Corey Damen Jenkins is proof that you should always bet on yourself. In the winter of 2008, Jenkins went door-to-door in Detroit with a collection of sketches and a desire to snag his first interior design clients — with the creative knocking on 779 of them to be exact. Fast forward to 2025, and the seeds Jenkins sowed were the springboard for a wildly successful interior design and architecture firm. As the principal and chief executive officer of Corey Damen Jenkins & Associates, the Detroit native leads a team of talented professionals to elevate the interior of apartments, offices, estates, and more. And even if you’re not one of Jenkins’ design clients, you can still watch him make magic on his YouTube series, Design Reimagined with Corey Damen Jenkins. This year, the decorated designer won the Career Achievement in Design award from Fashion Group International, participated in the Kips Bay Showhouse for the third time, listed as part of Architectural Digest’s AD100, and published his book, Design Reimagined, with leading design publisher Rizzoli. When it comes to design, Jenkins wins big every time.