• Window Treatments for Profit with LuAnn Nigara

  • By: LuAnn Nigara
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Window Treatments for Profit with LuAnn Nigara

By: LuAnn Nigara
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  • This podcast is specifically designed for window treatment professionals. If you are interested in doing what you do better, whether you are a retailer, installer, workroom, sales rep or from our industry partner community, you have found your people. We are going to talk about sales, marketing, hiring, efficiency, productivity and of course, profitability. Because why do any of it if you are not profitable, right? My name is LuAnn Nigara and I have been in the window treatment industry for 4 decades. With my husband Vince and our cousin Bill Campesi we’ve built our business, Window Works, from start up to over 4 million dollars in annual sales and to a team of 15. Vin, Bill and myself are also part of the ownership team at Exciting Windows. Exciting Windows is the industry leader in mentoring, supporting and inspiring window treatment professionals to build a better business. So I get you, I know what you do. I have spent my career doing it with you. So how about we get started making your business better, shall we?
    2022
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  • 300: What Would Lu Do?: Teamwork, Trust, and Leadership: Lessons from Patrick Lencioni and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

    300: What Would Lu Do?: Teamwork, Trust, and Leadership: Lessons from Patrick Lencioni and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
    Dec 23 2024
    Today With LuAnn Nigara: Welcome to Window Treatments for Profit! Today, I’m diving into the vital elements of building a high-performing team, drawing insights from Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. We’ll explore the importance of trust, the role of healthy conflict, accountability, and focusing on collective results. If you’ve ever felt like your team just isn’t “gelling,” this episode is for you! Plus, I’ll share details about my upcoming workshop that will help you kick off the new year with a clear, strategic plan. Let’s transform your team dynamics together! A Big THANK YOU to Today’s Podcast Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Exciting Windows! What’s new with LuAnn Nigara The Power Talk Friday Tour Watch the Docuseries! http://www.luannnigara.com/cob 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 Audiobook: 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 Like Us: Facebook | Tweet Us: Twitter | Follow Us: Instagram | Listen Here: Podcast Other Resources: This podcast supports the Savvy Giving Design Coalition. Learn more about it here! AWDB #717 Susan Wintersteen: Interior design firm standards in a nonprofit passion project AWDB #164: Susan Wintersteen- Savvy Giving by Design LuAnn Nigara’s Books! The Making of A Well-Designed Business: The Workshop
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    22 mins
  • 299: Amanda Smith: Lessons on the Power of Systems, Boundaries, and Collaboration

    299: Amanda Smith: Lessons on the Power of Systems, Boundaries, and Collaboration
    Dec 16 2024
    Today With Amanda Smith: Hi, welcome to Window Treatments for Profit! In this episode, we’re sitting down with Amanda Smith, a leader in the window treatment industry and co-founder of Seamless Workroom. From her start as a teacher to becoming a sought-after partner for interior designers, Amanda’s story is a testament to the power of systems, efficiency, and a commitment to quality. More About Amanda Smith Like many others in this business, I did not start out as a fabricator of window treatments. I attended college at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte earning a bachelor’s degree in Middle Grades Education. After teaching English and Social Studies for seven years, I attended graduate school earning a master’s degree in library science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and worked as a high school media specialist for three years until my twin boys were born in 1998. At which time I became a stay-at-home Mom. When my boys turned three, I knew I wanted to work but did not want to return to teaching full time. While visiting a friend one afternoon, I noticed she had new window treatments in her family room. It was an “ah ha” moment. I thought, “If I can make cocktail dresses, I can surely learn to make window treatments!” I come from a family that sews. My mother, an accomplished sewer and quilter, taught me the art at age 12. My father owned a successful auto upholstery business for 25 years. Both of my grandmothers and all of my aunts sewed. With my family’s support, I set up a small workroom in an extra bedroom and completed my first job in July 2001. What started out as a small, retail business has grown into a full-service to the trade workroom offering fabrication of panels, valances, roman shades, bedding and decorative accessories as well as several lines of fabrics, hardware, shutters, blinds, roller shades, solar shades, and natural woven shades for those associated with the interior design industry. In July 2017 I, along with Rose Mary LeBlanc, launched a second business. Seamless Workroom is a workroom management system which helps to improve efficiency and productivity within the workroom for fabricators and designers in the industry. Connect with Amanda Smith Sew Unordinary Website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Seamless Workroom Website Instagram Facebook Email Cheryl Luckett’s Instagram! A Big THANK YOU to Today’s Podcast Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Exciting Windows! What’s new with LuAnn Nigara The Power Talk Friday Tour Watch the Docuseries! http://www.luannnigara.com/cob 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 Audiobook: 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 Like Us: Facebook | Tweet Us: Twitter | Follow Us: Instagram | Listen Here: Podcast Other Resources: This podcast supports the Savvy Giving Design Coalition. Learn more about it here! AWDB #717 Susan Wintersteen: Interior design firm standards in a nonprofit passion project AWDB #164: Susan Wintersteen- Savvy Giving by Design Cheryl Luckett’s Instagram! Sign up for LuAnn University! Other Shows: AWDB #397: Power Talk Friday: Where Are They Now?: Cheryl Luckett: Dwell By Cheryl AWDB #291: Cheryl Luckett – From Side Hustle to Full Time Interior Design
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 298: Theresa Harmon: Creating Success Through Connections, Richmond VA Chapter WCAA President

    298: Theresa Harmon: Creating Success Through Connections, Richmond VA Chapter WCAA President
    Dec 9 2024
    Today With Theresa Harmon: Join me in this inspiring episode as I chat with Theresa Harmon, the current president of the Richmond, Virginia WCAA chapter. Theresa shares her journey in the window covering industry and emphasizes the importance of discovering your "why." With a background in graphic design and a passion for creating, she discusses the challenges and joys of running her own business, from problem-solving design dilemmas to connecting with clients. We also dive into the supportive community of the WCAA and how collaboration enriches our industry. Tune in for insights that can inspire your own creative journey! More About Theresa Harmon A lifelong creative, Theresa Harmon’s first professional fabrication job involved making soft furnishings for a bed-and-breakfast in Jonesborough, TN in 2006. She was hooked, but unable to fully realize her workroom dream until 2018 when she opened All the Trimmings Shop. She fabricates window treatments and pillows, but loves making custom cushions most of all. Theresa has a BFA in Communication Arts & Design from Virginia Commonwealth University. She taught for Husqvarna Viking 2017-2019, won a Jill Robson Memorial Scholarship in 2020, and most recently was one of the instructors at the Custom Workroom Conference in Warwick, RI. She is currently the president of the Richmond Chapter of WCAA. Connect with Theresa Harmon Website Instagram A Big THANK YOU to Today’s Podcast Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Exciting Windows! What’s new with LuAnn Nigara The Power Talk Friday Tour Watch the Docuseries! http://www.luannnigara.com/cob 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 Audiobook: 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 Like Us: Facebook | Tweet Us: Twitter | Follow Us: Instagram | Listen Here: Podcast Other Resources: This podcast supports the Savvy Giving Design Coalition. Learn more about it here! AWDB #717 Susan Wintersteen: Interior design firm standards in a nonprofit passion project AWDB #164: Susan Wintersteen- Savvy Giving by Design LuAnn University – Registration Open! Exciting Windows! Panel: Ask Me Anything - Why I Joined, Why I Stay - December 12th Other Shows: WTFP #291: Linda Woodard: From Interior Designer to Window Treatment Specialist, and WCAA Eastern Massachusetts President WTFP #296: Lisa Jones: Full Circle from Struggling Business Owner to Atlanta Chapter WCAA President
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    47 mins

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