Hey Designers - Why Aren’t You Listening to Interior Design Business Podcasts?
Interior Design Business Podcasts #89
What if I told you that there was a way you could grow & improve your interior design business today…for free?
Cuz…that’s exactly what I’m saying. Today’s curated collection of interior design business podcasts are guaranteed to give you at least one gem of an idea that will help you transform your interior design biz. And they’re totally free.
Today’s interior design podcasts are hosted by Michael Boodro, LuAnn Nigara, Vita Vygovska, Tobi Fairley, Rebecca Hay & Kate Bendewald. Guests include decorative painter Caroline Lizarraga, floor painter Chris Pearson, upholsterer Luther Quintana and interior designer Whitney Walker.
So much good stuff to help you grow & improve your interior design business :)
The Chairish Podcast - Michael Boodro - Is There a Future for Craftsmen and Artisans? - 46 min
Window Treatments for Profit with LuAnn Nigara - LuAnn Nigara - A Simple Way to Reduce Your Expenses - 13 min
The Design You Podcast - Tobi Fairley - How to Sell Without Being Sleazy - 50 min
Resilient by Design - Rebecca Hay - Standing out from the competition - 41 min
Designer’s Oasis - Kate Bendewald - Leveling Up your Interior Design Business with Whitney Walker - 1 hr, 3 min
The Chairish Podcast - Is There a Future for Craftsmen and Artisans? - 46 min
It’s a common complaint among designers that it is nearly impossible to find skilled artisans and craftspeople. Why is there such a shortage, and what can designers do to inspire more young people to work with their hands?
Three outstanding practitioners — decorative painter Caroline Lizarraga, floor painter Chris Pearson, and upholsterer Luther Quintana—weigh in on how they learned their craft, and how they find and train staff to keep up with demand. They discuss the ways social media has transformed the artisan community and reveal why you just might find your next talented team member at the local carwash.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
Window Treatments for Profit with LuAnn Nigara - A Simple Way to Reduce Your Expenses - 13 min
In today’s episode of Window Treatments for Profit, host LuAnn Nigara & LuAnn University instructor Vita Vygovska show us A Simple Way to Reduce Your Expenses
You can check out this podcast episode here:
The Design You Podcast - How to Sell Without Being Sleazy - 50 min
We all want more money in our design and creative businesses. However, if you’re showing up to sales conversations with the belief that you’re taking advantage or asking for a favor, increasing your sales becomes impossible.
In today’s episode, host Tobi Fairley introduces her 10 requirements for effective, non-sleazy selling. Tobi shares how to frame potentially bothering people so you don’t let it stop you from finding your ideal client. She also shows us how to start thinking differently about hearing the word “no” in your sales conversations so you can start getting in front of more people without fearing rejection.
What You'll Learn From This Episode
Why selling isn’t about bothering your customer or asking your customer for a favor.
How you’re diminishing the value of your work without realizing you’re doing it.
Why, if you aren’t willing to put yourself out there, you won’t match with people who are a good fit.
The baggage that hearing the word “no” comes with and what we make it mean.
Why you think it’s sleazy to talk about how much you love your own products and services, and why it isn’t actually sleazy.
One question to ask yourself that will transform your relationship with getting a no from potential customers.
How to stop conflating sleazy selling with the discomfort of hearing “no” or feeling like you’re bothering someone.
Tobi’s 10 requirements for effective non-sleazy selling.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
Resilient by Design - Standing out from the competition - 41 min
In this episode, host Rebecca Hay questions if, in a time of recession, it is your time to up your marketing game and stand out from your competition.
I recently read that typically in a recession marketing is one of the first items to be cut when businesses try to rework their budget and cut costs. This is counterintuitive because during this time period, is when you need to get in front of more people and get clear on your messaging.
There may be less business to be had overall, but you have to get crafty to go out there and get the business that does exist. In this episode, I share strategies that I have seen to be very effective in marketing your business during an economic downturn.
You can check out this podcast episode here:
Designer’s Oasis - Leveling Up your Interior Design Business with Whitney Walker - 1 hr, 3 min
In this episode, host Kate Bendewald & Whitney Walker discuss how you go from a place of needing and wanting to take everything that comes your way to a place where we can spend our time on what matters.
Here’s a glance at this episode…
[04:20] Whitney and I start off talking about her own home build and project and other recent projects she is working on.
[13:23] Whitney shares her background and path into interior design and her journey to where she is today. We talk about her work with One Kings Lane as a part of the Chasemakers team.
[29:45] We dive into the decision making process for choosing when to take on a new client, when to say no to a client and how to continue to make business decisions that support your vision.
[37:40] Whitney shares how she outsources in her business and how this helps create and keep boundaries and relationships.
[45:00] Whitney and I discuss brand identity, what it has led to and how it has elevated her business.
[53:04] I ask Whitney about her business values and how that shows up in her business on a daily basis.
[56:00] I do a rapid fire question session with Whitney to wrap the episode.
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