Trade Tales

How eliminating a markup has fueled Bella Mancini’s creativity

May 21, 2025 · 50 min · Episode 118 · 48.5 MB
0:00-50:32

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Bella Mancini’s firm was flying high for nearly two decades when the pandemic hit, shattering her project pipeline. With a bit of outside help, she embarked on an overhaul of her systems, ultimately building back a business that’s prepared for whatever comes next. On this episode of Trade Tales, she explains how she overhauled her firm’s processes with the help of a business coach, why it’s crucial that clients communicate with every member of her team and how ditching a markup has transformed her business for the better.

This episode was sponsored by Dallas Market Center and Crate & Barrel

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Bella Mancini 
Kaitlin Petersen
Business of Home