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Jakab Marks 20 Years With Decorating Den
July 9,
2014 by in Designer Weekly 
Melanie Jakab, a pioneer in bringing Web-based business management resources to interior design business owners with Decorating Den Interiors, has marked 20 years with the company as its director of training and education.
“Melanie was instrumental in the development and implementation of our one-stop, cloud-based marketing resource that puts a wide array of client development tools at our franchisees’ fingertips,” said James S. Bugg, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Decorating Den, Easton, Md. “It provides our designers with a huge advantage for their businesses.”
Jakab is responsible for the Professional Design and Sales School for new franchisees and the workshop program at the company’s international annual conference and supplier market. As part of the ongoing education for owners, she produces teaching components of regional meetings and webinars that design professionals can view at their own convenience.
Prior to accepting her current position in 2006, she was an interior decorator and franchise owner in the Dayton, Ohio, area for 12 years, and before that worked for IBM and was a teacher.