Friday’s Best Interior Design Podcasts
Interior Design Business Podcasts - Episode 150
Today’s curated collection of interior design podcasts include episodes from hosts Rachel Larraine, Rebecca Plumb, Shaun Crha, LuAnn Nigara & Gail M Davis.
Podcast guests include Jen Macdonald, Mike Lemieux, Cathy Heflin & Lisa Haude.
4 solid interior design podcasts to send you into your weekend. Enjoy…
The Holistic Interior Design Business Podcast - Rachel Larraine - Embracing Opportunities & Connections with Jen and Mike of HGTV’s Houses with History - 1 hr 1 min
Hot Young Designers Club - Rebecca Plumb & Shaun Crha - How We Stopped Getting Shopped - 57 min
A Well-Designed Business - LuAnn Nigara - Power Talk Friday: Cathy Heflin: Capitalizing on Pinterest to Generate New Clients - 1 hr 2 min
Design Perspectives - Gail M Davis - Interview with Lisa Haude - 23 min
The Holistic Interior Design Business Podcast - Embracing Opportunities & Connections with Jen and Mike of HGTV’s Houses with History - 1 hr 1 min
In this episode, host Rachel Larraine chats with designer Jen Macdonald and general contractor Mike Lemieux of HGTV’s Houses with History to the podcast. They share with us how they got into the industry and how they ended up with the amazing opportunity to host a show. We also talk about the energy of homes, calling in homes and the perfect items for them, and the deep connections homes can have with their occupants. Mike and Jen’s passion for what they do and their willingness to be open to whatever comes their way is inspiring, so this is a must-listen for all designers!
You can check out this podcast episode here:
Hot Young Designers Club - How We Stopped Getting Shopped - 57 min
It can be so frustrating when clients start shopping for products on their own, when it’s your role as the designer to do the buying. While this is common and very annoying, there are some things you can do to prevent it. And if you can’t totally prevent it, you can still resolve the issue when it does happen.
In this episode, Rebecca and Shaun discuss:
Why clients who shop may not understand how full service interior design works
Offering a range of different services for clients with different needs
Asking better questions upfront
Figuring out why the client doesn’t like what we picked
What to do when you have wishy-washy prospects
Why you need clearly written proposals and contracts
Ignoring certain client behaviors
How to address client shopping and redirect them to your process
Why clients want a designer who can take a stance
You can check out this podcast episode here:
A Well-Designed Business - Power Talk Friday: Cathy Heflin: Capitalizing on Pinterest to Generate New Clients - 1 hr 2 min
We all know that Pinterest is a valuable tool for designers. But how you use it matters. It’s about so much more than just tossing up pretty pictures like on Instagram—in fact, in many ways, it seems like it’s more of a search engine than another social media platform.
In today’s episode, host LuAnn Nigara is chatting with Cathy Heflin about how Pinterest can help businesses grow, and how to put it to work for your business.
Pick It Apart
[2:46] Cathy and LuAnn discuss how Pinterest offers more opportunities for businesses than other social media platforms.
[10:16] Cathy shares how Pinterest helps drive traffic to your website.
[25:50] Cathy describes how to get started with Pinterest.
[31:29] Cathy explains why using a scheduler can help you invest less time and still make the most of Pinterest.
[40:09] Cathy shares how to find the best SEO keywords on Pinterest.
LuAnn Nigara and Cathy Heflin's Ah-Ha Moments
“We have to view Pinterest as a search engine like Google and YouTube, which automatically puts it into way more valuable real estate for our brains, our energy, our money, and our advertising or marketing dollars.” -LuAnn
“Done is better than perfect. Get that content up so that you can start to have something to pin to and have places to send your clients.” -Cathy
You can check out this podcast episode here:
Design Perspectives - Interview with Lisa Haude - 23 min
In this episode, host Gail M Davis chats with Lisa Haude - Senior Vice President and Director of Interior Design at LK Architecture, where she is responsible for overseeing the interior design studio, LK Interiors, and works closely with the hospitality and healthcare studios, in addition to LK’s executive team. Lisa’s focus remains centered around the continued growth and expansion of the studio to further enhance LK’s already nationally recognized interior design practice.
You can check out this podcast episode here: