728: Power Talk Friday: Danielle Hayden: Finances, Fears and Normalizing the Expectations

Today with Danielle Hayden: 

Welcome to A Well-Designed Business. It’s Power Talk Friday! Danielle Hayden of Kickstart Accounting takes us through what she’s learned from years of helping female entrepreneurs understand their money, heal from damaging money mindsets and make smart business decisions. Learn what financial considerations to pay special attention to at each stage of your growing business.

Pick it apart:

[9:38] Danielle explains her mission of helping business owners understand their numbers

[14:31] Danielle shares what CFO tasks are

[18:37] Danielle explains how deeply her team understands her clients

[23:44] Danielle reviews common setbacks for businesses with 100k in revenue

[33:11] Danielle reviews common setbacks for businesses with 250k in revenue

[35:53] Danielle reviews common setbacks for businesses with 500k in revenue

[39:11] Danielle talks about options for a managing the business while staying close to design

[42:15] Danielle talk about planning at the 2 million gross revenue level

[45:11] Danielle shares her monthly give back event where individual staff members bring ideas and causes 

[48:41] Danielle shares about her system for unbiased/inclusive hiring

[56:45] Danielle talks about her Five Day Bootcamp

 

LuAnn and Danielle Hayden’s Ah-Ha moments:

“You cannot get to a million dollars working in your business five days a week.” – Danielle Hayden

More About Danielle Hayden:

Danielle Hayden is a reformed corporate CFO (chief financial officer) who is on a mission to help rule-breaking female entrepreneurs understand their numbers so they can gain the confidence needed to create sustainable profits. After spending 10+ years in the boardroom as a corporate finance officer, Danielle is now in her sweet spot as the co-owner of Kickstart Accounting, Inc. where she helps business owners with bookkeeping, financial analysis, and education and as the author of the Profit Planner book series. When Danielle isn’t crunching numbers on her clients’ behalf or crafting the next iteration of the Profit Planner, you can find her hanging with her two kids as she inspires them to lead their fullest lives or doing any, and almost every fitness-related activity ranging from Spartan races to pilates.

Connect with Danielle Hayden

Website 

Instagram 

Facebook

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Book 2: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts

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Mydoma Studio: Mydoma’s workflow software helps you keep your projects organized from beginning to end, and also offers a valuable, thriving designer community. Mydoma is created by designers, for designers, so you know that it can truly offer everything you need to stay organized and free up your time. You can get 20% off your first three months by signing up at mydomastudio.com/awelldesignedbusiness.

 

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727: What Would Lu Do?: Year End Review: Apps, Tech, Memberships and More

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Today on A Well-Designed Business:

Today is a What Would Lu Do episode! We are continuing the year-end review mini-series! During this series, I will pick apart areas in your business that I want to encourage you to address as we approach year-end.

To run a profitable business that supports you financially, professionally, and personally, you have to first know where you are, to then understand where you are going. I always say you have to run the autopsy of every project, and your business is no different than any other project you work on.

In this series, we will run the autopsy of our entire year and today I am going to encourage you to review your technology, subscriptions and memberships, and insurances.

You know what the Vin Man says, sometimes it’s not what you make, it’s what you don’t spend. So, let’s see if we can save you from some unnecessary spending in 2022, shall we?

What’s new with LuAnn Nigara

luannuniversity.com

https://www.luannnigara.com/cob

Inside Voice, Outside Voice

Windowworksnj.com

Shop38east.com

Comfortex.com

Get The Goodies!

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Book 1: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action

Book 2: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts

Pre-Order Book 3: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2

Connect with LuAnn Nigara

LuAnn’s Website

LuAnn’s Blog

Power Talk Friday

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Other Shows Mentioned:

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Episode 723

Episode 725

726: Power Talk Friday: Tanya Dalton: Goal Setting with IMPACT!

Today with Tanya Dalton:

Welcome to A Well-Designed Business. It’s Power Talk Friday! Tanya Dalton, best-selling author, speaker, productivity expert, and growth strategist for female leaders is here to share a helpful goal framework that leaves space for life’s ups and downs, celebrates progress, and prevents you from getting discouraged and quitting.

Pick it apart:

[4:16] Tanya shares the mindfulness exercise she uses during her commute

[9:27] Tanya summarizes her new book

[11:58] Tanya walks through her IMPACT goal framework

[25:05] Tanya shares her email-checking system

[31:05] Tanya details her customer service system that includes auto-FAQs and using templated responses/multiple inboxes

[38:30] LuAnn explains Sara Brennan’s calendar hack for new client consultations

[43:58] Tanya covers quick tips on implementing habit stacking

LuAnn and Tanya Dalton’s Ah-Ha moments:

“It’s a choice to have an extraordinary life.” – Tanya Dalton

“The goal isn’t the goal. Goals are the vehicle to get you the life you want.” – Tanya Dalton

More About Tanya Dalton:

Tanya Dalton is a best-selling author, speaker, nationally recognized productivity expert, and serves as a growth strategist for female leaders.

In addition to her first book, The Joy of Missing Out, being named one of the Top 10 Business Books of the year by Fortune Magazine, Tanya’s podcast, The Intentional Advantage has received millions of downloads from listeners around the world.

She is also a featured expert on several networks including NBC and Fox and is a VIP contributor for Entrepreneur.com. Tanya has been featured in some of the world’s leading publications including Forbes, Inc, Fast Company,and Real Simple. She has been awarded the elite Enterprising Women Award and has been named the Female Entrepreneur to Watch for the state of North Carolina.

Tanya is also the founder + CEO of inkWELL Press Productivity Co. a multi-million dollar company providing tools that work as a catalyst in helping women do less while achieving maximum success.

Connect with Tanya Dalton

Website 

Instagram

Facebook

LinkedIn

Twitter

Buy Tanya’s Book

What’s new with LuAnn Nigara

luannuniversity.com

https://www.luannnigara.com/cob

Get The Goodies!

For checklists, resources, and extra goodies from A Well-Designed Business sign up for free here.

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Purchase LuAnn’s Books Here:

Book 1: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action

Book 2: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts

Pre-Order Book 3: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2

Connect with LuAnn Nigara

LuAnn’s Website

LuAnn’s Blog

Power Talk Friday

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A Big THANK YOU to Today’s Podcast Sponsor:

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725: What Would Lu Do?: Year End: How to Plan Your Marketing

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Today on A Well-Designed Business:

Today is a What Would Lu Do episode! We are continuing the year-end review mini-series! Over the next few weeks, I will pick apart areas in your business that I want to encourage you to address as we approach year-end.

To run a profitable business that supports you financially, professionally, and personally, you have to first know where you are, to then understand where you are going. I always say you have to run the autopsy of every project, and your business is no different than any other project you work on.

In this series, we will run the autopsy of our entire year and today we are talking about our marketing plan for 2022. I am going to kick this off with a line from one of my partners at Exciting Windows!, Steve Wishnow. “Always be marketing.” No matter what kind of firm you have, no matter how large or how small or how busy or slow you are—always be marketing. Let’s get to it!

What’s new with LuAnn Nigara

luannuniversity.com

https://www.luannnigara.com/cob

Inside Voice, Outside Voice

Windowworksnj.com

Shop38east.com

Comfortex.com

Get The Goodies!

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To Get on LuAnn’s Email List, text the word designbiz to 444999!

Purchase LuAnn’s Books Here:

Book 1: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action

Book 2: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts

Pre-Order Book 3:A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2

Connect with LuAnn Nigara

LuAnn’s Website

LuAnn’s Blog

Power Talk Friday

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724: Power Talk Friday: Jude Charles: Using Video to Close More Interior Design Deals

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Today with Jude Charles: 

Welcome to A Well-Designed Business. It’s Power Talk Friday and Jude Charles is back on the show! Today, Jude shares the final part of his video storytelling framework – Dramatic Leverage. Jude shares some of his 70 ideas for distributing your brand videos so you can help people understand who you are, how you can help them, and why they want to choose you for their next project.

Pick it apart:

[5:36] Jude shares the story of lipstick brand found Keyshia Ka’oir

 

[14:15] Jude recaps why story is so important to building your brand

 

[26:40] Jude share the re-engagement tactic he uses to get more projects

 

[29:52] Jude relays the story of a business coach he worked with on her testimonials

 

[33:18] Jude offers his advice for interior designers who want to create videos 

LuAnn and Jude Charles’ Ah-Ha moments:

“What you want more than anything is to resonate with your audience.” – Jude Charles

 

“We have gold in our hands but we’re searching for silver.” – Jude Charles

 

“Think bigger and go deeper”. – Jude Charles

 

“It is not optional to be in business and not tell your story.” – Jude Charles

 

More About Jude Charles:

Jude Charles is a story-driven filmmaker, brand strategist & speaker. For over 13 years, he has been producing documentaries & videos for purpose-driven entrepreneurs. He lives and breathes YOUR brand. He digs deep to find the compelling stories that no one else knows & then leverages those stories to scale your business.

 

Connect with Jude Charles

Website 

LinkedIn

Jude’s Book

What’s new with LuAnn Nigara

luannuniversity.com

https://www.luannnigara.com/cob

 

Get The Goodies!

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Purchase LuAnn’s Books Here:

Book 1: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action

Book 2: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts

Pre-Order Book 3: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2

 

Connect with LuAnn Nigara

LuAnn’s Website

LuAnn’s Blog

Power Talk Friday

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A Big THANK YOU to Today’s Podcast Sponsor:

Kravet is a fifth generation family business that distributes top quality fabrics, furniture, wall coverings, trimmings, carpets and accessories. To view their selection, visit Kravet.com and make sure to use coupon code AWDB10.

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723: What Would Lu Do?: Let’s Do a Revenue Generator Review

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Today on A Well-Designed Business:

Today is a What Would Lu Do episode! We are continuing the year-end review mini series! Over the next few weeks I will pick apart areas in your business that I want to encourage you to address as we approach year-end.

To run a profitable business that supports you financially, professionally, and personally, you have to first know where you are, to then understand where you are going. I always say you have to run the autopsy of every project, and your business is no different than any other project you work on.

In this series, we will run the autopsy of our entire year and today we are going to do a revenue generator review.

What’s new with LuAnn Nigara

luannuniversity.com

https://www.luannnigara.com/cob

Inside Voice, Outside Voice

Windowworksnj.com

Shop38east.com

Comfortex.com

Get The Goodies!

For checklists, resources, and extra goodies from A Well-Designed Business sign up for free here.

To Get on LuAnn’s Email List, text the word designbiz to 444999!

Purchase LuAnn’s Books Here:

Book 1: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action

Book 2: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts

Pre-Order Book 3: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2

Connect with LuAnn Nigara

LuAnn’s Website

LuAnn’s Blog

Power Talk Friday

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722: Power Talk Friday: Duke Renders: How to Incorporate 3D Renderings into Your Interior Design Business

Today with Duke Renders:

Welcome to a Well-Designed Business. Today’s sponsored show with Fernando Duque of Duke Renders is valuable on multiple levels.  Not only will you get a unique insight into what the world of high-quality 3D rendering offers you and how Duke Renders can help you take advantage of it, but you’ll also hear from an expert business owner who knows what it takes to grow a business to full fruition within just a year.

Pick it apart:

  • [8:12] Fernando shares the story of how helping his wife led to the creation of Duke Renders.
  • [13:45] LuAnn and Fernando discuss the importance of core values and how sticking to them makes business decisions easier.
  • [31:39] Fernando highlights the process of designers working with Duke Renders, from start to finish.
  • [48:27] Fernando points out what makes Duke Renders different and why you should work with them.
  • [51:48] Fernando shares the company’s referral system and previews the Black Friday offer you need to take advantage of.

LuAnn and Fernando Duque’s Ah-Ha moments:

“It’s all about core values and how to build a company from the very beginning with a nice set of rules that you live by. For us, it’s very simple. Some of our core values are that we are a client-centric company and we have to pay attention to detail because we’re serving such a specific industry. We like to have our fair share of fun too. Being a client-centric company means that we put the client first in everything that we do. I know it sounds like everyone does that focusing on creating the best experience for our clients is what we focus on. That comes with brand loyalty, and that’s why our clients keep coming back.” -Fernando Duque

“I love what you said—if you’re going to do something through the filter of your values, it saves you so much time. That’s something I say over and over and over again. It’s why a designer has to set their mission, their vision, and their core values.” -LuAnn Nigara

“That line, ‘We didn’t know much about rendering but we knew how to build a business’ is the premise of the podcast…It’s like we say all the time—you don’t need to hire someone with a skillset; you need to hire someone with ethics, who shares your core values…You’re going to teach them the rest, but you can’t teach them character. This is the same thing to me with the business. You didn’t need to know about rendering. You needed to know about business.” -LuAnn  Nigara

“The trick to building a healthy company is that the minute you find out there’s someone better than you, hire them and spread the culture of your company. For us, we started hiring better 3D artists from very early on. That’s why we have grown so fast and been able to serve more people.” -Fernando Duque

Connect with Duke Renders

Website

Referral Program

Quote Your Project

Email: info@dukerenders.com

Instagram

Facebook

More About Duke Renders:

Fernando is a serial entrepreneur, born in Venezuela, with a bachelor in Economics and an MBA from Babson College. He has a passion for starting companies and making them grow, Duke Renders being the 5th in his career. He lives in Tulum, Mexico with his beautiful wife Mina (who you can listen to in episode 639) and their new baby Company B Penelope. io Duke Renders is a 3D Rendering Studio based in beautiful Tulum, Mexico. They serve busy interior designers with 100% accurate photo-realistic 3D renderings. Their goal is to make you and your clients feel proud, confident and empowered at every step of the design process. They have clients such as Intercontinental Hotel Group, Kate Rumson, Eneia White, Mikel Welch, Lindsey Brooke and over 300+ more. They created the renderings for the Obsidian Experience by BADG (Black Artist Designers Guild) and their work has been featured in Forbes, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful and now the Luann Nigara’s Podcast.

What’s new with LuAnn Nigara

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https://www.luannnigara.com/cob

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Book 1: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action

Book 2: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts

Pre-Order Book 3: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2

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A Big THANK YOU to Today’s Podcast Sponsor:

Thank you to Duke Renders for sponsoring this show!

Other Shows Mentioned:

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#297 Mikel Welch: Interior Design, TV, Self Made Man

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721: What Would Lu Do?: Year End 2021- Questions to Ask

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Today on A Well-Designed Business:

Today is a What Would Lu Do episode! Today starts a series that over the next few weeks will pick apart areas in your business that I want to encourage you to address as we approach year end.

To run a profitable business that supports you financially, professionally, and personally, you have to first know where you are, to then understand where you are going. I always say you have to run the autopsy of every project, and your business is no different than any other project you work on.

In this series, we will run the autopsy of our entire year and today we are going to start with a session on the questions you need to ask yourself and your team when starting the autopsy process.

What’s new with LuAnn Nigara

luannuniversity.com

https://www.luannnigara.com/cob

Inside Voice, Outside Voice

Windowworksnj.com

Shop38east.com

Comfortex.com

Get The Goodies!

For checklists, resources, and extra goodies from A Well-Designed Business sign up for free here.

To Get on LuAnn’s Email List, text the word designbiz to 444999!

Purchase LuAnn’s Books Here:

Book 1: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action

Book 2: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts

Pre-Order Book 3: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2

Connect with LuAnn Nigara

LuAnn’s Website

LuAnn’s Blog

Power Talk Friday

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720: Flash Back Friday: Cheryl Janis : Defining and Owning Your Niche

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On Today’s Flashback Friday

Welcome to a Well-Designed Business. On today’s Flashback episode, we revisit episode 41 with Cheryl Janis. After an accident left her searching for help in the world of natural medicine, Cheryl realized that there was a powerful niche waiting for her—designing for boutique visionaries in the holistic health world. Niching opened up a world of possibility for her, and brought more joy to her business than she had experienced in her 19 years of design. 

Pick it apart:

    • [5:45] Cheryl shares her story of how a frightening accident and a difficult recovery led to her niche.
    • [13:08] Cheryl highlights the positives her niche brought to her business. 
    • [20:20] LuAnn and Cheryl pick apart the scary parts of niching and how Cheryl overcame them. 
    • [27:23] Cheryl explains evidence-based design and how it helped her improve as a designer. 
    • [56:08] Cheryl shares how “snail mail” gives her a unique opportunity to connect with clients.

LuAnn and Cheryl’s Ah-Ha moments:

“All this creativity that felt bottled up when I was a generalist suddenly started to explode, and I couldn’t be more thrilled with that.” -Cheryl Janis

“When something is gnawing at you, and you’re not happy in what you do, you want to find that thing that does make you happy. Sometimes that’s difficult. Sometimes it takes years to do.” -Cheryl Janis

“I think it’s terrific, and it could be executed by anyone to any niche. It could be bathrooms, kitchens, nursery, commercial, lawyers offices. The point is, find the thing that when you’re doing and creating that space, you’re not looking at the clock. It’s what projects you are drawn to.” -LuAnn Nigara

Connect with Cheryl Janis

Website

Instagram  

LinkedIn

Pinterest

Cheryl’s Podcast

What’s new with LuAnn Nigara

luannuniversity.com

insidevoiceoutsidevoice.com

https://www.luannnigara.com/cob

Get The Goodies!

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Book 1: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action

Book 2: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts

Pre-Order Book 3: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2

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LuAnn’s Website

LuAnn’s Blog

Power Talk Friday

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719: Peter Lang, Kimberly Merlitti, and Michele Williams: Financial Prep for Year-End- The Must Do’s

Today with Peter Lang, Kim Merlitti, and Michele Williams

Welcome to a Well-Designed Business. Our financial Power Talk Friday experts, Michele Williams, Peter Lang, and Kim Merlitti are talking about year-end cleanup and planning for the new year. They cover what your balance sheet should look like, what tax strategies you can consider, what to look for in a financial professional, and why mindset matters.

Pick it apart:

[21:26] Kim shares about what’s included in the balance sheet cleanup

[28:16] Peter elaborated on the balance sheet cleanup

[31:41] Michele shares more about what issues she sees in clients’ balance sheets

[35:37] Peter talks about how to account for pending installations

[42:48] Michele explains how the Profit First account separation can help understand your revenue better

[55:08] Kim advises on cash planning with your tax accountant

[1:01:53] Kim shares how she helps clients project earnings

[1:03:56] Michele talks about how she helps clients build a three to five-year plan

[1:06:34] Michele shares how she helps clients who have empty pipelines

[1:14:11] Peter advises on the PPP and Covid grants and tax deferment options

LuAnn, Peter, Kim, and Michele’s  Ah-Ha moments:

“The balance sheet should be a perfect representation of your financial state at that moment.” – Michele Williams

“It’s the day-to-day that moves us forward in any plan – it’s not just the big moment. It’s every single day being committed to the goal.” – Michele Williams

“When you put it down on paper, it happens.”  – LuAnn Nigara

More about Peter, Kim, and Michele:

Peter Lang

Peter Lang is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.  He is the founder of The Designer CPA, a CPA firm that works exclusively with business owners in the design industry.  He has worked in public accounting since graduating from Providence College in 2002.  After working for several larger size firms in Boston and Rhode Island, Peter realized his true passion was to start a firm that specifically focused on designers.

Kim Merlitti

Kimberly Merlitti owns KMM Consulting based out of Washington, D.C. Kimberly has 20 years of experience working in accounting for companies such as Swinerton Builders, WRNS Studio and Martin Group. She has her Masters in Accounting from Golden Gate University. Located in Washington D.C. her clientele includes a diverse group of service based companies, with a main focus on small interior design, construction and architectural firms. The goal of her firm is to make the businesses she works for as profitable as they can be by educating them on accounting, cash flow management, tax deductions, project reporting, and business management.

Michele Williams

Michele is the founder of Scarlet Thread and Consulting in Atlanta, Georgia. Today we will learn about Michele’s background which includes the financial software industry as well as a business in soft window treatment fabricator. She also has a BS in business administration, a diploma in Christian life coaching and she is one of the few certified profit first coaches in the United States. Michele was also the communication director and editor in chief of the Drapery and Designs Professional Magazine from 2009 to 2012. She is a member of The Design Collective in Atlanta, the Designers Work Club Council and the Window Covering Association of America.

Connect with Peter, Kim, and Michelle:

Peter Lang

Website

Instagram

Facebook

Kim Merlitti

Website

Instagram

Michele Williams

Website 

Instagram

Facebook

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Book 1: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action

Book 2: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts

Pre-Order Book 3: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2

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Power Talk Friday

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A Big THANK YOU to Today’s Podcast Sponsor:

Revel Woods offers a line of handcrafted and custom curated, premium hardwood and resilient flooring. If you want easy-to-clean flooring for your allergen-free home environment, check out Revel Woods and become a Revelwoods Trade Designer today. Find out more at https://www.revelwoods.com.

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