Announcing First Two IAHSP® Conference & EXPO Keynote Speakers PLUS NEW Industry Designation!

IAHSP® Conference & EXPO – the Home Staging Industry Event of the YEAR is bringing exciting, knowledgeable and quality KEYNOTE SPEAKERS to you! We have 3 we have lined up – we have announced TWO so far! The THIRD one will be announced soon!

Go to www.IAHSPConEXPO.com to register now before prices go up! Lock in PRIORITY ATTENDEE STATUS and be first in line for KEYNOTE Meet and Greets, Premier Seating, and Special Exclusive Speak Easy during our Awards Dinner Great Gatsby Gala!

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JONNY FOWLER

JONNY FOWLER: Jonny is a marketing and social media guru. Jonny founded Hancock Mortgage and has helped grow a thriving business. One of his main passions is marketing and social media, as an Industry Leader Professional Speaker Social Media Specialist and Industry Innovator. Jonny shares in-depth, timely information that works to bring you business. He understand how platforms like Facebook and Instagram work and teaches how to work the system to outsmart algorithms that limit our exposure. You will learn not just what to do but HOW to do it. His two-hour keynote session will be one of the BEST you have heard to help your business grow and thrive.

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RAVI HUTHEESING

RAVI HUTHEESING is an international keynote speaker and cultural
catalyst. He empowers businesses, educators, and millions of
people worldwide to pivot and transcend cultural and generational
divides, and his incomparable life story keeps audiences on the
edge of their seats.

The first American-born member of the family that created and
governed the world’s largest democracy for over 40 years, Ravi is
the grand-nephew of Jawaharlal Nehru (India’s first prime
minister) and the cousin of prime ministers Indira Gandhi and
Rajiv Gandhi.

His worldwide visibility skyrocketed in 1997 when he became the guitarist for triple Grammy nominee, Hanson, whose massive millennial fan base catapulted them to the White House, Madison Square Garden, Tonight Show, Good Morning America, Saturday Night Live, and more.

in 2014, he was invited to serve as a cultural diplomat for the US Department of State and went to Russia to give presentations on arts, entrepreneurship, and youth leadership. In 2016, he went to Indonesia and created songwriting and cultural entrepreneurship programs that bridged
the most severe cultural and religious divides.
As a global citizen, Ravi continues to pivot and grow. He shares his experiences and revelations in an effort to increase cross-cultural understanding and create a pathway to world peace.

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NEW INDUSTRY DESIGNATION FOR ALL ATTENDEES!

We have industry experts sharing on this topic. Ravi Hutheesing will be part of this designation education.

All attendees at the 2020 IAHSP® Conference & EXPO will earn their IAHSP®-CDE – Cultural Diversity Expert Designation.

We are in a people business and Staging is a global service. Our cities and communities are becoming more diverse with multi-cultural influences from people from all over the world.

Misunderstandings or misimpressions about differences can offend people by mistake and we need to understand cultural differences, nuances and traditions in order to better serve our clients.

The IAHSP® Cultural Diversity Expert Designation (IAHSP-CDE®) will teach you:

1. About major cultural groups and what their expectations are in business
2. Do’s and Don’ts in working with various cultures and ethnicities
3. How to approach sensitive issues related to Staging
4. Why Diversity and Inclusivity are linked together
   Our Speakers for this session will provide expert insights on the topic.

Go to www.IAHSPConEXPO.com to register now! Prices go up soon! Call 844-IAHSP99 for information!

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2018 IAHSP Conference a HUGE Success!

We just completed our 2018 IAHSP Conference & EXPO and the positive reviews are pouring in!  We are so THANKFUL to those who attended and experienced this exceptional event!  We are GRATEFUL for those who volunteered their time and resources to help make this event happen!  And we are APPRECIATIVE of all the Vendor Sponsors who supported our event and displayed at our EXPO and throughout the weekend!

 

Your Leadership Team – The Fab 4 – Lyn Spaeth, Jennie Norris, Sandra Holmes & Bette Vos – with the Scott Brothers! (Jonathan and Drew).  We were thrilled to bring the Dynamic Duo to YOU as our Featured Speakers!

WATCH the video montage from our event!

 

We SOLD OUT the venue so next year we are going bigger!!  The Speakers were all top-notch – funny, engaging, inspiring, motivational – and each attendee took away key action items to implement immediately to help their business continue to thrive!  Thank you to all of our conference speakers!! You added so much to this year’s event – and inspired everyone!

One of the highlights was the Keynote Speech with the SCOTT BROTHERS!  They are every bit as nice in person as they are on television – and very engaging.  They gave a great talk and then posed for over an hour for photos during their book signing.  I am sure their cheeks must have been sore from smiling so much!

 

 

Our Business Keynote, Scott Hansen, delivered a great talk challenging us to out-sell, out-smart, and out-market out competition so we can out-earn them!  Scott hails from Chicago and has a hugely successful Podcast called, Success Hackers, so look it up as it is a great resource!

Many of our attendees were also excited to meet Barb Schwarz, the Creator of Home Staging, in person!  Barb gave a heartfelt Inspirational Keynote Speech that had lots of attendees in tears.  It was great to have her with us and to see all those taking pictures and enjoying meeting her for the first time or reconnecting after a long absence!

We were thrilled to host so many of our IAHSP-Europe Colleagues – sisters and brothers from overseas!  They added a true International Element to the event and we hope many more join us next year!!

Our Awards Evening resulted in a lot of deserving industry professionals being recognized for their talent!

We recognized Top Occupied Stager, Top Vacant Stager, Top Individual Stager, and Top Staging Team.  We always recognize the Rising Star – this year we had 4 runner-ups and the winner was Joseph Sipp, a talented 18 year old from Orlando, FL who has a thriving Staging business he started at 17 years old!

Our IAHSP Chapter of the Year is the Charlotte IAHSP Regional Chapter!  These members stepped up and supported our event, and the votes cast for this award made them the winner!  Our 2018 IAHSP Spirit Award Winners are Sanja Radovanovic, IAHSP EU President, and Christa Jessup, IAHSP Vendor Relations Director.  Both are so deserving for their time and effort they put towards growing IAHSP!  Barb Schwarz received the Founders Award recognizing her as the Founder of Home Staging (1972) and the Founder of IAHSP (1999).  And the Barb Schwarz Staging Award of Excellence went to Blair Hamaty of Setting the Space.  Blair has helped mentor colleagues and has grown one of the largest and most diversified Staging businesses!  It was a joy to be able to recognize all the deserving winners in each category!

Plans are already underway for our 2019 Conference & EXPO – we are heading to NASHVILLE!  Look for special announcements for our 2018 Attendees and ticket sales will start in November!!

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NEW Home Staging Industry Stats Released – Impact of Home Staging on DOM and List Price

The International Association of Home Staging Professionals® (IAHSP® – http://www.iahsp.com), the world’s largest and longest running professional Home Staging Association, has released new industry statistics.  These stats are based on over 2000 properties that have been Staged from around the country.  It provides a snapshot of the impact of Staging on Days on Market (DOM) and List Price of Properties being sold from all major markets in the United States.

Since 1999, IAHSP® provides industry guidance for Staging Excellence, Staging Education and Industry Code of Ethics to which all members adhere.  With thousands of members worldwide, IAHSP® includes Home Staging Business Owners, Real Estate Industry Professionals, and Industry Affiliates as part of its membership.

 

For information on IAHSP® or to join and become a member of the world’s largest Home Staging Association, please go to www.iahsp.com or email Jennie@iahsp.com

BEST of IAHSP® Awards!

The Staging Industry is full of talented individuals and companies that do amazing work around the GLOBE!  There are sites that recognize “Best Of” for more designer related businesses, and we wanted to have recognition for Home Staging Business Owners.  IAHSP® – The International Association of Home Staging Professionals® – will annually recognize the achievements of industry professionals in three categories:

BEST of IAHSP® – Staging Excellence

You must submit at least 3 Staging projects and the RESULTS of those projects (how quickly a property sold or how much more a client received over list). You can provide a link to the property photos and the testimonial on the property.

BEST of IAHSP® – Customer Service

You must simply submit a minimum of 5 Testimonials for the Customer Service Award that share about you and your work.

Best of IAHSP® – Industry Leadership

You must share how you are helping in a Leadership Role in the Home Staging Industry.  This could be a training company owner, an industry association leader, or mentorship role that you have formally or informally where you help other colleagues.

You can submit yourself or a deserving colleague for these awards.  We do need their name and email address if they are not self-submitting for the awards so we may reach out to them for the necessary information.

SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION HERE VIA THIS LINK.

Deadline for Submittal is June 30, 2018.  All winners will be announced July 15, 2018.

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Nominees will be reviewed and approved based on criteria submitted.  You will be notified via email that you have been selected as one of this year’s winners, and will be provided a banner logo you can display on your websites and marketing materials.

Note:  You do not need to be an IAHSP Member to win these awards.  The Best of IAHSP Awards will recognize all who qualify.

ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE HOME STAGING INDUSTRY:

Home Staging Industry Specific Awards in multiple categories will be recognized at the annual IAHSP® Conference & EXPO!  This is a separate industry recognition with top winners per category.

 

Are Real Estate Agents Allowed to Own a Home Staging Business?

by Jennie Norris, Chairwoman for The International Association of Home Staging Professionals® (IAHSP®)

The Home Staging Industry is growing and is the perfect partner with the Real Estate Industry!  In fact, Home Staging is a REAL ESTATE TOOL – not decorating or design.  Yes, there are crossover elements with our sister industries:  Interior Design, Home Decorating, Professional Organizing and even Feng Shui.  However, at its core, Home Staging is a Real Estate Service – because the goal of Staging is to help a property SELL at the best price and in the fastest time!  Our sister industries have different goals – none of them focus on SELLING a HOUSE as the primary goal of their business.

Now – Real Estate Agents – can you own and operate a Home Staging Business?  The answer is YES! 

The industry is a free market industry.  There are no rules from the REALTOR® side that say you cannot have a business in Home Staging, and don’t let anyone tell you differently.  A Home Stager serves the real estate industry, so if you did decide to ADD Staging as a business option for your overall income, you would have two businesses – one where you work with Buyers and Sellers of properties, and the other where you help make those properties look great for photos, showings to help them sell faster and for the best price!   

In FACT, the Home Staging industry was STARTED by a REALTOR® – who saw the need to help houses look better for Buyers.  In 1972, the phrase, “Staging” was coined by Barb Schwarz, The Creator of Home Staging®.  As a REALTOR® she knew houses would sell faster if Sellers were willing to do some basic things to prepare their houses for sale.  The industry has evolved greatly since then, but its birth was rooted in Real Estate!

Your first step is to set up a professional Home Staging Business and to do that you need to understand HOW to make that happen.

First, get some education.  Earn an approved Industry Accreditation or Designation.  Go to www.iahsp.com to see the list of approved courses and make your determination about which one is best for you.  Courses are comparably priced, and there are options for live, in person courses, live webinar courses, and self-paced courses.   IAHSP®, the International Association of Home Staging Professionals®, has approved courses listed on their site.  Our membership is comprised of industry professionals that have education in the industry, which sets us apart from other associations that do not have the same membership standards.  INVEST in your education from the start so you do not struggle and guess at how to be successful.

A quality course will teach you the ins-and-outs of owning a business from marketing, pricing, strategic growth and what to do for various industry services from consultations, hands-on Staging, and vacant property staging.  Staging is not just adding a few plants and towels to a property.  It is a process and when done properly and professionally can be lucrative for a business owner who understands the potential from the start.

RESOURCES:

There are resources available to Home Staging Industry Professionals including rental resources, discounts on purchases from retailers and the ability to establish wholesale accounts.  The Training Company you choose and the Home Staging Association you belong to should provide industry resources and discounts to you.  Not all Home Stagers have huge warehouses and invest in inventory.  There are many very successful Home Stagers that run businesses utilizing 3^rd party industry resources for the furniture and décor needed to Stage properties.  You can also focus on consultations and hands-on Stagings where you use the Seller’s things only – that is a large market segment and one that does not require acquisition of any inventory.  Again, how you grow your business and the services you decide to provide are up to you.

HOW DO YOU MINIMIZE CONCERNS?

You would essentially be working with your colleagues/competitors.  This can present a sticky situation if you are in an area where competition and possible distrust exists.

You bring up the concerns your potential clients will have about you being BOTH an active Real Estate Agent or REALTOR® and a Professional Home Stager – before they do.

Top Concerns:

• Will you steal my client? The trust factor with this relationship is key.  Let your prospective colleague clients know that their clients will never know you are a REALTOR® when you are working with them in Stager mode.
• What if my client finds out you are a REALTOR®? You need to let your colleague client know that if their Seller figures out you are a REALTOR® and asks you to take on the listing, you will decline.  That shows integrity.
• What about Leads? If a lead comes to you from the Staging work you did in the house, and the potential client does not have a listing agent selected, you will pass that lead on to the colleague client that brought you in as the Stager (or refer the lead at an agreed %).  See, if you had not Staged that house for the listing agent colleague client, that person that needs a REALTOR® to sell their house would never have found you.  That shows ultimate integrity.

 

Is it WISE to DIVERSIFY in Business?  YES.

Depending on your market and your financial goals, having more than one income stream is wise.  There are many agents that focus solely on Real Estate. Taught to put all their eggs in one basket, it is sink or swim for their success.  There are also many that diversify and are licensed appraisers, lenders, title reps, business coaches, trainers – they have other sources of income outside the industry.  It is your life and your financial goals are yours – and doing what is necessary to reach those goals is your decision.  Home Staging provides you with another option for income.  You do need to have an “eye” for placement, understand spatial arrangement, color, industry trends, so getting education is key.

 

BOTTOM LINE:  If you want to have a Home Staging Business and you’re a REALTOR® you CAN do both.  Depending on where your passion lies, you will most likely end up gravitating towards one as your primary business.   As the saying goes, “Do what you love and you will never WORK a day in your life!”

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!

The SCOTT BROTHERS – Stars of HGTV’s Hit Show – The Property Brothers – LIVE! Join us March 16th at 1 PM PST!

Join us Friday, March 16th at 1 PM PST – on Dezign Talk LIVE!

Jonathan and Drew are the KEYNOTE SPEAKERS for the 2018 IAHSP Conference & EXPO – Oct 19th! www.iahspconexpo.com

Join us LIVE to talk about what they are up to now and what we will hear in October! Go to https://www.facebook.com/joseph.haecker to watch LIVE!!

Early Bird Pricing for 2018 IAHSP Conference & EXPO ends March 15th! Reserve your Seat NOW!

The Early Bird pricing for the 2018 IAHSP Conference & EXPO Oct 18-20th ENDS March 15th!  Don’t wait to secure your spot at the Home Staging Industry’s hottest event of 2018!  We have the Property Brothers – Drew & Jonathan Scott – coming to share with all of our attendees and will be doing a Meet N Greet and Book Signing with ALL ATTENDEES!

Pay 50% now and 50% later to secure your spot!*  Don’t miss out!  There are a few VIP Seats still available – and then we will be offering PREFERRED SEATING to the next slate of registrants!  ALL Attendees receive their IAHSP-LHS – Luxury Home Staging Designation INCLUDED in their ticket price!

There is SO MUCH OFFERED at this event – Over 25 companies displaying their services and products that want to meet YOU!  Over 18 TOP LEVEL SPEAKERS coming to share their expertise with YOU!  And hundreds of industry colleagues coming together from around the world! 

It is your GETAWAY with a TAKEAWAY!  Find out more at www.iahspconexpo.com.

*VIP and Preferred Seating spots will not be confirmed until your ticket is paid in full.

 

Home Staging Talk Show LIVE – Join us this WED at 9:30 AM MST!

Join us for our next episode of the Home Staging Talk Show LIVE!  Brought to you by IAHSP – the International Association of Home Staging Professionals!  Want to sponsor this show?  Email jennie@iahsp.com to find out how you can be part of the viral exposure and growth!

Scott Hansen – Keynote Speaker for IAHSP 2018 Conference & EXPO Saturday, Oct 20th Session!

We are excited to have SCOTT HANSEN, Best Selling Author, Speaker, and Business Coach joining us for our SATURDAY, Oct 20th Conference Session as our KEYNOTE SPEAKER!  He will challenge, inspire and educate us about what it takes to increase our business success on all levels!  Go to www.iahspconexpo.com to learn more and reserve your seat at the Home Staging Industry’s most anticipated event of the year!!

In addition – we have the SCOTT BROTHERS joining us Friday, Oct. 19th as our FEATURED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS!! . . . and you will earn your LUXURY HOME STAGING DESIGNATION!  We are your GETAWAY with a TAKEAWAY!!