Window Treatments for Profit with LuAnn Nigara all Episodes with AI Transcript

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LuAnn Nigara

This podcast is specifically designed for window treatment professionals. If you are interested in doing what you do better, whether you are a retailer, installer, workroom, sales rep or from our industry partner community, you have found your people. We are going to talk about sales, marketing, hiring, efficiency, productivity and of course, profitability. Because why do any of it if you are not profitable, right? My name is LuAnn Nigara and I have been in the window treatment industry for 4 decades. With my husband Vince and our cousin Bill Campesi we’ve built our business, Window Works, from start up to over 4 million dollars in annual sales and to a team of 15. Vin, Bill and myself are also part of the ownership team at Exciting Windows. Exciting Windows is the industry leader in mentoring, supporting and inspiring window treatment professionals to build a better business. So I get you, I know what you do. I have spent my career doing it with you. So how about we get started making your business better, shall we?

195: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: An Easy Money Making Tip

194: What Would Lu Do?: Combating the Mindset and Pitfalls

193: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Do I Do It Myself, or Do I Hire a Consultant?

192: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: 7 Success Tips for Exit Planning

191: Eileen Hahn: Building An Exceptional Team

190: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Project Managment System For Window Treatment Firms

189: What Would Lu Do?: The Ultimate Business Secret: The Hidden Key to Remarkable Success

188: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: An Inspiring Lesson in Leadership

187: Brittany Murphy: Hiring An SEO Specialist

186: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: The Worst Word in the English Language: Part 2

185: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: The #1 Reason Why Businesses Stay Stuck

184: What Would Lu Do?: The 6 Mindset Shifts Required to Work With the Luxury Client

183: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: The Worst Word in the English Language and How to Replace It

182: Jessica Harling: Training with Purpose: Effective Strategies for Training New Employees

181: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: An Easy Tool to Increase Your Productivity

180: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: What Should Sales Consultants do When Leads Lag: Sales Team Downtime Activities

179: Wilma Kulyk: Unlocking Loyalty: Using Thank You Cards to Build Stronger Client Connections

178: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: You Are the Leader in the Room

177: Elizabeth Gerdes: The Powerful Impact of Peer Relationships When Building Your Window Treatment Business

176: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Entrepreneurship Is Hard: Do this to Make it Easier

175: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: How to Train Effectively: The Pentagon Approach

174: Benjamin Jones: Unleashing the Power of YouTube Ads; Expert Strategies for Beginners

173: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Free Up Your Mental Bandwidth with this Strategy

172: Attracting the Luxury Client: Build Revenue and Profit Margin

171: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Can Your Visionary But Disorganized Personality Handle Systems?

170: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: 3 Steps to Productive Re-Entry After a Big Event

169: Lori Ann Jones: Broke to Stoked! Building a Profitable Window Treatment Business, the Lean Way

168: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: A Critical Skill for a Successful CEO

167: Nicole Heymer: How to Find and Highlight Why Someone Should Buy From You

166: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Why You Should Stop Apologizing For Your Lead Times

165: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: How to Prevent Your Business from Coming to a Screeching Halt When You Step Away

164: Julie Wood: Let Passion and Enthusiasm Be Your Guide

163: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: A Surprising Way to Find Business Leads

162: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: How to Combat the Famine-and-Feast Cycle in Your Business

161: Lynn Eastergard: Qualify Your Clients By Charging Consultation and Retainer Fees

160: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Do You Know Where Your Time Goes?

159: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: When You Get Lost, STOP!

158: Lori Carpenter: Resilience and Tenacity Leads to Success

157: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Do You Use This Tried-and-True Strategy?

156: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: What to do When You Keep Staying Stuck

155: Shauna Lynn Simon: Build a Company that Can Operate Without You

154: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: A Simple Way to Reduce Your Expenses

153: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: The 3Rs: Ratings, Reviews and Referrals

152: What Would Lu Do?: Profitability - The Interior Design Trade

151: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Does Your Hiring Mindset Serve You?

150: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: 5 Factors for Sales Success

149: What Would Lu Do?: A Fellow Trade Disrespected Me

148: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Does Paperless Project Management Mean Zero Paper?

147: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Systems Makes Sales

146: Shannon Lopez: The ERC Program - Do NOT Skip This Episode!