If there's one thing that stuck with me from my undergrad classes, it is the application of FORMULAs. They are the cheat code for solving equations and they also function for simplifying business operations.

I know my team is not more magical than anybody else's team, but we have, over the years, done a pretty good job of implementing systems. How? By making the process as seamless as possible with memorable formulas, acronyms, and quirky nicknames. This unconventional method has not just helped us stay organized, but it has significantly cut down on decision fatigue, making up for when our brains are tired and consequently boosting our efficiency.

I have seen how useful a creative and memorable approach to streamlining business operations is. By applying this strategy, I hope you'll be able to say the same.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

• How to Create Memorable Systems using quirky names and formulas
• Examples of acronyms from different operations in my staging business
• How formulas and acronyms can help simplify your processes
• The best way to come up with formulas for your systems

RESOURCES:

• Episode 67: How to be Ridiculously Easy to Work With
• Apply for Private Coaching: https://www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/privatecoachingapp
• Join the Staging Business School Growth Track Waitlist: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/growth
• Enroll in Staging Business School Accelerate Track: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/accelerate
• Follow Lori on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rethinkhome
• Follow the Staging Business School on Instagram: www.instagram.com/stagingbusinessschool

If you want to learn how to market and grow your staging business, enrollment is open for the Staging Business School Accelerate Track. This is a year-long mentorship program, where I help you and other staging business owners plan, grow, flow, and thrive with the results that you’ve always wanted. The doors are open and I would love to see you in the classroom!

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• Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts so that more Staging CEOs find it. Also, include links to your socials so that more Staging CEOs can find you.
• Follow over on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Audible.

Whatever level you are in right now, you are filling a job description inside of your staging business. It could be a low level, but I am absolutely sure that as you strategically market and grow your business, you graduate into a high level experienced employee who takes on less technical roles.

But the hierarchy is not one to be jumped. To transition into the hands off ownership status and lifestyle, understanding the evolution of leadership roles within your staging business is very important.

Using the case study from my private coaching client who was feeling burnt out and stuck in the Technician role, I explain what the four levels of business ownership are, how to recognize when it's time to ascend to the next level, and strategies for transitioning to the highest leadership role.

Hopefully, this episode spurs you to reflect on your current business stage and consider the necessary steps for strategic growth and leadership development.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

• The four key roles in your business and their characteristics.
• Why your role in your staging business changes.
• Signs you're stuck in a role and that you need to ascend to a higher level.
• The ultimate role of staging business leadership and how to get there.

RESOURCES:

• Take the Staging Sips Survey: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/sipssurvey
• Download Your Free Digital Swag Bag: https://www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/swag
• Apply for Private Coaching: https://www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/privatecoachingapp
• Episode 58: Optimizing Growth: Strategic Moves and Strategic Halts in Your Staging Business
• Join the Staging Business School Growth Track Waitlist: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/growth
• Enroll in Staging Business School Accelerate Track: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/accelerate
• Follow Lori on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rethinkhome
• Follow the Staging Business School on Instagram: www.instagram.com/stagingbusinessschool

If you want to learn how to market and grow your staging business, enrollment is open for the Staging Business School Accelerate Track. This is a year-long mentorship program, where I help you and other staging business owners plan, grow, flow, and thrive with the results that you’ve always wanted. The doors are open and I would love to see you in the classroom!

ENJOY THE SHOW?

• Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts so that more Staging CEOs find it. Also, include links to your socials so that more Staging CEOs can find you.
• Follow over on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Audible.

The news got to me. That you find the Staging Sips podcast so valuable, eagerly watching out for and consuming all new episodes as soon as they are released.

But I also heard that you sometimes feel frustrated at not being able to fully apply all the good stuff that you learn.

Not to worry, because today, I'm here to help.

I'm reviewing one of the frameworks I use in my business, the FIX IT protocol, to help you pinpoint the exact challenges facing your business and then find those episodes in Sips to best help you resolve those challenges.

By the end of this episode, you will understand how to identify key problems, and more importantly, how to organize your thoughts and actions into profitable strategies.

My goal? To ensure that every resource and insight shared here isn't just heard, but effectively utilized by you for your staging business success.

Listen in to learn how to make the best use of the information that you hear on the Staging Sips.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

• The role of reflection writing in defining your goals
• The best way to identify patterns and areas for improvement in their business
• How the "FIX IT" protocol helps to address issues and inconsistencies in your business
• How to prioritize and implement the ideas and strategies learned from the podcast

RESOURCES:

• Download the Priorities and Boundaries worksheet
• Take the Staging Sips Survey www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/sipssurvey
• Episode 26 - How To Change Course When Systems Are Not Working In Your Business
• Join the Staging Business School Growth Track Waitlist: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/growth
• Enroll in Staging Business School Accelerate Track: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/accelerate
• Follow Lori on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rethinkhome
• Follow the Staging Business School on Instagram: www.instagram.com/stagingbusinessschool

If you want to learn how to market and grow your staging business, enrollment is open for Rethink You Accelerate. This is a year-long mentorship program, where I help you and other staging business owners plan, grow, flow, and thrive with the results that you’ve always wanted. The doors are open and I would love to see you in the classroom!

ENJOY THE SHOW?

• Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts so that more Staging CEOs find it. Also, include links to your socials so that more Staging CEOs can find you.
• Follow over on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Audible.
  
  

Just like you someday have to have your best friend's back (maybe not hit someone in the face for them cos we are past that age), one day and everyday, you will have to have your business’s back no matter what.

As our staging services revolve around people, there will be difficult situations. There will be times where you have to make tough decisions, set boundaries, and communicate effectively - all while staying grounded and professional.

For all such instances; either it's responding to a ridiculous change request or dissatisfaction with your operational policies, I have got your back with non conflicting, confident approaches from real-life situations from my business.

Are you advocating for your staging business? I hope that this is your motivation to do it the way that you should.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Understanding advocacy in business and its benefits.
• Real-life examples of advocacy in action and their positive wins
• Tips for communicating effectively, without being confrontational
• Resources to help you develop your advocacy skills (like our COMM PLAN download)

RESOURCES:

• Download COMM PLAN: rethinkhomeinteriors.com/commplan
• Episode 7: How To Create Client Filters For Your Home Staging Business
• Episode 34 : 5 Ways To Protect Your Staging Business
• Episode 35: The Absolute Best Way To Handle A Change Request
• Episode 37: How To Say No But Sound Like You’re Saying Yes
• Join the Staging Business School Growth Track Waitlist: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/growth
• Enroll in Staging Business School Accelerate Track: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/accelerate
• Follow Lori on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rethinkhome
• Follow the Staging Business School on Instagram: www.instagram.com/stagingbusinessschool

If you want to learn how to market and grow your staging business, enrollment is open for Rethink You Accelerate. This is a year-long mentorship program, where I help you and other staging business owners plan, grow, flow, and thrive with the results that you’ve always wanted. The doors are open and I would love to see you in the classroom!

ENJOY THE SHOW?

• Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts so that more Staging CEOs find it. Also, include links to your socials so that more Staging CEOs can find you.
• Follow over on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Audible.

Dealing with grief is hard enough. But going through it when you have to take responsibility for the running of a business could not be harder.

Today, we have Matt Mittman, a real estate business owner with over 20 years of experience, shares his heart-wrenching story of losing his 20-month-old son, Julian, and how he managed to navigate his grief while keeping his business afloat during the pandemic.

He discusses the importance of seeking help, building resilience, and finding support in unexpected places. In addition to the resources that helped him, he also shares the mindset makeup that made going back to run his business easier.

If you are experiencing grief right now, I hope that this episode reassures you that you are not alone.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

• How Matt's athletic background helped him develop mental toughness to cope with grief.
• The value of therapy and group therapy in building mental and emotional strength.
• How he was able to re-engage back with business after being away
• Business systems in place that helped Matt during the grief period.

RESOURCES:

• Matt Mittman's email: matt@therealestategps.com
• The Center for Loss and Bereavement: Nello's corner
• Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Foundation website
• Join the Staging Business School Growth Track Waitlist: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/growth
• Enroll in Staging Business School Accelerate Track: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/accelerate
• Follow Lori on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rethinkhome
• Follow the Staging Business School on Instagram: www.instagram.com/stagingbusinessschool

If you want to learn how to market and grow your staging business, enrollment is open for Rethink You Accelerate. This is a year-long mentorship program, where I help you and other staging business owners plan, grow, flow, and thrive with the results that you’ve always wanted. The doors are open and I would love to see you in the classroom!

ENJOY THE SHOW?

• Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts so that more Staging CEOs find it. Also, include links to your socials so that more Staging CEOs can find you.
• Follow over on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Audible.

No! This isn't one of the “be available 24/7 or shelve your child's birthday party hoping that this client finally shows up after missing three appointments in a row” kinda advice. Why? Because they are all a recipe for disaster. Based on my personal experience of this no gain venture, I would not recommend you starting or upholding this kind of unsustainable business practice.

Nevertheless, it is undeniable that one of the most important client acquisition and retention strategies is a streamlined process that makes it easy to work with you.

Whether in neuroscience or through the real-life examples that I share today, you'll see how predictability is essential in reducing stress, increasing your client satisfaction, and at the same time boosting your referral rate.

Although exceptions will sometimes be made, you'll also learn what value this also adds to your processes and your clients.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

• The importance of simplicity and predictability in business.
• The right way to be ridiculously easy to work with.
• Key areas of your business where predictability can give better returns.
• Systems and processes that make it ridiculously easy to work with us at Rethink Home Interiors.

RESOURCES:

• Follow Kate Elise Interiors on Instagram : www.instagram.com/kate.elise.interiors
• Episode 5: How to Create Boundary Alignment for Your Home Staging Business
• Episode 21: How To Get More Done In Your Staging Business
• Episode 26: How To Change Course When Systems Are Not Working In Your Business
• Episode 28: How To Schedule Your Home Staging Consultation Appointments
• Join the Staging Business School Growth Track Waitlist: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/growth
• Enroll in Staging Business School Accelerate Track: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/accelerate
• Follow Lori on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rethinkhome
• Follow the Staging Business School on Instagram: www.instagram.com/stagingbusinessschool

If you want to learn how to market and grow your staging business, enrollment is open for Rethink You Accelerate. This is a year-long mentorship program, where I help you and other staging business owners plan, grow, flow, and thrive with the results that you’ve always wanted. The doors are open and I would love to see you in the classroom!

ENJOY THE SHOW?

• Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts so that more Staging CEOs find it. Also, include links to your socials so that more Staging CEOs can find you.
• Follow over on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Audible.

Melissa San Roman has sold two different businesses - one for over $8 million and another to a public company.

Now, as a bookkeeper who has seen everything behind the scene, her goal is to help other entrepreneurs see their numbers as more than tax time burdens but as the key to business growth.

Today, we discuss all things related to profitability by mastering your numbers. What things are acceptable or not in your business finance, what decisions you can take from looking at your numbers and tax advantages you are probably missing out on.

We also talk about how slow seasons can be harnessed for good and Melissa's non traditional FORT savings strategy.

Whether you or someone else is in charge of your books, today's conversation is vital.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

• What you should take note of for tax filings in 2024 considering your business structure.
• The misconception about changing your LLC to S-Corp
• The BOI. What it is, its exceptions, why you need to do it and when.
• The number one mistake business owners make with their finances

RESOURCES:

• Melissa San Roman's website: www.melissasanroman.com
• Follow Melissa San Roman on Instagram
• Join the Staging Business School Growth Track Waitlist: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/growth
• Enroll in Staging Business School Accelerate Track: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/accelerate
• Follow Lori on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rethinkhome
• Follow the Staging Business School on Instagram: www.instagram.com/stagingbusinessschool/

If you want to learn how to market and grow your staging business, enrollment is open for Rethink You Accelerate. This is a year-long mentorship program, where I help you and other staging business owners plan, grow, flow, and thrive with the results that you’ve always wanted. The doors are open and I would love to see you in the classroom!

ENJOY THE SHOW?

• Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts so that more Staging CEOs find it. Also, include links to your socials so that more Staging CEOs can find you.
• Follow over on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Audible.
  
  
  

We've come quite a long way on our Keeping in Touch series. Remember, we began from how you can promote your staging services without feeling salesy and last talked on how to batch your content creation so that you spend less time and effort being consistent at it.

In continuation, we're exploring the power of a dual purpose valuable resource - Lead Magnets, in nurturing relationships with your home staging business ideal clients.

As a home stager who once struggled and has now fully understood the “turning prospects into paying clients inertia”, believe me, you can rely on this component of my KIP strategies to keep you in the face of would-be clients who are actually interested in you and what you offer.

A failproof way to grow your value bank, this could be your guide to starting out on lead magnets as part of your KIP plan or a lesson on how to use it in 10 new different ways.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

• How lead magnets can act as a bridge between your offline marketing activities and desired online community.
• What you need to make it an amazing KIP tool for you.
• How to turn one idea into 11 different lead magnets.
• How lead magnets can beat any algorithm to work in your favor.

RESOURCES:

• Download your Fab Free Lead Magnet Guide: https://rethinkhomeinteriors.ck.page/ultimateleadmagnet
• Join the Staging Business School Growth Track Waitlist: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/growth
• Enroll in Staging Business School Accelerate Track: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/accelerate
• Follow Lori on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rethinkhome
• Follow the Staging Business School on Instagram: www.instagram.com/stagingbusinessschool

If you want to learn how to market and grow your staging business, enrollment is open for Rethink You Accelerate. This is a year-long mentorship program, where I help you and other staging business owners plan, grow, flow, and thrive with the results that you’ve always wanted. The doors are open and I would love to see you in the classroom!

ENJOY THE SHOW?

• Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts so that more Staging CEOs find it. Also, include links to your socials so that more Staging CEOs can find you.
• Follow over on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Audible.