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LuAn:n Nigara is the co-owner of Window Works, a window treatment and awning retailer located in Livingston NJ. The author of two books, The Making of A Well-Designed Business®, for entrepreneurs committed to opening a profitable business and A Well-Designed Business® the Power Talk Friday Experts which focuses on business management for the interior design entrepreneur. Her podcast, AWell-Designed Business®, named in Architectural Digest as a favorite by interior designers, is the #1 rated podcast in the design industry. An engaging and energetic key note speaker, LuAnn’s passion is helping designers be better business owners and leaders.

Nicole Heymer is the founder of Curio Electro, a boutique creative agency specializing in branding, websites, marketing automation, and actionable strategy. Since 2011, Curio Electro has worked with a wide variety of clients at every stage in their development, from nationally known interior design firms to local custom home builders. Nicole's clear, practical take on branding has been featured by a range of design industry resources—from the A Well-Designed Business® podcast to the Design Influencers Conference. You’ll find her methods in print, on podcasts, and as the framework for branding workshops.

In 2017, Darla Powell launched her design firm, Darla Powell interiors. After discovering the power of social media to grow her firm, she co-founded the Wingnut Social Marketing Agency. In 2018, Darla added a podcast called Wingnut Social podcast to provide her followers with marketing business tips.

O’D is a master of motorization and a leader in the motorized window covering field. He has over a decade of hands on experience with motorized window coverings including fabrication, installation and selling. His classes are highly sought after and the attendees really appreciate his ability to take complex information and make it very easy to understand. He works with clients worldwide and has been involved with motorization of yacht’s, RV’s, custom homes and mansions, government facilities and corporate commercial buildings.

Is a business coach and sales trainer who focuses on bringing to her client cutting-edge information mixed with just the right amount of inspiration to help them accelerate their implementation and long-term results. Her videos, webinars, articles and coaching have helped hundreds of companies thrive through this COVID-19 crisis. She can help yours too!

Michele Williams is the owner of Scarlet Thread Consulting, an advisory and coaching company focused on the interior design industry. Using her software development and interior design business background, she empowers her clients to charge what they are worth and to have confidence in their financials. Michele is a Profit First certified coach, author and speaker. She also hosts the popular podcast, Profit Is A Choice.

Sara Lynn Brennan is an award-winning Entrepreneur, CEO and Principal Interior Designer at Sara Lynn Brennan Interiors, the first and only full-service interior design firm in Waxhaw, North Carolina who specializes in Transitional Design. She and her design-build team take spaces from Bare Bones to Beautiful by utilizing her exclusive, approachable and stress-free design process, transforming and renovating homes from start to finish. Sara’s design work has been nationally published multiple times in well-known publications such as Romantic Homes, Traditional Home, Window Fashion Vision, and Cottages and Bungalows, where she is currently a monthly columnist. She’s also been noticed as a rising star in the design industry being invited as a panelist at High Point Market, a host and speaker on local design shows and events and as a guest on top business and industry podcasts. Sara’s confident, unique and fearless approach to business and design make her an inspiration to those who work with and around her. Sara is known for her recognizable “Romantic Transitional” design aesthetic, but her award-winning design team is not just about creating pretty spaces. It is Sara’s mission to educate and expose clients to the beauty and functionality transitional design. She and her team pride themselves on creating practical, beautiful and timeless homes that families can really LIVE in for years to come.

Is an ardent entrepreneur, continuing education instructor and a lifelong learner with nearly 42 years of experience in the window fashion industry. She is the owner of Sew What’s New LLC, a wholesale custom window treatment and soft home furnishings workroom and training center I Apex, NC, and “Live with Sandra V.” where she shares her goal to educate, inspire and promote others within the industry.

Melissa Galt is a referral building, relationship maker who doesn’t just show you and your design team what to do, but leads you through a remarkable experience that will forever change how you do business. You’ll be able to ditch the clichéd sales speak and been-there-done-that strategies that haven’t been working and step into genuine engagement that gets rave results. Her business strategies have been featured in Designers Today, Window Visions, Furniture World, Furniture Today, Home Accents Today, INC, Entrepreneur, Creative Live, American Express Open Forum, and many more. Melissa is your resource for increasing sales by design without ever having to sell. A successful residential designer for the last 20+ years, she’s been coaching and training the design trade for 15 years. You’ll learn how to build your business so that it “informs and inspires, fuels and feeds, and serves and supports the whole of your life. It doesn’t swallow you whole!” Melissa attributes her inspiration to her great grandfather, the iconic architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Michele Williams is the owner of Scarlet Thread Consulting, an advisory and coaching company focused on the interior design industry. Using her software development and interior design business background, she empowers her clients to charge what they are worth and to have confidence in their financials. Michele is a Profit First certified coach, author and speaker. She also hosts the popular podcast, Profit Is A Choice.

Welton Hong, founder of Ring Ring Marketing ® (www.RingRingMarketing.com), is a leading expert in helping window covering companies convert leads from online directly to the phone line. Based in Silicon Valley, Ring Ring Marketing has successfully helped many window covering companies increase their revenues in a short amount of time. Welton is the author of “Making Your Phone Ring with Internet Marketing for Window Covering Companies”. He has a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to starting Ring Ring Marketing, he was a senior technologist at R&D facilities for Intel, Sun Microsystems, and Oracle.

LuAn:n Nigara is the co-owner of Window Works, a window treatment and awning retailer located in Livingston NJ. The author of two books, The Making of A Well-Designed Business®, for entrepreneurs committed to opening a profitable business and A Well-Designed Business® the Power Talk Friday Experts which focuses on business management for the interior design entrepreneur. Her podcast, AWell-Designed Business®, named in Architectural Digest as a favorite by interior designers, is the #1 rated podcast in the design industry. An engaging and energetic key note speaker, LuAnn’s passion is helping designers be better business owners and leaders.

Roger started in the window coverings industry in 2006 as a part-time installer for a national chain. After only two months, he was asked to leave for “standing out.” Clients continuously requested him over the other installers, and this didn’t sit well with his colleagues. He knew he was on to something! Following this experience, Roger traveled to many parts of the country acquiring formal training and receiving certifications from respected vendors such as Somfy, Hunter Douglas, Norman Shutters, and Lutron. He also attended the Custom Home Furnishings Academy for formal installation training focusing on drapery and other soft treatments. Roger is the owner of Shades in Place, Inc, located in the Boston area. He has done installations in seven states as well as Cape Cod and the Islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. He is the founder of the Facebook group Free Speech Window Covering Pros, a regular columnist for Window Fashion Vision magazine, a presenter at the International Window Coverings Expo and the Installation Instructor for the Window Fashion Certified Professional FastTrack program.

JoAnne Lenart-Weary is a Professional Interior Decorator, Color Authority and Staging Expert. As a 40+ year industry veteran, she has had the pleasure of creating beautiful rooms in 29 states and 3 countries. This experience has led to appearances on HGTV, WJET-TV ABC, Good Morning Atlanta and other regional TV stations. In 1999, JoAnne founded what is now called The Decorating and Staging Academy and has taught thousands of Professional and DIY Decorators and Stagers around the country. She is a frequent speaker for groups like IWCE, RESA, IDS, WCAA, the former CHF Academy, and more. She is also the creator of many industry tools such as the Confident Consultation, Decorating in the Zone, the Confident Color System, the DIY series and DIY-Decorate It Yourself. JoAnne believes in arming you with practical information and helps you do your job more efficiently with a profit driven mind set. www.TheJLWCompany.com