Best Lu Speakes Podcasts (2025)

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1152: LUANN FEATURED: Part 2- LuAnn Joins John McClain on The McClain Method Podcast 51:52

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Today With LuAnn Nigara on The McClain Method Podcast with John McClain: Today I am excited to share Part Two of my conversation on John McClain’s podcast, The McClain Method. If Part One was about the journey, this episode is about the work. John and I dig into what actually makes a design business sustainable: mindset, pricing, branding, and the …

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1151: LUANN FEATURED: LuAnn Joins John McClain on The McClain Method Podcast 1:03:07

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Today With LuAnn Nigara on The McClain Method Podcast with John McClain: Today’s episode is a little different, and one I’m really excited to share with you. This is a special "LuAnn Featured" episode where I share with you my appearance on John McClain’s podcast, The McClain Method. The conversation was thoughtful, honest, and reflective enough th…

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1150: Emily Yeates: The Business Edit: The Backend That Builds Million-Dollar Design Firms 1:06:59

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Today With Emily Yeates: If you’ve ever found yourself whispering, “I love design but the business side is exhausting,” this episode is your wake-up call. Emily Yeates, founder of Urban Revival and creator of The Business Edit, joins LuAnn to pull back the curtain on how she built a thriving, efficient design firm and how she now teaches other desi…

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1149: BEST OF SHOW: Claudia Ricciardone: Her Journey from Hobby to Interior Design Business 1:05:45

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Today with Claudia Ricciardone: Welcome to a Well-Designed Business. Today, I’m talking with Claudia Ricciardone, founder of Claudia Josephine Design. Claudia and I discuss those stubborn pain points that we face in starting a business. Coming from a psychology background, Claudia teaches us that pain is what actually causes us to grow in that it f…

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Lu Min, Nanjing — Chinese Fiction & Universal Truths 18:14

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Lu Min is an award-winning Chinese novelist, best known for such works as Dinner for Six, This Love Could Not Be Delivered and The Man Who Could Not Die, which have been translated into a dozen languages, bringing her perceptive eye and an authentic Chinese perspective to readers around the world. Born in the countryside of Jiangsu Province, she cy…

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1148: In Good Company: CEO Conversations with Kate O’Hara: A Framework for Understanding Luxury Interior Design Clients 58:40

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Today With Kate O’Hara: Have you ever had that experience where you’re working with a client on something and they just seem to resist what you’re saying…and you ask yourself, “Why won’t they just let me do what they’re paying me to do?” Maybe you have a difficult client. But more likely, the problem is that you don’t understand that particular cli…

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1147: BEST OF SHOW: Carla Titus: Think Like a CEO By Outsourcing Your Numbers 57:01

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Today With Carla Titus: Welcome to A Well-Designed Business Podcast. Today we are joined by financial expert Carla Titus, founder and CEO of Wealth & Worth Within, a financial planning company offering fractional CFO services to transform business profitability. Carla helps us understand what a fractional CFO is and how this service can provide the…

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Alia Ibrahim, Beirut — Curious Journalists & Arab Independence 9:10

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Alia Ibrahim is a leading Lebanese journalist and media innovator, known for her work at The Daily Star, The Washington Post, and Al Arabiya, and as the co-founder and CEO of Daraj Media, an award-winning independent Arabic news platform recognized for its investigative reporting and regional impact. A pioneer in the region, she is among the rare f…

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1146: Cyrus Loloi: A Modern Take on Trade Furnishings for Interior Designers 1:04:46

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Today With Cyrus Loloi: Welcome to a Well-Designed Business. You likely know the Loloi name—they are a powerhouse in our industry. But on today’s sponsored show, I am excited to chat with Cyrus Loloi about the sister brand, Joon Loloi. Joon Loloi maintains many of Loloi’s values (including a commitment to quality, intention, and integrity). But it …

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1145: What Would Lu Do?: How to Lead Projects With Architects and Builders (Without the Drama) 23:52

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Today with LuAnn Nigara: When it comes to high-end projects, collaboration isn’t optional and it definitely isn’t casual. It has to be intentional. In this solo episode, LuAnn breaks down the systems, scripts, and standards that every designer needs to lead confidently alongside architects, builders, and trades. If you've ever felt like you're mana…

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1144: BEST OF SHOW: Marianna Zimmerman: It’s Never Too Late to Design Your Life 1:01:24

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Today with Marianna Zimmerman Welcome to a Well-Designed Business. Today, I’m talking with Marianna Zimmerman, owner of The BEST is yet to come DESIGNS, LLC. “Your current situation doesn’t have to be your final destination.” This quote from Marianna gives you a little clue of what we’re discussing today. For years Marianna was working in administr…

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1143: LuAnn Featured: LuAnn Joins Carol Cox on the "Speaking Your Brand" Podcast 29:59

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Today With LuAnn Nigara on Speaking Your Brand Podcast with Carol Cox: In this panel conversation hosted by Carol Cox, LuAnn joins fellow powerhouse women to talk about what it really means to build a thought leadership platform. From podcasting and speaking to owning your niche and telling your story, this episode is packed with insight for anyone…

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1142: BEST OF SHOW: Chanae Richards: An Unconventional Path to an Interior Design Business 1:04:57

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Today with Chanae Richards Welcome to a Well-Designed Business. The journey to building a well-designed business isn’t always linear. Sometimes designers come from the most unlikely of careers. That’s something we have heard many times on the show. But today Chanae Richards shares the story of how she founded her firm Oloro Interiors. Not only did …

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1141: Nate Berkus: “Foundations”: His New Book and 30 Years of Interior Design Business Wisdom 1:05:46

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Today With Nate Berkus Today on A Well-Designed Business®, I’m joined once again by one of our most requested guests: Nate Berkus. If you’ve listened to our first conversation (Episode #433⁠), you already know Nate brings a level of clarity and intention that’s rare, not just in design, but in business. This time around, we talk leadership. Team. V…

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1140: Overheard: How to Build a Steady Referral Pipeline with Darci Hether, Rebecca Robinson, and Lacey Michalek 56:03

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Today With Darci Hether, Rebecca Robinson, and Lacey Michalek Today on A Well-Designed Business, three seasoned designers share how they transformed their referral marketing by working with expert Stacey Brown Randall. Rebecca Robinson went from 18 to 40 referrals per year, Lacey Michalek turned a mahjong game into multiple projects, and Darci Heth…

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Gaspard Koenig, Paris — Freedom & Enlightenment Farming 22:24

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Gaspard Koenig is one of France’s most original public intellectuals — a philosopher, novelist, founder of the GenerationLibre think tank, and even a one-time presidential candidate. When he isn’t writing or debating ideas, Koenig can often be found tending to his garden and horses on a small farm in Normandy, exploring what he calls his “down-to-e…

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1139: Rebecca Ward: Money, Mindset, Pricing, and Starting Your Interior Design Firm 1:06:38

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Today With Rebecca Ward Mentorship can make all the difference in your design career. Yet many new designers hesitate to take the leap, unsure how to translate their skills into a business or where to find the right support. That’s why Rebecca Ward—CEO and Principal Designer of Rebecca Ward Design in Sacramento—has made mentorship her mission. With…

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1138: BEST OF SHOW: Beth Bender: Back End Operations for Your Interior Design Firm 1:18:58

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Today with Beth Bender: Welcome to A Well-Designed Business. Today, I’m talking with Beth Bender, principal and co-founder of The Dove Agency where Beth has developed a team that expertly provides back-office operations for interior design professionals, from strategic planning and consulting to targeted marketing solutions. With 20 years of design…

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1137: Zain Suthar and Trent Kendrick: Build a More Successful Design Business with the Right Partner 1:18:58

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Today With Zain Suthar and Trent Kendrick How many times have you thought, "If only I had someone to handle the numbers, the marketing, and the tough client calls, I could just focus on design"? Today, I’m chatting with a duo who is living that reality—Trent Kendrick and Zain Suthar of Studio Fifth Sunday. They met in an Uber, both swearing off bus…

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1136: David Neagle: Three Powerful Choices That Will Change Everything in Your Interior Design Business 59:47

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Today With David Neagle Today with David Neagle, best-selling author, speaker, and host of The Successful Mind Podcast, we’re talking about the mindset shifts that can change everything in your business. David shares his journey from high school dropout on food stamps to building a multimillion-dollar company—and the simple daily decisions that spa…

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1135: Hannah Goldberg: How to Attract Dream Clients Before You Have an Interior Design Portfolio 1:11:52

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Today With Hannah Goldberg Today on A Well Designed Business, Hannah Goldberg of Hannah Charlotte Interiors shares how she built what she calls a "no-niche niche," working across multiple design styles while maintaining crystal-clear boundaries around her ideal client and design ethos. Hannah breaks down how to navigate the "yes era" of early busin…

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1134: BEST OF SHOW: Jean Stoffer: Work in Harmony Through Every Season of Life 1:09:15

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Today With Jean Stoffer: Welcome to A Well-Designed Business! Today we are joined by the one and only Jean Stoffer. Jean is an award-winning independent designer, star of The Established Home on the Magnolia Network, and author of the newly released book Establishing Home. In our conversation, Jean offers a glimpse into her journey, showing us the …

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Shi Yang Shi, Milan — Acting & Identity 15:45

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Shi Yang Shi is a Chinese-Italian actor, translator, and author, best known for his roles in Italian films and television, including Go Go Tales, Tradita, and Enea, as well as his appearances on the satirical TV show Le Iene. Born in Ji'nan, China, and raised in Italy from the age of 11, he has become a familiar face on Italian screens while carvin…

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1133: Overheard: 3 Experts, One Mission: Build a Website That Converts with Ebony Looney, Deb Mitchell, and Nicole Heymer 1:25:12

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Today With Ebony Looney, Deb Mitchell, and Nicole Heymer We all know that a website is important. It’s your calling card, your portfolio, the place where clients go to make sure you’re a legitimate designer who does what you say you do. But so many designers are still going wrong with their websites. And the problem with doing it yourself is that t…

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1132: Jessica Nelson, Stephanie Lindsey: Using AI to Streamline Your Interior Design Business 1:14:27

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Today with Jessica Nelson and Stephanie Lindsey Today on A Well Designed Business, Nicole Heymer returns to discuss the massive shift happening in online search that’s changing how potential clients find interior designers. We’re living through a pivotal moment where traditional Google searches are being replaced by AI-powered recommendations from …

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1131: Thom Filicia: The Sentence That Built a Multi-Faceted Design Brand 1:16:24

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Today with Thom Filicia Today, I’m joined by one of the most recognizable names in design, Thom Filicia. From his early days at Parrish-Hadley to his breakout role on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, to building a thriving design firm, product collections, a retail brand, and countless collaborations, Thom has continually expanded what it means to b…

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1130: Jen Davidson: Running an Interior Design Business, or Just Working at One You Happen to Own? 1:02:15

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Today with Jen DavidsonToday on A Well Designed Business, Jen Davidson shares the pivotal conversation that transformed her five-year-old interior design firm from successful but struggling to truly thriving. After meeting Jude Charles at a design retreat, Jen realized she'd been "living as an interior designer" instead of "living as a business own…

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# 117 Kendra and Matt: Here's Your Song! 9:26

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Today With Brad Leavitt (A Finer Touch Construction Podcast): Join me for a special re-airing of my conversation with Brad Leavitt on the AFT Construction Podcast! We dive deep into the world of entrepreneurship, sharing insights on building strong relationships, setting expectations, and the importance of systems in business. Whether you’re a seas…