Episode 191: Stop Being the Bottleneck In Your own Business
In this episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire I talk with Dixie and Paxton Willard of Poised and Plumb, a workflow and operations consulting firm for stagers, Interior Designers, Workrooms, and the trades. Both spent years at a project management software company built for the design industry, where they saw the operational problems designers and stagers run into every day. An NCIDQ-certified Interior Designer, Educator, and Operations Strategist, Dixie has two decades of design...
Episode 190: Certified to Confident and Profitable
Certification changes what you know about staging. It doesn't change who you believe you are as a business owner. In this episode I talk about the identity gap between being a certified Home Stager and a Confident & Profitable one - and how to close it. Most of the stagers I coach walk in the door already talented. They're certified, they have an eye, and they can transform a room but they don’t understand why it is so difficult to run a business. The gap I see over and over is something...
Episode 189: A Luxury Real Estate Agent’s Playbook
What does it actually take to win — and sell — in the luxury real estate market? In this episode, I talk with Tammy DeWolfe, luxury Real Estate Agent and TV personality, to find out. Tammy shares why staging consultations have become a non-negotiable part of her marketing playbook, how she's turned her Instagram presence into a cold-lead magnet, and the surprising way her fitness routine and daily affirmations have shaped her real estate brand. You will learn: Why Tammy decided to offer...
Episode 188: 6-8 Stagings a Day (how Design Quad does it)
In this podcast episode I talk with Nikki Watson owner of The Design Quad, the largest home staging and interior design firm in the nation. Nikki’s company is a well oiled machine that allows her time to do philanthropic work as well as occasional appearances on HGTV. She has also developed a curated collection of furniture with ZUO that is custom tailored to the needs of Home Stagers. You will learn: How Nikki has created a team that runs her staging business while she focuses on being...