The story behind the work
Heather Osmond is a Utah entrepreneur, interior designer, and media host. She founded Osmond Designs, a furniture and interior design business serving residential and commercial clients, and she serves as CEO of the Best of State Awards program, which recognizes achievement and innovation across Utah. She also hosts the KSL real estate show every Saturday at 11 a.m., a role she has held for more than seven years, talking with industry guests about real estate, homeownership, design, and business. She is a Utah native, a Provo High and BYU graduate, and a mother of four.
Osmond Designs began when Heather got her real estate license to save a down payment and noticed that the homes she showed were fine but the presentation was not. She started rearranging what sellers already owned, and other agents began hiring her. Today her team handles full service design, from exteriors and interiors before the hole is dug through all the furnishings, including model homes for some of Utah's largest builders and high end homes in Park City, Holladay, Walker Lane, Alpine, and St. George. The company reports Best of State Awards annually from 2012 through 2024 and Houzz Best of Design and Service recognition.
On the YES! Women's Network Podcast, Heather talked about the quieter side of building wealth: renting the upstairs of her first home for the full mortgage while her family lived in the basement, owning 33 single family rentals at the peak, moving into assisted living facilities and then retail shopping centers, and rebuilding after a 28 year marriage ended. She also shared what $1,000 can do for a home headed to resale. It is a candid conversation about starting broke, staying patient, and building a financial base of your own.
