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Megan Reilly: SHOWing Up at WestEdge Design Fair and other Industry Trade Shows
Today with Megan Reilly: Today with Megan Reilly, co-founder and owner of WestEdge Design Fair, LuAnn dives into why designers at every level should stop treating trade shows as shopping trips... (READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION)
Camia Brown: Keeping a Business Alive Through the Hardest Season of Your Life
Today with Camia Brown: In the space of about a year and a half, Camia Brown lost her grandmother, lost her mother, lost a contractor she relied on for most of her projects to suicide, and went... (READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION)
What Would Lu Do: The Discount Lie
Today With LuAnn Nigara: Somewhere on a coaching call this week, a designer told LuAnn the same story she hears constantly: her client is insisting on seeing the invoice, certain she's entitled... (READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION)
Jude Charles: The Reason Clients Choose One Interior Designer Over Another
Today with Jude Charles: My guest today has interviewed over one hundred homeowners after they hired an interior designer, and he asks every single one of them the same two questions. Why did... (READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION)
Kate Ahl: Your Designs Might Already Be on Pinterest, and You Don’t Even Know It
Today with Kate Ahl: Today with Kate Ahl, founder of Simple Pin Media and a 12-year Pinterest marketing veteran, we are talking about where Pinterest stands right now in 2026 — and why it might... (READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION)
Arianne Bellizaire & Ben Johnston: The Talent Was Already There | Diversity Advocacy Alliance
Today with Arianne Bellizaire & Ben Johnston: Do we still need to be talking about diversity in our industry? Yes. A thousand times yes. It is so incredibly easy for us to operate inside our... (READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION)
SPONSORED SHOW: Dezign Assist: Kylie Ponton, Corri English, The Hiring Answer for Solo or Scaled Firms
Today with Dezign Assist: Kylie Ponton, Corri English: Today with Corri English, founder and principal designer of Music City Interiors, and Kylie Ponton, principal and CEO of Ponton Interiors,... (READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION)
BEST OF SHOW: Eric Ross: His Process for Selling Accessories and the Reveal Install
Welcome to our special bonus show! Today, as promised, we will be sharing our conversation with Eric Ross about his business philosophy, his process for selling accessories, and the way he manages... (READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION)
BEST OF SHOW: Eric Ross: Operating His Design Firm Like a Retail Store
Welcome! Today, Eric Ross joins us on the show. Eric is a charming southern gentleman and a well-experienced design professional. He is also a seasoned businessman who has figured out how to run... (READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION)
Madelaine Mayer: The Interior Designer Who Spent 20 Years as an Architect Before Choosing Joy
Today with Madelaine Mayer: Today with Madelaine Mayer, licensed architect, certified interior designer, and founder of ADROIT Architecture & Interior Design in New York City, we are getting into what... (READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION)
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