965: Mona Nahm: Equitable Design for People and the Planet

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Business, Design, Arts

4.8 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Today With Mona Nahm Today on A Well-Designed business I am so happy to welcome Mona Nahm to the show. Mona is here sharing her incredible journey and her current work designing affordable housing. Mona truly understands how creating spaces with compassion at their core can empower people and allow them the safety and stability to reclaim their lives. Her glass-half-full spirit will leave you inspired. Listen now. LuAnn Nigara and Mona Nahm's Ah-Ha Moments “I just saw people with or without opportunities.” - Mona Nahm “The circumstances that you were in can create that lack of worth, and that lack of esteem, and so, therefore, you don't value yourself and then, therefore, you don't come to a relationship where you expect to be valued. And guess what? When we don't come to a relationship expecting to be valued—we're not.” - LuAnn Nigara “You have got to get the hope going, and the opportunities for enjoyment, so that you can aspire to do the next thing, right?” - LuAnn Nigara “If you're so focused on the difference, you'll never see the similarities.” - Mona Nahm Connect with Mona Nahm Website Projects 730 Stanyan Projects Projects What’s new with LuAnn Nigara LuAnn University - Registration is now OPEN for the Winter 2024 semester! Watch the Docuseries! http://www.luannnigara.com/cob Get The Goodies! For checklists, resources, and extra goodies from A Well-Designed Business sign up for free here. To Get on LuAnn’s Email List, text the word designbiz to 444999! Purchase LuAnn’s Books Here: Book 1: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action Audiobook: The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action Book 2: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Book 3: A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2 Connect with LuAnn Nigara LuAnn’s Website LuAnn’s Blog Power Talk Friday Like Us: Facebook | Tweet Us: Twitter | Follow Us: Instagram | Listen Here: Podcast Other Shows Mentioned: AWDB #03: Things Every Designer Should Know to Run a Successful Design Business with Shannon Leddy AWDB #29: Shannon Leddy Returns for Graduation Week- Best Tips for Landing Your 1st Job AWDB #71: Ellen Fisher- Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of New York School of Interior Design #569: Power Talk Friday: Mike Peterson: Leveraging Design’s Influence on Health and Wellness to Increase Your Value Proposition #670: Power Talk Friday: Susan Inglis: Sustainable Furnishings Council, What You Need to Know #773: Power Talk Friday: The Company Store: Quality, Sustainability, and Innovation AWDB #809: Power Talk Friday: Michelle Rohrer-Lauer: Turning Eco-Friendly Design into a “Green” Bottom Line

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0:53.0	Welcome to a well-designed business.
0:55.0	My name is Luann Nigara, and I'm so glad you found this podcast.
0:59.0	Together with my husband Vince and our partner Bill, we have grown our company Window Works from the ground up,
1:05.0	so I know and I understand the challenges you face in running your interior design business. I also know that your talent
1:13.0	alone isn't enough to ensure your success. So on this podcast, we talk about strategies and
1:19.8	practical steps to help you grow your business. But make no mistake about it, we have our share
1:25.0	of fun here too, mixed in with those aha moments that I love
1:28.8	so much. This isn't fluff. Nobody has time for that. Whether you are a new interior designer
1:34.6	or a season designer, I am here to help you create and to manage the kind of interior design
1:40.4	firm that you dream of. It's straight talk and it's action. Are you ready? Let's get started.
1:50.1	Hi, welcome to a well-designed business. I am very delighted to introduce you to my guest today,
1:56.0	Mona Nam. Mona and I have crossed paths a few times along this little journey of life here, and we'll talk about that in our discussion.
2:03.9	But I'm so glad to get to sit down with her today and to have this opportunity to know her even better.
2:11.6	Because Mona is not only an incredible designer, but she is actually just a downright amazing human being.
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