1084: Power Talk Friday: Megan Thompson: The GreenList & an Approach to Sustainable Design Made Simple

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Business, Design, Arts

4.8 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Today With Megan Thompson: Today, I'm joined by Megan Thompson, founder of Interior Design GreenList. After earning her degree in sustainable design, Megan discovered the frustrating reality that no comprehensive resource existed to help designers implement sustainable practices efficiently. Taking matters into her own hands, she created ID GreenList to bridge this gap. In this episode, we demystify the differences between green, vegan, biophilic, and sustainable design while revealing how these approaches can seamlessly integrate into your projects without sacrificing beauty, functionality, or budget. Megan shares practical insights for designers at any experience level and reveals how sustainability could become your competitive advantage in today's market. Plus, discover her exclusive offer just for our listeners! LuAnn Nigara and Megan Thompson’s Ah-Ha Moments: “The goal with sustainability is to have a lower impact and for humans to be happy and healthy in the spaces we create,” - Megan Thompson More About Megan Thompson Like many interior designers, Megan Thompson owns her design firm. She has a bachelor's degree in sustainable interior design from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Despite all the knowledge she gained in her education, she found implementing sustainability into her work frustrating. No single platform exists where all the information is easily accessible and saves you time on your projects. She decided to take matters into her own hands and created Interior Design greenList to make sustainable design easy to understand and implement, regardless of a designer’s background or experience. At Interior Design greenList, Megan teaches designers about sustainability so they can navigate the industry, be ready for new baselines in industry standards, speak to industry partners with confidence, and become the go-to designer for sustainability in their area. Connect with Megan Thompson Website Instagram 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 Mydoma Studio - Get 20% off your first three months! Other Shows: AWDB #729- Erica Reiner: Make More Green by Going Green AWDB #773- Power Talk Friday: The Company Store: Quality, Sustainability, and Innovation AWDB #809- Power Talk Friday: Michelle Rohrer-Lauer: Turning Eco-Friendly Design into a “Green” Bottom Line AWDB #996- Power Talk Friday: Katie Decker-Erickson: Building True Confidence Through Knowledge and Experience AWDB #991: Chloe Bullock: Conscious Design AWDB #1072: Maya Crowne & Price Latimer: Alkemis Paint is Disrupting the Industry with Sustainable Luxury

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0:00.0	We're going to talk about the planet before we get to the show. I think we can all see that the
0:05.0	materials we use in this industry, the processes in this industry and the life cycle of those
0:09.4	products, they're having a negative impact on the people in the planet. And I think we could
0:14.1	probably agree that we can and we should work together in some way to improve that. And we do
0:20.1	know from this podcast that we are better together, aren't we?
0:23.2	Look at the community that we've created together.
0:25.2	Look at the things that we've achieved because we were together.
0:28.6	So I want to tell you about an opportunity.
0:31.8	It's called Interior Design Declares.
0:35.4	The United Kingdom has started the very first country group chapter of interior
0:40.2	design declares, and they are making a call to action. They are asking the USA and any other country
0:47.5	that you might be listening from to join together and start a country chapter in your country.
0:55.2	Interior Design declares it's a voluntary pledge that you make to improve and learn together
0:59.7	to lower the impact that this industry is having on the planet.
1:03.2	It is a network of designers, suppliers, and educators all working toward the same goal.
1:08.9	And guess what?
1:09.8	They don't care where you are personally or professionally
1:12.9	in the journey. They just know you have to start somewhere and why not with them. So this is a call to you.
1:20.8	If it resonates with you. If this is something you have wanted to get involved in, but you weren't
1:25.5	sure how or where to do it. Interior Design
1:28.6	declares needs five people from each country to be a co-founder volunteer. And then once they have
1:34.8	that, they will guide you on how to run the group, how to share the learnings, and how to inspire,
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