Welcome back to Wilder Possibilities, hosted by Shelton Wilder — luxury Los Angeles Realtor, CEO, and female-entrepreneur.

Today’s episode features Michelle Ruben — founder of Michelle Ruben Interiors, known for creating warm, elevated spaces with speed, taste, and serious “get-it-done” magic.

In this conversation, we trace Michelle’s journey from moving all over as a kid, to a career detour into restaurants and acting, to the moment everything clicked when she helped a neighbor transform (and profit from) a Santa Monica condo—sparking a word-of-mouth design career that’s now spanned hundreds of homes. We also talk real-life design lessons, the business of staging, and why done is better than perfect.

We dive into:

• Michelle’s “CLICK” moment — the accidental first flip that launched her interior design career
• How staging teaches design faster than anything (and why she recommends it to beginners)
• Creating homes with great “energy” — and why your space affects how you feel
• Designing at speed: systems, confidence, and “better than perfect” execution
• From private homes to restaurants + multi-state projects (Florida, Hamptons & beyond)
• A hilarious behind-the-scenes story: Shelton “surprises” her husband with a total living room upgrade

If you love interior design, real estate, staging, renovation, entrepreneurship, mindset, or creating a home that truly feels like YOU, you will LOVE this one.

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