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Kathy Geffen has been designing and creating window treatments for the home since 2002. Prior to her start in the window treatment business, Kathy spent 16 years working as a business consultant. Her client relationship skills blended perfectly with the problem-solving skills needed to create unique and functional window treatments. The combination of client service and high-quality standards in her work aided in her being voted Best of Houzz 2018 and 2017 in customer service. Kathy enjoys working with clients to make their spaces something enjoyable to come home to. During the podcast, we talked about; The Transparency Initiative My Podcast with Elizabeth Gerddes Minutes Matter Profit First Kathy is on Facebook and Instagram

Jeanelle Dech, owner of The Workroom Channel, Adaptive Textiles and The Curtains & Soft Furnishings Resource Library, Christina Price, owner of Main Line Window Decor and Theda Hadden, owner of Springwood Upholstery and I talk about owning and running our businesses while being Moms and Wives.

We talk about the book Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

Here is a link to the Digital Digest

This was such an enlightening podcast to record, I hope you found it as interesting as I did!

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We talked about Oprah's podcast with Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling

Madeleine MacRae is the creator of FastTrack Sales Systems and the CEO of MM MacRae Coaching & Consulting, an international learning, coaching and consulting firm out of Detroit Michigan.

Madeleine has more than 13 years of first-hand experience at the tables of some of the best businesses in the industry - from huge to tiny, corporate to family-run, manufacturers to a retail dealer. Not only does she know what it really takes to be at the top of your game, she teaches her clients exactly how to do it!

Proudly referred to as "the Fixer", Madeleine is known for driving changes that really resolve issues and create massive growth momentum.

Social Media

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macraemadeleine

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mmmacraecoaching

Twitter: @MMMacRaeCoach, https://twitter.com/MMMacRaeCoach

Primary Marketing and Sales Links

Main website: www.mmmacrae.com

FastTrack Sales Systems sales page - www.fasttrackmembership.com

FastTrack Sales Challenge landing page - http://www.businessmentormadeleine.com/challenge/

Springwood Upholstery started when Theda Hadden went shopping for the perfect fabric for window treatments and pillows for her first house. Everyone who walked into her house asked "Where did you get your window treatments?" and were surprised to hear that she made them.

The upholstery part came later, when on a whim she picked up a lovely wing chair from a used furniture store. The chair sat in her house for a few years until she started dating her (now) husband and told him how she wanted to recover the chair herself. His reply was "I have all of the tools if you need them. My grandmother used to reupholster furniture."

After finishing her first chair, which sits in her living room today, she was hooked. Theda started making custom window treatments and reupholstering furniture for friends and family.

Today, she owns a to-the-trade and retail upholsterer and soft furnishings workroom.

You can find Theda on Facebook and Instagram.

The podcast is sponsored by;

The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA

Kristin Nicholas is an all-around creative artist who works with paint, yarn thread, fabric, clay and more. Throughout her work, her love of color and pattern is the cohesive element that gives the definitive style to her interior decoration, paintings, ceramics and needlework. Kristin is an avid gardner and her love of flowers and nature inspires much of her work. She lives on Leyden Glen Farm, a working sheep farm in Western Massachusetts with her husband Mark and daughter Julia.

Kristin was the creative director of a yarn company for sixteen years. She has appeared on PBS's Knit and Crochet Now! for many seasons and has appeared on Martha Stewart TV and many DIY television shows. She teaches various subjects online on the Creativebug and Craftsy platforms. She is the author of numerous books.

Links

Kristin Nicholas Designs

Kristin Nicholas Designs Facebook

Instagram

Paint Magic by Jacosta Innes

Apartment Therapy's photo tour of Kristin's home.

Kristin's Spoonflower fabrics.

Matte Ipad Pro screen protector

Apple Pencil

The Perfect English Townhouse by Ros Byam Shaw

Ben Pentreath Blog

Tracie N. Bresnahan

The owner of Custom Creations

Tracie holds a Bachelor's degree in Apparel Engineering and a Master's degree in Quality Assurance Technology from Southern Polytechnic State University. She worked in the apparel and the consumer products industries for 12 years. Tracie opened Custom Creations in 1996, fabricating custom window treatments and accessories. With her engineering background, she has built a business specializing in one of a kind and challenging design solutions for clients; such as custom cornice boards, headboards, ottomans, draperies, valances, bedding, pillows, etc. Tracie's work has been seen in publications such as Southern Living, Jezebel, Better Homes and Gardens and Kid's Rooms. Collaborating with her on some of her projects is her husband Brian, who has a degree in Architectural Engineering. He is a huge asset in designing and building custom projects with her for clients.

• Member – Window Coverings Assoc. of America (WCAA) 10+ years
• Atlanta Chapter Publicity Chairperson, 2013-2018
• Atlanta Chapter Past President, 2012-2014
• Atlanta Chapter President 2010-2012
• Atlanta Chapter Secretary, Treasurer and Industry Partner Liaison (8 years)
• Featured presenter at annual International Window Coverings Expo, 2010 and 2011

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Profit First

Price Your Work With Confidence by Kitty Stein

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This episode of the Opportunity Thinking Series is recorded live with members of PUAM - The Professional Upholsterers Association of Minnesotapuam. Moderated by Jeanelle Dech at The Funky Little Chair in St. Paul, Minnesota, we discuss the loss of education, the need for more and hope for the future upholsterers!

We mentioned;

Steve's Book - Singer Upholstery Basics Plus

The Podcast is sponsored by;

The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA

Peggy Morgans is the owner of Parkway Window Works, a custom drapery workroom serving the interior design trade in Upstate New York. She has a chemical engineering degree and an MBA. Peggy brings her analytical and problem-solving skills to the drapery world and is known for tackling complex and technically difficult projects. In 2008, Peggy shared an award for best workmanship and execution in DW&C magazine's Designer & Workroom contest. In 2011, Peggy won an award for ingenuity and workmanship in Vision Window Fashion's workroom competition. She is an active member of the Western NY chapter of WCAA and served on the WCAA national board in 2016/2017. Peggy has taught nationally at the 2007 D&WC conference, 2009 and 2011 Custom Sewing Institute's Creative Camp, and the 2011 and 2012 WCAA Inspire conferences.

You can find Peggy on Facebook.

On the Podcast we talked about;

LuAnn Nigar's Podcast - A Well Designed Business

The Martian by Andy Weir

The Mile IQ app

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by;

The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA

Melissa Hammann is the owner of Riviera Décor a high-end retail and wholesale custom workroom that also specializes in outdoor décor.

She resides in Corpus Christi, Texas a resort coastal town located off the gulf coast of south Texas where she lives with her husband and four children

Melissa is the recent recipient of the 2018 IWCA/Visions Award for first place in Curtains and Draperies Workroom competition. Her work has been published numerous times in local media and trade magazines. She holds a Master of Science degree and Bachelor of Business Degree, from Texas A&M along with design training at the New York Institute of Art and Design and twelve certificates from the Custom Home Furnishings Academy located in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is a member of the Window Coverings Association of America- Virtual Chapter, wherein she serves on the executive board as Vice President of the Window Coverings Association of America (WCAA)- Virtual Chapter, Chairperson for the WCAA- Virtual Chapter Speaker Committee, an administrator for WoMen of the Workroom, an industry forum of over 900 members. A published writer for trade magazine, Bespoke Soft Furnishings and Webinar speaker for Drapery and Design Professional and the Window Coverings Association of America as well.

You can find Riviera Decor on Facebook and Instagram.

On the Podcast we mentioned;

The WCAA Virtual Chapter

WoMen of the Workroom Facebook page

The E Myth by Michael Gerber

The Workroom Channel Grids

Yoast SEO

The Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA Today's podcast is a solo podcast, and I share some of the lessons I have learned while learning to podcast. I hope you will reach out to me on my Facebook page and tell me something that you have learned from listening to the Podcast. I mentioned Carol Dweck's book The Growth Mindset