Welcome to episode #92 of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire. In this episode I interview Monica Murphy of Preferred Staging serving Northern Virginia, Washington DC and suburban Maryland.


In this episode you will learn:

How Monica’s business model has evolved from hiring independent contractors to a team of hourly employees

What role Monica plays in the business and how she works both in the business and on the business

Why Monica has very little turn over with her team

How Monica’s business model allows her employees to work as much or as little as they would like

How Monica incentivizes her team to promote her company

Monica’s company culture and how she allows her stagers to express creativity within the company standards

How Monica creates a collaborative team atmosphere within her company

Where Monica has found team members and what she looks for when hiring

Trade accounts Monica recommends when building inventory

How Monica works with movers

How Monica makes sure that her company is being profitable

 

Xo Marianne

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Websitehttps://www.preferredstaging.com/

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