Business Brilliance: Podcasts for Interior Design Success
Interior Design Business Podcasts - Episode 202
Today’s curated collection of interior design podcasts include episodes from hosts Rebecca Hay, LuAnn Nigara, Jessica Bennett and Suzanne Hall, Tobi Fairley, Dennis Scully, Kate Bendewald, Mirjam Lippuner, Jason Lockhart & Maria Martin.
Podcast guests include Patti Lindsay, Vita Vygovska, Fred Nicolaus, Rachel Kurzius and Jan Rutgers.
There is tons of great info for your interior design biz in today’s collection of podcasts.
Episode Highlights:
Resilient by Design - Rebecca Hay - Starting a new interior design business later in life with coaching client Patti Lindsay - 43 min
Window Treatments for Profit with LuAnn Nigara - LuAnn Nigara - Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How Process Workflow Can Save Time - 12 min
Dear Alice - Jessica Bennett and Suzanne Hall - Keep or Toss? - Current Trends We Do or Do Not Agree with - 49 min
The Design You Podcast - Tobi Fairley - Navigating Transitions - 39 min
Business of Home - Dennis Scully - The Thursday Show: How furniture got so flimsy, looking back on Maison&Objet and more - 59 min
Designer’s Oasis - Kate Bendewald - 2 Metrics Every Designer Should be Tracking - 31 min
Designer Discussions - Mirjam Lippuner, Jason Lockhart & Maria Martin - Prequalifying clients through investment range - 31 min
Resilient by Design - Rebecca Hay - Starting a new interior design business later in life with coaching client Patti Lindsay - 43 min
In today’s episode, host Rebecca Hay is speaking with (Power of Process coaching client) Patti Lindsay about her experience starting an entirely new career in her sixties! She shares her winding career path, the push her daughter gave her and how POP empowered her to take the next step in her life and business. She discusses the most important lesson she took from the course, the mistakes she's since corrected and the exciting new venture she is creating within this new career.
Window Treatments for Profit with LuAnn Nigara - LuAnn Nigara - Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How Process Workflow Can Save Time - 17 min
In today’s episode of Window Treatments for Profit, LuAnn University instructor Vita Vygovska discusses how process workflow can save you a whack of time.
Dear Alice - Jessica Bennett and Suzanne Hall - Keep or Toss? - Current Trends We Do or Do Not Agree with - 49 min
In this episode, hosts Jessica Bennett and Suzanne Hall have a fun episode today, which is about finding something and saying if they would keep it or toss it. It might be polarizing and they as our hosts might feel opposite or the same about certain things, but that’s what will help make it fun. Join J & S as they talk about various items that should be kept or tossed, such as travertine, china hutch, or grasscloth wallpaper.
Highlights:
Antique chest from grandma 11:40
China hutch 14:35
Travertine 20:00
Grasscloth/wallpaper 22:00
Fiddle leaf figs 26:15
Murals and tufted headboards 29:05
Floating TV 30:05
Wood and stain grade base 31:00
Skinny jeans and leggings 32:20
Bullnose countertops 37:35
Granite 38:00
Hair extensions 41:15
Crocs and birkenstocks 43:45
French tipped nails 46:20
The Design You Podcast - Tobi Fairley - Navigating Transitions - 39 min
In today’s episode, host Tobi Fairley offers some advice for those of us navigating any kind of transition in our life or business AND shares a few coping strategies to get us through the discomfort of change.
Business of Home - Dennis Scully - The Thursday Show: How furniture got so flimsy, looking back on Maison&Objet and more - 59 min
BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus joins host Dennis Scully to discuss the biggest news in the design industry, including a recap of the latest RH earnings call, the dark side of decluttering and takeaways from this fall’s Maison & Objet. Later, Washington Post reporter Rachel Kurzius discusses the slow decline of furniture quality.
Designer’s Oasis - Kate Bendewald - 2 Metrics Every Designer Should be Tracking - 31 min
In today’s episode, host Kate Bendewald shares the 2 key metrics that she uses in her business and why they are the most important to track.
Here's a glance at this episode:
[9:15] I jump into why it's important to track certain numbers and why this information is critical!
[11:12] I share all about conversion rates and what your typical client journey looks like. I talk all about each step of the journey and how to track conversions at each step along the way.
[15:25] I discuss how looking at conversion rates can help you pinpoint what still needs work and where potential clients may fall through the cracks. This helps determine what changes to focus on.
[19:09] I talk about Average Project Profitability (APP) and why this is the second key metric I believe interior designers should be tracking.
[25:20] I dive into how knowing your APP can help you determine which types of projects are the most profitable for you, which projects you may want to focus on more, and what needs improvement to increase profitability.
Designer Discussions - Mirjam Lippuner, Jason Lockhart & Maria Martin - Prequalifying clients through investment range - 31 min
Without an investment range determined the client and the designer can go around in circles for months developing plans and pricing the project to get it right. Jan Rutgers (Vestabul School of Design) has been working with a team of developers and kitchen and bath pros on an app (www.designalign.com) to help design professionals guide consumers through the budgeting process.
