Virtual Educational Series
Join IDS for our Virtual Educational Series! All webinars will be hosted on Zoom, and you must register using the links below.
Tuesday, March 24th, 4:00 - 5:15 pm EST
Presenter: Nancy Ganzekaufer
Topic: What You Can do Now to Stay Focused and Keep Your Business Active
Thursday, March 26th, 1:00 - 2:15 pm EST
Presenter: Brad Clinard
Topic: Financial Design and Navigating Times of Uncertainty
In this webinar, Brad will provide an overview of how Financial Design can empower you as a successful interior designer. His passion is helping designers work towards viewing money as an abundant resource that can be approachable and even fun. However, with the challenges we are facing, he will also share some insight on navigating uncertainty and provide insight about potential impacts of the coronavirus including the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. He will be sharing a resource for IDS members to gain clarity on their investments and provide thoughts on how to survive an economic recession.
Tuesday, March 31st, 1:00 - 2:15 pm EST
Presenter: Debra Scarpa and Ashley Blaesing
Topic: 7 Digital Changes to Help Your Business Survive and Be Better Than Before
In this webinar, Home Designer Marketing will uncover 7 action items for you to move your business online and survive during this crisis. Including: online meeting software tips, messaging in social media posts, ideas for building up your content calendar, live videos, file storage and project sharing, and how to audit your online presence. We’ll also include a couple of workbooks to take with you to help get you started. Our hope for this webinar is for you to leave with at least 1 thing you can do immediately to help your business survive and be better than it was before.
Wednesday, April 1st, 5:00 - 6:15 pm EST
Topic: Special edition of The John Tudisco Happy Hour with Stacy Garcia & Allison Eden
Thursday, April 2nd, 1:00 - 2:15 pm EST
Presenter: Michelle Lynne
Topic: Managing Your Players From a Distance
Tuesday, April 7th, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
The Interior Design Society is a partner of the Mydoma Studio 19 Hours design conference and is sponsoring the event on April 7th at 11 am EST, presented by Nancy Ganzekaufer: Selling You and the Follow Up.
In this webinar, Nancy will go over the three C’s of selling yourself and your business; Confidence, Consistency, and Calm. You will learn to create your “Elevator Pitch” (aka Your Business into Words), how to use the Desire Sales Formula to turn prospects into paying clients, and how overcoming objections is as easy as a H.U.G. In addition, Nancy’s tips on growing your confidence cannot be missed.
Tuesday, april 14th, 1:00 - 2:15 pm EST
Presenters: Jenna Gaidusek, Sarah Durnez and Kelly Fridline
Topic: eDesign 101
Wednesday, April 15th, 1:00 - 2:15 pm EST
Presenter: Traci Connell
Topic: How To Get Back Up When Life Knocks You Down
In this webinar, Traci Connell will share the proven method she used when scaling her design business 20x during the most challenging period in her life. Discover how she created her strategy based niche to reach a higher level client base, created a “No Fail” client experience service and flipped her mindset to reach this lofty goal. She has seen herself in many designers as they are experiencing setbacks in life and businesses which led her to create her coaching program to help them break through their circumstances and scale in a big way! Join her as she shares actionable tools for you to start developing your plan now in order to uplevel your business.
Thursday, April 16th, 1:00 - 2:15 pm EST
Presenter: Yian Quach
Topic: Website Essentials to Survive an Economic Recession as an Interior Designer
In a down economy, there are fewer projects to go around. Are you doing enough to set yourself apart? In this webinar, Yian Quach will demonstrate several specific ways to elevate your website so you can attract more of your ideal clients. Since 2015, Yian has helped over 100 interior designers from those just starting out to award-winning designers published in Architectural Digest, Luxe, and more.
Tuesday, April 21st, 3:00 - 4:15 pm EST
Presenter: Julia Molloy
Topic: Revamp Your Brand for the New Paradigm
Thursday, April 23rd, 1:00 - 2:15 pm EST
Presenter: Alison Solar
Topic: How to Prepare Your Business for Kitchen Design on the Rise
Wednesday, April 29th, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm EST
Presenter: Michele Williams
Topic: Managing Your Finances During a Business Disruption
Wednesday, May 6th, 5:30 - 6:45 pm EST
Topic: Special edition of The John Tudisco Happy Hour
Thursday, May 7th, 1:00 - 2:15 pm EST
Presenter: Margi Kyle
Topic: The Six Steps to Success
Everyone can improve on how they work with their clients, family and friends. We can’t change what we don’t acknowledge. The audience will gain in-depth, hands on 60 minutes of understanding their personality, through the selection of the primary and secondary colors their eyes go to. The order of the 6 colors (red, yellow, blue, orange, green and purple) tells the story of how they attack life, work and family. A COLOR life changing seminar of better understanding of who they are - and who they are working with. We can’t change our clients, family or friends - but we can change how we work with them.
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Thursday, May 14th, 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm EST
Presenter: Heather Zeilman and Teresa Metke
Topic: The Importance of Getting Projects Shovel Ready: What it means and how to do it
Join Heather Zeilman from BuildLane, along with Teresa Metke from Metke Remodeling and Luxury Homes for a fun conversation on how to get ready for when things pick back up, with a focus on design-build projects and custom furniture.
Tuesday, May 19th, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm EST
Presenter: Patti Carpenter
Topic: Maison & Objet Reportage
Join Global Trend Ambassador, Patti Carpenter, to discover the emerging international trends from Maison&Objet in Color, Print, Pattern, Surface Design, and Materials with a focus on their influences and shifts in the Home Decor Market.
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Thursday, May 21st, 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm EST
Presenter: Nona Patrick
Topic: Alone Together - How to use relationship marketing to stay top of mind, strengthen connections, and get new business!
During this special 75-minute presentation (including live Q&A), Nona will share with you how to:
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Stay top-of-mind for clients, vendors, and partners
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Strengthen your connections, even if you're stuck at home
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Take control of your business, instead of letting it control you
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Get vendors and other industry partners to refer clients to you like crazy
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And the secret to getting clients to start reaching out to YOU to work together, rather than the other way around!
Wednesday, June 3rd, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm EST
Topic: The John Tudisco Happy Hour with Design Givers founders; Annette Jaffe, Kim Poulos and Keith Baltimore
Learn more about the charitable initiatives of Design Givers! DesignGivers, Ltd. is a New York State not-for-profit organization founded during the COVID-19 crisis and is a public 501(c)3 charity. DesignGivers Ltd. mission is to create a community of design professionals who provide consultations to potential clients for donations that support humanitarian aid and improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies.
Tuedsay, June 9th, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm EST
Presenter: Kae Whitaker
Topic: Digital Marketing Post-Corona
Thursday, June 25th, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST
**IDCEC 0.1 CEU Accredited
Presenter: Terri Taylor
Topic: Design Triage 2020: How to Pivot Your Business for Today’s Challenges
We’ve invited Terri Taylor of the Interior Design Business Academy to deliver a live training covering how to pivot our design businesses, transform fear, and discover the new business opportunities that lie ahead of us. Attend this live CEU to hear Terri’s experiences with recessions as a design business owner, and the pivots she made that shifted her into success.
