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EP 114 - Guest Rochelle Porter, Founder and Creative Director of Rochelle Porter Design
EP 114 - Guest Rochelle Porter, Founder and Creative Director of Rochelle Porter Design

In today’s episode, we’re talking to Rochelle Porter, the Founder and Creative Director of Rochelle Porter Design (RPD). RPD is a lifestyle brand specializing in eye-catching and thoughtfully made goods. Rochelle is an amazing inspiration for everyone thinking about following their true passions, leaving her corporate job to work on what she loves. Although Rochelle doesn’t have a background in design, her passion for style and fashion brought her success. Tune in as Rochelle shares her experience with building a responsible and sustainable business in fashion and home decor.

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EP 107 - Guest Yash Ranga, Jaipur Rugs
EP 107 - Guest Yash Ranga, Jaipur Rugs

In this week’s episode, we are joined by Yash Ranga, a Conscious Luxury Evangelist and Stakeholder Engagement Partner for Jaipur Rugs. We were honored to hear Yash speak recently at the Design Influencers Conferences and were blown away by everything we learned about rugs and especially the compassionate and uplifting initiatives Jaipur Rugs is taking on within the rug industry. At Jaipur Rugs, Yash provides a strategic vision of both skill and social development, engaging multiple and diverse stakeholders, curating an effective partnerships platform maximizing impact at scale. Jaipur Rugs is known worldwide for its inclusive value chain linking grassroots artisans with global markets.

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Interior Design, Business WisdomKandrac and KoleComment
EP 106 - Guest Lauren Clement
EP 106 - Guest Lauren Clement

The Spring High Point Market is almost upon us, and we are organizing our famous must-see list of manufacturers, speakers, and functions to attend in June. We thought it would be a perfect time to share with you our guest today, Lauren Clement, an award-winning, Charlotte-based Interior Designer who has a lot going on with the Market this year. Tune in as Lauren reveals the details behind the LN Shop; plus, she tells us the ins and outs of her business and talks about her collaborations with Benjamin Moore Paints, Charleston Forge and more.

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Interior Design, Business WisdomKandrac and KoleComment
Episode 97: 10 Tips On How To Set Business Goals and Achieve Them
Episode 97: 10 Tips On How To Set Business Goals and Achieve Them

Today we give you ten tips on how to set business goals and achieve them. We are so glad that 2020 is over, and we have big aspirations for 2021. Hopefully, the vaccine will turn things around, and we can get back to normal. Because our 2020 goals were sidetracked, our 2021 goals are more critical than ever. One way to ensure you have a great chance of accomplishing your goals is by making them SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound). Also, be sure to reevaluate what's working and what's not working throughout the year. Of course, don't be afraid to change something! Please tune in for the rest of our goal-setting tips.

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Business Wisdom, Our FirmJoann KandracComment
Episode 88 - The Top Things You Need To Know About a New Website and Elevating your Brand Presence with Guest Franki Durbin
Episode 88 - The Top Things You Need To Know About a New Website and Elevating your Brand Presence with Guest Franki Durbin

We are honored to have Franki Durbin as our guest on the show today. We were introduced to Franki by Cheminne Taylor-Smith who did some coaching for us as a referral to create our new website. Franki works with high-end creative service providers, entrepreneurs, influencers, and luxury brands to build memorable and rockstar quality brands. Her unique “POSITION FOR PROFIT” approach ensures you become irresistible to your perfect clients and firmly stand out in your niche so you can step into the fullness of your unlimited potential!

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Business WisdomJoann KandracComment
Episode 87 - How Much Do Things Cost?
Episode 87 - How Much Do Things Cost?

We’ve been in business for 15 years now and still consider it an important part of our jobs to educate our clients on what things actually cost. It seems like everybody is wanting to improve their homes after being cooped up for long during this pandemic, so we figured this was the perfect time to don our teacher hats and have the discussion about WHAT THINGS COST.

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Business WisdomJoann KandracComment
Episode 85 - Business Advice From Luann Nigara
Episode 85 - Business Advice From Luann Nigara

Today we are thrilled to bring a new guest to you. She is not only our friend and industry colleague but a woman we have learned a lot from over the years. LuAnn Nigara began her career more than 30 years ago as a co-owner of Window Works, an award-winning window treatment and awning retailer in NJ. Now she’s also the host of the top-rated interior design podcast called A Well Designed Business, is a highly sought after speaker and an author of two top rated books on well-designed businesses.

With so many of us reinventing ourselves and our businesses during the Covid crisis, we thought that now was the perfect time for us to have a lively chat with Luann.

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Business Wisdom, InterviewsJoann KandracComment
Episode 83 - The One Room Challenge Spring 2020 - Renovating Our Podcast Studio - Part 2
Episode 83 - The One Room Challenge Spring 2020 - Renovating Our Podcast Studio - Part 2

This episode of part II of a two-part series about the One Room Challenge and the complete transformation of our Podcast Studio. We encourage you to go back and listen to Episode 82 but in quick summary, The One Room Challenge is a virtual design event in it’s 17th season where 20 chosen influencers around the country are asked to transform a space with the help of ORC Sponsors. As chosen designers, we are then responsible for blogging about the transformation over the course of 8 weeks. So by the time you listen to this podcast episode, the final reveal will be on our blog!

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Business Wisdom, Interior Design, TrendsJoann KandracComment
Episode 82 - The One Room Challenge Spring 2020 - Renovating Our Podcast Studio - Part 1
Episode 82 - The One Room Challenge Spring 2020 - Renovating Our Podcast Studio - Part 1

We were honored to be asked to participate in the One Room Challenge. Twenty design influencers were selected from around the U.S. to take the challenge of transforming a room and documenting the process and sharing their sources and professional advice over eight weekly posts. The One Room Challenge™ is currently in its seventeenth season, a highly anticipated bi-annual event held every April and October.

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Business Wisdom, Interior Design, TrendsJoann KandracComment