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A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design  Business Podcast

1105: LuAnn Featured: Resilient by Design: Visualize your way to success with LuAnn Nigara

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Business, Design, Arts

4.8786 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Today With Rebecca Hay (Resilient by Design): You know I’m usually the one asking the questions—but in this episode, I had the absolute pleasure of sitting on the other side of the mic as a guest on Resilient by Design, hosted by my friend and fellow podcaster Rebecca Hay. Let me tell you—it was such a fun, thoughtful, and energizing conversation. We talked about all the things I love most: how to build a strong, profitable business, why you must know your numbers, and yes—why markup is not optional in this business. (Seriously, if Baskin-Robbins gets a markup on ice cream, why wouldn’t you as a designer?) Rebecca shared how A Well-Designed Business® helped her back in the early days of running her firm—and I was truly touched. And of course, we got into the mindset work that really separates successful entrepreneurs from the ones still spinning in circles. I’m so excited to re-air this episode for you. Big hugs to Rebecca for inviting me and allowing me to share it with all of you here. ⁠Check the Resilient by Design Podcast!⁠ Today is one for the books! I am thrilled to speak with the Queen of podcasting herself, LuAnn Nigara, and bask in her wisdom. LuAnn describes her inspirational career trajectory and how her business has evolved in the last 4 decades. She shares nugget after nugget of wisdom as she highlights the importance of quieting down, cultivating an inner voice, visualizing goals and how to listen to that intuition (and a few select advisors) to move forward into success. I am beyond excited and inspired after this conversation and I know you will feel the same, a perfect introduction into 2024! LuAnn Nigara Website Instagram LuAnn University LuAnn’s Podcast Network A Well-Designed Business® Window Treatments For Profit with LuAnn Nigara The Inner Edit: Wellness for Digital Creators podcast. New England Home and Interiors The Silva Method This episode is sponsored by Devix Kitchens

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0:00.0

Hey, before we get to the show, I want to do a quick shout out and a thank you to Cravet, Inc. for sponsoring the podcast. I want you to know that it's time to discover luxury for less with Cravet Furniture's popular upholstery trio, The Jazz, Porter, and Taylor. Now with improved pricing and faster production times, these stylish frames are available with a six-week

0:23.8

turnaround. Can you imagine furniture in six weeks? Cravitt's exceptional service combined with great

0:29.6

pricing makes them the perfect choice for your next interior design project. Go to cravat.com to learn

0:37.4

more and side up for your design trade account today.

0:52.2

Welcome to a well-designed business.

0:54.6

My name is Luann Nigara, and I'm so glad you found this podcast.

0:58.4

Together with my husband, Vince, and our partner, Bill, we have grown our company Windowworks from the ground up.

1:04.1

So I know and I understand the challenges you face in running your interior design business.

1:10.5

I also know that your talent alone isn't enough to ensure your success.

1:15.5

So on this podcast, we talk about strategies and practical steps to help you grow your business.

1:21.9

But make no mistake about it, we have our share of fun here too, mixed in with those aha

1:26.9

moments that I love so much.

1:29.1

This isn't fluff.

1:30.1

Nobody has time for that.

1:31.8

Whether you are a new interior designer or a season designer, I am here to help you create

1:37.3

and to manage the kind of interior design firm that you dream of.

1:41.2

It's straight talk and it's action.

1:43.4

Are you ready?

1:45.2

Let's get started.

1:53.7

Hi, welcome to a well-designed business. Today's episode is a tiny bit different in the best way.

1:59.3

I'm not the one hosting the conversation. Today, I'm the guest. Over the years, I've had the privilege of being invited onto some incredible

2:01.9

podcasts, conversations where with that host, we've dug into business, mindset, leadership,

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