psychology. Before founding her decorating and training businesses, Suzanne earned three degrees, including, a Master’s Degree in Counseling and a post-master’s Education Specialist Degree in Counseling Psychology.

Suzanne is a member of the Interior Redesign Industry Specialists (IRIS), ODDAA (the One-Day Decorating Alumni Association), the Window Coverings Association of America (WCAA), and is a charter member of the Society of Decorating Professionals. She is certified by IRIS and the SDP as a redesigner and is certified in real estate staging by the SDP. She is a regular columnist and serves on the Advisory Board of the trade publication, Custom Home Furnishings Magazine. In 2006, she was also named a Certified Trainer and Advisory Council Member for the Dewey Color Consulting System.

Suzanne is a frequent conference speaker and instructor, and has been invited to speak at 4 international design-related conferences in the past two years. She also moderates a forum on marketing for her fellow redesigners. In addtion to her professional training, Suzanne has taught dozens of classes on decorating topics for homeowner, community, church, and women’s groups, as well as businesses such as Sherwin Williams, Stein Mart, Details, and the Cleveland HBA. Suzanne has been a featured designer for the Sun Newspapers "Changing Places" series and has made numerous television appearances.

Suzanne’s design work and her writing have been featured on prestigious home tours and in various publications. A noted color expert, she has given seminars for Sherwin Williams as well as serving as a color consultant for hundreds of decorating projects over the years. Suzanne has received two international awards for her redesigns. She is available for redesigns, consultations, and speaking/training opportunities across the US.

Today, Suzanne remains grounded in the “real world” of business ownership and continues to work in her Cleveland-based full-service decorating business, What a Lovely Home.