492 - Marta Power - You Make It Work, You Just Get It Done
Welcome to the Sew Much More Podcast! The interviews here are with creative business owners, mostly in the Custom Window Treatment, Soft Home Furnishings, and Upholstery industry, but also with others that are sewing related or business related.
Marta Powers is the owner of MartaPOW LLC, a custom
workroom in Richmond, Virginia, offering upholstery and soft goods
services nationally To The Trade. Her past career as a
project manager for architecture and design firms has informed her
business processes and broadened her network of professionals
across the hospitality and interior design sectors. Marta's
early training in tailoring, pattern drafting, clothing design, and
fabrication skills led to her creation of a business serving
designers, helping them to achieve their and their clients'
vision.
A co-owner of Upholstery Education LLC,
Marta and her partners bring educators from the UK and France to
the U.S., offering courses in traditional upholstery methods,
materials, and related interior furnishing
trades.
Marta has served on the boards of the
National Upholstery Association and the Virginia chapter of the
American Society of Interior Designers (as an Industry
Partner). She is also a member of IFDA Richmond, the
SeatWeavers Guild, and the NUA's Education
Committee. Instagram @Martapowva
An interview-style podcast with people in the Custom Window Treatment and Soft Home Furnishings industry. Ceil interviews business owners to find out their strengths, their challenges and advice they have for other business owners.