1167: What Would Lu Do?: When Your Business Starts Working… Now What?

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Business, Arts, Design

4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Today With LuAnn Nigara: When your business starts working, everything changes. In Part Four of the 10-Year Birthday Series, LuAnn shares the shift that happens when success creates complexity — and why growth without structure leads to burnout. What began as one microphone and one clear promise eventually became something bigger. More responsibility. More demand. More opportunity. And with that came a critical realization: You don’t scale by saying yes to everything.You scale by designing intentionally. In this episode, LuAnn walks through how A Well-Designed Business® evolved from a podcast into a thoughtfully built ecosystem — including Power Talk Friday, LuAnn University, Chairman of the Board, and the newly emerging Boardroom for Creatives. But this isn’t about the programs. It’s about the pattern. If you’ve moved from one-room projects to full homes…If you’ve tested new services and refined your offers…If you’ve felt the pressure of success and wondered how to protect your standards… This episode will help you see your own business more clearly. Because building the house is one level. Designing it on purpose is another. And leading what you’ve built into the next decade? That’s where we’re headed next. 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	My DOMA Studio is your complete designer toolkit.
0:04.8	You know this, right?
0:06.0	My DOMA makes it easy to streamline your processes, track your projects, communicate with clients, and just get organized.
0:12.6	It is created by designers for designers, specifically to address what you need as a design business owner.
0:20.2	My DOMA is now together with Studio Designer and they are the industry leading solution.
0:25.0	With 20,000 plus users, more designers choose their platform than any other.
0:32.3	Are you ready to reach the next level of profitability and efficiency?
0:37.0	Book a demo with My Doma Studio today
0:39.2	by going to mydoma studio.com forward slash Luan. That's mydomostudio.com forward slash Luan.
0:48.6	Thank you. Welcome to a well-designed business.
1:02.0	My name is Luann Nygaara, and I'm so glad you found this podcast.
1:06.0	Together with my husband Vince and our partner Bill, we have grown our company Window Works from the ground up.
1:11.8	So I know and I understand the challenges you face in running your interior design business.
1:18.2	I also know that your talent alone isn't enough to ensure your success.
1:23.2	So on this podcast, we talk about strategies and practical steps to help you grow your business.
1:29.8	But make no mistake about it, we have our share of fun here, too, mix in with those aha
1:34.6	moments that I love so much.
1:36.8	This isn't fluff.
1:37.8	Nobody has time for that.
1:39.5	Whether you are a new interior designer or a season designer, I am here to help you create and to manage the kind of interior design firm that you dream of.
1:48.9	It's straight talk and it's action.
1:51.1	Are you ready?
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