645: Window Treatment Friday: Scaling to Your First Million Dollar Year
Release Date: 02/26/2021
657: Power Talk Friday: Dolores Hirschmann: Unlock Your Message, Unlock Your Business
A Well-Designed Business®
Welcome to A Well-Designed Business®. When someone asks you what you do, how clear are you? Are you able to communicate what you do, the value you bring to the table, who you help, and what sets you apart? Or do you struggle to define what message you’re trying to put out with your business? Today, I chat with Dolores Hirschmann, a strategist and coach who helps her clients get that clarity in their message so they can start impacting the world.
info_outline
656: April Jensen: How to Establish Client Expectations for Successful Projects
A Well-Designed Business®
Welcome to A Well-Designed Business. April Jensen of St. Louis-based ADJ Interiors was in business for 25 years before she created an onboarding doc for her high-end interior design business. April and LuAnn walk step-by-step through her onboarding doc as April lets us in on how it has helped her handle client expectations and sticky situations.
info_outline
655: Power Talk Friday: Theresa Gresham: Asking for Help in Parenthood and Your Interior Design Business
A Well-Designed Business®
Welcome to A Well-Designed Business. Single mom to a toddler and suddenly laid off when Covid started, Theresa Gresham moved into a 200ft studio to save on rent. Theresa shares her journey of building a Virtual Design Assistant business from scratch and learning the importance of self-care and hiring help.
info_outline
654: Jenny Madden: Navigating Maternity Leave in Your Interior Design Business
A Well-Designed Business®
As business owners, we face many difficult situations, including how to balance personal life with business ownership. Maternity leave is one of those situations that can change the course of your business. Jenny Madden has navigated the difficult territory of maternity leave five separate times, both in her own leave and in the leaves of her employees. Today, we’re discussing the tricky waters of maternity leave, and how you can make decisions now that will impact it in the future.
info_outline
653: Window Treatment Friday: Rising from the Ashes
A Well-Designed Business®
Welcome to a Well-Designed Business. On today’s WTF— Window Treatment Friday, Vita and I are talking about rising from the ashes of the fire that destroyed her workroom. It's every business owners nightmare. Fortunately for Vita's diligent dedication to the processes and systems within her business, Vita was able to literally rise from the ashes over night, and continue to keep her business running.
info_outline
652: Stacy Garcia: Transitioning Your Interior Design Business When Times Get Tough
A Well-Designed Business®
Welcome to A Well-Designed Business®. We spend a lot of time talking about starting your business, growing your business, and implementing the basics that lead you to success. Today, we’re talking about what happens when that success is threatened. Recessions, disasters, and unforeseeable circumstances can threaten your business. But the way you respond to those situations shows your grit, determination, and ultimately determines your success as a business owner.
info_outline
651: Power Talk Friday: Rachael Bozsik: Gaining Credibility in Interior Design
A Well-Designed Business®
Welcome to A Well-Designed Business®. Rachael is an international keynote speaker and thought leadership coach helping female entrepreneurs in the lifestyle space build personal brands. She joins LuAnn to share a practical plan for positioning your brand, honing your activities, and attracting your ideal client.
info_outline
650: Sara Barney: The Power of SEO and Business Acumen in Interior Design
A Well-Designed Business®
Welcome to A Well-Designed Business®. Design is a second career for Sara Malek Barney. Sara was an executive in the entertainment and sports industries before she became the Founder and Principal Designer of Bandd Interiors in Austin, Texas. With plenty of business savvy under her belt, when she launched her design firm, Sara knew to concentrate on two tactics to create and grow her digital footprint.
info_outline
649: Power Talk Friday: Brad Leavitt: Understanding Design-Build from the Builder's Perspective
A Well-Designed Business®
Welcome to A Well-Designed Business. Today, I welcome Brad Leavitt back for his fifth time on the show! Brad is here once again to share share his expert insight to help you better understand and navigate the design-build process. In today’s show Brad tells us what the process is like through the eyes of the builder. When you understand the builder's perspective, you will see how important it is for you to bring your A Game.
info_outline
648: Marie Flanigan: Leveraging Relationships and Making Decisions in Interior Design
A Well-Designed Business®
Welcome to A Well-Designed Business®. Today, I’m thrilled to have Marie Flanigan back on the show. Marie has more than a decade of experience as a thriving designer, one whose list of accolades goes on for days. In today’s episode, Marie is answering questions from listeners about how to make big decisions in your business— how to attract the clients and projects you truly desire, how to strategically market, how to handle client expectations, and more!
info_outlineToday with Vita Vygovska
Welcome to a Well-Designed Business®. On today’s WTF— Window Treatment Friday, Vita and I are talking about scaling to your first million-dollar year. As most of you probably know, scaling is not an easy task. It takes hard work and lots of blood, sweat, and tears. But when you can learn from someone who has already done it, it cuts the time and effort down and makes scaling attainable far before you thought it was possible. Today, Vita shares with us her five core pillars for scaling your business and how her course in LuAnn University, Scale Your Window Treatment Business to Your 1st Million Dollar Year, can help you get there faster.
Pick It Apart
- [14:25] Vita gives us a rundown on the 4 levels of businesses, and who her course is right for.
- [27:20] LuAnn and Vita discuss the importance of streamlined systems and processes.
- [38:05] Vita shares technology’s role in scaling your business.
- [42:37] LuAnn and Vita talk about why hiring the right people is crucial to scale.
- [48:10] Vita discusses how finances and mindset can either hold you back or let you soar.
LuAnn and Vita’s Aha-Moments
“Hiring people carries with it so much responsibility and that responsibility carries with it a great deal of fear.” -Vita Vygovska
“There is no better foundation for anything in your business than an actual written out system and process.” -Vita Vygovska
“That’s what I know to be true of you—not only do you have the experience, but I know that you documented it. That’s what enables the teaching to be significant and of value.” -LuAnn Nigara
More About Vita Vygovska
Vitalia Vygovska (Vita for short), CWFP, MBA, is an award-winning window treatment specialist, author, speaker, mom, wife, and a ballroom dance enthusiast. Her company, Vitalia, Inc, provides all-encompassing concierge-level, tech-driven fabrication, measurement, installation, and project management services exclusively for interior designers. In business for over a decade, Vita and her team are experts in their narrow field, providing designers with superb quality product and excellent communication. Most importantly, they take off the stress, save time, and give peace of mind in the job is well-done.
What’s new with LuAnn Nigara
http://www.luannnigara.com/cob
Get The Goodies!
For checklists, resources, and extra goodies from A Well-Designed Business sign up for free here.
To Get on LuAnn’s Email List, text the word designbiz to 444999!
Purchase LuAnn’s Books Here:
Book 1: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action
Book 2: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts
Pre-Order Book 3: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2
Connect with LuAnn Nigara
LuAnn’s Website
LuAnn’s Blog
Like Us: Facebook | Tweet Us: Twitter | Follow Us: Instagram | Listen Here: Podcast
A Big THANK YOU to Today’s Podcast Sponsor
Kravet: Have you heard? The majority of Kravet Inc. product is in stock and ready to ship within days. Order your favorite patterns from Kravet’s exclusive in-stock collections like Barbara Barry’s Midsummer to CuratedKravet's exclusive decorative accessories. Keep your design projects on track with Kravet Inc. and order memos today at www.kravet.com
Other Shows Mentioned:
#589 Power Talk Friday: Eileen Hahn: Scaling from 2 Million to 5 Million
#363 Power Talk Friday: Eileen Hahn: Building An Exceptional Interior Design Team
#634 Power Talk Friday: Jessica Harling: A Specific Process for Onboarding a New Hire
#448 Window Treatment Friday: A New Series featuring Vita Vygovska and LuAnn Nigara
#456 Window Treatment Friday: Custom-Made vs Ready-Made Window Treatments
#462 Window Treatment Friday: Window Treatment Business Models, Part 1
#471 Window Treatment Friday: Window Treatment Business Models, Part 2
#481 Window Treatment Friday: Overview of Hard and Soft Window Treatments
#493 Window Treatment Friday: Vitalia Vygovska: A Mindset for Success
#512 Window Treatment Friday: Drapery Hardware
#518 Communication Between the Designer and the Window Treatment Professional
#539 Window Treatment Friday: Look to Your Window Treatment Partner to Sell Remotely
#551 Window Treatment Friday: Exploring Awnings as an Additional Revenue Stream
#586 Window Treatment Friday: Tips for Selling Window Treatments
#610 Window Treatment Friday: Listener Questions