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A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design  Business Podcast

1169: What Would Lu Do?: Now That It Works, Lead It

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Design, Business, Arts

4.9810 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Today With LuAnn Nigara: A Well-Designed Business® 10-Year Anniversary Series, Part 5 What happens when your business finally works? The referrals are steady.The revenue is consistent.The team exists. For many entrepreneurs, this is where survival ends. But it’s also where drift can begin. In Part 5 of the 10-Year Anniversary Series, LuAnn shares the leadership shift that happens after stability. Through a pivotal story from her early years at Window Works and a transparent look at her recent recalibration of the podcast itself, she unpacks what it really means to lead what you’ve built. This episode is about: • Recognizing where your real value lives• Avoiding drift when things feel comfortable• Recalibrating your business to serve both your mission and your life• Designing the next decade intentionally If your business works… this episode is your mirror. Because once it works, your job changes. Now you must lead it. 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

If you find yourself at your desk thinking, there is so much to do in my business and I don't

0:06.1

know where to start, this message might be for you. You're wondering, should you be working on

0:11.9

your finances? Should you be working on generating leads for your pipeline? Should you be

0:16.7

documenting your system so it's all not living in your head or should you be doing something else

0:22.1

altogether different understand something we're not lazy but sometimes everything feels important

0:29.6

and we end up doing nothing because we can't decide and that is exactly why i am hosting a live

0:37.0

zoom session on february 17th at 1 p.m. Eastern called

0:41.0

Lou University Pre-Rex for Success. In this hour together, I'm going to walk you through the core

0:48.3

areas of a well-run creative business. We're going to go through operations, finance, marketing, sales,

0:55.3

and leadership. And as we walk through these different areas, you're going to say, oh, am I up to

1:02.4

snuff here or do I have gaps? You're going to say, I feel pretty good here or no, no, that's

1:07.7

really a spot that I need to work on. And hopefully, when you leave this Zoom,

1:13.7

you'll have some idea of what your next smartest move should be. Likely, it might be that

1:21.2

there's a Luann University course to help you take that next step. Okay? If there is, great. If there isn't, yay you, you got some

1:30.8

clarity. You're on with your day. So I would love to invite you to come to this Zoom. You go to

1:36.8

Luannigara.com forward slash prerex, P-R-E-R-E-Q-S. The link will be in the show notes. And two attendees are going to win a free

1:49.1

five-week Lou University course, and every attendee that is there will get a special offer

1:56.0

available only to you because you were there with me for this time. So if you're tired of spinning,

2:02.8

overthinking, and wondering if you're working on the right thing, I'm hoping that this time

2:08.7

together will give you the ideas of where you need to put your time and attention. So go to

2:17.0

Luannigara.com forward slash pre-rex.

2:20.5

And I will see you on February 17, 26.

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