Interior Design Podcasts - Episode 67
Interior Design Business Podcasts Episode 67
I’ve got 3 interior design podcasts to share with you today. Happy listening & learning…
A Well-Designed Business - LuAnn Nigara - Enrique Crespo: Describing His Type-A Personality Mindset - 43 min
Design Curious - Rebecca Ward - Can’t Decide on Your Specialty? The Different Interior Design Niche Markets You Can Choose From - 18 min
The Mindful Designer - Timothy Murenzi & Hannah Bowyer - Recession-proofing Your Design Biz! - 22 min
A Well-Designed Business - Enrique Crespo: Describing His Type-A Personality Mindset - 43 min
In today’s episode, host LuAnn Nigara is joined by Enrique Crespo of Crespo Design Group. Enrique is here to share how developing a Type A personality approach can ensure success, especially in an industry as creative as interior design. Type A personalities are organized, ambitious, and like to have an agenda. But don’t worry—you don’t have to be one to become one. Over the years, Enrique has refined this mindset and honed the skills to guide and grow his firm, and he shares those stories with us today.
Pick It Apart
[1:57] Enrique explains how Type A personality traits can help maintain a well-run business through organization, which allows you to offer a higher level of luxury service.
[8:50] LuAnn and Enrique discuss how he invested in his business by hiring someone who specializes in interior design processes, and how he tailored that structure to the specific needs of his firm, along with other ways he invests in his business.
[10:30] Enrique talks about how he has hired several senior designers that all have different personality types and he tries to match them with clients and projects accordingly.
[19:01] Enrique and LuAnn discuss working with luxury clients and Enrique explains why listening and understanding, yet maintaining authority as the designer is important, and how he learned those lessons the hard way.
[28:25] Enrique reveals how he exposes his team to luxury and gives them opportunities to experience luxury so they can better understand the level of service they are expected to maintain.
LuAnn Nigara and Enrique Crespo's Ah-Ha Moments
“Creativity happens in the gray areas. However, finances happen in black and white. And you need to know how to manage your finances to run a successful business.” - Enrique Crespo
“When you're dealing with people's money in their homes, it gets really personal.” - Enrique Crespo
“When you swim in that luxury lane, to your point, that's what the client expects. And if you don't deliver, there's another firm that can do it for them.” - LuAnn Nigara
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Design Curious - Can’t Decide on Your Specialty? The Different Interior Design Niche Markets You Can Choose From - 18 min
Is picking an interior design niche challenging for you? Don’t worry; lots & lots of designers find it challenging, too. Why? Because there are a lot of options to choose from and a lot of factors to consider.
In this podcast episode, host Rebecca Ward shares the pros and cons of having a niche, her niche-related realization, as well as different niches you can try out.
Why you’ve got to check out today’s episode:
Learn how to rethink your interior design niche
Discover the different niche areas and interior design projects you can do
Find out the 3 steps you can take after choosing a niche
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