Episode 144: The Evolution of a Chicago Home Stager

In this episode I would like to talk with you about why Real Estate Agents need to work with Home Stagers now, more than ever.

In this episode I talk with Michelle Finnamore of Michelle Finnamore Interiors LTD and Advantage Staging. Michelle has been staging since 2007 as well as redesigning homes once the seller has moved into their new home.

Liz Larson and Jan Poulain from Perfectly Placed for You are my guests. Join us as we discuss how they built their successful Massachusetts Staging Company by adhering to their core values- friendship and fun.

In this episode I talk with Adrienne Lord of Staged to Sell. Adrienne shares her experience of owning a Real Estate Brokerage that includes a full service Home Staging component

In this episode I talk with Michelle Cortizo of Cortizo Interiors. Michelle began her design career back in the year 2000. Asked by a builder in church if she could help him with paint colors, she quickly became part of his team and learned how to design large projects while collaborating with project managers and architects.

In this episode I talk with Beverly Ferguson of The Reflective Designer. Beverly began her Interior Design career in her 50’s. After graduating Cum Laude in The Applied Science of Interior Design in her 20’s, she put her career on hold in order to raise her daughters.

In this episode I talk with one of my fabulous coaching clients, Donel Beals. Donel is a designer and home stager on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Join us as we discuss how coaching has impacted Donel’s business and life in very specific ways. Donel hired me 3 years ago when she was re building her design and staging career after devoting the past 14 years to her family.

In this episode I talk with Linda Holt of Linda Holt Creative. Linda is a certified color and interior decorating consultant.

In this episode I talk with Bridget King of Captiva Design in Southwest Florida. Join us as we discuss how to create multiple streams of income in your staging and decorating business and how that helps you stay profitable (even through a pandemic).

Debbe Daley and Wendy Woloschuk, my Design for Today Collaborative colleagues discuss how to navigate High Point market.

In this episode I am talking with Aaron and Angela Bell of Smartphone Video Formula. I met Angela and Aaron in a coaching Program that we are all in and loved how generous they were to other members in the group. And so I set up a time to meet with them in order to get to know them better and we talked about how important video is when marketing your business.

In this my latest podcast episode I talk with one of my coaching clients, Amie Stepkoski of A Step Above Designs in Florida. Amy is a member of my Home Stagers on Fire Coaching Group and I have watched her go from a struggling beginner stager to a stager who is growing her business by fine tuning her messaging and getting more and more repeat business from Real Estate Agents.

In this session I talk about why it is so important to pay attention to what you are thinking and doing in order to take effective action in your business.

In this episode I talk with Bobby Tsui. Bobby is an author, speaker, coach, and entrepreneur from Los Angeles, CA. He’s the founder of The Same Circle Method, where he coaches interior designers by helping them make breakthroughs in social media. He also helps them develop influential positioning in their markets so they can grow their businesses profitably while staying in their genius zones.

In this episode I would like to talk with you about how fear impacts success in our business and why it is so important to understand the fears that are not always conscious!

In this episode I talk with Karen Yankovich about how home stagers and designers can leverage Linked In to build their business.

In this episode I share insights on how to “sell” your staging services in any Real Estate market. Whether you are in a hot Sellers market or a Buyer’s market, the way that you position your services is more important than ever. Learn what to say to agents and sellers so that they see the value of staging.

In this episode I am going to answer 3 questions that I often get from Home Stagers about getting business from Real Estate Agents.

In this episode I talk with Elizabeth Polansky of The Styled Home about how she grew her interior decorating business into a full service staging and design business with a 10,000 square foot warehouse and retail store.

In this episode I talk with one of my fabulous coaching clients, Nancy Safran. Nancy came to me 5 years ago after being laid off from her position as an early childhood specialist. She was at a turning point and wanted to reinvent her previous career in interior design, but she was unsure where to begin.