Interior Design Business Podcasts - Episode 58
Interior Design Business Podcasts Episode 58 - January 13, 2023
I’ve got 4 great interior design business podcasts for you this fine Friday morning. Happy listening & happy learning.
The Interior Collective - Anastasia Casey - Bria Hammel: Pivoting in Times of Uncertainty + Expanding Into Commerce - 51 min
A Well-Designed Business - LuAnn Nigara - Power Talk Friday: Carla Titus: Think Like a CEO By Outsourcing Your Numbers - 55 min
Hub Cast - Kate Hatherell - How Kate van der Meulen's renovation of an old caravan led to a career in interior design! - 31 min
Interior Design with Kandrac and Kole - Joann Kandrac & Kelly Kole - What We Learn From Designer Show Houses - 39 min
The Interior Collective - Bria Hammel: Pivoting in Times of Uncertainty + Expanding Into Commerce - 51 min
As an interior designer, how do you keep your doors open during times of uncertainty? The short answer: Diversify your revenue streams and always, always be willing to pivot. Walking us through this process is Bria Hammel, the creative director and CEO of Bria Hammel Interiors.
After over a decade of business, Bria has become adept at finding ways to keep her studio thriving despite any hardships in the national economy. Full service design, complete furnishing projects, spec homes, designs for full neighborhood developments, design expert consultations, a digital store, a physical store, events, and product collaborations–Bria knows how to do it all and how to do it all really, really well.
In this episode, Bria Hammel and host Anastasia Casey discuss:
First steps in starting a business
Handling stress as a business owner
How to maintain a small but nimble team
How to conservatively approach times of economic uncertainty
Pivoting as a business owner
The process of opening an e-commerce shop
Commerce startup costs
Pop up shops as a way to test brick and mortar locations
E-design service opportunities and benefits
Design consultations
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A Well-Designed Business - Power Talk Friday: Carla Titus: Think Like a CEO By Outsourcing Your Numbers - 55 min
In today’s episode of A Well-Designed Business, host LuAnn Nigara is joined by financial expert Carla Titus, founder and CEO of Wealth & Worth Within, a financial planning company offering fractional CFO services to transform business profitability.
Carla helps us understand what a fractional CFO is and how this service can provide the financial support and insight many businesses need to achieve financial clarity and plan for a profitable future. She specializes in helping 6- and 7-figure businesses gain control of their numbers with a 5-step framework she calls 2C3P that tackles financial health from all sides. Listen in to find out more.
Pick It Apart
[3:08] Carla walks through the roles of bookkeeper, CPA and CFO and the conversations you as a business owner should be having with each.
[8:58] Carla and LuAnn discusses the goal of hiring a CFO and improving the financial picture of the company .
[15:19] Carla talks about changing your mindset and thinking like the CEO of your business by looking at five key components in a framework she calls 2C3P: Cashflow, Capacity, Planning, Pay Compensation, and Profit.
[24:42] LuAnn and Carla discuss the seasonality of business, and the importance of being in tune with this as a business owner.
[31:32] Carla lists her non-negotiables she helps business owners set as goals for a successful business: cash in the bank, profitability, and paying yourself.
LuAnn Nigara and Carla Titus' Ah-Ha Moments
“The beauty of bringing an expert into your business is that you do not need to know everything. That is the whole point of outsourcing your finances. You're bringing that knowledge, and also that person that's going to guide the process from beginning to end, [to] make you feel empowered and comfortable around your finances and your numbers.” – Carla Titus
“Don’t overthink what you don’t know.” – LuAnn Nigara
“There's times where you need to step into that CEO role and work on your business, not in your business.” – Carla Titus
“Managing the influx and outflows of cash really can help a business be more financially stable, but also feel completely in control of what's happening.” – Carla Titus
“If you want to sell your business one day, if you want to run a successful long term company, there has to be a salary for someone that is in charge.” – Carla Titus
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Hub Cast - How Kate van der Meulen's renovation of an old caravan led to a career in interior design! - 31 min
In this episode, host Kate Hatherell discusses how Kate van der Meulen's renovation of an old caravan led to a career in interior design!
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Interior Design with Kandrac and Kole - What We Learn From Designer Show Houses - 39 min
In this episode, hosts Joann Kandrac & Kelly Kole are kicking off the New Year discussing Designer Show Houses and how they have benefited them as designers over the years.
Living in Atlanta, Joann & Kelly are fortunate to have numerous show houses available to visit, which means they get to see all kinds of new and unique design ideas and upcoming trends applied to extravagant homes. During this episode, they will share their top ten takeaways from the last two show homes they visited - from interesting space plans and luxury amenities to WOW tile and fireplace designs.
IN THIS EPISODE:
[01:35] What is a designer show house?
[04:12] Seeing the scale of furniture and what it shows designers.
[06:10] Learning furniture placement and space plans.
[10:06] How oversized lighting can be used.
[14:37] Creating a unique look in specialized spaces.
[19:00] How to create a fireplace design.
[20:20] Benefits of a scullery kitchen and oversized pantries.
[22:49] Wallpaper: should it be used everywhere?
[25:44] How tile design is used in homes.
[28:19] Creating a spectacular outdoor living space.
[29:34] The best way to use finishes.
[33:34] Why do designers use show houses?
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
Designer Show Houses are extravagant homes designed to the nines by up to a dozen different professional interior designers and then opened to the public to tour for up to one month. They are often sponsored by national and regional design magazines.
Go big or go home! Learning how to scale furniture, lighting and art appropriately is a skill more easily learned when you see it done beautifully in a Designer Show House.
Luxury amenities abound - We spotted coffee bars in master bedrooms and guest suites, oversized pantries to hide small appliances and bulk purchases along with his and hers master closets
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