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Window Treatments for Profit with LuAnn Nigara — 354 episodes
354: What Would Lu Do?: Q2 Series | When the Right Thing Gets Hard | Part 3: When You Step Back and Your Team Steps Around You
353: What Would Lu Do?: Q2 Series | When the Right Thing Gets Hard | Part 2: When You Build the Loop and Your Team Doesn't Close It
352: What Would Lu Do?: Q2 Series | When the Right Thing Gets Hard | Part 1: When a Good Client Pushes Back on Your Price
351: What Would Lu Do?: The Gap Between Knowing and Doing: A Q1 Reality Check Before We Go Any Further
350: What Would Lu Do?: Part 5- Grow Intentionally, Not Accidentally.
349: What Would Lu Do?: Part 4- Remove One Operational Bottleneck That Wastes Time Every Week
348: What Would Lu Do?: Part 3- Create a Stable Team That Doesn’t Rely on You
347: What Would Lu Do?: Part 2- Shorten the Time Between a Problem and a Decision
346: What Would Lu Do?: Part 1- Increase Profit Without Increasing Chaos
345: Vanessa Shepherd: Pinterest SEO, Workflow, and Repurposing Strategy for WT Pros
344: Kate Ahl: Using Pinterest to Understand Client Style and Strengthen Your Brand
343: Cathy Heflin: Pinterest Foundations for Window Treatment Pros
342: Brandon Roellchen: How the Top 1% Lead Sales Teams That Hit Goals Consistently
341: WWLD: Year-End Tune-Up, Part 2: Lock In Your Profit Plan
340: WWLD: Year End Review, Part 1, The 4 Step Profit Fix
339: WWLD: Marketing on a Budget, How to Get Found Without Burning Cash
338: WWLD: Sun Shading Expo NA: How to Future-Proof Your Window Treatment Business in One Week
337: WWLD: Volume or Value? Two Proven Models to Grow a Profitable Business
336: WWLD: Think Like a CEO, Sell Like a Pro: The KPI Shift That Changes Everything
335: WWLD: Too Much Competition in Your Area? Raise Your Prices Anyway. Here’s How and Why
334: What Would Lu Do: "Someday” Is Not a Strategy: How to Step Into CEO Mode and Finally Move the Needle
333: What Would Lu Do?: Not Deciding Is a Decision
332: Laura Nelson: 30 Years of Custom Work and Community
331: What Would Lu Do?: Stuck at 7 Figures? These 5 CEO Shifts Will Help You Breakthrough
330: What Would Lu Do?: One Hour That Industry Leaders Never Skip (and Others Always Do)
329: Bound by Business: Jessica Harling - Her Personal Journey Through Family Business – Part 2
328: On-Air Strategy Session: Oana Molodoi: The Problem Beneath the Problem — Identify the Real Issue, and the Others Start to Solve Themselves
327: Tara Kennedy: Customer Service Is Your Secret Weapon
326: What Would Lu Do?: The 7 Deadly Sins That are Killing Your Sales – Part 7: Skipping the System ( Or Not Having a Selling System)
325: What Would Lu Do?: The 7 Deadly Sins That are Killing Your Sales – Part 6: Taking “Maybe” as a Yes
324: What Would Lu Do?: The 7 Deadly Sins That are Killing Your Sales – Part 5: Avoiding the Close
323: What Would Lu Do?: The 7 Deadly Sins That are Killing Your Sales – Part 4: Being a Chameleon
322: What Would Lu Do?: The 7 Deadly Sins That are Killing Your Sales – Part 3: Feature Dumping
321: What Would Lu Do?: The 7 Deadly Sins That are Killing Your Sales – Part 2: Avoiding the Budget Talk
320: What Would Lu Do?: The 7 Deadly Sins That are Killing Your Sales - Part 1
319: What Would Lu Do?: How to Sell Like a Pro: The Sales Questions That Turn Maybes Into Yeses
318: What Would Lu Do?: Exactly What to Ask on a Discovery Call: Sales Questions That Actually Work
317: What Would Lu Do?: Business Bravery: How to Take Action Despite Fear and Overwhelm
316: What Would Lu Do?: How to Qualify Leads Without Disqualifying Your Future Revenue
315: Leslie Excell: From Workroom to Vision Magazine: How to Build a Window Treatment Business Interior Designers Can Rely On
314: What Would Lu Do?: How to Attract High-End Window Treatment Clients by Speaking to Their Priorities—Not Their Wallets
313: What Would Lu Do?: 5 Traits Every Standout 7-Figure Window Treatment Entrepreneur Has in Common
312: Bound By Business: Amy Cramer: The Legal Side of Family Business
311: What Would Lu Do?: Your Window Treatment Showroom Opening & Beyond—How to Build a Community Hub for Clients, Trades, and Partners
310: What Would Lu Do?: If You’re Tryin’, You Ain’t: It Takes Action to Build a Profitable Window Treatment Business
309: Overheard: Inside a Window Treatment Mastermind: How 5 Experts Built a Powerhouse Support System
308: Bound by Business: Tim Yurek: Succession Planning Made Simple: Ensuring a Smooth Transition Without Financial Strain
307: What Would Lu Do?: Part 4 – Ghosting: Unaddressed Concerns or Objections
306: What Would Lu Do?: Part 3 – Ghosting: Fear of Making Mistakes
305: What Would Lu Do?: Ghosted After the Quote? The Pricing Conversation You’re Avoiding
304: What Would Lu Do?: Part 2: Why Clients Ghost - Decision Fatigue
303: What Would Lu Do?: Here’s One Strategy to Overcome Client Ghosting
302: Bound by Business: Insights from Jessica Harling on Family Business Dynamics - Part 1
301: What Would Lu Do?: How to Handle: Can You Lower Your Price?
300: What Would Lu Do?: Teamwork, Trust, and Leadership: Lessons from Patrick Lencioni and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
299: Amanda Smith: Lessons on the Power of Systems, Boundaries, and Collaboration
298: Theresa Harmon: Creating Success Through Connections, Richmond VA Chapter WCAA President
297: Bound by Business: Brandon Barton: Honoring the Family Legacy
296: Lisa Jones: Full Circle from Struggling Business Owner to Atlanta Chapter WCAA President
295: What Would Lu Do?: Slow Down to Go Fast—Strategies to Scale Any Size Window Treatment Business.
294: What Would Lu Do?: Building Trust Through Marketing: Lead Magnets, Emails, and Brand Consistency
293: What Would Lu Do?: Strategies to Handle Hard Conversations
292: Bound by Business: Wilma and Tamara Kulyk: Mother Daughter Duo: Embracing Legacy While Ushering in a New Generation
291: Linda Woodard: From Interior Designer to Window Treatment Specialist, and WCAA Eastern Massachusetts President
290: Bound by Business: Insolroll: Jamie Friedlander and Natalie Lockwood
289: What Would Lu Do?: Exceptional Customer Service is Key to Profitability
288: Bound By Business: Mark & Laura Perel: Married & Building a Window Treatment Empire
287: Get Out of Your Box, Attend an Industry Event
286: Julie Murphy: From Home Sewing to Million-Dollar Workroom
285: Bound By Business: Sibling Success Story - John DeLuca and Agata Olivieri
284: Melanie Zaelich: Connecting Charitable Giving and Branding to Elevate Your Business and Life
283: Bound by Business: Forever Friends: Mimi Harling and Susette Kubiak
282: Bound By Business: Like Mother, Like Son. Debbie Hall and Trent Hall
281: What Would Lu Do?: Being the CEO - The Key to Your Business Success
280: Bound By Business: Sisters in Business. Lindsay and Heather Madonia
279: Pricing for Profit: Understanding Margin vs Markup
278: What Would Lu Do?: Mid Year Review, Reflections and Actions for a Profitable Business
277: Bound by Business: Fathers and Daughters
276: Vita Vygovska: The Pain Points and “Watch Outs” When Working With an Interior Designer
275: Bound by Business: Bloomin’ Blinds, Working with Your Brothers
274: What Would Lu Do?: 6 Steps to Shift From Commodity Selling to Value Selling and Why You Need To
273: Crossover Episode: Colorful Conversations: Networking Tips for Interior Designers with Katie Decker-Erickson
272: Bound by Business: Working With a Parent or Child
271: What Would Lu Do?: The 8 Steps to Successful Negotiations Using the D.I.A.L.O.G.U.E. Framework
270: On Air Strategy Sessions: Is a Disconnect Causing Your Ideal Clients to Walk Away?
269: Bound by Business: Working With the In-Laws
268: Vita Vygovska: Empower Your Window Treatment Sales Force
267: Robert Ikhtiari: SleepyTime Tracks: The Blackout Solution for that Pesky Halo Effect
266: Jessica Work: The Countdown to Cordless Window Coverings
265: Kristi Hopper: Merging Creativity and Technicality in Window Treatments
264: Jessica Harling: Compensation Strategies: Part 2- Installers and Administrators
263: Jessica Harling: Compensation Strategies: Part 1- Salespeople
262: Vita Vygovska: Understanding the Challenges of Working with New Designers in the Window Treatments Industry
261: Vita Vygovska: Production Workroom Vs Concierge Workroom
260: Disruptor Alert: Life Was Never Meant to Be A Struggle - The Role Window Treatments Play in Our Unconscious Minds
259: Jessica Harling: 6 Strategies to Handle a Difficult Customer
258: Katlyn Slocum: Make Your Website a Sales Machine
257: Vita Vygovska: Working With Designers: Process vs Service
256: Jessica Harling: Firing a Family Member Part 2: 9 Tips to Make it as Painless as Possible
255: Tim Yurek: The Critical Difference Between Exit Strategy and Succession Strategy
254: Jessica Harling: Confronting or Firing Family Members in Your Business
253: Tim Yurek: Three Disturbing Trends That Put Small Businesses at Risk
252: The Power Talk Friday Tour: An Unforgettable Day of Insights and Inspiration
251: Vita Vygovska: 4 Strategies to Overcome Fear in Your Business
250: What Would Lu Do?: Excellence is a Decision: Mindset and Goal Setting in 2024
249: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Another Year is Gone: What Have You Done?
248: What Would Lu Do?: Seven Strategies for Business Excellence in 2024: Steps 6 and 7
247: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Mastering Monthly Meetings with Your Bookkeeper for Year-End Success
246: What Would Lu Do?: Seven Strategies for Business Excellence in 2024: Steps 3, 4 and 5
245: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Use This End-Of-Year Strategy To Reduce Your Taxes
244: What Would Lu Do?: Seven Strategies for Business Excellence in 2024: Steps 1 and 2
243: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: End of Year Activities to finish strong
242: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: End of Year: PLAN AHEAD
241: Stacy Hernandez: You Cannot Neglect the Backend of the Business
240: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Secret Weapon of Every High Achieving Window Treatment Professional
239: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Beyond Just Giving Thanks
238: Rachel Leuck: The Best Strategies for Selling Luxury Window Treatments
237: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Surprise Quality I Am Grateful For Today
236: What Would Lu Do?: Create a Trade Partner Kit to Build Relationships With Interior Designers
235: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Cost vs. Value: What To Choose
234: What Would Lu Do?: Navigating Business Downturns with Wisdom
233: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: When Delivering Feedback, Do This First
232: What Would Lu Do?: More Trade Woes with an Interior Designer
231: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Do You Pay Yourself A Salary?
230: What Would Lu Do?: “I Am Overwhelmed, Exhausted and Need Help”
229: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Why Is Gross Margin So Important
228: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: All Of Who You Are
227: Rebecca Munster: The Art of Effective Organizational Development
226: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How Much To Collect As A Deposit?
225: Brandon Roellchen: Embracing Modernization: The Importance of Adapting to Changing Business Trends
224: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: What If The Business Dries Up?
223: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: The Power of Finding Your Voice
222: What Would Lu Do?: Leveraging Industry Relationships for Success
221: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Get Clarity by Mapping Out Your Next Business Level
220: What Would Lu Do?: The Top 5 Challenges Experienced by Small Businesses and How to Overcome Them
219: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: It’s Only Easy If You Know It
218: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: The Power of Authenticity
217: What Would Lu Do?: Fall Marketing Strategies for Your Window Treatment Business
216: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How Automations Save You Time
215: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Glass Ceilings
214: Pamela Cole: How to Sell Window Treatments Before the House Is Built
213: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How Process Workflow Can Save Time
212: Sean Martin and Tracy Greene: A Window of Opportunity with Sunbrella’s New Custom Collection
211: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Q4 Planning For A Successful Year-End
210: What Would Lu Do?: From Gaps to Growth: Leveraging Expertise for Success
209: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Celebrating Money Is A Learned Skill
208: Manuela Keller and Philip McKay: Introducing 2 New Home Industry Trade Shows; Sun Shading Expo North America and R+T, Stuttgart Germany
207: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How We Open and Process Our Fabrics
206: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Procrastination and Perfectionism
205: What Would Lu Do?: What is Exciting Windows and Why Should I care?
204: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Why You Should Inspect What You Expect
203: Remembering and Honoring Industry Icon, Steve Bursten
202: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How Easy Is It For You to Ask For Money?
201: Ronica VanGelder: Why Proper Pricing is Essential for Long-Term Growth
200: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Is Fear Of Money Holding You Back?
199: What Would Lu Do?: Margins Matter: Why Discounting Puts Your Business at Risk
198: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Surprising Way to Attract Money
197: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: The 4 Dimensions of Leadership
196: Sara Lynn Brennan: Why Window Treatments are a Non-Negotiable in Our Interior Design Process
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!
145: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: A New Take on Good, Better, Best Strategy
144: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Why and How Revenue Generation is the Responsibility of the Owner
143: Vita Vygovska: Market to Interior Designers by Building Relationships
142: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How to Know if You Can Afford to Hire
141: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: The Tough Get Going when the Going Gets Tough
140: Nicole Heymer: Demystifying SEO for Window Treatment Businesses
139: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: What Happens When You Involve Your Team in Goal Setting
138: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: 5 Tips to be Successful at a Homeshow or Event
137: Richard Bernath: Networking for a More Profitable Window Treatment Business
136: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Prioritizing Marketing Tasks on a Limited Budget
135: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Put Your Own Mask on First
134: Deb Barrett: Why Textiles Matter
133: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: A Simple Way to Start a New Habit
132: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Who Do You Ask for Help?
131: Dennese Guadeloupe-Rojas: The Logistics of Large Commercial Projects in the Window Treatments Industry
130: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: An Easy Way to Save 11 Hours Per Year
129: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: 3 Books to Help You Build a Fulfilling Life and Business
128: Amy Baradell and Amy Meinecke: Advice When Thinking of Partnering Your Business
127: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: A Smart Approach to Business Decisions
126: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Customer #1, Unusual Penguin and Narrative Control
125: Debra Scarpa: The Power of a Visionary & Integrator Relationship
124: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Replace Multi-Tasking with This Concept
123: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Homeshows: 3 Tips for Success
122: Jill Ballew: Her System for Chasing Post Installation Issues
121: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Goal Setting Goes Beyond Just “You”
120: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: 5 Things to Put Your Year on the Success Track
119: Ray Soltis: How to Technically Work Smarter to Grow Your Business
118: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How to Achieve Predictable Results
117: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Simple Hack to Get Your Time Back
116: What Would Lu Do?: Year End Review: Apps, Tech, Memberships and More
115: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Upleveling Your Window Treatment Business – Are You Ready?
114: What Would Lu Do?: Year End: How to Plan Your Marketing
113: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How to Forecast Your Revenue (Part 2)
112: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Year in Review Process
111: What Would Lu Do?: Let’s Do a Revenue Generator Review
110: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How to Forecast Your Revenue (Part 1)
109: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: The Curse of Being Naturally Good At Sales
108: What Would Lu Do?: Year End 2022 - Questions to Ask
107: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How to Set Clarity to Your Business Goals
106: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Annual Planning Part 3: Implementation
105: Jeannie Andresen: Plan For Your Planning Day
104: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Why Being Modest Doesn’t Serve You
103: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Annual Planning Part 2: A Simplified Planning Process
102: Elliot Laniado: Not Taking No for an Answer
101: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: A Different Perspective on Gratitude
100: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Annual Planning Part 1: Overcome the Fear
99: Susan Day: How to Maintain Your Sales While Working a Finite Number of Weeks
98: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How to Beat Loneliness in Your Window Treatment Business
97: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: How to Handle the Strain on Your Team
96: What Would Lu Do?: Do I Discount a Repeat Window Treatment Client?
95: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How Old Will You Be When You Achieve Your Goal
94: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: What to Do in Face of Rising Costs
93: Debra Scarpa: How to Handle Common Sales Objections
92: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: A Better Way to Set Goals
91: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Is a Recession Coming Or Is It Already Here?
90: Kate the Socialite: How to Make Marketing Simple and Efficient
89: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How To Tackle Your Rapid Fire List
88: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: What is the Ideal Profile for a Salesperson?
87: Joe Gebara: Living Life to its Fullest and Run a Successful Window Treatment Business
86: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: The Best and Easiest Productivity Tip Ever
85: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Are You Standing in the Way of Your Own Success?
84: Jessica Harling: Key Steps to Onboard & Train New Employees
83: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Scale Up vs. Scale Down
82: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Coaching vs. Training: Uplevel Your Management With This Key Insight
81: Berek Awend: Staying Nimble In Your Window Treatment Business
80: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: You Are Amazing. Here’s Why.
79: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Strengths Based Leadership
78: Georgiana Schwandt: Create the Life You Love for Your Business and Personal Life
77: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Why Your Message Is Your Responsibility
76: Vita Vygovska: Pre-Requisites for Success as a Window Treatment Entrepreneur
75: Stephanie Hamilton: Video Marketing Essentials for Window Treatment Pros
74: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Having the Tough Conversations
73: What Would Lu Do?: Do You Need to Make Every Mistake Yourself?
72: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Thinking Small is the New Big Deal
71: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: A Simple Solution to High Turnover
70: Elizabeth Gerdes: Sometimes a Pivot is the Best Thing for Your Window Treatment Business Happiness
69: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Why Small Wins Matter
68: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Overcoming Business Envy
67: Jessica Harling: The Art of Decision Making
66: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Get More Time By Defining Your Optional
65: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Letting Someone Go Who is No Longer a Good Fit for Your Business
64: Stephanie Hamilton: Reputation Marketing for Window Treatment Professionals
63: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Knowing When To Let It Go
62: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Honoring Contribution and Taking Care of the things that REALLY Matter
61: Jessica Harling: The 7 Step Sales Process and 3 Proven Sales Techniques to be More Successful
60: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Moving Forward Despite Your Fears
59: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Get in the Driver's Seat -- What's driving the growth of your business
58: Bryan Short: The Value of Business Coaching for a Window Treatment Professional
57: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Define Your Non-Negotiable
56: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Three Actions You Can Take to Help You Weather a Downturn
55: What Would Lu Do?: A Living Example of Mission, Vision and Values in Action
54: Vita’s Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How To Deal with Self Imposed Pressures
53: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: What NOT to Do in the Face of a Downturn
52: What Would Lu Do?: 3 Strategies for Building Partnerships with Interior Designers
51: Vita's Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: The Friend And Enemy of Productivity
50: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Finding Time When You're in Management
49: What Would Lu Do?: Characteristics of Successful Businesses
48: Vita's Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Why You Need To Slow Down To Speed Up
47: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Know Where You’re Going
46: What Would Lu Do?: How to Feel Less Overwhelmed Running Your Window Treatment Business
45: Vita's Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: The Piece of Advice that Pulls Me Through the Toughest Times
44: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: The 4 Stages of Your Business : Discover an Unexpected Growth accelerator
43: Peggy Morgans: How Do I Get My Business Ready to Sell?
42: Vita's Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Single Most Powerful Marketing Tool
41: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Management- 76% of Business Owners Say They Are Bad at This
40: Linda Holt: Learn to Take Expert Photographs of Your Window Treatments From Your Smartphone
39: Vita's Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: My #1 Secret For Getting Things Done
38: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: How To Stop Being the Easy Button in Your Business
37: What Would Lu Do?: Don’t Save Your Customer’s Money
36: Vita's Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Why Your To Do List Never Ends And What To Do About It
35: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: The Art of Creating Luck in Your Business
34: Nikki Greenwood: From Corporate to the Window Treatment Business
33: Vita's Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: How To Balance Working ON Your Business and Working IN Your Business
32: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: 4 Traits of Successful Business Owners
31: What Would Lu Do?: Lies Window Treatment Pro’s Tell Themselves That Cripple Success
30: Vita's Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: What To Do When Imposter Syndrome Strikes
29: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: The Power of Identifying your Ideal Client
28: Rosemarie Garner: Decide What Hat You Are Wearing
27: Vita's Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Try Saying This Instead of No
26: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Vacation! It is Critical for Success
25: Rick Baker: Preserving Your Values as You Grow Your Window Treatment Business
24: Vita's Tip in 10 with Vita Vygovska: Give Them An Opportunity To Say No
23: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: I’m great at selling but I’m so bad at management! HELP!
22: Ceil DiGuglielmo: Accepting Fear as My Constant Companion
21: Vita's Tip in Ten: How To Protect Yourself By Following Your Systems
20: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: The Key to Successful Hiring
19: What Would Lu Do?: Part 2: A Marketing Strategy that is Doable, Repeatable, and Profitable: Gathering Non-Competing Businesses
18: Vita's Tip In Ten: A Little Known (and Hilarious) Method To Make Decisions
17: C-Suite Talks With Madeleine MacRae: How to Handle Haters
16: What Would Lu Do?: An Effective, Duplicatable Marketing Strategy for Window Treatment Pro's
15: Vita's Tip in Ten: Simple Functions to Organize Your Calendars
14: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Defining the Success Paradigm
13: What Would Lu Do?: A Critical Strategy Used by Successful, Happy Entrepreneurs
12: Vita's Tip in Ten: Proven Technique to Overcome Overwhelm in Everyday Life
11: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: 3 Tips You Need If You Can't Afford to Hire
10: What Would Lu Do?: When the Client Doesn't Like Their Custom Treatments
9: Vita's Tip in Ten: A Small Step To Break a Giant Habit On Your Journey to Paperless Operations
8: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: I Need More Leads!
7: Jennifer Looney: How to Re-Establish Your Window Treatment Business in a New Location
6: Vita's Tip in Ten: An Unexpected Way to Handle Pricing Objections During a Sales Appointment
5: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Shiny Object Syndrome
4: Roger Magalhaes: Choosing To Be a Professional Window Treatment Installer
3: Vita's Tip in Ten: How to Get What You Want in Business
2: C-Suite Talks with Madeleine MacRae: Sales is a Noble Profession
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