The World’s Best Interior Design Business Podcasts for Residential Designers

Interior Design Business Podcasts - Episode 174

Today’s curated collection of interior design podcasts include episodes from hosts Gail Davis, LuAnn Nigara, Joann Kandrac & Kelly Kole

Podcast guests include Cathy Purple Cherry and Adrien Cotton

3 interior design podcasts to help elevate your interior design business blueprint.

  • Design Perspectives - Gail M Davis - Interview with Cathy Purple Cherry - 31 min

  • A Well-Designed Business - LuAnn Nigara - Power Talk Friday: Adrien Cotton: Design Your Midlife Wellness for Confidence - 58 min

  • Interior Design with Kandrac & Kole - Joann Kandrac & Kelly Kole - Your Interior Design Business Questions Answered - 36 min


Design Perspectives - Gail M Davis - Interview with Cathy Purple Cherry

FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, Purple Cherry Architects has created luxurious residences across the United States. Whether a residence is traditional or contemporary, a multi-generational estate or a weekend getaway, the firm is guided by a desire to conceive exceptional homes. Each commission—composed with intelligence, sensitivity, and experience—becomes the backdrop for indelible family memories.

Founding principal Cathy Purple Cherry and her company are devoted to their clients, guiding them through every step of the design process. Passionate about their work, the team considers not only physical forms but the emotional connections clients will have with their homes and the spaces within them. Active listening fuels the firm’s creative talent to achieve environments that are transcendently beautiful, comfortable, and serene. Purple Cherry’s personal approach is matched with comprehensive architectural and interior design services that result in striking and unique homes. 


A Well-Designed Business - Power Talk Friday: Janine Aurichio: The Inside Job: 3 Keys to Calm, Clear, and Joyful Creativity - 1 hr, 9 min

In this episode, host LuAnn Nigara is joined by Janine Aurichio, Certified Life Coach, Mental Fitness Coach, Speaker, and Founder of YES2YUM Life Styling. Janine coaches design professionals on The Inside JobTM which creates the mindset and mental fitness needed to run their business with clarity, purpose, and ease. 

They are discussing something we all have in common, no matter where we come from; inner voices, or what she calls your inner Sage and Saboteur. It’s a battle. And Janine is here to guide us on how to do the inner work to intercept our negative Saboteur voice.

Pick It Apart

  • [6:40]  Does our environment add to the intensity of our negative thoughts, or Saboteur?”

  • [9:09] Why do we focus on the negative thoughts and stories we tell ourselves? 

  • [14:00] How the impact of the inner Saboteur impacts everything.

  • [20:48] Janine talks about the Positive Intelligence Framework and the exercises we can do to shift out of the negative mindset, or Saboteur.

  • [36:25] Janine tells us about the free Saboteur assessment she offers.

LuAnn Nigara and Janine Aurichio's Ah-Ha Moments

  • “If you want to reach your highest levels of performance with lasting peace of mind, you have to deal with the inside stuff.” - Janine Aurichio 

  • “The stories in our head are made up, so why do we put so much emphasis on it?” - LuAnn Nigara

  • “The Saboteur is indulging itself in emotion and reacting. The Sage empathizes, thinks, and taps into the positive.” LuAnn Nigara


Interior Design with Kandrac & Kole - Your Interior Design Business Questions Answered - 36 min

In this episode, hosts Joann Kandrac & Kelly Kole explore pain points and challenges faced by professionals in our industry along with effective ways to manage them.

They discuss how running an interior design business (and many other businesses) involves managing projects, prioritizing tasks, maintaining consistent communication with clients, and having tools to streamline operations.

 Hear the strategies J&K use to onboard a new client all the way through the final install.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • Our onboarding and design process from start to finish.

  • How to go about hiring, delegating tasks, training and paying a new employee.

  • What our design presentation looks like and how we present to our clients.


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