357: Power Talk Friday: Heather McManus: Where Are They Now? Introducing Collaborate to Win

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Business, Design, Arts

4.8 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Welcome to another Power Talk Friday! Today we're having a Where Are They Now episode, featuring Heather Mc Manus, our very first guest ever on the show! Heather is an award-winning designer from New Jersey and the principal of Artistry Interiors. She is also the author of the book Love Where You Live- Dream Homes Made Real, which is available on Amazon. On the show today Heather will be telling us all about her latest venture, Collaborate To Win, a buying group that she started for you, her designer colleagues, to become stronger together and make more profit through having access to products that may normally have been unavailable to you due to buy-in minimums and yearly volume quotas. Join us on the show today to hear Heather explain her really interesting idea! Heather started Artistry Interiors in 2012, after having worked in the design industry for a decade. Her first job, after graduating from the Pratt Institute, was at a high-end workroom where she gained really invaluable experience and learned everything about how quality window treatments and upholstery are made. From there she went on to further broaden her knowledge and expertise about furniture construction and quality through working at both Ethan Allen and Bograd's Fine Furniture. Listen in today to find out more! Show highlights: Heather's concept of a video tip per day that she discussed in her interview on our very first show. All about Heather's innovative concept, Collaborate To Win, and why it was born. Some of the growing pains that helped Heather grow. Collaborate To Win even works nationally. Dealing with breakages. How the concept actually works. The level of trust that is required for this unique concept. Keeping relationships intact is a key requirement for the group. How the payment for the orders works. Heather is constantly creating educational videos to explain the rules of the game. When an order actually becomes an order. The importance of working systematically. How Heather uses videos to explain her pricing. The constant teaching, mentoring and masterminds that Heather does to assist people with her concept. The cost for the membership of the group. How you will really save money by being a member of the group- one order through the group could cover your entire annual membership buy-in! Why you really need to be responsible to be a member of the group. To learn more about Collaborate To Win, there will be a website up and running by this fall. In the meantime, you can email Heather at [email protected] an email address dedicated specifically for this group. The details that you will need to send to Heather in order to apply to join her group. To meet Heather in person, she will be at Windowworks, in Livingstone New Jersey, for the October Lunch and Learn on October 29th. RSVP via Instagram (@windowworks) Raquel Langworthy will be at Windowworks on September 17th for the September Lunch and Learn. Other episodes mentioned on the show: Nicole Heymer (Curio Electro #235 #317) Links: Book - Love Where You Live: Dream Homes Made Real Collaborate to Win - Collaborate To Win Collaborate to Win Facebook page Facebook - Artistry Interiors LLC Instagram - Artistry Interiors Website - Artistry Interiors

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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.
1:50.2	My name is Luann Nigara, and I'm so glad you found this podcast.
1:54.1	Together with my husband Vince and our partner, Bill, we have grown our company Windowworks from the ground up.
1:59.8	So I know and I understand the challenges you face in running your interior design business.
2:05.7	I also know that your talent alone isn't enough to ensure your success.
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