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 she finds the most successful guests to share their interior design business best practices. This podcast is sponsored by Kravet Inc and Mydoma Studio.
A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast
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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 she finds the most successful guests to share their interior design business best practices. This podcast is sponsored by Kravet Inc and Mydoma Studio.
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Recent Episodes
September 22, 2026
1229: MBA: The Discovery Call: Listen, Learn, Then Lead
Host LuAnn Nigara interviews sales experts to reveal how interior designers can strategically lead discovery calls by listening deeply and understanding client needs.
September 18, 2026
1228: Kelly Finley: From Bigger to Better
LuAnn Nigara interviews Kelly Finley, founder of Joy Street Design, about strategically downsizing her firm to prioritize quality and purpose over size.
September 15, 2026
1227: BEST OF: Michele Williams: Re-Visiting Michele Williams’ Tips for Time Management
Host LuAnn Nigara interviews business coach Michele Williams about time management strategies for interior designers, focusing on work scheduling and daily productivity.
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[…] Now, In one of our exciting Windows weekly Zoom meetings, Matt Cobb, who is a longtime member, said something that caught my attention. Matt said, you win a phone call when you know more than you did when you started. And the questions that you asked. the answer that you're getting at isn't necessarily what you're trying to find, okay? So let me just say that again. You win a phone call when you end up knowing more than you did when you started the call. And he said, you're asking a question and that answer that they technically say isn't really or necessarily and sometimes not what you're really trying to find out. […]
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