The BEST Interior Design Podcasts #79
The BEST Interior Design Business Podcasts
Hey designers…today’s blog post is stuffed with 5 great interior design podcasts from LuAnn Nigara, Vita Vygovska, Tobi Fairley, Rebecca Hay, Erica Gelman, photographer Jeff Jones, Kate Bendewald, Suzanne Hall & Jessica Bennett. So much good stuff to help you grow & improve your interior design business :)
Window Treatments for Profit with LuAnn Nigara - LuAnn Nigara - Does Paperless Project Management Mean Zero Paper? - 14 min
The Design You Podcast - Tobi Fairley - The 3 Things All Designers Want - 41 min
Resilient by Design - Rebecca Hay - Protecting yourself with a contract - 1 hr
Designer’s Oasis - Kate Bendewald - Working with an Interior Photographer - 50 min
Dear Alice - Jessica Bennett & Suzanne Hall - Listener Questions - 50 min
Window Treatments for Profit with LuAnn Nigara - Does Paperless Project Management Mean Zero Paper? - 14 min
In today’s episode of Window Treatments for Profit, host LuAnn Nigara & LuAnn University instructor Vita Vygovska answers the question - Does Paperless Project Management Mean Zero Paper?
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The Design You Podcast - The 3 Things All Designers Want - 41 min
Discover the three things all designers and creatives want, and how to get them. In today’s episode, host Tobi Fairley shares how to keep your business and your client base evolving, and showing you how to be willing to handle the discomfort of leaving your non-ideal clients behind so you can start demanding what you’re worth.
What You'll Learn From This Episode
Why money makes every area of being an interior designer more fun.
How designers cut their own profit margins to satisfy the needs of non-ideal clients.
The stories entrepreneurs tell themselves that stop them from moving into a higher price point.
How to decide whether your designs are currently worth the hype required to move to the next level.
The difficult decisions you have to make to keep your business relevant at the highest level.
How to be willing to venture away from where you are in search of the next level.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
Resilient by Design - Protecting yourself with a contract - 1 hr
In this episode, host Rebecca Hay sits down with interior designer Erica Gelman to discuss contracts, why you need a contract, and what should be in it.
If you're a interior designer and are looking for some insight on what to include in your design services contract, this episode is for you! Rebecca & Erica both share some lived experiences that should help you fast forward and skip a few pitfalls.
Erica is candid and an open book throughout the entire episode. She unexpectedly shares her story of being sued by a client and walks us through exactly what happened. Her experience prompted her to want to share her insights with our audience so that others can learn from her without having to go through it themselves.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
Designer’s Oasis - Working with an Interior Photographer - 50 min
If you have ever wanted to know more about hiring an interior design photographer or the ins and outs of what you should know, what to ask, and why it all matters, this is the episode for you! Jeff Jones and host Kate Bendewald dive deep into the right questions to ask and what you should look for in an interior photographer.
Questions asked & answered in this episode:
How does a designer go about finding the right photographer for their business? What questions should we be asking?
Once you have found a photographer (or two) to interview, what kinds of questions should you be asking?
There are SO many different types of photographers out there, what makes an interior design photographer different?
Here’s a glance at this episode…
[02:10] I share a little bit more about my guest, Jeff Jones, and where we are headed with this episode!
[07:45] Jeff shares how he got his start in photography and then moving into interior design photography. He shares how he worked with Magnolia Market and how this led him to lean into the design aspect of photography.
[18:34] Jeff and I discuss what sets an interior design photographer apart from other types and styles of photography.
[24:50] I dive into how we treat the spaces we design as a lifestyle space and Jeff shares how he is able to “get the story” in his work when photographing to ensure the designer’s vision comes through.
[30:30] Jeff and I discuss how important it is to know your end goal when getting interior design photography - is to to be featured in press, social media, personal use, etc - as it helps a photographer determine how to shoot the photos to provide the best results.
[34:36] We dive into the questions you should ask once you have found your photographer.
[41:30] Jeff shares what to look for in a contract and some standard photography licensing agreements and fees associated with third party usage of photos.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
Dear Alice - Listener Questions - 50 min
In this episode, hosts Jessica Bennett & Suzanne Hall are doing another episode of listener questions. These are the questions that weren’t long enough to make a podcast out of, but were important enough that Jessica & Suzanne felt they should give a short answer to. If you have any questions that we haven’t answered yet, just send them to dearalice@alicelanehome.com for a future podcast episode.
Questions answered in this episode:
Floor outlets 5:00
Keep your home from looking like a yard sale 10:30
What pieces should match/coordinate and which ones should contrast? 16:35
Painting the exterior of your house white and painting the trim 22:55
Hiding from the neighbors with art glass 25:50
Organizing mismatched furniture and using rugs 31:10
Renovation and looking for an authentic designer 37:00
The colors in our showroom 39:50
Exterior Christmas lights 40:55
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