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A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design  Business Podcast

142: Glen Peloso - "Build One Another Up"

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Arts, Design, Business

4.9810 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2017

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Glen Peloso will be joining me today on A Well-Designed Business. Glen is one-half of the Glen and Jamie of the Peloso Alexander Interiors. Each Glen and Jamie are successful interior designers some twenty plus years each and in 2013 these two respected designers came together to co-found Peloso Alexander Interiors in Toronto. Following their merger, they launched their brand “Glen and Jamie Designer Collection” which is an upholstery line that is now available in stores nationwide. They have both appeared in both print and television in North America and internationally, HGTV and Food Network. They are regulars as design experts for the Merrel and Dennis Show, Global Morning Show, Breakfast Television Toronto and CHCH Morning. They are also regular design columnists for national papers like the Toronto Star and are national contributors to a variety of national and international magazines. Glen and Jamie serve as design directors at Toronto’s largest attended festival, Buscar Fest. They were recently honored by being appointed ambassadors to the peer project, a non-profit organization that assists youth mentored by youth. They maintain two boutique locations and somehow, they run a full-time interior design firm with a staff of ten! Show Notes: How did Glen and Jamie come to want to found a business together? What are some skill sets that Glen has that compliment Peloso Alexander Interiors that are different from Jamie’s skillsets? How did the two stores come to be? What is the difference in the two stores? What is the idea for “the basement”? How did the media part of the business get started? When did Glen have his start in television? What advice does Glen give to people who want to be on television and be famous? What are the design tours that Glen Jamie do together? How can someone join a tour that is being held by Glen and Jamie? How do you most effectively use the resources given to you? Resources: www.businessofdesign.com    www.pelosoalexander.com

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0:33.1

Thank you. Welcome to a well-designed business with your host Luann Nigara.

0:45.8

Luan has a lifetime of experience building a multi-million dollar business with her husband and cousin,

0:50.8

and she knows the challenges you face in your interior design business.

0:55.1

Luann brings you real-life answers to your most pressing problems, as well as practical

0:59.4

strategies to explode your interior design business.

1:02.9

So, let's get to the business of interior design.

1:08.0

Hi, welcome to a well-designed business.

1:10.1

If you are brand new to the show, thanks tons for

1:13.1

tuning in. I really do hope you like it. My goal is for you to have one new idea every show,

1:18.7

one thing that you hear that moves you to action and benefits your business. And if you are a

1:24.5

returning listener, thanks tons. You know how much I appreciate and adore you.

1:29.1

So today, Glenn Pelosi joins me.

1:32.2

Glenn is one half of the Glenn and Jamie of Pelosi and Alexander interiors.

1:37.8

Each Glenn and Jamie were successful interior designers for some 20 plus years each.

1:43.1

And in 2013, these two respected names

1:46.6

in design came together to co-found Pelosi Alexander Interiors in Toronto.

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