Episode 94: Announcing a New Design Service
Episode 94: Announcing a New Design Service

As you know from listening to our podcast over the last three years, you know that we run a very successful interior design firm in Atlanta that is now over 15 years old. We have invested a substantial amount of time and money to continue our education over the years to keep improving our operations, sharpening our design skills and expanding our design knowledge as it pertains to trends, products and resources. We love to share our expertise and we are finally formalizing this effort which is what we are going to talk about today!

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Our Firm, Q & AJoann KandracComment
Episode 93: Holiday Gift Guide and Charity Ideas
Episode 93: Holiday Gift Guide and Charity Ideas

As the holiday season is upon us, Kelly and I are putting together gift ideas for our families, friends and our amazing team at Kandrac & Kole. We are also researching ways we can do something charitable to those in need. We’ve been very blessed this year and it is in our hearts to give back. We’ve given many interesting and thoughtful gifts through the years and will share those as well as some new ones for everyone on your list!

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Episode 91: Guest Donna Krueger of dk Gallery
Episode 91: Guest Donna Krueger of dk Gallery

Kelly and I are big proponents of original art and know how it can elevate a space and create a truly unique and custom design. We recorded podcast (Episode #53) entitled “Why Buy Original Art” a couple of years ago. We talk about the importance of art in design as well as how we were originally intimidated by art galleries and how meeting our guest, Donna Krueger, turned out to be a wonderful experience and a whole new education into the world of art.

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Interior Design, InterviewsJoann KandracComment
Episode 89 - 12 Easy Updates You Can Make to Your Home
Episode 89 - 12 Easy Updates You Can Make to Your Home

For those of you not in tune to what is happening in the interior design world, get ready. Everyone in our industry is busier than ever before and having trouble keeping up with the demand. Contractors can only take on so much work and it’s getting to the point that most people will have to wait until Spring to have a renovation done. It’s not surprising with the recent pandemic and people being in their homes more than ever. The chair that was uncomfortable is being replaced, the dated paint colors are being updated. The money they were going to use for a luxury vacation is being used for some long overdue home projects.

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Interior DesignJoann 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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Episode 86 - Your Design Questions
Episode 86 - Your Design Questions

We’re excited to be doing another podcast where we answer questions from our audience related to interiors or challenges they face in their home. There’s a lot of information at our disposal with shelter magazines, Houzz, Pinterest, and Interior Design blogs but sometimes there might just be a little something nagging at you that you can’t seem to find an answer to.

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Q & AJoann 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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