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A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

In today"s world being a talented interior designer isn"t enough to ensure that you have a profitable and successful business. Design school curricula doesn"t always equip you with the business skills to have your interior design business be everything you imagined it would be! A Well-Designed Business® is here to fill in the gaps and give you real live business skills from some of the top interior designers. Your host, LuAnn Nigara shares her 40 years of success in the interior design industry, and

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1154: WWLD: Leading the Business You’re Building Now

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2026/01/02

Today With LuAnn Nigara:As one year closes and another begins, LuAnn steps back to talk about what leadership really looks like right now. Not resolutions. Not hustle. Not doing more. In this episode, LuAnn walks you through the CEO-level decisions that matter most when the business starts to shift, whether that shift feels fast, slow, or uncertain. She unpacks why direction matters more than speed, why better filters beat more effort, why consistency outperforms intensity, and how emotional

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1153: WWLD: Stop Making Your Business Harder Than It...

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2025/12/30

Today With LuAnn Nigara:As the year winds down and routines slow, LuAnn takes this quiet moment to speak directly to you, no guest, no interview, just perspective. In this episode, LuAnn walks through ten patterns she sees business owners repeat over and over again that quietly make their businesses harder than they need to be. These aren’t mistakes. They’re habits, defaults, and decisions that once made sense, but may no longer serve you. Drawing from decades of experience, thousands of

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51:52

1152: LUANN FEATURED: Part 2- LuAnn Joins John...

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2025/12/26

Today With LuAnn Nigara on The McClain Method Podcast with John McClain:Today I am excited to share Part Two of my conversation on John McClain’s podcast, The McClain Method. If Part One was about the journey, this episode is about the work. John and I dig into what actually makes a design business sustainable: mindset, pricing, branding, and the confidence to stand fully in your value. We talk candidly about what it means to be unapologetically yourself as a business owner, why professional

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1151: LUANN FEATURED: LuAnn Joins John McClain on The...

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2025/12/23

Today With LuAnn Nigara on The McClain Method Podcast with John McClain:Today’s episode is a little different, and one I’m really excited to share with you. This is a special "LuAnn Featured" episode where I share with you my appearance on John McClain’s podcast, The McClain Method. The conversation was thoughtful, honest, and reflective enough that we knew it belonged here on A Well-Designed Business as well. In this conversation, I share the journey that began with helping my husband,

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66:59

1150: Emily Yeates: The Business Edit: The Backend...

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2025/12/19

Today With Emily Yeates:If you’ve ever found yourself whispering, “I love design but the business side is exhausting,” this episode is your wake-up call. Emily Yeates, founder of Urban Revival and creator of The Business Edit, joins LuAnn to pull back the curtain on how she built a thriving, efficient design firm and how she now teaches other designers to do the same. From contractor headaches and pricing pitfalls to intake calls and profitable proposals, Emily doesn’t teach theory. She hands you

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65:45

1149: BEST OF SHOW: Claudia Ricciardone: Her Journey...

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2025/12/16

Today with Claudia Ricciardone:Welcome to a Well-Designed Business. Today, I’m talking with Claudia Ricciardone, founder of Claudia Josephine Design. Claudia and I discuss those stubborn pain points that we face in starting a business. Coming from a psychology background, Claudia teaches us that pain is what actually causes us to grow in that it forces us to find a solution. Listen in as Claudia shares her own solutions as she navigated turning her hobby into a business. I don’t know about you,

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58:40

1148: In Good Company: CEO Conversations with Kate...

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2025/12/12

Today With Kate O’Hara:Have you ever had that experience where you’re working with a client on something and they just seem to resist what you’re saying…and you ask yourself, “Why won’t they just let me do what they’re paying me to do?” Maybe you have a difficult client. But more likely, the problem is that you don’t understand that particular client’s priorities or motivations. And that’s not a reflection on you, your client probably doesn’t understand this about themselves either. Wouldn’t it

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1147: BEST OF SHOW: Carla Titus: Think Like a CEO By...

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2025/12/09

Today With Carla Titus: Welcome to A Well-Designed Business Podcast. Today we are joined by financial expert Carla Titus, founder and CEO of Wealth & Worth Within, a financial planning company offering fractional CFO services to transform business profitability. Carla helps us understand what a fractional CFO is and how this service can provide the financial support and insight many businesses need to achieve financial clarity and plan for a profitable future. She specializes in helping 6- and

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1145: What Would Lu Do?: How to Lead Projects With...

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2025/12/02

Today with LuAnn Nigara:When it comes to high-end projects, collaboration isn’t optional and it definitely isn’t casual. It has to be intentional. In this solo episode, LuAnn breaks down the systems, scripts, and standards that every designer needs to lead confidently alongside architects, builders, and trades. If you've ever felt like you're managing chaos instead of driving results, this episode will show you how to step into true project leadership without sacrificing your sanity or your

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65:16

1146: Cyrus Loloi: A Modern Take on Trade Furnishings...

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2025/12/02

Today With Cyrus Loloi:Welcome to a Well-Designed Business. You likely know the Loloi name—they are a powerhouse in our industry. But on today’s sponsored show, I am excited to chat with Cyrus Loloi about the sister brand, Joon Loloi. Joon Loloi maintains many of Loloi’s values (including a commitment to quality, intention, and integrity). But it differs in many ways—not only does it offer a full range of home furnishings, but it is not exclusive to the trade. That’s an intentional

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1144: BEST OF SHOW: Marianna Zimmerman: It’s Never...

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2025/11/28

Today with Marianna ZimmermanWelcome to a Well-Designed Business. Today, I’m talking with Marianna Zimmerman, owner of The BEST is yet to come DESIGNS, LLC. “Your current situation doesn’t have to be your final destination.” This quote from Marianna gives you a little clue of what we’re discussing today. For years Marianna was working in administration at a hospital. She questioned if she was able to do what she REALLY wanted to do, own her own design business. With the support of her husband

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29:59

1143: LuAnn Featured: LuAnn Joins Carol Cox on the...

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2025/11/25

Today With LuAnn Nigara on Speaking Your Brand Podcast with Carol Cox:In this panel conversation hosted by Carol Cox, LuAnn joins fellow powerhouse women to talk about what it really means to build a thought leadership platform. From podcasting and speaking to owning your niche and telling your story, this episode is packed with insight for anyone ready to step up and be seen. LuAnn shares her journey from launching A Well-Designed Business to growing it into a multi-million-download platform,

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64:57

1142: BEST OF SHOW: Chanae Richards: An...

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2025/11/21

Today with Chanae Richards Welcome to a Well-Designed Business. The journey to building a well-designed business isn’t always linear. Sometimes designers come from the most unlikely of careers. That’s something we have heard many times on the show. But today Chanae Richards shares the story of how she founded her firm Oloro Interiors. Not only did she come into the space as a second career, but she even built her interior design business in an unusual and unexpected way. She has made some very

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65:46

1141: Nate Berkus: “Foundations”: His New Book and 30...

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2025/11/18

Today With Nate BerkusToday on A Well-Designed Business®, I’m joined once again by one of our most requested guests: Nate Berkus. If you’ve listened to our first conversation (Episode #433⁠), you already know Nate brings a level of clarity and intention that’s rare, not just in design, but in business. This time around, we talk leadership. Team. Vision. What it means to build a business that reflects your values, not just your style. Nate shares how he’s structured his firm for long-term

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1140: Overheard: How to Build a Steady Referral...

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2025/11/14

Today With Darci Hether, Rebecca Robinson, and Lacey MichalekToday on A Well-Designed Business, three seasoned designers share how they transformed their referral marketing by working with expert Stacey Brown Randall. Rebecca Robinson went from 18 to 40 referrals per year, Lacey Michalek turned a mahjong game into multiple projects, and Darci Hether developed systems for building warm relationships with industry professionals. You'll learn the exact referral language that creates psychological

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1139: Rebecca Ward: Money, Mindset, Pricing, and...

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2025/11/11

Today With Rebecca Ward Mentorship can make all the difference in your design career. Yet many new designers hesitate to take the leap, unsure how to translate their skills into a business or where to find the right support. That’s why Rebecca Ward—CEO and Principal Designer of Rebecca Ward Design in Sacramento—has made mentorship her mission. With over 18 years of experience and an award-winning residential design portfolio, she knows what it takes to step into this industry with confidence and

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1138: BEST OF SHOW: Beth Bender: Back End Operations...

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2025/11/07

Today with Beth Bender:Welcome to A Well-Designed Business. Today, I’m talking with Beth Bender, principal and co-founder of The Dove Agency where Beth has developed a team that expertly provides back-office operations for interior design professionals, from strategic planning and consulting to targeted marketing solutions. With 20 years of design experience, Beth decided she wanted to start something that would help those in the design industry with the back end of their businesses. Supporting

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1137: Zain Suthar and Trent Kendrick: Build a More...

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2025/11/04

Today With Zain Suthar and Trent Kendrick How many times have you thought, "If only I had someone to handle the numbers, the marketing, and the tough client calls, I could just focus on design"? Today, I’m chatting with a duo who is living that reality—Trent Kendrick and Zain Suthar of Studio Fifth Sunday. They met in an Uber, both swearing off business partnerships, only to realize they were the perfect "left brain/right brain" match. Trent is the brilliant designer and artist; Zain is the

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59:47

1136: David Neagle: Three Powerful Choices That Will...

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2025/10/31

Today With David NeagleToday with David Neagle, best-selling author, speaker, and host of The Successful Mind Podcast, we’re talking about the mindset shifts that can change everything in your business. David shares his journey from high school dropout on food stamps to building a multimillion-dollar company—and the simple daily decisions that sparked his transformation. We dive into the beliefs that keep entrepreneurs stuck, how to create a culture of success within your team, and how to spot the

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1135: Hannah Goldberg: How to Attract Dream Clients...

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2025/10/28

Today With Hannah Goldberg Today on A Well Designed Business, Hannah Goldberg of Hannah Charlotte Interiors shares how she built what she calls a "no-niche niche," working across multiple design styles while maintaining crystal-clear boundaries around her ideal client and design ethos. Hannah breaks down how to navigate the "yes era" of early business, using vignettes and mood boards to communicate your aesthetic before you have perfect portfolio shots, and why investing in professional branding

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