Join us EVERY Friday at 1pm. EST with CSP hostess Diva GINA MCNEW

Every week we explore the many facets of the real estate home staging industry. Our guest will entertain, educate stimulate and motivate you. In our brief history, Diva in the House has had exciting guests, such as HGTV stars, Donna and Shannon Freeman, Christopher Lowell, Sabrina Soto, Mary Butler, Christina Ray and we have been fortunate to learn from Staging and Real Estate Industry leaders such as Christine Rae, Lynelle Hartman, Carol Julius, Shell Brodnax, Bill McNulty, Dewey Sadka, Jessie LaFalce, Patricia McGreevey, Cathy Lacy, and more!

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Host Diva Gina McNew and CSP President Christine Rae.

Host Gina McNew is owner of Diva La Difference interiors. She is a member of Certified Staging Professionals, President of the Atlanta Chapter of The Interior Design Society, An Advisory Council Member and Certified Trainer of the Dewey Color System and a certified Real Estate Home Stager and InteriorRedesigner.

2008-05-09

Special Guest: Liz Pabon, the Branding Maven.

Join Liz Pabon, the Branding Maven, as she shares with us ways to market and grow our businesses with fresh, distinctive ideas.

Liz Pabon   Website

Liz Pabon- From the Corporate World to Blazing her own Trail.

A former Publishing Executive, Liz established her background in marketing and communications as VP of Sales and Marketing at some of the world’s leading media publishers. Having a passion for entrepreneurship, Liz left her corporate ivory tower to launch Liz P. Communications. As the companies President and Branding Maven, Liz specializes in helping small business entrepreneurs take their business’ to the next level by designing fresh, distinctive and intriguing brands that attract new clients, strengthen customer relationships and boost sales.
www.thebrandingmaven.com
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2008-05-02

Special Guest: Christine Rae, President and CEO of CSP joins Diva in the House.

Christine Rae joins us on the air to speak about all of the new and exciting programs taking place. From the new continuing ed courses being taught to a course on taking your business to the next level. Christine also talks about her new book, co-authored with Jan Sanders Maresh, Home Staging for Dummies. This is sure to be a very informative hour filled with information for those of us in the staging profession to those who are considering Professional Staging Training.

Christine Rae, President and CEO of CSP   Website

Christine Rae is President and CEO of Certified Staging Professionals. She was awarded the Staging Innovator of the year 2007 from the Real Estate Staging Association.     Read More...

2008-04-25

Special Guest: Myths and Misconceptions Of Home Staging.

Craig Schiller of Active Rain's Stage it Forward group joins Gina to discuss myths and misconceptions of Home Staging. Many of Craig's recent blog articles have been picked up by national news organizations. Craig explains why Price isn't King and how to successfully market your services to Realtors so they understand what Home Staging is and isn't.

Craig Schiller   Website

Craig Schiller is the founder of Real Estaging, the premier company for staged homes in metro Chicago. Craig’s fun and informative articles on home staging and the industry are regularly featured on real estate networking site ActiveRain.com and 65 television stations Web sites nationwide. With a professional background that includes a long career in advertising and marketing and formal education in interior design, he is well versed in both the business and art of home staging. Craig is adamant to point out that staging is NOT decorating — it is the strategic use of design as a marketing tool to sell homes.


He is committed to helping home sellers understand how home staging can aid them to sell their homes quickly and maximize profits. It is no surprise that he has become one of the nation’s most innovative and respected home stagers. In November 2006, he founded Stageitforward.com. With a daily feed of fresh ideas, this national social network of home stagers has becomes the largest FREE site for home staging tips, industry topics, marketing ideas, and success stories. Craig also contributes daily staging advice on his own blog at Realestaging.blogspot.com.

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2008-04-18

Special Guest: Going Green with HGTV'S Frank Fontana and Eco-Broker Carson Matthews.

HGTV host Frank Fontana visits the Diva in the House Show to talk about easy, inexpensive ways every homeowner can go green. Small, simple changes add up to wonderful savings for both your budget and the environment. Carson Matthews and Eco-Broker with Harry Norman Realtors in Atlanta Georgia joins the discussion to share what the new affiliation is and how he and others like him are helping Buyers and Sellers GO GREEN!

HGTV'S Frank Fontana and Carson Matthews of Harry Norman Realty   Website

Interior designer and Life Style Expert, Frank Fontana, is the host and lead designer for the Chicago-based version of HGTV’s longest running, top rated design show, Design on a Dime. Frank Fontana is also one of the few host/designers simultaneously appearing in two HGTV shows at once, as well as an array of network specials. In addition to taking the reins of “Design on a Dime,” he is also the lead designer of HGTV’s “Takeover My Makeover,” Featured designer for the HGTV’s “Change the World Campaign” and the HGTV Christmas Special “Decked for the Holidays.”
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