Today on the show we are going to talk to Arianne Bellizaire!

Arianne is not only a successful business owner of Arianne Bellizaire Interiors, she is a blogger, public speaker and an author of a Kindle Amazon top seller! She has been featured in several magazines. What really makes Arianne’s website so special are her videos. The story behind her passion for using videos in her work is very touching.

Arianne shares with us:

• How the videos on her website came to be
• Have the customer tell the story
• IMovie on mac
• Measure time with video
• How did she start her platform?
• Keep learning new things
• Find what you are good at or passionate about and figure out a way to incorporate that into your work
• “How To Get Moved In & Totally Unpacked: In 30 Days Or Less”
• More books coming soon??
• Use outlines to see progress

Links Mentioned:

https://www.ariannebellizaire.com

Get her book “How To Get Moved In & Totally Unpacked: In 30 Days Or Less”

Check out this video of Arianne that we mentioned in the show

Welcome back!

Today we are going to be talking to a fabulous designer who is always up for a new adventure: Susan Jamieson. Susan has been an interior designer for 25 years and has been featured in several magazines and tv shows. Her newest projects include her own paint line called Bridget Beari paints that has about 200 different colors and custom wallpaper designs. Stay tuned to hear her tips and upcoming projects and events!

Susan shares with us:

• Richmond show house pictures- you have to check them out on her website!
• What is Design on a Dime?
• Have a PR agent to help get out past your local area
• Blogging since 2007
• Is there a book coming???
• Where does she get the names of her products?

Links Mentioned:

Bridgetbearidesigns.com

windowworks-nj.com/Susan

Today on the show we have a brilliant and when I say brilliant I really mean it, brilliant business woman: Vanessa DeLeon. Vanessa has starred on several television shows on some big television networks such as NBC, Bravo, HGTV and DIY Network. She has also been in several magazines such as TIME, Cosmopolitan etc. and on top of that she is a spokesperson! Wow! Talk about impressive resume! Please stay tuned to hear all of her great advice and her shared experiences.

Vanessa shares with us:

• The triple “D’s”
• What she would have done differently before starting her own business at 20
• When does the momentum pick up?
• Dreams do come true
• Are vision boards a yes or a no?
• Entitlement…I don’t think so!
• Vacation? What’s that?

Welcome!

Elizabeth Lamont is a self-made entrepreneur, interior designer and the owner of her store “Room at the Beach”, which has been named a top store in LA Magazine to name a few of her accomplishments. She has been in business since 1990! Elizabeth shares with us her tips and advice on how to be successful and stay successful. You don’t want to miss out on this episode!

Elizabeth shares with us:

• Her transition from a 5500 sq. ft. store to an 1800 sq. ft. store!
• How to source product
• Make your shop an experience!
• Kravet = the best
• The most important thing to remember!
• How to be successful in business
• Vision boards!
• What is in the future for Elizabeth…

Check out the full show notes at https://www.windowworks-nj.com/elizabeth

Charles founded Pavarini Design nearly 30 years ago and it is a full-scale New York based Interior Design Firm that specializes in Architectural Interior Design, Custom Furniture Design and Lighting Design.  

Charles has sat on the Designer’s Lighting Forum of New York, board of directors for twenty-eight years.

And his talent has earned 21 awards for excellence in design over his career. The list includes the most prestigious of lighting awards, the coveted Lumen Award. In addition he has received the Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Award for Architectural Lighting, an Award of Merit from the Illuminating Engineering Society for Lighting, a 2014 International Property Award for the Americas, an ASID Design Specialty Award, a CODA Works Award for a Public Art Installation,a Circle of Excellence Award and now lets add- to the list an award for Best in Show Architectural Digest Design.

You can see the full show notes at https://www.windowworks-nj.com/charles

Rock star designer Malene Barnett created and built her business specializing in handcrafting custom carpets and dabbling in wall design and tile design. She has a background in surface design from F.I.T (Fashion Institute of Technology) in New York. Malene has some great advice to share with us!

Show Notes:

• Inspiration from experiences behind her work
• How to get from point A to point B starting out
• Growth plans
• E-guide series!

Links Mentioned:

• https://www.designsponge.com 
• https://www.maleneb.com 

You can get all the resources at https://windowworks-nj.com/malene

Jeff Brooks has been a designer in business for 30 years! When he was starting out in the design world he did a lot of kitchen design until he decided to open his own design firm in 1986. He does a lot of residential work and has been interested in earth work and environmental design. Jeff has some fantastic advice for designers starting out or even designers who have been doing their thing for any amount of time!  

Show Notes:

• What is the best use of a space?
• Hospitality and public spaces
• Execute a plan!
• How to let someone know if the designer is within their budget      
• Where does the inspiration come from?
• Be kind

“Plan every project by starting with the intended result”. Jeffrey Brooks

Links Mentioned:

Jeff’s Website