$20 per person | Seating is limited
E.W. Kitchens and Redemption Stonecraft invite trade members to join them for an after-hours event as they host a meeting for the NKBA MI Chapter on Wednesday, May 28 in MDC’s Mid-America Room, Suite 86.
Nationally recognized speaker and award-winning designer Jan Neiges, CMKBD, brings over four decades of experience in the kitchen and bath industry. In this dynamic CEU presentation, she shares her proven sales strategy that helps designers convert prospects into clients—before a single design is drawn.
Through real-world examples and client-tested communication tools, Jan will demonstrate how rethinking your sales approach can elevate your business. Discover how focusing on solutions—not products—can lead to faster closes, higher client confidence, and increased profitability.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how NOT talking product can improve your sales technique
- Learn the value in shifting your role from designer to problem solver
- Discover a fresh, proven method to secure design fees before selling
Enjoy refreshments during the event, and don’t miss your chance to win exclusive giveaways for attendees.
About the Speaker:
Jan Neiges, CMKBD
Jan Neiges, is a Certified Master Kitchen & Bath Designer (CMKBD) with NKBA and has been serving the industry for 25 years through her own design firm. She has served on the NKBA 9-member board, was the past president of the Rocky Mountain NKBA Chapter and has received numerous design awards including Best of Houzz for Customer Service and Design from 2014 to 2024. Jan has been a design judge for NKBA and local chapters around the country and is a frequent speaker for the VFTI at KBIS and is highly regarded as a dynamic speaker who tells it like it is. She brings 40 years of sales experience to the design industry by sharing her selling process that she established when she was struggling to sell under the standard showroom design process. When not presenting Jan is mentoring design students and providing sales consulting to design firms in addition to designing to her broad base of clients. When not designing and judging on her spare time, Jan is VP of Sales/Design for Avalon Cabinetry in Colorado.