Episode 157: How Marissa Quickly Grew Her Staging Biz After Leaving Tech Career
In this episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire I interview Marissa Cortese. Marissa is the founder of Vienna Lane Interiors, a New Jersey–based staging and design firm known for its elevated, design-forward approach to preparing homes for market. A former tech leader turned creative director for high-end listings, she sees staging as a puzzle to solve—crafting curated spaces that resonate with today’s buyers and help listings truly stand out. Marissa is passionate about building strong...
Episode 156: Kari’s Bold Career Pivot into Staging
In this episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire I interview Kari Moffet, a past coaching client and staging dynamo. Kari is the founder of Poppy Home Staging; a business built on creativity, reinvention, and heart. Blending her previous roots in Interior Design and entrepreneurial spirit, she launched her staging business after a 14-year career in teaching and never looked back. Today, she’s proudly transitioned full-time into her business, helping clients fall in love with the story...
Episode 155: Recap of RESACON 2025 Part 1
In this episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire I am doing a recap of some of the sessions that I attended at RESACON 2025. Even though I’ve been staging since 2005, coaching stagers since 2014, and was in the Real Estate biz for 27 years, I’m still obsessed with learning from other pros. Business models, pricing strategies, systems, marketing, trends — give me all of it. I love soaking it up and bringing the golden nuggets back to my coaching clients and podcast family. I’m sharing some...
Episode 154: The Stager’s Edge: How Tori Built a Thriving RE Biz
Want to know what it’s like for a Home Stager, author and leading voice in the Home Staging Industry to move across country and start a Real Estate Business? Join Tori Toth and I as she shares her adventures into the Real Estate world and how she sold 18 homes her first year. Listen to the podcast below or subscribe on Apple, Spotify and most major podcast platforms. In this episode you will learn: How Tori moved across country and started a Real Estate business, armed with her background...
