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The episode discusses strategies for diversifying business revenue while maintaining focus on core operations.

Today With Kate O’Hara: Today on In Good Company: CEO Conversations with Kate O’Hara, we’re discussing diversifying your revenue—how to expand your business without losing focus on what’s already working. Kate O’Hara, CEO and Creative Director of O’Hara Interiors, joins me to unpack what it really looks like to grow beyond design. We talk about service expansion—adding furnishings to construction, or vice versa—opening a second location, stepping into commercial, and what to know before diving into retail or e-commerce. We also get honest about the “fun stuff”—books, licensing, TV, speaking, and podcasts—and why those often fall into the PR bucket, not the profit one. Kate shares how to test new ideas as CEO-level experiments, keep your core business airtight, and balance quick wins with long-term plays that build lasting opportunity. If you’re ready to grow with intention, this conversation will help you run every next move like a CEO. LuAnn Nigara and Kate O'Hara's Ah-Ha Moments “When you are diversifying, each moment of diversification is an experiment.” - Kate “When you go to diversify…you’ll immediately see what isn’t buttoned up in your core business.” - Kate More About…

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