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A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

423: Tiffannie White, ​The Nappy Bohemian: Your “Only" and Lessons From a New Interior Design Business

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Design, Business, Arts

4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2019

⏱️ 63 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Welcome to today's show! We're talking to Tiffannie White today, the creator of The Nappy Bohemian, located in Oakland, California. Tiffannie is a blogger, an interior stylist, and an e-designer and she also has a full-time position as a design consultant at  Fireclay Tile. After spending many years as a career sales professional, The Nappy Bohemian was born in 2017 because Tiffannie wanted to merge her architecture education, her love for tile and ceramics, and her desire to showcase the real black experience in the world of interior design. Tune in today, to hear about Tiffannie's business, what she's doing, and the lessons she's learned from running her business. Tiffannie's job with Fireclay Tile has allowed her an inside look on the world of artisan makers, and it has also connected her with terrific designers in her East Coast territory. In today's episode, she describes how much she loves her job, she talks openly about the lessons and challenges she experienced in her first year in business, and she shares her goals for the year to come. Listen in now, to find out more. Show highlights: Tiffannie talks about her traumatic experience of taking her daughter to the hospital and how her daughter really loved the decor there. This showed Tiffannie just how important interior design really is in people's lives. Creating a holistic space is really important for Tiffannie. About Tiffannie's personal and unique 'only'. Tiffannie is proud of the lessons she's learned. Tiffannie talks about her first eighteen months in business. Being focused and clear in her vision. All about Tiffannie's e-design packages. Tiffannie's e-design is driven mainly through her Instagram and word-of-mouth. Settling on a name. Going with the flow and trusting. Some of the challenges she's faced. You have to value what you do to have a thriving business. Being careful not to compromise in too many areas when starting out in a business. Work for free only if it's worth your while. Some tips about blogging. Tiffannie's business goals for the next year. Links: Instagram: The Nappy Bohemian The Nappy Bohemian The Nappy Bohemian   Previous shows mentioned: Albie Buabeng #348 Chaney Widmer #260, #327 Cheryl Janice #41 Sue Firestone #404

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, I want to give a shout out to my friend Susan Winterstein. You may know Susan from her two

0:05.5

podcast appearances here, episodes 164 and 717. In these episodes, Susan told us about her charity

0:13.7

that she founded Savvy Giving by Design. Now she has introduced the Savvy Giving Design Coalition.

0:21.1

The mission of both of these is to bring comfort and hope to families by transforming

0:26.6

kids' rooms into healing sanctuaries.

0:30.0

Previously, in order to help Savvy Giving by Design, you could open a chapter in your

0:34.9

own area and then design spaces for children in your area that are in need.

0:40.0

Now with the Savvy Giving Design Coalition, you can contribute and impact the lives of these children

0:45.5

without taking on the beginning of an entirely new chapter.

0:49.9

Savvy Giving Design Coalition operates through the collective efforts of you, the designer, as well as sponsors and volunteers.

0:58.6

This organization is making a real difference in these children's lives, and you can help now in whichever way feels right for you.

1:06.3

I encourage you to listen to Susan's two episodes to learn more and then visit their website at

1:12.2

Savvygivingbydesign.org forward slash design coalition. We'll also put that in the show notes. Welcome to a well-designed business.

1:37.3

My name is Luann Nigara, and I'm so glad you found this podcast.

1:41.5

Together with my husband Vince and our partner Bill, we have grown our company

1:45.4

Window Works from the ground up.

1:47.2

So I know and I understand the challenges you face in running your interior design business.

1:53.5

I also know that your talent alone isn't enough to ensure your success.

1:58.5

So on this podcast, we talk about strategies and practical steps to help you grow your business.

2:05.0

But make no mistake about it, we have our share of fun here, too, mix in with those aha

2:10.0

moments that I love so much.

2:12.1

This isn't fluff.

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