Podcast Power: Transforming Your Interior Design Business
Interior Design Business Podcasts #159
Today’s collection of interior design business podcasts come from hosts Michael Boodro, Kaitlin Petersen, Josh Cooperman, Rachel Larraine, Kate Bendewald, Tobi Fairley, LuAnn Nigara, Rebecca Hay, Dennis Scully, Mirjam Lippuner, Jason Lockhart & Maria Martin
Today’s podcast guests are Vita Vygovska, Leonard Steinberg of Compass, Amanda Pendleton of Zillow, global luxury expert Mickey Alam Khan, Noz Nozawa, James Doyle and Justin Quinn of James Doyle Design Associates, Erinn Valencich, founder of StyleRow, Fred Nicolaus & The Textile Eye’s Saana Baker.
It’s time to transform your interior design business:
The Chairish Podcast - Michael Boodro - 2023 Real Estate Update: What Every Designer Needs to Know - 49 min
Trade Tales - Kaitlin Petersen - How Noz Nozawa learned to invest in herself [Rebroadcast] - 1 hr 12 min
Convo By Design - Josh Cooperman - The Importance of Exquisite Outdoor Spaces - 1 hr 8 min
The Holistic Interior Design Business Podcast - Rachel Larraine - Streamline Your Design Business with Erinn Valencich of StyleRow- 39 min
Designer’s Oasis - Kate Bendewald - 5 things I'd do differently if I was starting from scratch - 26 min
The Design You Podcast - Tobi Fairley - Is This Really the End of Interior Design This Time? (Part 2) - 55 min
Window Treatments for Profit with LuAnn Nigara - LuAnn Nigara - Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Project Managment System For Window Treatment Firms - 17 min
Resilient By Design - Rebecca Hay - Who Purchased Product? - 26 min
Business of Home - Dennis Scully - The Thursday Show: What’s next in fabric with The Textile Eye’s Saana Baker, runaway construction costs and more - 55 min
Designer Discussions - Mirjam Lippuner, Jason Lockhart & Maria Martin - Quick and Easy Ways to get Press - 32 min
The Chairish Podcast - 2023 Real Estate Update: What Every Designer Needs to Know - 49 min
In today’s episode, host Michael Boodro discusses the current state of the real estate market and what every designer needs to know.
Real estate and interior design are intimately connected. When mortgage rates went up, sales slowed down, and we heard the first rumblings that the two-year design binge during the pandemic might be coming to an end.
So what happens now?
Three real estate professionals - Leonard Steinberg of Compass, Amanda Pendleton of Zillow, and global luxury expert Mickey Alam Khan—weigh in on what they see ahead for sales and rentals, why they feel buyers and sellers are ready to accept a “new normal,” why there’s no easy solution to housing’s affordability crisis, and the many reasons the interior design industry has to be optimistic about what’s ahead.
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Trade Tales - How Noz Nozawa learned to invest in herself [Rebroadcast] - 1 hr 12 min
In this re-broadcast episode, host Kaitlin Petersen chats with Noz Nozawa about how she left her 9-to-5 marketing job to start her design business, taking a major gamble with her career.
It was in that precarious state that the San Francisco designer grabbed hold of what she could control, namely by tightening her purse strings. The firm’s slow, incremental growth worked to a point—until suddenly, Nozawa switched gears. Noz tells Kaitlin about abandoning that scarcity-focused mindset, investing in her team’s wellbeing, and envisioning a future in which the industry starts to disclose its pricing.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
Convo By Design - The Importance of Exquisite Outdoor Spaces - 1 hr 8 min
In this episode, Josh Cooperman takes it outside for a conversation with James Doyle and Justin Quinn of James Doyle Design Associates.
James and Justin have the stated goal to create beautiful and innovative landscapes that deliver world class design while enriching the lives of those fro whom the space was crafted. And to do so with clear vision as it relates to creating an authentic sense of space.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
The Holistic Interior Design Business Podcast - Streamline Your Design Business with Erinn Valencich of StyleRow- 39 min
AI and Chat GPT aren’t going anywhere, so in this solo episode, host Rachel Larraine is exploring the ways we can use it to our advantage as designers.
As designers and business owners, we are often managing a lot at once and using multiple different programs to do it all. In this episode, host Rachel Larraine chats with Erinn Valencich, founder of StyleRow, about this amazing platform that every designer can benefit from having.
As a designer herself, Erinn realized that all of us were using 5 or more different programs to interact with our teams, vendors, and clients—there was no program that did it all. And so she brought together a team and built one! We talk about the StyleRow platform and why streamlining our processes through one program is valuable and essential—not just for our experience as the business owner, but also for our client’s experience.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
Designer’s Oasis - 5 things I'd do differently if I was starting from scratch - 26 min
In today’s episode, host Kate Bendewald takes a look back at her own design business and shares with us the 5 things she would do differently if she was starting from scratch again. Kate reflects back on what she would tell a new interior designer getting started in the industry.
Here’s a glance at the episode:
[5:25] I share how important it is to truly invest in your business early on. I share how I invest in my business regularly now and how I wish that I had started to do this earlier.
[8:30] Perfectionism is the antithesis of progress. I share how it affects me as well and how it an hold us back from just getting started in business so dive in!
[13:41] I share all about how to get comfortable with self-promotion even if it is inherently uncomfortable for you.
[16:00] I discuss how important it is to get clear on your goals and what success really looks like for you! Remember - it’s key to build the business you want that fits into your lifestyle.
[20:43] I share with you how to be more selective with the types of clients you take on and how to determine where to spend your energy.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
The Design You Podcast - Is This Really the End of Interior Design This Time? (Part 2) - 55 min
In this week’s episode, host Tobi Fairley shares Part 2 of her discussion about how the design industry is changing,
The pandemic changed interior design forever, and AI is altering the landscape even further. The industry is shifting, but you can still be a successful interior designer.
Discover what it really takes to be a successful designer in 2023 and beyond. I’m sharing what you need to keep in mind as you look at other people in the industry who you perceive as successful, and 10 ways you can start evolving and securing your success as an interior designer.
What You'll Learn From This Episode
How most designers are lacking the time, capacity, and funds to meet the industry standard of success.
Why design, as we have known it in the past, doesn’t necessarily work today.
Some of the ways I’m adjusting my interior design business to see what works.
What you need to know about the future of interior design and social media.
Why looking at other people’s success never gives you the whole financial picture.
Where you need to invest to be able to secure your success in 2023 and beyond.
What separates good designers from great ones.
How to keep evolving alongside the design industry.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
Window Treatments for Profit with LuAnn Nigara - Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Project Managment System For Window Treatment Firms - 17 min
In today’s episode of Window Treatments for Profit, host LuAnn Nigara & LuAnn University instructor Vita Vygovska discuss project management systems.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
Resilient by Design - Who Purchased Product? - 26 min
In this episode, host Rebecca Hay takes us back inside her community of designers as she shares another episode of Candid Corner. This time, Rebecca shares the pros and cons about designers vs contractors purchasing products for clients. She encourages designers to think about margins, markups, ordering and managing the process because there is no hard and fast rule here. She shares her own preferences, lessons learned and some tough love so you can feel informed on how to think through those vital decisions.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
Business of Home - The Thursday Show: What’s next in fabric with The Textile Eye’s Saana Baker, runaway construction costs and more - 55 min
BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus joins host Dennis Scully to discuss the biggest news in the design industry, including out-of-control construction costs, some big retail moves and a viral TikTok mocking celebrities and their pedigreed wood furniture. Later, The Textile Eye’s Saana Baker shares what’s next in fabric.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
