1082: What Would Lu Do?: The Big Shift: What’s Changing on A Well-Designed Business® and Why

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Business, Design, Arts

4.8 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Today With LuAnn Nigara: After 9 years, 1,400+ episodes, and over 9 million downloads, A Well-Designed Business® is evolving. In this solo episode, LuAnn shares the next chapter of the podcast—and why this shift isn’t a step back, but a powerful step forward. She explains the two types of episodes you’ll hear in the coming months, and the all-new format she’s creating to deliver even more value for seasoned business owners. Whether you’re new to the show or have been with LuAnn since the beginning, this is an episode that lays out exactly how A Well-Designed Business® will continue to support you, your growth, and your goals—now more than ever. Listen now to hear: Why weekly interviews are on pause What’s replacing them—and why it’s better for your business What you can expect from the new format: pain-point-focused, expert-curated compilation episodes Why LuAnn created InsideVoice (and how to join) And what’s happening with Book #4… This isn’t the end—it’s the evolution. A Big THANK YOU to Today’s Podcast Sponsor: Design Trade Service 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 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 InsideVoice - Sign Up Here! Design Trade Service Designhounds Talks Chicago at The Mart : Business Spark Conference Other Shows: AWDB #1062: 9 Years of A Well-Designed Business—How Vision & Bold Action Can Grow Your Business

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0:00.0	Welcome to a well-designed business.
0:12.0	My name is Luann Nygaara, and I'm so glad you found this podcast.
0:16.0	Together with my husband Vince and our partner Bill, we have grown our company Window Works from the ground up.
0:21.8	So I know and I understand the challenges you face in running your interior design business.
0:28.2	I also know that your talent alone isn't enough to ensure your success.
0:33.2	So on this podcast, we talk about strategies and practical steps to help you grow your business.
0:39.6	But make no mistake about it, we have our share of fun here, too, mix in with those aha
0:44.6	moments that I love so much.
0:46.8	This isn't fluff.
0:47.8	Nobody has time for that.
0:49.5	Whether you are a new interior designer or a season designer, I am here to help you create and to manage the
0:56.1	kind of interior design firm that you dream of. It's straight talk and it's action. Are you ready?
1:02.1	Let's get started.
1:06.1	Hi, welcome to a well-designed business. No interview today. It's me and you. There's no strategy
1:12.0	session, really, unless one that you could extrapolate, possibly from this conversation that I'm
1:17.1	going to share. But at its heart, it's a conversation from me to you about things that have been
1:23.2	evolving behind the scenes here at Luann-Igara, Inc. for quite a while now. You may remember back in
1:31.3	February for our nine-year anniversary episode, this is February 2025, if you're listening in the
1:38.0	future, I hinted at a change coming to the podcast. Well, today, I am pulling back the curtain and walking you through
1:45.7	that change. It's time. And I want to tell you not just what's changing, but why. And more importantly,
1:53.7	how this shift is designed to help you even more and how I believe this at my core. Here's the deal. Over the years,
2:04.4	I've had so many of you, window treatment professionals and interior designers, say to me,
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