300: 300th Episode - Big Happenings!

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Business, Design, Arts

4.8 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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A very warm welcome to the three hundredth episode of A Well-Designed Business today- and happy birthday to us! February the 15th was the second birthday of the podcast and we are having our birthday party tonight (21st February) at Lefroy Brooks in New York City. Today is a really big day for the podcast and there's lots of awesome news too, so listen in now to find out more. It really takes a lot of effort from many people to get this podcast aired each week and I'm truly grateful to everyone involved! I'm especially grateful to you, my designer friends, who show up and listen in to the show every single week! Listen in today as I share some news and express my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has played their part in making this show so successful! Show highlights: A special mention of thanks to everyone that works so hard to get this show ready and aired! Special thanks to our featured sponsors- Kravet Inc and MyDoma Studio. How we know that Kravet is truly in the business of helping you to run a better business. Why I really love MyDoma Studio so much! A shout out to all our other sponsors. Thanks to all the wonderful guests who have been on the show! A really HUGE thank you to you, my designer friend, who listens to this show every week- It's because of you that I show up each week!. How my world has expanded tenfold because of my designer friends, who follow me, interact with me on Instagram and Facebook, and give me really valuable feedback. The changes that are happening with the show. Why we will be airing our shows just twice a week, as of next week. We will be adding more video content to the podcast as we go forward. How the Well-Designed Business Fan Club got started. The details about the first meeting of the fan club. You're welcome to join! How you can really benefit from joining the fan club. About my book- The Making Of A Well-Designed Business. It's finally out! The biggest lesson that's in my whole book! If are just hearing about this and you'd like to join us at our birthday party, there's still time for you to get in, so go on over to Party. To get our amazing newsletter every Wednesday, simply text 444 999 and enter the word designbiz. The first meeting of the Well-Designed Business Fan Club will be on Friday 23rd February at noon (eastern time). To join, email Deborah at [email protected] and put LuAnn Fan Club in the subject line. My book, The Making Of A Well-Designed Business, is available in e-book form and in paperback. The paperback is $14.95 and the e-book is $7.99, but from 21st February until 28th February 2018 the e-book will only be $3.00- in honor of our 300th episode! Go to The Making Of A Well-Designed Business.

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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. Welcome to a well-designed business.
1:50.9	My name is Luann Nigara, and I'm so glad you found this podcast.
1:54.8	Together with my husband Vince and our partner, Bill, we have grown our company Windowworks from the ground up.
2:00.7	So I know and I understand
2:02.6	the challenges you face in running your interior design business I also know that your talent
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