1154: WWLD: Leading the Business You’re Building Now

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Design, Business, Arts

4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Today With LuAnn Nigara: As one year closes and another begins, LuAnn steps back to talk about what leadership really looks like right now. Not resolutions. Not hustle. Not doing more. In this episode, LuAnn walks you through the CEO-level decisions that matter most when the business starts to shift, whether that shift feels fast, slow, or uncertain. She unpacks why direction matters more than speed, why better filters beat more effort, why consistency outperforms intensity, and how emotional regulation is one of the most important leadership skills you’ll ever develop. Using real-world examples from decades of running Window Works, leading Exciting Windows, coaching Chairman of the Board members, and conversations with business owners across the industry, LuAnn offers grounded perspective on how to lead with steadiness, confidence, and standards. If you’re listening during a break, on a walk, or while resetting for the year ahead, this episode will help you step back into your business with intention and authority. This is not about becoming someone new.It’s about leading the business you’re already building. 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 What’s new with LuAnn Nigara: ⁠⁠The Power Talk Friday Tour⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Watch the Docuseries!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://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

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0:00.0	Big news from our friends at Craved Inc. They are opening new showrooms all over the place.
0:06.1	This winter, the West Palm Beach showroom is opening in Florida, and they've recently
0:09.9	opened showrooms in Birmingham, Charleston, Watermill, New York, and right here in the good
0:14.8	old Jersey in Basking Ridge. In fact, I'm going to be at the Basking Ridge Showroom on January
0:20.3	21st, 2026. So put it in your calendar
0:23.9	and just wait for me to give you that RSVP information when it's ready. The thing to know about
0:29.3	Kravitz showrooms is they're not your average showrooms. These are real working spaces filled
0:34.8	with furniture, fabric, trim, carpet, wall covering. But here's the thing, all laid
0:39.4	out the way you work. Sometimes we work by category and sometimes we work by color. But either way,
0:45.7	they have figured out a way to have it at your fingertips. With cutting edge tech to make sourcing
0:51.3	faster and easier, it's like your design brain finally met its happy place.
0:56.4	So check it all out.
0:57.8	Go to one of the showrooms.
0:59.1	Go to cravat.com.
1:00.6	Get your designer account set up.
1:02.6	And if you're in the Jersey area, I'd love to see you in January in Basking Ridge.
1:20.1	Music in Basking Ridge. Welcome to a well-designed business.
1:22.3	My name is Luann Nygaara, and I'm so glad you found this podcast.
1:26.2	Together with my husband Vince and our partner Bill,
1:28.5	we have grown our company Window Works from the ground up. So I know and I understand
1:34.0	the challenges you face in running your interior design business. I also know that your talent
1:40.0	alone isn't enough to ensure your success. So on this podcast, we talk about strategies and
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