She Renovates

What Temple And Webster Have In Store For Renovators In this episode, I invited my beautiful account manager, Dana Gielda from Temple and Webster to talk about what they have the could provide massive benefits to renovators.  Dana and I will talk about their commercial and trade accounts, their expansion to renovation supplies, their discounts and how they provide quality service to their customer...

How To Channel India Hicks Without Moving To The Bahamas In this episode, we're going on a slight detour from our normal tone and topic. I thought that today, we might just talk about something a bit lighter and I invited Sheree Lamb, one of our Wonder Women who is very keen in style and designs to have a chat with me regarding this detour. Sheree and I will talk about the island style that was pi...

Become A Better Renovator By Reviewing These 5 Aspects Of Your Renovation In this episode, I will share my experience on the latest project that we have just completed and put in the market. I will share some tips that you as a renovator should be mindful about in order to be better with your next projects and in order to avoid the same mistakes. Renovating for profit means you do your own busines...

The Biggest Challenge To Your Reno Success And What To Do About It This is our 100th episode and I couldn't be more happier. Thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, you make us going. In this episode, I am going to talk about the biggest challenge that our renovators usually encounter and what to do about it. I will share the advantages and disadvantages of a renovator especially women an...

Have you ever considered installing a lift in a residential home? In this 99th episode, I'm going to be talking about putting a lift into a domestic renovation. I asked Stephen to join me today because there are few things that are slightly technical that he understood better than I did. Having a residential lift is something that I've often thought about. I felt it is quite a luxury but I'm think...

A Valuable Contact for Melbourne Renovators In this episode, I have my old mate Ryan Goodwin as my special guest. Ryan has a company in Victoria named Mode Renovations which is very diverse. It's basically building but they have really good resource for our Victorian renovators. Ryan will share with us the 6th sense that a renovator should have in renovating. He will also share how to price the pr...

The Renovators Guide To Timber Flooring This is a solo episode that I haven't done for a while and I thought it's time to share another information that I know would be very beneficial to all aspiring renovators out there. Today, we will talk about Timber Flooring. Pretty much everyone likes timber floors but not everyone knows the decision it entails. This episode will greatly help you on how to...

The Games Agents Play In this episode, my special guest is Scott Aggett. He is the owner of Hello Haus, which is his flagship contract negotiation agency. Scott began as a licensed real estate agent in Sydney and then London on 1995. He co-founded and managed Belle Property Potts Point in Surry Hills and Walsh Bay then went on to manage his own business for redevelopment of residential and commerc...

"Robert Kiyosaki Was Wrong"- Jay Harris In this episode, one of my students, Jay Harris joined me as my special guest. He is the Founder and Managing Director of The Maintenance Boys, a repairs and maintenance solution for commercial facilities, and Managing Director of The Space Invaders, which offers renovation of office spaces. Jay has a business mind and together with his wife, Katherine, they...

3 Steps To Covid Proof Your Reno Site This episode is a mini training on how to limit the spread of the covid19 in your reno site. I will share the system that I managed to make while doing my current reno projects. Also, I will share some exciting things that are expected to happen on the She Renovates Live Conference. What we discussed in this episode: [00:00:34] She Renovates Live Conference [0...

A Design Gamechanger For Renovators In this episode, I have David Janson as my special guest. David is a registered architect in NSW, and project architect at Collins and Turner, responsible for the detail design and delivery of several high profile projects in the hospitality, public, and education sectors. His projects include the multi-award winning Barangaroo House, Barangaroo Early Learning C...

In this episode, I will share a journey that has a massive impact on my life. I will share what brought me to actually go and get diagnosed, what it felt like to have it, how it affected my life as an adult, a mother and as a businesswoman. I will also share how it got treated, how my life changed for the best and what you should do if you feel you are experiencing similar symptoms. What we discus...

Case Study: Dimitra Oldham In this episode, I have a special guest in Dimitra Oldham. Dimitra is the Founder & Creative Director of Staging Designs, a Property Styling business based on the Upper North shore and primarily servicing the Upper and Lower North Shore as well as the Northern Beaches Market. Dimitra did one of our early training and utilises her skills for staging properties for sale an...

In this episode, I have a very special guest, Natascha Moy, an extraordinary podcast trainer and producer. She has been a broadcasting professional for over 11 years. She trains people in business on how to create their own podcast series and she produces podcast series for large and medium-sized businesses and government organisations. Natascha will share with us her passion and experiences with...

In this episode, I have a special guest in Zoe Gilpin, The DIY Decorator. She is a qualified Interior Decorator with over 14 years experience in the home industry, specialising in affordable home decorating and proving that anyone with any budget can have a beautiful interior. Zoe will share with us how The DIY Decorator started and how it became her passion over the years in helping others findin...

What's Happening In The Market Right Now In this episode, I have my occasional co-host or regular co-host, Jo Vadillo. One of our guest speakers coming to our event the She Renovates Live conference in November. We are going to be sharing what is happening in the market right now and giving you some insights and strategies on property investing. What we discussed in this episode: [00:00:30] She Re...

Emma Blomfield In this episode, I have a special guest, one of our guest speakers coming to our event the She Renovates Live conference in November. Emma Blomfield is an accomplished interior designer, decorator, renovator, author, and businesswoman. Emma's passion for homemaking and creating beautiful homes are the same things that we love as renovators and the thing that binds us together, appre...

10 Trends For Modern Wet Areas In this episode, I will share with you the 10 things that I know about that people want in bathrooms or wet areas as a result of my trip to the Caroma flagship store.  We met with the delightful Mimi, who is an interior designer, a very accomplished interior designer who helps people make their sanitary ware and tapware choices. In making a decision of what to use wh...

Case Study: Mary & Lilah Nieuwland In this episode, I am with our student, Mary Nieuwland, and her daughter Lilah. They are a mother and daughter who have worked together for 4 years renovating homes to either Airbnb or sell for profit. They manage 4 short term rentals, have renovated 5 properties, and now have 2 reno projects in the pipeline. Being a part of The School of Renovating community gav...

What To Do When You Have Created Your Profit Making Reno Machine In this episode, I am going to share with you the key points that will help you produce that profit-making reno machine. By building your path to success this will ensure that your progress will result from actively and consciously choosing a life you love from renovating. And bringing you happiness, fulfillment, and satisfaction in...

She Renovates Live Conference In this episode I am with my events manager, Marina Mandoukos to talk to you about our upcoming She Renovates live conference this November. This event will be about bridging the gap between your passion for creating beautiful spaces and your dream life funded by renovating and property. What we discussed in this episode: [00:00:29] Events manager, Marina [00:01:15] S...

The 80/20 Rule Of Renovating Profit In this episode I will share with you "The Pareto Principle" and basically it means that for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. And that principle applies to all aspects of our life. How does it apply to a renovator? When you are doing a renovation for profit, the small amount of work like putting together the deal on your proje...

Getting The Best Sale Price With A Sellers Advocate In this episode I have a special guest in Kathryn Fantov of Innovative Property Advocates. Kathryn has over 25 years experience in the property industry as a fully licensed and qualified professional. Her experience ranges from property management, to project marketing as well as residential and commercial sales transactions. We are going to disc...

10 Killer Steps To A Flawless Feasibility In this episode I will share with you the steps to how to be quick and efficient when creating your feasibility for your projects. Before you sign a contract on any project, you need to complete a feasibility analysis. This is a critical part of the process. This is a great skill to have and you will get better at this as you go along. What we discussed in...

Celebrity Interviewer Explores Bernadette's Secrets To Financial Success With Renovating   This episode is from Natascha Moy and Dr. Vincent's Living Out Loud podcast. We talk about financial literacy and empowering women by renovating and flipping properties to build financial stability and wealth. So many women leave marriages with very little and they feel torn between needing to work and raisi...