Community Talk: Building a Family while Building a Home Staging Business
About Today’s Episode with
Jess Harrington and Elisha Niebuhr
We’re getting real about parenting and what goes on behind the scenes while juggling motherhood and running a home staging business on today’s episode of The Home Staging Show.
Today, I’m joined by Jess Harrington, Boston-based interior designer of JessFinessed and Elisha Niebuhr, founder of Modern Interior Staging Company. Jess has a unique background in the antique and fine art auction space, blending her eclectic style with a mixture of modern and on-trend elements, while Elisha is passionate about redesigning and redecorating homes, melding artistry, public-spiritedness and business.
These two powerhouse Moms share openly about outsourcing, systemizing your life and business, taking care of yourself, business coaches, and the time saving rituals and routines that have made the biggest impact. If you’re a working Mom, you’ll love tuning in to this honest conversation.
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This Week on The Home Staging Show Podcast
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Jess introduces herself and shares how she went from 0 to 55 homes in her new home staging business (00:14:25)
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Jess shares her top tips for building a home staging business while having a family (00:17:27)
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The importance of having support when you become a parent (00:21:19)
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Why you have to get grounded and take care of yourself amongst the busy hustle of running your staging business (00:24:52)
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Jess opens up about the realities of running a business when you have young children at home (00:28:41)
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Elisha introduces herself and takes us behind the scenes into what her family life looks like (00:30:25)
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Elisha encourages us to consider outsourcing an area of our life and shares what roles she has outsourced in her business (00:32:16)
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Why outsource? Elisha breaks down why it’s so necessary (00:35:55)
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How to get yourself out of a “stressed” state (00:38:12)
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Elisha’s advice around bringing values into the “why” behind outsourcing (00:39:48)
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The routines and rituals Elisha sets in her life to keep herself sane (00:43:08)
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Elisha shares her secret, revolutionary system for saving time when it comes to meal planning and grocery shopping (00:45:46)
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How Elisha creates systems when it comes to managing childcare, school schedules, and extracurricular activities (00:48:40)
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Elisha recommends au pair companies (00:51:44)
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Jess admits that in this season of life, she’s not really outsourcing right now (00:53:02)
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Jess and Elisha share how they started their businesses with young children (00:54:48)
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Why hiring a business coach is well worth the investment (00:58:33)
Connect with Jess
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Jess’s Website: https://www.jessfinessed.com
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Jess’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/JessFinessedHomes
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Jess’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessfinessedhomes/
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Jess’s Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/JessFinessed/
Connect with Elisha
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Elisha’s Website: https://moderninteriorstagingcompany.com
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Elisha’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/moderninteriorstagingcompany/
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Elisha’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moderninteriorstagingcompany/
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Elisha’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/modern_staging
Resources Mentioned On Today’s Show
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Join our new, free community!
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Learn more about our partner, 17hats.
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Discover more episodes of The Home Staging Show.
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Read our blog for all of our best home staging tips and tricks
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Learn about our comprehensive Home Staging Professional Career Certification Program
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Watch the replay of this free Community Talk: Building a Family While Building a Staging Business
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Check out the clip Elisha referenced, People Without Children Have NO IDEA What It’s Like
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Elisha’s book recommendation, Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less, by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
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Elisha’s recommended au pair company: Au Pair in America
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