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Better systems lead to better opportunities.
Higher profit margins. Higher average sales. Lower operational expenses. Identifying opportunities to rise above your competition.
Learn from those who have done it. Meet dozens of the most successful window covering business owners in North America. Network with these owners and find out for yourself exactly how the best businesses evolve and excel.
Register NowMeet our Presenters
LuAnn Nigara
Partner | Exciting Windows!
Keynote Speaker:
The Ten Non-Negotiables of All Successful Entrepreneurs
Vin Nigara
Partner | Exciting Windows!
Success Panel Moderator:
Better Marketing – Lead Generation: What is Working?
Jessica Harling
Owner | Behind the Design
Recruiting, training & process development
Better Sales – Overcome Objections Like a Pro / Role Playing
Michele Williams
Founder & CEO Scarlet Thread Consulting
Understanding Your Business Using the Balance Sheet
Melanie Rosenburg
Interior Design Society, DFW Chapter President
MASH habitat Interiors, Owner and Principal
Ruthie Staalsen
Award-winning Dallas-based designer
Ruthie Staalsen Interiors
Jeremy Bridges, Allied ASID
Co-Owner / Interior Designer
Bridges Brown Interiors LLC
Cody Brown, Allied ASID
Co-Owner / Interior Designer
Bridges Brown Interiors LLC
Chris Huffman
Director of Collections & Collaborations
Maestri Studio | Gallery
Learn from the best.
Experience the Winning Culture of Exciting Windows!
Successful business owners know that the most valuable commodity is information. How and where to get vetted, industry-specific advice has been an obstacle—until now. Exciting Windows! brings each business owner a more pleasurable, profitable, and valuable business…plus an endlessly rewarding affiliation with like-minded members.
Non-Member Guest Seats are Limited
I spend my time now as a leader working to develop and inspire our team members.
— RICK BAKER, CEO Galaxy Draperies
The shared knowledge and experiences from this distinctive group of business owners has been strategic to my continued success.
— KAREN ESSARY, Couture by Karen
20th Annual Conference Schedule
- Friday, April 12, 2024
- 4:00 PM
Opening Remarks - Welcome and Introductions - Vin Nigara - 4:30 PM
Set Your Intentions for Conference and Review Your Goals from CEO Conference - LuAnn Nigara - 5:00 PM
Better Customers / Better Marketing:
Guest Interior Designer Panel: How to Attract and the Service Interior Design Trade
Moderated by LuAnn Nigara - 5:45 PM
Working with Interior Designers - Roundtable Discussions - 6:30 PM
RE-CONNECT, SOCIALIZE, NETWORK AND LITE BITES! - 8:00 PM
Dinner at your leisure, see you tomorrow! - Saturday, April 13, 2024
- 9:00 AM
Call to Order - Day 2 - Vin Nigara - 9:10 AM
NAC Report - Oliver Schreiber & Wilma Kulyk - 9:30 AM
Understanding Your Business Using the Balance Sheet - Michele Williams - 10:45 AM
Better Sales: The Make a Friend 7 Step Selling System: How to Handle Sales Objections Like a Pro
Moderated by Jessica Harling - 11:45 AM
Roundtable: Better Business Owners
Discussion: Insights from the Balance Sheet
Strategies to Help Your Sales Team w/ Sales Objections - 12:30 PM
Lunch - Enjoy lunch and spend some time getting to know our sponsors
- Saturday, April 13, 2024 Continued...
- 1:30 PM
Keynote: LuAnn Nigara
The Ten Non-Negotiables of All Successful Entrepreneurs - 2:30 PM
Roundtable: Better Business Owners - 4:00 PM
Roundtable: Better Business Owners - 4:45 PM
Aha Moments: Recap the Day - LuAnn Nigara - 6:00 PM
Cocktail Social Hour -Take your pics by the Step and Repeat! - 7:00 PM
Dinner - 8:00 PM
Awards Banquet and Gala - 9:00 PM
Closing Comments - Sunday, April 14, 2024
- 9:00 AM
Call to Order - Day 3 - Vin Nigara - 9:30 AM
Better Marketing: Lead Generation: What is Working? Member Panel Discussion - Vin Nigara - 10:45 AM
Better Systems: Vin Nigara - 12:00 PM
Aha Moments: Wrap Up and Recap - LuAnn Nigara - 12:45 PM
Closing Comments - Vin Nigara - 1:00 PM
Have a safe journey home!
What’s Included?
All Presentations 
Panel Discussions - Roundtable Discussions
- Interior Designer Panel Discussion
Friday Cocktails and Conversation- Awards Banquet & Gala
Non-Member Guest Seats are Limited
Meet Our Sponsors
FAQs
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I’m not a member. Can I attend?
Yes, absolutely! We welcome all business professionals to join us for one conference as a non-member to experience the Exciting Windows! community in action. And we offer this opportunity at a special "get to know us" rate! 2 1/2 days of ideas, strategies and collaboration, you will not be disappointed!
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Where is the Exciting Windows! 20th Annual Conference?
Gaylord Convention Center, Grapevine, Texas
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Will there be meals provided?
Cocktails and Conversation Friday Evening | Sponsored Lunch Saturday | Awards Banquet & Gala Saturday Evening
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When is the Exciting Windows! 20th Annual Conference?
April 12 - 14, 2024 — Following the IWCE. The Conference begins April 12, 2024 at 4:00 PM and ends Sunday at 1:00 PM.
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How can I get more information?
Just ask! Email hello@excitingwindows.biz.
There are members in this group that can show me what’s possible. No need to reinvent the wheel.
— Susan Day, Owner Exciting Windows! by Susan Day
Exciting Windows! has the resources to train new decorators to make an impact from day one.
— Matt Cobb, Owner, Southern Traditions
