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 juicy takeaways from sessions I attended in this episode (Part 1)— and trust me, you’re going to want to take notes.
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In this episode you will learn:
How Jess Harrington built a 7-figure Boston based business with a truck and a small team
Why Jess wishes she had gone into debt sooner in order to grow her business
How to offer upsells that clients actually want with Michelle Lynne Pant
Different possible business offerings with Michelle Lynne Pant
How to overcome fear and own your value with LuAnn Nigara
What percentage you should be allocating for owner’s compensation with LuAnn
How to run a 7-figure business with a truck and a small team with Mandty Shields
How to hire effectively with Mandy Shields
What tech tools Mandy Shields uses for her 7-figure business
Xo Marianne
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Episode 6: Creating a Thriving Team Culture
In this episode Anthea shares her secrets on growing an incredible team by creating a stellar company culture in order to find the best employees for her thriving business.
Learn what hiring mistakes Anthea has made along the way and what she has learned from them.
Episode 5: How To Monetize Celebrity Status
In this episode Rachel Moriarty talks about how she monetizes celebrity status to build her design empire.
Learn how Rachel built her business to attract high quality design clients, brand ambassadorship, licensing agreements and even an HGTV segment.
Episode 4: Design Files E Design
In this episode Sheilah MacSporan, co founder of DesignFiles, discusses how edesign can help you create more business, reach more clients, build better processes, streamline your design jobs and leverage your time better.
Episode 3: Strategic Social Media Strategies
In this session Darla Powell will discuss how she uses Strategic Social Media Strategies to build her Interior Design business as well as the businesses of other designers.
Join us as we discuss what is working today in the social media playground and how you, too can leverage these platforms.
Episode 2: Building An Awesome Design Biz In Rural Massachusetts
In this session Wendy Woloshchuk talks about how she built a successful Design Business in rural Massachusetts.
Learn how Wendy built her business by creating a posse of raving local fans.
Episode 1: Welcome to this Podcast and Mindset Hacks
Welcome to the first episode of Home Stagers and Designers in Fire. I am Marianne Cherico and I am delighted to be your host.
My goal is to bring you lots of valuable information that will help you grow your Home Staging and/or Design Business. This first session is a quick intro to how Mindset effects your success!
