94: Debi Pinelli- Sound Advice on the Business of Interior Design

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Arts, Design, Business

4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2016

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Our guest on today’s show is Debi Pinelli and the way we got connected is such a funny story! I have a very dear friend named Rachel who is the cousin of Debi’s husband! A few months ago, we had Tim Templeton on a power talk Friday show and he was talking to us about influencers and connectors that you will have in your circle of influencers. Rachel is that connector! Today we are going to talk about Debi’s business, A&J Interiors. She came to interior design through her specialty in designing her own window treatments. Debi has been designing and fabricating window treatments for over 20 years! She is the president of the New Jersey chapter of Window Coverings Association of America. Show Notes: How did she decide to make her window treatments into a business? How important is it to have good rapport with your vendor? What are some things that she did when she started to become successful? What are some ways you can reach out to others for help in running a business? Who does she have on her staff? Write procedures down! Why are bookkeepers so important to running a successful business? Where does she go to get inspiration for designs? Is Highpoint worth going to? Make sure you look at your numbers! What are some ways to look at advertising? Why did she join Window Coverings Association of America? What is “Windows to Success”? What does the New Jersey chapter of Window Coverings Association of America do? Does the New Jersey chapter just talk about window coverings? How often should an evaluation be done? Why did she decide to charge a flat fee for her services? Listen to your gut! How many chapters are in the Window Coverings Association of America? You will find the rest of the show notes at our resource center: Window Works.

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0:30.9	Luann University.com.
0:42.2	Welcome to a well-designed business with your host, Luann Nigara.
0:47.8	Luan has a lifetime of experience building a multi-million dollar business with her husband and cousin,
0:51.6	and she knows the challenges you face in your interior design business.
0:56.4	Luan brings you real-life answers to your most pressing problems, as well as practical strategies to explode your interior design business.
0:59.8	So, let's get to the business of interior design.
1:05.3	Hi, welcome to another episode of a well-designed business.
1:08.7	I'm so delighted to have Debbie Pinelli on the show with me today.
1:12.3	Debbie, in addition to running her own firm, A&J interiors, here in New Jersey, is also the president of the New Jersey chapter of the Window Coverings Association, the WCAA.
1:23.7	Debbie's career in interior started as a self-taught seamstress, fabricating window treatments for friends
1:29.4	and family while her young boys were napping. Soon she realized she was on to something, and Debbie
1:35.0	eventually earned her interior design graphics certification, and A&J Interiors has flourished ever since.
1:41.7	So here we go. Let me let Debbie tell you a little bit more about her story.
1:46.5	Hi, Debbie. Thank you for joining me on a well-designed business today.
1:50.4	Hi, Luann. It's so nice to be here. Thanks for having me. Yes, I'm excited to tell everybody how
1:55.9	we got connected. I think this is a funny story. First of all, I'll just share with you that, well, okay, so we're connected by my very dear friend, Rachel, who Rachel is your husband's cousin.
2:10.4	And you two were at a wedding or a shower together.
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