Home Stagers and Designers on Fire

In this episode I talk with Jeff Martin of Mint Home Staging in California. Jeff has developed a system that enables him to easily do 2-3 stagings a day. He is a Real Estate Agent/Stager who has built his business by offering quick turn around time and great results. You will learn: Jeff's simple "load and go" formula that allows hime to do multiple stagings in a day Why investors especially love...

In this podcast episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire , I talk about creating a Smokin' Hot 2025 Life and Business Plan and musings about how venturing out into the dating world can parallel building a business- at least when it comes to having an empowered mindset. I also share a time sensitive, highly affordable opportunity to coach with me in order to set up a strategy to make 2025 your...

In this podcast episode I talk with Kevin Htain of Identity Home Staging. Kevin is not only a top LA Home Stager, he has also had a 10 year career on HGTV's hit show "Flip or Flop" as well as other HGTV shows. Listen in and learn: how Kevin landed the job on "Flip or Flop" how Stagers get paid for doing work on HGTV what it is really like working for HGTV how Kevin keeps his pricing model simple w...

In this episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire, I talk with Shauna Lynn Simon, a multi award winning Stager and Designer, owner of SLS Academy and coach for busy female entrepreneurs. You will learn: how Shauna Lynn went from corporate to creating multiple businesses why stress management should be a daily habit for busy entrepreneurs how Shauna Lynn puts habits into her life that cause her...

In this episode I interview Shawn Varwig, the dynamic CEO of Home Staging Northwest and Real Estate Broker for Heritage Home Team Real Estate. You will learn: What Shawn's role is in both his Real Estate Business and Home Staging Business and how his team supports him Shawn's advice on how to win business from Real Estate Agents How Shawn offers 3 different staging packages in order to make it eas...

In this podcast episode I talk with Red Barrinuevo, a successful Home Stager and Designer in the Toronto area. We discuss the challenges Red faced when transitioning from a banking career to owning Redisigne4more. You will learn: how Red built his business while working full time in banking  how Red prepared for the transition of being an employee to being self employed both financially and emotio...

In this episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire I interview Rod Basconcillo of R&R Financial. Rod walks us through the process of financing your Home Staging inventory. You wil llearn: the difference between bootstrapping vs. putting inventory on credit cards vs. financing inventory what Rod's company will finance and what it will not finance the turn around time for financing what Rod 's co...

In this episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire I interview Michelle Minch of Moving Mountains Designs in LA.  You will learn: What it takes to be a million dollar stager What prompted Michelle to stop renting furniture and own her own inventory instead How owning her own inventory impacted Michelle's business model and profitability What numbers to look at to make sure you are being profita...

In this episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire , I talk with Ellen Mann of Chrysalis Creative Home Staging. Ellen left a lucrative 30 year job in corporate to pursue a Home Staging Business. You will learn: how Ellen handled the emotional challenges of being laid off and building a staging company from scratch what Ellen told herself at the beginning of her staging business in order to "kee...

In this podcast episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire I am sharing tons of information from the RESACON Convcention in Vegas., I have attended many conventions since starting my staging business in 2005 and I always come home with a different way of looking at things, great business tips and lots of wonderful memories. This year was no exception!  In this episode you will learn: how to fil...

In this podcast episode I interview Steve Denny, a partner at Innovative Business Advisors and coauthor of the book  You Don't Know What You Don't Know.  This book details the steps you need to take to build a successful staging company that will net top dollar when you go to sell. In this episode you will learn: how to get top dollar for your Home Staging Business what business advisors look for...

What does success mean to you? Are you looking to build a 7 figure business with a team? Or are you happy keeping things small and simple and making enough money to travel and do the things that tug at your heart? Success means different things to different people and it is so important that you create your business and life on your terms, not by what others are doing. In this episode I explore wh...

In this podcast episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire , I interview Heather Cook of the Social Stager. We discuss the benefits of using Pinterest as a marketing strategy. You will learn: What is really hot right now on Pinterest Why Pinterest is not like Social Media  What types of content you should be posting on Pinterest How to drive traffic to your lead magnet How Heather schedules pin...

In this episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire I interview Lani Savvidis of Brightspot Bookkeeping.  You will learn: Common tax deductions that Home Stagers often overlook What financial data to look at in order to make better business decisions How to handle fluctuating and seasonal business When you should think about going from an LLC to an SCorp (check with your CPA) What a BOI is and w...

In this episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire,  I talk with Rebecca Ward, Interior Designer and mentor. You will learn: The big "aha" that Rebecca learned about making money in the Interior Design business How Rebecca offers different services for different budgets Rebecca's thoughts on charging a flat fee vs. hourly What Rebecca would recommend to those starting an Interior Design Busines...

In this podcast episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire, I talk about how I might 10x my efforts in order to win more business from Real Estate Agents. You will learn: why posting on Social Media is not the quickest and most effective way to win the business of Real Estate Agents 11 ways that I would reach out to Real Estate Agents and my #1 most needle moving way how you can join my FREE (l...

In this episode I interview Kristyn Perriera of Reforma Interiors. Krysten began her career as a Home Stager in a family owned business. When she decided to go out on her own, she was drwan to "wellness design" and has built her design company by creating spaces that are an oasis for her clients. In this episode you will learn: What wellness design is and how it impacts Kristyn's clients What biop...

In this episode of Home Stagers and Designers on Fire I break down the settlement that the National Association of Realtors has recently agreed to. You will learn: how this may or may not impact the Staging Industry why I believe that home prices will not be effected why positioning and messaging is even more important to win the business of Real Estate Agents how top Real Estate Agents set themse...

As a new Home Stager it can be overwhelming to decide what to focus on when growing your business. And it can get easy to get caught up doing things that can wait and not doing enough of the things that get business in the door. Let's face it.... we all want to do things that feel comfortable and shy away from things that get us outside of our comfort zone. The truth is....without getting business...

Have you ever wondered how AI might help improve your design skills, work more effectively, work remotely, leverage your time or streamline your processes? Have you heard about Chat GPT but aren't really sure about ways that you could incorporate it into your business? If this is you, you're going to be blown away by the insight my guest, Jenna Gaidusk provides in this episode.  You will learn: Je...

Have you ever wondered what the most common struggles of new Home Stagers are? Or seasoned Stagers? Are you curious about how the Home Staging business has evolved and what is in the cards for the future? Join Shell Brodnax and I as we discuss all of this as well as: Shell's top strategies for hiring team members The difference between data driven decisions and gut instinct How RESA is educating t...

Have you ever wondered where the best place to spend your time is when it comes to marketing your business? In this episode I talk with Heather Cook of Social Stager, about why email marketing is her #1 strategy to grow your business.  You will learn: How to strategically build an email list of Ideal Clients Why segmentation is where the money is How to personalize your emails What the industry st...

If you are confused about where to put your marketing efforts for optimal results, you'll love this podcast episode. I interview Heather Cook of the Social Stager and she talks about her top 10 marketing strategies. You'll also learn: Free resources to market your business online Heather and Marianne's favorite email CRM platform Heather's #1 tip for finding out what content will resonate with you...

Have you ever gotten stuck writing content for emails, your website, blog or social media posts? Or maybe you don't send out emails to your Ideal Clients or market your business on social media because you don't have the time. If this is you, you'll want to tune into this episode. You'll learn: Different ways to use Chat GPT in your business so that you leverage your time Pros and cons of using Ch...

In this podcast episode I discuss how to start a business and life plan for 2024 and why it is so important to reflect on 2023. It gets personal and transparent as I reflect on what gave me purpose, what I did better in 2023 and what I will do moving forward into 2024. You'll learn: Compelling questions to ask yourself when planning for 2024 What I did differently the year I doubled my income in m...