Window Treatments for Profit with LuAnn Nigara
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351: What Would Lu Do?: The Gap Between Knowing and Doing: A Q1 Reality Check Before We Go Any Further
19 mins; March 30, 2026
350: What Would Lu Do?: Part 5- Grow Intentionally, Not Accidentally.
14 mins; February 23, 2026
349: What Would Lu Do?: Part 4- Remove One Operational Bottleneck That Wastes Time Every Week
23 mins; February 09, 2026
348: What Would Lu Do?: Part 3- Create a Stable Team That Doesn’t Rely on You
17 mins; January 26, 2026
347: What Would Lu Do?: Part 2- Shorten the Time Between a Problem and a Decision
23 mins; January 12, 2026
346: What Would Lu Do?: Part 1- Increase Profit Without Increasing Chaos
19 mins; January 05, 2026
345: Vanessa Shepherd: Pinterest SEO, Workflow, and Repurposing Strategy for WT Pros
77 hours 52 mins; December 22, 2025
344: Kate Ahl: Using Pinterest to Understand Client Style and Strengthen Your Brand
69 hours 10 mins; December 15, 2025
343: Cathy Heflin: Pinterest Foundations for Window Treatment Pros
66 hours 49 mins; December 08, 2025
342: Brandon Roellchen: How the Top 1% Lead Sales Teams That Hit Goals Consistently
65 hours 33 mins; November 24, 2025
341: WWLD: Year-End Tune-Up, Part 2: Lock In Your Profit Plan
23 mins; November 17, 2025
340: WWLD: Year End Review, Part 1, The 4 Step Profit Fix
39 mins; November 03, 2025
339: WWLD: Marketing on a Budget, How to Get Found Without Burning Cash
51 mins; October 27, 2025
338: WWLD: Sun Shading Expo NA: How to Future-Proof Your Window Treatment Business in One Week
10 mins; October 20, 2025
337: WWLD: Volume or Value? Two Proven Models to Grow a Profitable Business
24 mins; October 13, 2025
336: WWLD: Think Like a CEO, Sell Like a Pro: The KPI Shift That Changes Everything
19 mins; September 29, 2025
335: WWLD: Too Much Competition in Your Area? Raise Your Prices Anyway. Here’s How and Why
49 mins; September 22, 2025
334: What Would Lu Do: "Someday” Is Not a Strategy: How to Step Into CEO Mode and Finally Move the Needle
34 mins; September 15, 2025
333: What Would Lu Do?: Not Deciding Is a Decision
14 mins; September 08, 2025
332: Laura Nelson: 30 Years of Custom Work and Community
49 mins; September 01, 2025
331: What Would Lu Do?: Stuck at 7 Figures? These 5 CEO Shifts Will Help You Breakthrough
38 mins; August 18, 2025
330: What Would Lu Do?: One Hour That Industry Leaders Never Skip (and Others Always Do)
25 mins; August 04, 2025
329: Bound by Business: Jessica Harling - Her Personal Journey Through Family Business – Part 2
64 hours 19 mins; July 28, 2025
328: On-Air Strategy Session: Oana Molodoi: The Problem Beneath the Problem — Identify the Real Issue, and the Others Start to Solve Themselves
72 hours 1 min; July 21, 2025
327: Tara Kennedy: Customer Service Is Your Secret Weapon
55 mins; July 14, 2025
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)
27 mins; July 07, 2025
325: What Would Lu Do?: The 7 Deadly Sins That are Killing Your Sales – Part 6: Taking “Maybe” as a Yes
20 mins; June 30, 2025
324: What Would Lu Do?: The 7 Deadly Sins That are Killing Your Sales – Part 5: Avoiding the Close
17 mins; June 23, 2025
323: What Would Lu Do?: The 7 Deadly Sins That are Killing Your Sales – Part 4: Being a Chameleon
21 mins; June 16, 2025
322: What Would Lu Do?: The 7 Deadly Sins That are Killing Your Sales – Part 3: Feature Dumping
24 mins; June 09, 2025
321: What Would Lu Do?: The 7 Deadly Sins That are Killing Your Sales – Part 2: Avoiding the Budget Talk
22 mins; June 02, 2025
320: What Would Lu Do?: The 7 Deadly Sins That are Killing Your Sales - Part 1
21 mins; May 26, 2025
319: What Would Lu Do?: How to Sell Like a Pro: The Sales Questions That Turn Maybes Into Yeses
26 mins; May 19, 2025
318: What Would Lu Do?: Exactly What to Ask on a Discovery Call: Sales Questions That Actually Work
27 mins; May 05, 2025
317: What Would Lu Do?: Business Bravery: How to Take Action Despite Fear and Overwhelm
20 mins; April 28, 2025
316: What Would Lu Do?: How to Qualify Leads Without Disqualifying Your Future Revenue
41 mins; April 21, 2025
315: Leslie Excell: From Workroom to Vision Magazine: How to Build a Window Treatment Business Interior Designers Can Rely On
69 hours 14 mins; April 14, 2025
314: What Would Lu Do?: How to Attract High-End Window Treatment Clients by Speaking to Their Priorities—Not Their Wallets
38 mins; April 07, 2025
313: What Would Lu Do?: 5 Traits Every Standout 7-Figure Window Treatment Entrepreneur Has in Common
26 mins; March 31, 2025
312: Bound By Business: Amy Cramer: The Legal Side of Family Business
66 hours 3 mins; March 24, 2025
What Would Lu Do?: Your Window Treatment Showroom Opening & Beyond—How to Build a Community Hub for Clients, Trades, and Partners
33 mins; March 17, 2025
What Would Lu Do?: If You’re Tryin’, You Ain’t: It Takes Action to Build a Profitable Window Treatment Business
19 mins; March 10, 2025
Overheard: Inside a Window Treatment Mastermind: How 5 Experts Built a Powerhouse Support System
64 hours 14 mins; March 03, 2025
Bound by Business: Tim Yurek: Succession Planning Made Simple: Ensuring a Smooth Transition Without Financial Strain
64 hours 53 mins; February 24, 2025
What Would Lu Do?: Part 4 – Ghosting: Unaddressed Concerns or Objections
49 mins; February 17, 2025
What Would Lu Do?: Part 3 – Ghosting: Fear of Making Mistakes
42 mins; February 10, 2025
What Would Lu Do?: Ghosted After the Quote? The Pricing Conversation You’re Avoiding
21 mins; February 03, 2025
What Would Lu Do?: Part 2: Why Clients Ghost - Decision Fatigue
25 mins; January 27, 2025
What Would Lu Do?: Here’s One Strategy to Overcome Client Ghosting
22 mins; January 20, 2025
Bound by Business: Insights from Jessica Harling on Family Business Dynamics - Part 1
81 hours 28 mins; January 13, 2025
What Would Lu Do?: How to Handle: Can You Lower Your Price?
28 mins; January 06, 2025
What Would Lu Do?: Teamwork, Trust, and Leadership: Lessons from Patrick Lencioni and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
22 mins; December 23, 2024
Amanda Smith: Lessons on the Power of Systems, Boundaries, and Collaboration
61 hours 49 mins; December 16, 2024
Theresa Harmon: Creating Success Through Connections, Richmond VA Chapter WCAA President
46 mins; December 09, 2024
Bound by Business: Brandon Barton: Honoring the Family Legacy
75 hours 44 mins; December 02, 2024
Lisa Jones: Full Circle from Struggling Business Owner to Atlanta Chapter WCAA President
59 mins; November 25, 2024
What Would Lu Do?: Slow Down to Go Fast—Strategies to Scale Any Size Window Treatment Business.
23 mins; November 18, 2024
What Would Lu Do?: Building Trust Through Marketing: Lead Magnets, Emails, and Brand Consistency
31 mins; November 11, 2024
What Would Lu Do?: Strategies to Handle Hard Conversations
29 mins; November 04, 2024
Bound by Business: Wilma and Tamara Kulyk: Mother Daughter Duo: Embracing Legacy While Ushering in a New Generation
63 hours 51 mins; October 28, 2024
Linda Woodard: From Interior Designer to Window Treatment Specialist, and WCAA Eastern Massachusetts President
50 mins; October 21, 2024
Bound by Business: Insolroll: Jamie Friedlander and Natalie Lockwood
71 hours 15 mins; October 14, 2024
What Would Lu Do?: Exceptional Customer Service is Key to Profitability
23 mins; October 07, 2024
Bound By Business: Mark & Laura Perel: Married & Building a Window Treatment Empire
67 hours 14 mins; September 23, 2024
Get Out of Your Box, Attend an Industry Event
20 mins; September 16, 2024
Julie Murphy: From Home Sewing to Million-Dollar Workroom
69 hours 40 mins; September 09, 2024
Bound By Business: Sibling Success Story - John DeLuca and Agata Olivieri
70 hours 51 mins; September 02, 2024
Melanie Zaelich: Connecting Charitable Giving and Branding to Elevate Your Business and Life
57 mins; August 26, 2024
Bound by Business: Forever Friends: Mimi Harling and Susette Kubiak
77 hours 29 mins; August 19, 2024
Bound By Business: Like Mother, Like Son. Debbie Hall and Trent Hall
63 hours 51 mins; August 12, 2024
What Would Lu Do?: Being the CEO - The Key to Your Business Success
18 mins; August 05, 2024
Bound By Business: Sisters in Business. Lindsay and Heather Madonia
70 hours 24 mins; July 29, 2024
Pricing for Profit: Understanding Margin vs Markup
59 mins; July 22, 2024
What Would Lu Do?: Mid Year Review, Reflections and Actions for a Profitable Business
31 mins; July 15, 2024
Bound by Business: Fathers and Daughters
50 mins; July 08, 2024
Vita Vygovska: The Pain Points and “Watch Outs” When Working With an Interior Designer
70 hours 59 mins; July 01, 2024
Bound by Business: Bloomin’ Blinds, Working with Your Brothers
59 mins; June 24, 2024
What Would Lu Do?: 6 Steps to Shift From Commodity Selling to Value Selling and Why You Need To
22 mins; June 17, 2024
Crossover Episode: Colorful Conversations: Networking Tips for Interior Designers with Katie Decker-Erickson
45 mins; June 10, 2024
Bound by Business: Working With a Parent or Child
64 hours 30 mins; June 03, 2024
What Would Lu Do?: The 8 Steps to Successful Negotiations Using the D.I.A.L.O.G.U.E. Framework
47 mins; May 27, 2024
On Air Strategy Sessions: Is a Disconnect Causing Your Ideal Clients to Walk Away?
60 hours 17 mins; May 20, 2024
Bound by Business: Working With the In-Laws
58 mins; May 13, 2024
Vita Vygovska: Empower Your Window Treatment Sales Force
55 mins; May 06, 2024
Robert Ikhtiari: SleepyTime Tracks: The Blackout Solution for that Pesky Halo Effect
52 mins; April 29, 2024
Jessica Work: The Countdown to Cordless Window Coverings
53 mins; April 22, 2024
Kristi Hopper: Merging Creativity and Technicality in Window Treatments
52 mins; April 15, 2024
Jessica Harling: Compensation Strategies: Part 2- Installers and Administrators
86 hours 15 mins; April 08, 2024
Jessica Harling: Compensation Strategies: Part 1- Salespeople
56 mins; April 01, 2024
Vita Vygovska: Understanding the Challenges of Working with New Designers in the Window Treatments Industry
54 mins; March 25, 2024
Vita Vygovska: Production Workroom Vs Concierge Workroom
50 mins; March 18, 2024
Disruptor Alert: Life Was Never Meant to Be A Struggle - The Role Window Treatments Play in Our Unconscious Minds
70 hours 8 mins; March 11, 2024
Jessica Harling: 6 Strategies to Handle a Difficult Customer
62 hours 43 mins; March 04, 2024
Katlyn Slocum: Make Your Website a Sales Machine
50 mins; February 26, 2024
Vita Vygovska: Working With Designers: Process vs Service
39 mins; February 19, 2024
Jessica Harling: Firing a Family Member Part 2: 9 Tips to Make it as Painless as Possible
51 mins; February 12, 2024
Tim Yurek: The Critical Difference Between Exit Strategy and Succession Strategy
84 hours 12 mins; February 05, 2024
Jessica Harling: Confronting or Firing Family Members in Your Business
56 mins; January 29, 2024
Tim Yurek: Three Disturbing Trends That Put Small Businesses at Risk
56 mins; January 22, 2024
Tim Yurek: Three Disturbing Trends That Put Small Businesses at Risk
30 mins; January 22, 2024