Kelli Ellis and Joseph Haecker – Broadcasting LIVE from the 2018 IAHSP Conference & EXPO

We are so excited to have Joseph Haecker – DezignTalkLive.com and DezignWall.com and Kelli Ellis, Celebrity Designer on HGTV and TDN, – KelliEllis.com joining us in Charlotte for our 2018 IAHSP Conference & EXPO!!  Get read for Candid Conversations, Insightful Interviews with our Featured Speakers and Attendees!  They will also be part of a panel discussion that will be rolling out a fabulous NEW program for our IAHSP Members!  Go to www.iahspconexpo.com to get your tickets TODAY!!  You can take advantage of a 50% now 50% later payment plan!

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On the 5th Day Before Christmas IAHSP Gave to Me . . .

On the 5th Day Before Christmas IAHSP Gave to Me – 23 Amazing Speakers ready to share their expertise with YOU at our 2018 IAHSP Conference & EXPO – Oct 18-20, 2018 in Charlotte, NC!  Here are a few more!

Lakeitha Smith, the Founder of L-Suite Netwërk and L-Design Wërks. L-Suite Netwërk is a small business web based platform that allows small business owners, entrepreneurs and freelancers to perform multi-faceted business functions all in one place. L-Design Wërks is a Houston based design studio that specializes in residential interior design and decorating.

Lakeitha is a Certified Staging Professional (C.S.P.) a Texas Real Estate Commission Instructor and the former 2016-2017 RESA – Houston Chapter President. Lakeitha prides herself on being both an educator and leader in the Houston community.

KAT has worked for over a decade with major new home builders in the greater Houston area. as a close out specialist. No Model homes? No Problem!

Ground breaking results through the magic of ASP staging, for these close out communities was extremely successful and profitable.

This opportunity helped KAT gain an in-depth understanding on how to strategically market not only the space but to the lifestyles they represent to get amazing results for all her happy staging clients!

Kat’s passion energy and undying attention to detail has helped her parlay her builder experience into her staging business arming her with inside knowledge of the new home builder process. Everything from getting in the door to getting the business.

In 3 short years building her company, “Ta Da Staging by KAT,” she has been honored as an award winning company, being recognized with the “Best of Houzz Service 2017, having taught over 15 realtor CE classes “Stage it to Sell” in 2017 and is super excited to have recently earned her ASPM (accredited staging professional master) designation.

On the 6th Day Before Christmas IAHSP Gave to Me . . .

On the 6th Day Before Christmas IAHSP Gave to Me – 23 Awesome Speakers sharing at the 2018 IAHSP Conference & EXPO in Charlotte – Oct 18-20, 2018!  Here’s a look at a few more!

Jennie Norris is the Chairwoman for IAHSP® International, President & CEO of Stagedhomes.com, and Owner & Principal Home Stager for Sensational Home Staging. She is a Certified ASP® and ASPM® Course Trainer and as a professional speaker, she presents the Accredited Staging Professional® (ASP®) Course on behalf of Stagedhomes.com throughout North America. Jennie has been featured in national and local television segments, publications, and radio. She is the only two‐time Winner of the Staging Award of Excellence and was the first recipient of the IAHSP® Staging Spirit Award.

She launched the first Home Staging company in the Sacramento region and now owns and operates a successful Home Staging company in Denver.Having personally Staged over 4,300 houses for sale since 2002 she has educated thousands of Realtors, Stagers and Sellers about Home Staging, and has helped mentor Home Staging colleagues as a Business Coach and Trainer. She and her team Stage properties throughout the greater Denver region, from modest to multi-million dollar properties.

Jennie is the President of the Denver IAHSP® Regional Chapter, and is the co‐author of “Marketing Made Simple: The Key to Succeeding in Business.” She is also a professional blogger, author, and social media networking expert. Jennie earned her B.A. from UCLA.

Naheed Oberfeld is a Success Strategist who works with passionate and driven business owners and Professionals who are respected experts in their field. She helps them achieve greater financial success by showing them how to effortlessly attract their ideal clients, confidently charge the true value of their products and services, overcome debilitating boom and bust cycles, and shed patterns of procrastination and stress.

With 15 years of experience in the corporate world, including fortune 100 companies, Naheed left the Finance industry to embark upon her passion; empowering others to create financially rewarding businesses without stress and struggle. She works with clients from all over the world helping them to overcome their personal and professional blocks to achieve a happier and more abundant life.

As a seasoned speaker and top Real Estate producer, Barb Schwarz has logged thousands of hours on the platform.  Over one million REALTORS® have attended her various programs.  Her wonderful gift for speaking and her ability to educate, motivate and entertain was recognized by the National Speakers Association when they awarded her the coveted designation of Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), earned by less than 250 speakers worldwide.  Barb is a leader, innovator, and a truly gifted speaker who shares the wisdom of her personal triumphs.

In 1999, Barb founded the International Association of Home Staging Professionals®, and in 2005 launched the IAHSP® Foundation, a non-profit organization, so that association members could give back to their communities. She remains active in IAHSP® as part of the International Board and these days enjoys spending time with her husband, Kirk, growing a spectacular garden, and her fur babies, Happy, Whidbey and Bo.

 

On the 8th Day Before Christmas, IAHSP Gave to me . . .

On the 8th Day Before Christmas, IAHSP gave to me . . . 23 AMAZING industry Speakers coming to share with YOU at the 2018 IAHSP Conference & EXPO – Oct 18-20, 2018 in Charlotte, NC!  Here is a look at a few more!

Sandra Holmes is Accredited Staging Professional Master® (ASPM®), IAHSP Board Member, Executive Vice President with Stagedhomes.com, and the President of Home Staging Concepts, the Premiere Home Staging Company in South Florida. Sandra and her team have staged over $1 Billion dollars in real estate since she created her business in 2005. She continues her education in real estate and in the staging industry to keep current with the trends of today’s market.

Sandra currently serves Director of Fundraising for Worldwide Staging Service Week® and is the Director of Affiliate & Vendor Relations for IAHSP. She was also the Founder of the South Florida International Association of Home Staging Professionals Chapter and has held various board positions. Sandra believes that continuing education is the key to success in the staging industry. Sandra’s philosophy is that together we can do more!

Recognized amongst Staging and Design aficionados for his engaging personality and his limitless devotion to the Home Staging industry, Kevin Htain– Lifetime Master Accredited Staging Professional, has become an iconic figure in the Staging industry for creating emotionally magnetizing spaces that sell. Identity Home Staging specializes in Staging Homes for Real Estate, Interior Design, as well as Home Builder’s Consultations. Identity Home Staging is recognized as the first and only LIFETIME ASPM Staging Team in Southern CA, South of San Francisco! Since 2005, Identity Home has successfully Staged over 1 Billion square feet (over $575 million dollars worth) of real estate in Southern California and Nevada. Kevin and his Team’s Staging work is also regularly featured on HGTV’s #1 rated show, “Flip Or Flop.” Staging for Tarek and Christina El Moussa has been a wonderfully enriching experience for Kevin’s entire Team. Be sure to check out their work on HGTV on Thursday’s!

In 2014 Kevin was selected amongst his peers as “West Coast Home Stager of the Year.” In 2015 Kevin was awarded “The Barb Schwarz Staging Excellence ASPM Stager of the Year.” Both honors have been received with humility and humbleness.

Face it, we are living in an immediate gratification world and clients that can go shopping in their jammies. The result is either a house filled with things they don’t know how to use or a room desperately in need of suggestions. JoAnne Lenart-Weary is the Original One Day Decorator. She has been offering the service long before HGTV turned the concept into a decorating niche. One Day Decorating blends the art of arrangement (what many call redesign) using what they already have with color, retail shopping and window treatments to create a room that rocks in hours…not weeks. This highly lucrative service can build your bottom line. JoAnne doubled her income in 1 year with the simple addition of this service. Learn how to transform a room quickly, select a color palette, shop smart and most of all, make money.

JoAnne Lenart-Weary is a Professional Interior Decorator, Color Authority and Staging Expert. As a 40+ year industry veteran, she has had the pleasure of creating beautiful rooms in 29 states and 3 countries. This experience has led to appearances on HGTV, WJET-TV ABC, Good Morning Atlanta and other regional TV stations.

On the 10th Day Before Christmas, IAHSP Gave to me. . .

On the 10th Day Before Christmas, IAHSP gave to me . . . 23 AMAZING industry Speakers coming to share with YOU at the 2018 IAHSP Conference & EXPO – Oct 18-20, 2018 in Charlotte, NC!  Here is a look at a few more!

A unique mix of skill sets allows June Carter to share with you.  June is an entrepreneur, founding Corporate Interior Solutions and GYST* Solutions.  She has moved within the worlds of corporation and creativity.  Her experience inside major corporations such as AIG, NBC, Steelcase, Knoll and 3form provided June the right forums for problem solving, design and sales.  With a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design, June’s years spent designing and planning corporate offices provided to be the cornerstone to Home Staging.  June’s career as a Home Staging professional is the result of the combined ability to be creative, increase productivity and finesse sales.

Andrea Chennisi is a well rounded Leader that has 23 years of Store Leadership  experience in “Big Box Retail” leading teams up to 250 team members. She has been recognized by Regional Management for her leadership role in the Houston Market.
Andrea is a certified RSL Trainer; Teaching, Managers, and Department Managers; Foundations of Leadership, Retail Store Leadership, and Coordinator Development Program She is only 1 of only a handful, company wide to be certified by MOHR retail group. Andrea has lead the Store Director Group in the Houston Market for the Develop the Organization; Training, Recruiting, and Development 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. She now leads Driving Sales for the Store Director Group in the Market 2016 & 2017.
Andrea’s Store Team has won Team of the Year recognized by TJX Companies for 2016 and 2017.

Andrea received her ASP in 2012 and ASPM in 2014. She has staged successful staged over 275 properties.  She is a winner of 2017 IAHSP Top Stager and 2017 IAHSP Best Vacant staging.   Andrea’s Stagings have been featured on NBC’s Channel 2 – Home Showcase over 8 times.  She continues to run a Big Box Retail Store and Team, as well as, maintains her Business she started in 2008; Houston’s Delightful Designs.

Christopher Corder is part of the award-winning Identity Home Team serving the Southern California market. He has carved out a niche specialty providing Staging Consultations for their clients and has the unique knack of turning the undesirable properties into the shining beacon of the block. Known for delivering powerful Staging Consultations, his Clients praise him for helping them shove extra money down their pockets!

Beyond powerful consultations, Christopher is the Co-Owner/ Operations Director for his Staging company, Identity Home Staging. Christopher is often known to jump into the trenches of Staging, working his way from the nitty-gritty home to the perfectly poised and Staged property.

 

What’s Your Story – Featuring Edi Keech!

Name: Edi Keech

Company:  Staging Puget Sound

From:  Auburn, WA (near Seattle)

Here is Edi’s Story – ENJOY!!

I am uniquely both a graduate architect and an award-winning home stager, with over 40 years’ design experience, located in the Seattle area.

I trained at Syracuse University and the Architectural Association in London.  My design portfolio includes commercial properties in Philadelphia, offices in California, and innumerable private homes throughout the United States. 

I am certified in Mathematics Education, and taught for many years at the Performing Arts School of the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts. Leaving the world of private education, I moved on to the Hopewell Valley School District (Princeton, NJ) where I developed the middle school computer science program and curriculum.

I honed my administrative talents in both New Jersey and California as Chief Operating Officer of a world-class medical practice. With my oversight, the company grew to be a multi-million-dollar enterprise.

Relocating to the Greater Seattle area (in 2009) allowed me to return to my first love: design. I used all my prior career experience to develop a full-service home staging company, Staging Puget Sound. I am a Lifetime Accredited Staging Professional Master, and a Premier Member of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals (IAHSP). In 2017, I was honored with Best Vacant Staging and Top Stager awards by IAHSP at the annual International Conference.

My greatest trial has been developing contacts and becoming a viable, productive business. Stubborn perseverance got me through those days.  I love working with people. Each project brings a new set of challenges and demands.  Stick with it! If your heart yearns to help others, if you enjoy design and if you are not afraid of hard work, then Home Staging may also be for you!

THANK YOU Edi for sharing!  We love learning about the backgrounds of our members and how they have grown and succeeded in Staging!

How IAHSP Membership Can Help You Succeed! Top Reasons to JOIN the longest running industry association!

 

If you are in the Home Staging Industry and plan to succeed long term, you need to be part of an industry association that uses the power of membership to provide resources and support that you would not be able to obtain on your own.  However being part of an industry association should not mean being charged for every resource you want, or having membership rates increase to the point where you question affordability.

The International Association of Home Staging Professionals (IAHSP) is the longest running industry association that from the start in 1999 put emphasis on industry education as the main criteria for membership.  IAHSP members also adhere to strict Code of Ethics and standards of Excellence with their clients that are guided by IAHSP.

We have thousands of members worldwide, and ALL members have earned one of the IAHSP-Approved designations, credentials, or trainings listed on the www.iahsp.com site.  This sets our association apart as we believe education is a fundamental foundation for success in this industry.  We have foreign Home Staging Association partners throughout Europe and Asia that also recognize the value of aligning with IAHSP.

Furthermore, we honor the training organizations that support our association and recommend IAHSP membership to their graduates.  Any training organization that requests to be IAHSP-Approved will receive our seal of approval following a review of curriculum.  IAHSP will not develop courses that compete with our partner organizations core training offerings.

IAHSP has not raised our membership rates in over a decade.  We focus on adding value to our members and increasing the numbers in our association versus increasing membership rates to the point that it makes members question their participation. and affordability.  

If you are not a member of IAHSP – consider joining today for these reasons:

1. IAHSP has regional chapters for ongoing networking and support.  Our chapters organize meetings with outside speakers, field trips, and open sharing about industry trends, marketing strategies and much more.  There is no reason for any IAHSP Member to be isolated or alone as any member can remote in to monthly meetings.  In fact, IAHSP launched the very first industry chapter back in 2003, and since that time has helped launch chapters throughout the US, Canada and Europe.
2. IAHSP has ongoing education and designations offered to help you stay current in your knowledge and skills.  Some of these educational offerings come included with your membership.  Industry Designations are offered at a very reasonable rate compared with other industry trainings.  Our annual Conference & EXPO is the Getaway with a Takeaway – issuing a timely industry designation to all attendees.
3. You can attend our monthly IAHSP Calls where we have a topic of interest to help your business, and also interview key vendors to allow them to share the latest and greatest information with our members.
4. MARKETING and BUSINESS PLANNING – Tap into the FAST Track Sessions to learn key information to help you with your business.  These power-hour sessions are webinar based so you can attend at your leisure.  FAST Track Sessions come along with your membership.   More FAST Track Sessions are in development.  If there is a topic you would like to learn more about, please let us know!
5. Social Media – We have open and closed Facebook and LinkedIn Groups that allow you to gain valuable information from industry colleagues and post questions in a safe and supportive environment.  We also have a blog with interesting and valuable articles for our membership to read and share.
6. IAHSP hosts Regional and International Conferences & EXPOs for our members. These events bring quality education, vendor partners, and valuable networking with industry colleagues from around the globe.  Our Conference draws the top industry business owners that come to learn and share.  Combined with top industry KEY NOTE Speakers, our Conference is an exciting event!
7. IAHSP has KEY VENDOR PARTNERSHIPS with companies that provide services and products your company needs.  We have negotiated special terms and rates with these companies unavailable to non-IAHSP Members.
8. The IAHSP Brand is recognized worldwide and using the logos on your business and marketing literature gives credibility for you with your prospective clients.
9. IAHSP GIVES BACK – our association has sponsored Worldwide Staging Service Week (WWSSW) since 2005.  Our chapters and members give back to their communities with projects they coordinate and conduct for worthy individuals, groups, or entities.  Since 2005, IAHSP collectively has donated or contributed over $5 Million in resources, time, and services  No other association has an annual event dedicated to helping those in need.  The IAHSP Foundation is a non-profit organization that raises funds to support WWSSW.
10. IAHSP is operated by active owners of Staging Businesses – we not only talk the talk, we WALK the WALK.  This is important as we know FIRST HAND the issues and concerns of our colleagues, and what they need in an association.  IAHSP is continuing to provide added-value to our members with an updated website, member portal with access to educational resources and documents to help you grow your business.  

For information on joining IAHSP go to www.iahsp.com or call 800-392-7161.  For feedback and suggestions, please email Jennie Norris, IAHSP Chairwoman at Jennie@iahsp.com.

IAHSP Supports our Communities through Worldwide Staging Service Week

Through Worldwide Staging Service Week® (WWSSW®), members of The International Association of Home Staging Professionals® (IAHSP®) have provided support for communities where our members live and serve since 2005.  Our IAHSP® Members and Chapters have contributed nearly $10M in time, energy, resources, money, and inventory for deserving entities and individuals.

Our 2017 Worldwide Staging Service Week® (WWSSW®) is Sept 12-18th, and once again allows IAHSP® Regional Chapters that want to participate organize a project in support those in need.  From throughout the US and Europe, our members give of their time, dollars and ideas to help others.  We are so thankful and proud of our members and Chapters that have done this for the past twelve years, and will continue to do so long into the future!

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, our San Antonio IAHSP® Chapter is going to provide support for Houston area groups in need and are accepting additional donations.

If you would like to help contribute to their donations, please consider a contribution through our IAHSP Foundation site at http://www.iahspfoundation.com/ 

All donations to the IAHSP® Foundation are tax deductible.  The IAHSP® Foundation is a 501(c)3 Charitable Foundation as determined by the IRS.