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Are you going to the Custom Workroom Conference??? It's coming up fast!  What is it??? Well, listen in as Susan Woodcock and I talk about why this is such a great conference for workrooms to attend. We talk about everything you need to know about attending the conference.  Why should you be there?  We have lots of answers for that question.  You won't want to miss the WCAA Totally Rad 80's Party!  You can register here! This will be my first time teaching at CWC and I hope to see you there!

Rosemarie Garner and Linda Principe have been working together since 2012.   Today we discuss the designer/workroom relationship and the importance of it. Linda Principe is the owner of Linda Principe Interiors in Monroe Township, NJ. Linda provides full-service residential interior design services with a specialty in window treatments in the central New Jersey area. Linda is active in the Window Coverings Association of America and is a past President of the National Board. She is also past President of the Central New Jersey Chapter and is currently an active member of the Central NJ chapter and the Virtual chapter. Recently, Linda was an instructor for the “Window Treatments” class in the Interior Design program at Mercer County Community College for five years.   Linda’s work has been included in Window Fashions trade magazine and she is a past Editorial Board member and featured writer. She has also been published numerous times in Design New Jersey magazine as well as local NJ newspapers.   This year is

  This series is sponsored by The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library In this episode of the Opportunity Thinking Series, Jeanelle Dech and I talk about feedback, comparison, failure, Girl Scout cookies and bankruptcy.  I think we have covered some interesting subjects, but today's is up there in my top 5!!!! The feedback has to do with  Episode 102 when I spoke with Christina Price and Jennifer Assetto.  The rest, well you will just have to listen!!!  The Endgame Webinar is on the WCAA Website for members it was recorded in September 2016.  If you are not a WCAA member, you can purchase this webinar by contacting Renee@wcaa.org. Jeanelle mentioned The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama      

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by;   The Workroom Channel   Scarlet Thread Consulting   The WCAA   Kathryn Dillon owns and operates Kathryn Dillon Drapery & Design LLC, a full-service window treatment and soft goods design and fabrication business. Kathryn has built her business by consistently providing exquisitely handcrafted products and services in addition to window coverings, such as furniture, upholstery, rugs and paint color selections to busy homeowners and executives. Over the past 24 years, she has created lasting relationships with repeat clients and those that value attention to detail throughout the design and fabrication process.  Kathryn completed a Bachelor of Science in Textiles and Clothing along with a Studio Concentration in Fiber Arts from Colorado State University. She has continued to add to her own professional development by attending seminars, conferences and receiving business coaching. Kathryn attended CHF Academy in 2009 where she received certification in Slip Cover

Jane has been working in the interiors industry for the last 10 years. Based in the UK, about an hour outside London. Jane Crawford Interiors is aimed at the ‘High End’ market and offers a wide range of quality fabrics, window treatments, curtain poles, and accessories. She has a level 3 diploma in Professional Curtain and Roman Blind Making from the National Design Academy and a City and Guilds in Photography. Jane is passionate about fabric and putting schemes together for peoples homes. Interiors should reflect the personalities of the homeowners and Jane guides them through the process. Jane Crawford Interiors provide a level of service that each client requires and sees the job through from start to finish. Design to installation. Jane has a wonderful family who are behind her 100% and friends who have supported and believed in her. Jane Is constantly looking to the future to make sure that the business grows. Learning new skills, working on exciting projects and collaborating with inspiring people kee

Books we both read and loved; The Success Principals by Jack Canfield Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod Growth Mindset by Carol Dweck Profit First by Mike Michalowicz Price Your Work with Confidence by Kitty Stein   Ceil's List Better Than Before by Gretchen Ruben 212 The Extra Degree by Sam Parker and Mac Anderson Aspire - Discovering Your Purpose Through The Power of Words by Kevin Hall The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy Loving What Is by Byron Katie The Energy Bus by John Gordon Daring Greatly by Brenè Brown   Michele's List E Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber Start With Why by Simon Sinek Failing Forward by John C. Maxwell Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman The 5 Languages of Appreciation In The Work Place by Gary Chapman and Paul White Book Yourself Solid by Michael Port Secret Service by John R. DiJulius Business by The Book by Larry Burkett The Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz   Millionaire Success Habits by Dean Graziosi Clockwork by Mike Michalowicz No Excuses by Bria

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by;   The Workroom Channel   Scarlet Thread Consulting   The WCAA   I have learned so much from my guests on the podcast that I wanted to share some of that with my listeners.   Links to things I talked about;   Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library Workroom Tech The Custom Workroom Conference Kim's Upholstery PUAM  

Recently, I interviewed Christina Price and Jennifer Assetto, while Jeanlle Dech's son, Casey interviewed their daughters. I did not get to hear or see this interview until just recently, and I thought it was just wonderful!!! If you would like to watch the YouTube video, you can watch it here. https://youtu.be/83dfZMjWg5c Hop on to my Facebook page and let me know what you thought about this episode!   Thanks to the Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library and The Workroom Channel for making this possible.

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by;   The Workroom Channel   Scarlet Thread Consulting   The WCAA       If you were to describe JoAnne Lenart-Weary in a few words, they would be authentic, informative, and funny. Born with a passion for creating beautiful spaces, in 1975, a wallpapering and painting business segued into an interior decorating business. JoAnne was driven by her love for the process and a desire to be the best she could be. She also realized it takes more than talent to grow a business so began to offer DIY seminars in her area to gain visibility. The visibility increased her following for multiple years and she continues to offer residential decorating and real estate staging services.   Residential workshops gave way to professional workshops in 1999 when JoAnne founded The Decorating and Staging Academy. She continues to receive requests to speak at industry events, has appeared HGTV, and for 5 years on the local ABC affiliate. She has taught in 29 states, 3 countries, and continues t

This Podcast is sponsored by The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library.     In past Opportunity Thinking episodes of the podcast, we have spoken about employees, growing and expanding our businesses.  Jeanelle Dech tells the story of how she made decisions about who to hire and how she met and hired Yazmin Guzman.  Yazmine tells her side of the story as well as the incredible journey that brought her to Adaptive Textiles.  www.adaptivetextiles.com www.theworkroomchannel.com www.workroommarketplace.com

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel   Scarlet Thread Consulting   The WCAA   Having a sewing business had been Doshie Witcher's dream since her mother taught her to hold a needle and thread. While in elementary school, she was sewing clothing for herself and others. In 1990 she opened Doshie's Custom Sewing and began specializing in alterations, custom work, and bridal designs. After making her first window valance, she decided that making window treatments were her passion and she spent the next 15 years working with interior designers to create custom window treatments. This led her to want to create her own line of valances so she designed Hidden Pocket Rod valances, which allow intricate curtain designs to be hung using a basic continental curtain rod. With these designs, Doshie expanded into Etsy in 2012, and now sells her Hidden Pocket Rod valances on her Etsy shop nationwide and internationally under the business name Black Belt Home Decor. Doshie is a second-degree black be

The Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel   Scarlet Thread Consulting   The WCAA   Like many others in this business, Amanda Smith did not start out as a fabricator of window treatments. She attended college at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte earning a bachelor’s degree in Middle Grades Education. After teaching English and Social Studies for seven years, she attended graduate school earning a master’s degree in Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and worked as a high school media specialist for three years. In 1997 she co-authored “Developing Lifelong Readers: Using Literature Across the Middle Grades Curriculum” Staff Development Guide For Middle School Teachers, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. She became a stay-at-home Mom in 1998 when her twin boys were born. When her boys turned three Amanda knew she wanted to work but did not want to return to teaching full time. While visiting a friend one afternoon, she noticed her friend had new window treatments in the fami

The podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel   Scarlet Thread Consulting   The WCAA   Jo Braxton Thomas, owner of Braxton Drapery Design began fabricating window treatments in 1984 for McGraw's Showcase Fabrics which resulted from a love of sewing and a desire to have a career in which she could remain at home to raise her two sons, Nathan and Joel. She started her own drapery business in 1986, Braxton Drapery Design, which is now located in Mansfield, OH. While her passion for sewing and designing has somewhat waned over the years, her heart's desire is now focused on training women rescued from human trafficking to sew and create things with their hands, enabling them to provide for themselves through a respectable trade, boosting their self-esteem. Her other interests include tennis, playing the piano, crocheting, quilting, mentoring, hosting Bible studies and journaling, motorcycle riding, snowboarding, water skiing, reading, camping, learning and lastly but not least, loving her grandchildren. She r

The Opportunity Thinking Series is brought to you by; The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library Jennifer Assetto, owner of In The Fringe in Haverford, Pa and Christina Price, owner of Main Line Window Decor and Jeanelle Dech, owner of Adaptive Textiles, The Workroom Channel and The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library get together with me to talk about growth.  This seems to be a subject that we could talk about many, many more times and still not hit all of the questions. Or answers.  It appears they are not the same for all of us or the same for ourselves at different stages of our own lives. We also took this opportunity to have Jeanelle's son, Casey talk with Christina and Jen's girls about what it's like to have an entrepreneur mom.  Stay tuned for that bonus episode!!    

The Workroom Channel   Scarlet Thread Consulting   The WCAA   Jodi Stanford is the owner of Jodi’s Window Fashions, a custom drapery workroom founded in 1986 and located near Memphis, Tennessee.  Jodi started her business as a creative outlet that would bring in additional family income and allow her to stay at home with her children.  Jodi worked entirely alone and knew no other local workroom businesses until she discovered Cheryl Strickland’s drapery school and conference in 2000. By that time she had taught herself to make most styles by analyzing photographs and creating her own patterns.  In 2002 Jodi co-founded the West Tennessee Professional Drapery Association and served as president. In 2006 she led the organization to become the West Tennessee Chapter of WCAA and she again served as president. During these years she developed demos and presentations for local workroom events.  Jodi taught seminars at the 2005/2006 Custom Home Furnishings Conferences in Greenville, Valley Forge, and Phoenix. In 2006

This special 100th episode of the Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by Michele Williams of Scarlet Thread Consulting, who loves to work with creative business owners to help them understand all aspects of their business and to use their gifts and talents to make it profitable. She is a strategic profitability coach certified in the Profit First methodology and can be reached at ScarletThreadConsulting.com   Michele and I talk about the fact that we are not victims of what happens to us, but rather, we make choices! And we can respond instead of react.   If you want to purchase her Understanding Your Financials Course, enter SMM10 to get 10% off!  

Addie Conte is the owner of Addie's Custom Coverings and Design, LLC, a soft furnishing fabrication and design studio.  She has taken her love of textiles and created a business that offers her clients beautiful home solutions.  Specializing in understanding the unique needs of each homeowner, Addie and her team are committed to providing personal attention to each client.   You can find Addie on Facebook and Instagram.    On the podcast we mentioned these Facebook pages; WoMen of the Workroom  Professional Workrooms and Associates

  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! Please stop by the Sew Much More Podcast Facebook page and tell us what you thought!   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.busi