Listen to these Podcasts and Level Up Your Interior Design Operational Processes
Interior Design Business Podcasts - Episode 87
Today’s interior design podcasts are focused on the business side of your interior design business.
Timothy Murenzi discusses interior design business processes with Luz Perez Brown & Queen LuAnn Nigara sits down with Hillaire Pickett Martin to share some lessons from an interior design operations manager. If your business isn’t running as smoothly as you wish it did, you NEED to listen to these podcasts.
Time to put our thinking-caps on people….
The Mindful Designer - Hannah Bowyer & Timothy Murenzi - Interior Design Business Process w/ Luz From Willow & Jax - 26 min
A Well-Designed Business - LuAnn Nigara - Hillaire Pickett Martin: Lesson From an Interior Design Operations Manager - 1 hr 10 min
The Mindful Designer - Interior Design Business Process w/ Luz From Willow & Jax - 26 min
In today’s episode, host Timothy Murenzi is joined by Luz Perez Brown, the CEO and founder of Willow & Jax. This episode is all about the process of interior design.
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A Well-Designed Business - Hillaire Pickett Martin: Lesson From an Interior Design Operations Manager - 1 hr 10 min
In today’s episode, host LuAnn Nigara is joined by Hilaire Pickett Martin. Hilaire runs the day-to-day operations at Design Lines, an interior design firm started by her mother, Judy Pickett, in 1979.
Hilaire is here to share how she finds operational gaps and implements technological frameworks to support the workflow at Design Lines, with helpful tips and applications you can utilize in your own business. Listen in and learn how to streamline your systems, save time, and maybe even take next Tuesday off.
Pick It Apart
[2:33] Hilaire talks about her background and coming to work for her mother’s design firm.
[6:48] Hilaire explains how she compartmentalizes the operational tasks and organizes processes by mapping them out and understanding the different steps involved to see where any gaps might be.
[11:57] LuAnn and Hilaire discuss the pros and cons of implementing new technology, some platforms Hilaire loves, and how the user experience can influence decisions.
[33:13] Hilaire explains how she compartmentalizes business tasks.
[43:18] Hilaire and LuAnn discuss designer outreach and Hilaire’s efforts with high school and college interior design programs.
LuAnn Nigara and Hillaire Pickett Martin's Ah-Ha Moments
“If something isn't working, break it down and figure out…what are the parts about this process that are working? But what are the parts that are not working or are just painful?” – LuAnn Nigara
“There’s simplicity in operations.” – Hilaire Pickett Martin
“If a new technology is not user intuitive or friendly—it ain't gonna win in my book.” – Hilaire Pickett Martin
“No one platform has to work for everything that we do.” – LuAnn Nigara
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