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Staging Sips

Staging Sips

De: Lori Fischer
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The live-workshop style business podcast helping Real Estate Staging CEO's redefine success and chase big, beautiful dreams. With mini implementation plans, expert interviews, and behind-the-scenes of my own business learning curves...you will be able to roll up your sleeves, dive in and stage the heck out of your business!2022 Economía Marketing Marketing y Ventas
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  • The 30-Day Challenge Every Staging Business Owner Should Take

    The 30-Day Challenge Every Staging Business Owner Should Take
    Oct 3 2026

    Could Your Staging Business Run Without You for 30 Days?

    What would happen if you disappeared from your staging business for 30 days—and your team couldn't call, text, email, or send a carrier pigeon to get your help?

    In this episode of Staging Sips, Lori shares a powerful story from an Accelerate client whose operations manager went on vacation and, instead of handing everything back to the owner, trained another team member to step in and confidently take over.

    That's the kind of delegation that creates real freedom in a business.

    Lori breaks down why hiring the right people is only part of the equation, how we can unintentionally train capable team members to depend on us, and why letting go often requires just as much development from the business owner as it does from the team.

    You'll also hear about the 30-Day Challenge, a simple exercise to uncover exactly where your staging business still depends on you—and where your team may be capable of far more than you've allowed them to prove.

    LEARN MORE ABOUT STAGING BUSINESS SCHOOL HERE

    WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

    • Why delegation doesn't end when you hand off a task
    • How owners accidentally become the backup plan for everything
    • Why your team needs opportunities to make decisions without you
    • The mindset work behind truly letting go
    • How systems like Harlowe can help information live in the business instead of in the owner's head
    • The 30-Day Challenge you can use with your own staging business

    Because the goal isn't absence.

    It's optionality.

    The ability to work in your business because you want to be there—not because everything stops when you're not.

    RESOURCES:

    • Share your wins and your questions! 1-800-305-7050
    • Join the Harlowe Inner Circle Waitlist here: https://waitlist.harloweco.com
    • Apply for Private Coaching: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/privatecoachingapp
    • Enroll in Staging Business School Accelerate Track: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/accelerate
    • Follow Harlowe on Instagram: www.instagram.com/meetharlowe
    • Follow the Staging Business School on Instagram: www.instagram.com/stagingbusinessschool

    If you want to learn how to market and grow your stagin
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  • How My Mom Built a Business That Lasted 50 Years

    How My Mom Built a Business That Lasted 50 Years
    Sep 26 2026
    What does it take to build a business that lasts 50 years? For this episode, I'm sitting down with someone who has shaped so much of the way I think about business: my mom, Gina Hutchinson. Fifty years ago, she started what would become the Red Stars baton twirling program. She wasn't setting out to become an entrepreneur. She was a schoolteacher who agreed to coach a high school majorette team, started giving 50-cent baton lessons after school, and eventually found herself with a growing business of her own. Over the next five decades, that business evolved in ways she never could have predicted. Her teams competed nationally, traveled around the world, performed in places like Spain and the Soviet Union, and created opportunities for generations of young women. And along the way, she learned a whole lot about running a business. You Don't Have to Have It All Figured Out When my mom started teaching baton, there was no grand business plan. In fact, she says pretty clearly in this episode that she had no intention of starting a business. One opportunity simply led to another. She took on the majorette team. Parents started asking for lessons. Someone offered her space above a furniture store. She suddenly had rent to pay, which meant she had to start thinking about pricing, expenses, and what it actually meant to run a business. Sometimes we think we need to know exactly what the business will become before we begin. Her story is a pretty great reminder that you can start with what you know, pay attention to what's working, and allow the business to evolve from there. Sometimes You Have to Jump Out on a Limb One of the things I've always admired about my mom is her willingness to ask, How could this work? That willingness took her teams from New Hampshire to national competitions at Notre Dame and eventually around the world. She didn't always know what would happen when she said yes. She hadn't competed herself when she first brought her team to a competition. She had never been to nationals when she decided to take a group there. And when an opportunity came along to take the Red Stars to Spain, she had no idea whether the families would even agree to go. She explored the possibility anyway. As she says in this episode, sometimes you have to "jump out on a limb." Sometimes the limb holds. Sometimes it doesn't. Either way, you learn something. Build Your Business Around a Standard One of the biggest reasons the Red Stars have lasted for 50 years is that my mom has always been clear about what the team represents. Talent mattered. Winning mattered. But how the kids behaved, how they treated one another, how they represented the team, and the kind of people they became mattered, too. Over time, those expectations became the standard of the business. And that standard helped her make some difficult decisions. There have been students, parents, and even team situations over the years that simply weren't the right fit. Walking away sometimes meant taking a financial hit. But protecting the culture and the long-term health of the business mattered more. That's a lesson that applies to any business. Sometimes keeping the wrong client, employee, or opportunity costs far more than letting it go. Find People You Can Trust For years, my mom did everything herself. Eventually, she built a team of coaches who understood her expectations because many of them had actually grown up in the Red Stars program themselves. That became incredibly important in 2025 when a major health issue unexpectedly took her completely out of the business. Her staff had to step in and run it without her. And they did. The business kept going because she had spent years teaching them the standard, giving them responsibility, supporting them, and building a team she could trust. For any business owner who has ever thought, My clients only want me or Nobody will do it the way I do it, there's an important lesson here. Your team needs the opportunity to learn how to carry the business with you. Build Something That Can Evolve My mom will be the first person to tell you that the business she runs today isn't the business she imagined 50 years ago. It evolved. She learned. She adjusted. She took opportunities she hadn't planned for. She figured out what she was uniquely good at. She brought in people who could help. She made difficult decisions when something no longer fit. And after 50 years, she's still thinking about what comes next. That's probably one of my favorite lessons from this entire conversation. You don't need to know exactly what your business will look like five, ten, or fifty years from now. You need to keep paying attention, keep learning, and be willing to let it evolve. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE: How my mom turned 50-cent baton lessons into a business that has lasted 50 years Why you don't have to have everything figured out before you start How taking risks created opportunities she never could have planned ...
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  • MVP: Why Your Home Staging Business Needs Better Boundaries

    MVP: Why Your Home Staging Business Needs Better Boundaries
    Sep 19 2026
    Are your business boundaries working for you? As your home staging business grows, the way you work with clients, your team, and your schedule may need to change, too. Early on, saying yes to everything can feel like good customer service. You answer messages after hours, accommodate last-minute requests, and make exceptions to keep everyone happy. But eventually, too much flexibility can lead to overwhelm, frustration, and a business that feels reactive instead of intentional. That's why better boundaries matter. Boundaries vs. Policies: What's the Difference? Boundaries and policies work together, but they aren't the same thing. A boundary is a limit or expectation you establish for how you want to operate. A policy is the formal business rule that communicates that expectation to your clients or team. For example, you might decide that you don't want to respond to client messages after business hours. That's your boundary. Your policy might state that messages received after 6 p.m. will be answered the next business day. The boundary defines the limit. The policy communicates it clearly. Where Does Your Business Need Better Boundaries? If you're not sure where your boundaries need attention, look at the areas that regularly create stress or frustration. Ask yourself: Am I constantly adjusting my schedule for clients?Do I regularly answer messages outside business hours?Am I making exceptions that have become expected?Am I still doing work that should be handled by someone else?Are my clients and team clear about what I expect? These situations can reveal where your business boundaries need to be strengthened. You don't have to change everything at once. Start with the one area that's creating the most friction. Create Systems That Support You Once you've identified a boundary, communicate it clearly and build it into your systems. Client agreements, onboarding materials, scheduling procedures, communication guidelines, and team processes can all help reinforce your expectations. This makes boundaries easier to maintain because you're not having to make the same decision or explain the same expectation over and over again. And having boundaries doesn't mean you can't be flexible. You can still make exceptions when you genuinely want to. The difference is that you're making a choice rather than feeling like you have to say yes. Your Business Should Work for You, Too You built your home staging business to create something meaningful, not to spend every evening answering messages or constantly rearranging your schedule around everyone else's needs. Better boundaries can bring clarity, protect your time, support your team, and create a more consistent client experience. Take a look at your business and ask yourself: Are my current boundaries supporting the business I want to build? If the answer is no, choose one boundary that needs to change. Clarify it, communicate it, and create a system to support it. Sometimes, building a healthier business isn't about doing more. It's about deciding what you're no longer willing to make room for. It requires deciding what you're no longer willing to let take over your time and attention. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE: The difference between boundaries and policiesHow to identify where your business needs better boundariesHow to communicate expectations clearlyHow systems can help you maintain those boundariesWhy better boundaries can protect your time and reduce overwhelm… and more! RESOURCES: Share your wins and your questions! 1-800-305-7050Join the Harlowe Inner Circle Waitlist here: https://waitlist.harloweco.comApply for Private Coaching: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/privatecoachingappEnroll in Staging Business School Accelerate Track: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/accelerateFollow Harlowe on Instagram: www.instagram.com/meetharloweFollow 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 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 CEO's 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.
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Thanks for the very helpful info! you are easy to listen to and I am feeling better about my business after listening.

Inspiring and reassuring!

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