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A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design  Business Podcast

172: Natalie Hurst- Business on Her Terms- Full- Time Mom & Wife and Part-Time Designer

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Design, Business, Arts

4.9810 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2017

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

If you'd like to hear about a business  perspective that's very different to that of the bigger firms which are usually featured on the show, you'll enjoy today's episode, with Natalie Hurst, who's first a full-time mom and wife and second, a part-time Interior Designer. Listen in and find out how Natalie does it. You're going to find it interesting!   Natalie, who lives in Salt Lake City Utah, with her husband and four children, graduated from Brigham Young University in 2003 with a B.Sa in Interior Design. After working in the lighting industry for a few years, she spent the next ten years away from the design world, consulting occasionally with friends or family. In 2014 she felt ready to dive back in and so she started Natalie Hurst Interiors. Listen in today, as Natalie shares her ideas on work and business flow, from a very different perspective.   Today, Natalie talks to LuAnn about: How she decided to start her business at such a busy time in her life. That she's comfortable with doing her business part time, for the time being. The specific work-life balance that she's found, that works for her. That her life could appear disorganized and stressful to someone else. How she structures the phases of her work, both consciously and organically. Attracting the clientele that you want. Charging prices that are appropriate to your desired clientele. How she prepares for her really busy design weeks. Coping with very specific challenges. That her sourcing is mostly done online. How she organizes her workspace, at home. That she keeps track of things by taking lots of notes. Her really honest relationships with her vendors. Having confidence in asking for help. How she structures her fees. How she landed her very first client. Word of mouth is the only marketing tool that she needs at the moment. How she came to being featured in Pregnancy And New Born Magazine from a picture on Instagram. That Instagram is an authentic and effective marketing tool for her.

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0:00.0

Have you heard about the exciting new exhibit by the Black Artists and Designers Guild,

0:05.6

which was commissioned by the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City?

0:11.1

Big news, right?

0:12.6

The Cooper Hewitt's exhibition is called Making Home, Smithsonian Design Triennial.

0:18.2

Now, the batch designers exhibit is titled the Underground Library,

0:23.8

inspired by the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad is the clandestine network

0:28.6

established in the early 19th century through which many enslaved African Americans

0:33.6

traveled in search of freedom. This library installation represents a 21st century sanctuary surrounded by art, objects,

0:43.5

artifacts, and books of black legacy.

0:46.9

In reimagining and repurposing the Andrew Carnegie Personal Library,

0:52.7

badge invites you to examine the power of home libraries

0:56.1

and the significance of literacy, remembering that African Americans were denied the right to read

1:02.3

under slavery. I'm honored to share that Window Works in Livingston was asked by badge to create

1:08.7

the flat panels for the windows. We used a custom design fabric

1:12.5

by badge members, and the fabric was fabricated by Stacey Garcia's team at Libatex. So please make a

1:20.0

point to visit this inspired space the next time you are in New York City. The exhibition runs

1:25.5

from November 24 all the way through August 10th,

1:30.0

2025. So you have plenty of time to get this on your calendar. We will put links in the show notes.

1:40.0

Welcome to a well-designed business with your host, Luan Nigara.

1:48.5

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

1:53.7

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

1:57.8

Luan brings you real-life answers to your most pressing problems, as well as practical strategies to explode your interior design business, Luann brings you real-life answers to your most pressing problems, as well as

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