About Us

Michael A. Thomas, FASID, CAPS, and The Design Success offers a variety of education events including lectures, live workshops and webinar formats. The workshops and classes touch on the most important subjects to the design community including his most popular topics:

• Business Development For Small Design Firms
• Creative Concepts for Aging in Place + Universal Design
• Contracts, Fees and Compensations
•Ethics and Professional Conduct
• Strategies for Marketing for the Design Professional
• Strategic Planning For The Small Design Firm
• Business Survival In Today’s New Economy

Michael is the President of The Design Collective Group, a multifaceted firm with offices in Florida and Arizona. He has more than three decades of professional practice, from residential remodeling to corporate office environments. He is a dedicated volunteer on behalf of the design community and is currently the National President-Elect of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID ). Michael has given more than 300 workshops and lectures to a variety of groups and Design Centers including ASID, AIA and NKBA, DCOTA over the years and is a well respected speaker and workshop facilitator. His classes are always well attended and received. His ability to make personal connections to the participants makes his workshops popular with interior designers, architects, retailers and consumers.