{"id":4003,"date":"2021-02-19T07:26:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T07:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housematesnaija.com\/642-thom-sweeney-sage-advice-about-salesmanship-and-the-upside-of-failure-in-interior-design\/"},"modified":"2021-02-19T07:26:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T07:26:12","slug":"642-thom-sweeney-sage-advice-about-salesmanship-and-the-upside-of-failure-in-interior-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housematesnaija.com\/642-thom-sweeney-sage-advice-about-salesmanship-and-the-upside-of-failure-in-interior-design\/","title":{"rendered":"642: Thom Sweeney: Sage Advice About Salesmanship And The Upside of Failure in Interior Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pPF66c_pzno?modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Today with Thom Sweeney: Welcome to A Well-Designed Business\u00ae. Thom Sweeney\u2019s unconventional path to interior design started after a 30-year career in advertising. Thom shares what brought him to design and how he lost his design business before rising again to build something even greater. He also has great advice on salesmanship and how to build meaningful relationships with clients.<\/p>\n<p> Pick it apart: [22:45] Thom and LuAnn discuss the importance of design that matches the client\u2019s expectations<\/p>\n<p> [34:18] Thom and LuAnn both shares their respective experiences navigating a failing business<\/p>\n<p> [43:20] LuAnn suggest how to debrief after a failure<\/p>\n<p> [46:49] Thom shares how critical sales skills are to a design business<\/p>\n<p> [51:34] LuAnn shares her advice on sales<\/p>\n<p> LuAnn and Thom Sweeney\u2019s Ah-Ha moments: \u201cNothing comes out of the huge failure if we don\u2019t stand up again.\u201d &#8211; LuAnn Nigara<\/p>\n<p> \u201cAre there any real, true failures?\u201d &#8211; LuAnn Nigara<\/p>\n<p> \u201cSales is creating a win-win.\u201d &#8211; LuAnn NIgara<\/p>\n<p> \u201cDiversity in your client list is critical.\u201d &#8211; Thom Sweeney<\/p>\n<p> \u201cYou can never take that day you closed your doors and say, \u2018I\u2019m done\u2019.\u201d Thom Sweeney<\/p>\n<p> Connect with Thom Sweeney:  Instagram <\/p>\n<p> Facebook<\/p>\n<p> What\u2019s new with LuAnn Nigara luannuniversity.com<\/p>\n<p> Get The Goodies! For checklists, resources, and extra goodies from A Well-Designed Business sign up for free here.<\/p>\n<p> To Get on LuAnn\u2019s Email List, text the word designbiz to 444999!<\/p>\n<p> Purchase LuAnn\u2019s Books Here: Book 1: The Making of A Well \u2013 Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action<\/p>\n<p> Book 2: A Well-Designed Business \u2013 The Power Talk Friday Experts<\/p>\n<p> Pre-Order Book 3: A Well-Designed Business \u2013 The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2<\/p>\n<p> Connect with LuAnn Nigara LuAnn\u2019s Website<\/p>\n<p> LuAnn\u2019s Blog<\/p>\n<p> Power Talk Friday<\/p>\n<p> Like Us: Facebook | Tweet Us: Twitter | Follow Us: Instagram | Listen Here: Podcast<\/p>\n<p> A Big THANK YOU to Today\u2019s Podcast Sponsor: Mydoma Studio is the place to manage, run and grow your interior design business.  Features include  &#8211; Project Management, a Branded Portal, so when your clients log in, it looks and feels like they are logging into your business, invoicing, Purchase Orders, and Credit Card Payments, Product Management and QB integration and so much more. Start your trial today and see for yourself how much easier it could be to run your design firm. Go to mydomastudio.com\/awelldesignedbusiness<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pPF66c_pzno\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today with Thom Sweeney: Welcome to A Well-Designed Business\u00ae. Thom Sweeney\u2019s unconventional path to interior design started after a 30-year career in advertising. Thom shares what brought him to design and how he lost his design business before rising again to build something even greater. 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