Welcome to A Well-Designed Business! Just wait until you meet today’s guest, Nicole McGuire. Every word of her bio is expressed in every word of her conversation, and in LuAnn’s eyes, that makes Nicole one #smartlady. If you don’t epitomize your written bio, this conversation will make you rethink yours! Listen in, as Nicole has some great tips and…

Facebook is launching Messenger Rooms—their solution to compete with Zoom. Everyone is living on Zoom these days, whether for business or reconnecting with family. It’s reached mind-boggling numbers due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The number of users skyrocketed from 10 million users to over 300 million. Enter Facebook. They’re launching an altern…

This week’s episode goes all over the place, as Nick is joined by Anthony Carrino, man of many talents. A developer and designer who’s had several shows on HGTV (Kitchen Cousins, et al.), a digital series for Ellen (The Build Up), and his own YouTube series (TheBuild.tv) – Anthony’s also been rolling up his sleeves and picking up his own paintbrush…

Welcome to A Well-Designed Business! LuAnn’s guests today are Robert Koller and Alexandra Skobel with Monogram, a new sponsor of the podcast. Monogram was also a valued sponsor of the recent 19hours virtual event sponsored by Mydoma Studio. You’re going to love the energy that comes out of Monogram and its team members, so listen in meet Rob and Al…

In my opinion, Dr Shumsky is a trailblazer in healing the human condition for the western world. She has written 17 books and I've secretly been stalking her for years. Now the original plan was to focus on her book, Chakras and Chakra healing. I thought it would be the perfect tool to help everyone transcend this great awakening with grace. Howeve…

I’m Josh Cooperman and this is Lone Star | House of Design, produced and distributed by the team that brings you Convo By Design with another story about design and architecture from the Great State of Texas. I had a great chat with Allison Crawford, founder and principal designer of her eponymous firm Allison Crawford Design in addition to HOTELet…

Welcome to A Well-Designed Business, it’s time for another episode of “What Would Lu Do?” where you ask the questions and LuAnn helps out with the answers. Today’s questions come from listener Samantha, who would like some suggestions on how to find income when your projects have been put on hold during this COVID-19 event, the top ten recommended …

Is your lighting layered? Sally Storey of John Cullen Lighting reveals how to harness the secret power of lighting. Sophie talks moodboards, swatch boxes and apps, and how they can help you find your scheme. And a truly terrifying revelation from Kate about lockdown decorating leaves Sophie wondering, has she finally lost it? Useful links and image…

Now—more than ever before—it’s important to deliver an exceptional client experience. The pandemic has impacted everyone physically and psychologically and design businesses need to move forward with empathy and understanding. In some instances, designers may need to redesign what their service delivery looks like. So how do you do that? Ashley Uhl…

And now for something completely different.On this episode, we have not one - not two - but five guests joining our beloved Nick May on The Chaise Lounge! What better time than this critical, extremely present moment, to connect as a community and talk about how the crisis is affecting each and every one of us, professionally and personally. Our as…

The LaCienega Design Quarter exists and functions as a design hub where lovers of design can find what was, what is, what’s new, and what’s next. This design district is special and has seen Los Angeles change from trendy studio town to a global creative powerhouse. It’s not just because there are showrooms with beautiful works displayed, no, it’s …

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Welcome to A Well-Designed Business! Are you in for a treat today! LuAnn welcomes Stephanie Castillo, the principal of Rumble Interiors, back to the show. Stephanie was a guest on Episode #391, as well, and is joined by Renee Fyall of D. Marie Interiors and Sam Mikel of Nest Design Studio. These ladies are all interior designers, doing business in …

A few big life moments are sneaking up on the calendar—and they’re trending on Pinterest right now. So how should an interior designer take advantage of the trend in traffic? What are some angles you can use to create content to capture such a captive audience? In today’s Monday Marketing Minisode, Darla and Natalie share the THREE life moments tha…

Paul Scialla, Founder and CEO at Delos is our guest today on the podcast. By placing health and wellness at the center of design, construction, technology and programming decisions, Delos is transforming our indoor environments into spaces that actively contribute to human health and well-being. Paul shares how the current crisis is moving beyond p…

Welcome to A Well-Designed Business! It’s Power Talk Friday! LuAnn’s guest today is Katie Krimitsos, Creator of the Women’s Meditation Network. The last time that Katie was featured on A Well-Designed Business on episode 253, she was the fearless leader of the Biz Women Rock community. Listen in to catch up with all that’s been going on with Katie …

About three months ago one of my friends had asked me if I had heard of this book, Give a shit. Then not even a week later someone mentioned it to me again and said I needed to connect with Ashelee because I would find she is my spirit animal. Holy bananas they were right. Her book, Give a Sh*t, Do Good. Live Better. Save the Planet, is by far one …

This is a look at the COVID – 19 pandemic from a different perspective. You already know about washing your hands and staying at home. But, staying at home has created a whole new set of unforeseen issues. Our homes were not created to serve as home, office, school, restaurant, daycare all at once. This series of episodes is designed to address the…

Welcome to A Well-Designed Business! Did you miss the amazing “19 Hours” free virtual business summit that ran the week of April 6th through April 9th, 2020? If so, LuAnn will be filling you in on the industry’s answer to the COVID-19 crisis that contains all of the incredible presentations and panel discussions that was originally planned for High…

Commercial interior design and residential interior design, two different beasts with at least two different approaches. Tackling more than one takes courage and finesse, as this week's guest Nicola Manganello can attest. Nicola heads Nicola's Home, and joins Nick on The Chaise Lounge to tell us her story - one that seems destined to have always le…

Today is my happiest, most favorite day of the entire year. It's earth day!! Yay! Happy Earth day everyone. OMG, even though I think every day we should celebrate mama earth, I love that this day in April is a great reminder to hit pause and bask in her beauty. Today I want to share with you my top 3 nature spirits you can work with to boost your C…

A good PR strategy could make or break your business during this pandemic. Darla and Natalie are fans of doubling down and forging ahead—and so is PR guru Andrew Joseph. The industry is pivoting quickly and what was evergreen before isn’t relevant anymore. The whole world has shifted. Every magazine and publication is changing quickly to follow sui…

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Welcome to A Well-Designed Business! On today’s show, LuAnn is joined by industry-icon, Kendall Wilkinson. They’ll be chatting about Kendall’s perspective on her experience in growing an esteemed and successful firm. They discuss budgets to clients to discovery-call practices to Kendall’s experience in the 2008 recession where she had to use gueril…

For over 50 years, the LaCienega Design Quarter has been a design destination serving LA’s vibrant and extremely talented design community. This design district is special and has seen Los Angeles change from trendy studio town to a global creative powerhouse. For the past 11 years, Legends of LaCienega has been a celebration of design, showcase fo…

posts are a great way to build a following. Wingnut Social recommends it over any other means of gaining more followers. Why? Because you’re gaining an engaged audience interested in YOUR content. They’ll interact with your posts and boost your performance—as opposed to a paid audience that will drop off the face of the earth. Shana Heinricy takes …

Isn't partnership great? Having someone to help carry the load, someone who always knows what you're going through. To complement your strengths and weaknesses. Someone who has your back? On today's episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick sits down with Andrea Martoccia and Richard Fava of Motivo Home (serving south and central Florida).A married couple…

I'm excited to invite back on the show Tisha Morris and Rachel Lang. So many of you reached out after our December show thanking me for the information so I knew that it would be poignant to have them back on to pick up where we left off. What can we expect? What does the energy entail in the coming months? If you go back and listen to the show in …

Welcome to a Well-Designed Business, it’s Power Talk Friday! Nancy Lane, CEO of Nancy Lane Interiors in Houston, Texas, joins LuAnn today and you’ll be learning all about the Process Leads to Profits course that Nancy took last winter and the tangible benefits she has received from it. You’ll also hear how Nancy utilized Mydoma Studio to define her…

Cindy Aplanalp-Yates is the Principal of Chairma Design Group, an award-winning design firm in Houston. Cindy goes into the game a bit later than most. The family came first, then the business. Cindy and I sat down at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas to talk design, trade shows and the uniqueness of Texans which makes designing in Te…

Welcome to A Well-Designed Business, it’s time for an episode of “What Would Lu Do?” where you ask the questions and LuAnn helps out with the answers. Today’s question comes from listener Jane, who would like to know how to handle a client who is refusing to pay a bill. Listen in as LuAnn digs into the details, susses out the situation, and lays ou…

What colour is your personality? Sophie reveals the different seasonal palettes to support different personalities (as Kate gets cross about yellow) There's a luscious lot of new interiors books to review, plus Meik Viking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute gives a special interview on how our homes can make us happier. Useful links and image…

Nick May, our host and tour guide through the world of the business of design, has drawn a hard line in the sand. The Chaise Lounge is a place of rest. Of respite. While we recognize that our friends, and our peers, and the world at large are all going through a time of heightened challenge and stress - this is a place to come together and talk abo…

As promised, I'm trying to flood you with positivity through this show to help you adjust to your new normal. Today I have invited Ben Hale back to the show to talk about cultivating our Chi through our spring gardens. What I think is really great about this time is it's awakening us to the importance of nature. We have been forced to slow down so …

A lot of designers are asking, how do I embrace marketing during this pandemic? Everyone has found themselves walking a tightrope—trying to find a delicate balance between sensitive and empathetic—but also trying to keep their business afloat. In this episode of Wingnut Social, Kelly Campbell joins Darla and Natalie to share her thoughts on a marke…

The creation of content is critical to the success of any professional endeavor. It is no longer acceptable to simply do the work and let it speak for itself because there are too many other talented creators both doing the work and showcasing it themselves. You can thank social media for that and regardless of how we might feel about that, it is h…

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Welcome to A Well-Designed Business! LuAnn gets to chat with Krista Watterworth Alterman, CEO of Krista Home in Palm Beach, Florida, about company mission and vision, how important it is to lift others up, and very timely advice on how to face fear. Krista leads her company with purpose and clarity. She is the kind of CEO that has taken the time to…

Darla and Natalie don’t talk about Facebook often, but it’s THE topic of conversation today. Why? Because Facebook is changing the game and stepping up in a BIG way for small businesses. They found a few ways—both small and extravagant—to help small businesses survive and thrive. Facebook is launching a Small Business Grant Program to offer $100 mi…

Sara Marberry, EDAC, Healthcare Design Expert, Marketing Consultant, and writer on the short-and long-term effects of the current crisis on the healthcare design industry. Sara shares, “A halt on projects in the short term is not necessarily a bad thing. I think this will bring more renovation projects to make them safer to attract new residents in…

We're always excited to introduce our guests, but have to admit that today's guest shines a light into corners we don't always explore in detail. That's right, in this episode of The Chaise Lounge we have none other than Kevin Kolanowski joining your host Nick May. Kevin is the founder of Fuse Lighting, a luxury lighting company that's equal parts …

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Welcome to a Well-Designed Business, it’s Power Talk Friday! And today LuAnn will be doing a ‘Where Are They Now’ episode with Wendy Woloshchuk, who last made her appearance on A Well-Designed Business about two years ago. What a difference those two years have made! Wendy is here to share the invaluable information she has learned from LuAnn Live …

Today I'm sharing an impromptu interview I did with Brittney Carmichael a couple of days ago. I had no real theme or purpose to the show - but I wanted to have her on so that we could talk about ways you can shine at home, stay sane, and stay positive. I'm actually recording with her again in a couple of weeks so it made for a super fun show knowin…

This is Convo By Design with a special series of episodes focused on the COVID – 19 pandemic from a different perspective. You already know about washing your hands and staying at home. But, staying at home has created a whole new set of unforeseen issues. Our homes were not created to serve as home, office, school, restaurant, daycare all at once.…

Welcome to a Well-Designed Business! LuAnn is so excited to finally be able to introduce this new sponsor to the show by chatting with none other than the CEO of Jaipur Living, Asha Chaudhary! In this episode, you’ll be learning about Jaipur’s beauty, value, and social responsibility, as well as their customer-centric trade partner program and thei…

As often happens when two business-minded creatives (or is that creative-minded entrepreneurs) get together to talk shop, you get a conversation chock-full-of unparalleled professional insights. Joining Nick May on this episode of The Chaise Lounge is Marie Flanigan of Marie Flanigan Interiors (MFI). With an MBA from the University of Houston, Mari…

The majority of design firms are having to switch gears during the coronavirus pandemic to keep their businesses running. It’s difficult to ‘social distance’ and complete design consultations but manageable with our current technology. But for remodeling, staging, and design implementation in general—it may be an impossible task. Taylor Spellman—de…

This episode of Convo By Design features two brothers who created a global furniture brand after learning from their father, this is Harbour Outdoor. Nicholas and Harrison Condos worked for their father in the family’s Sydney workshop. The crafted hand-made furniture literally learning the trade from the time they were young. So, it was only natura…

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