MER Life Design

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• MER Life Design
• Feng Shui, Interior Design Life Coaching
• info_at_MERlifedesign.com
• www.MERlifedesign.com
• 888-828-5888

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Who We Are

• MER Life Design is a full-service design firm
  providing Feng Shui, interior design and product
  sourcing to residential and commercial clients
• We create supportive environments by
• Bringing warmth and beauty into the space
• Designing more focused and productive work areas
• Enhancing the physiological experience of the
  individual
• We also offer employee and management workshops
  customized to your companys needs

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Marie Elena Rigo, President

• Media Credits
• Redbook Magazine
• Fine Living Network
• TVB Jade Channel
• The Deborah McMahon Show
• World Talk Radio

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Commercial Residential Services

• Feng Shui Consultations
• Interior Design Decorating
• Paint Color Analysis
• Product Specification Sourcing

• Real Estate Staging
• Workshops, Lectures Seminars
• Office Remodel Improvement
• Business/Personal Coaching for Executives
  Entrepreneurs

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A Sampling of Our Clients

• LegalZoom, Inc.
• Amtrak
• Santa Monica Video
• First Capital Mortgage
• Deloitte Consulting
• BirdBarrier of America
• ElderLaw Services

• HealthWest
• Happy Dog Healthy Dog
• CremaLita
• Nora Design Drapery
• Unity Church Ventura
• Ardent Investment Capital

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Case Studies
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LegalZoom, LLC

• Situation Analysis
• The leading online legal service center
• Rapidly expanding
• Industrial space with no design features and
  limited branding
• 14,000 sq. ft across 4 office suites
• Employee complaints (and management concern)
  around lack of décor, cold uninviting space and
  improper lighting

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LegalZoom, LLC

• Objectives
• Integrate suites
• Add warmth and life to the office space
• Enhance employees overall experience

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LegalZoom, LLC

• Strategy
• Design questionnaire and solicit feedback from
  management staff
• Present interior design recommendations, plan
  budget
• Implement changes using multi-phase approach

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LegalZoom, LLC

• Tactics
• Remove and replace existing signage
• Makeover bathrooms break rooms
• Add lighting throughout
• Add original art in lobby and themed art
  throughout
• Add plants
• Add furniture to create additional
  seating/meeting areas

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LegalZoom, LLC

• Results
• Specified, procured installed
• 65 pieces of artwork
• More than 2000 ambient, accent, task and
  decorative lighting features
• 60 plants according to light space requirements
  
• Paint, faux finishes metallic glazes
• Lobby furniture
• Custom signage on multiple floors
• Optimized kitchens/break rooms
• Upgraded bathrooms

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Lobby
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Conference Room
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Kitchen/Break Room
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Lobby Nook
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Bathroom
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Client Satisfaction

• "Marie Elena brings a unique blend of business
  and design experience.   
• As a first step, she interviewed our staff and
  employees in order to intimately understand our
  business and the needs of our employees.  From
  this knowledge, she not only crafted a
  customized interior design solution, but also
  created a new and delightful office experience
  for our employees. 
• Her work has made a profound impact on our work
  environment, employee satisfaction, and morale."
• -- Frank Monestere
• President COO
• LegalZoom, LLC

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Santa Monica Video (SMV)

• Situation Analysis
• Leading one-stop media shop (video duplication,
  replication, authoring, etc.)
• 10,000 sq. ft office space with heavy customer
  traffic in lobby
• Stark white industrial space challenging the
  customer and employee experience

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SMV

• Objectives
• Give lobby a face-lift
• Up-level look/feel of entire space to deliver
  better customer employee experience
• Have environment reflect the personality and
  mission of the company
• Build/maintain a positive, relaxing, healthy,
  prosperous and creative work environment

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SMV

• Strategy
• Use psychology of color to warm environment
  improve employee and customer experience
• Work with existing furniture artwork
• Restructure lobby setup to shift energy in space
• Brand the space

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SMV

• Tactics
• Provide paint color analysis and recommendations
• Supply design ideas to brand space inside and out
• Specify furnishings, plants accessories
• Manage installation of lobby makeover

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SMV

• Results
• Created warm, inviting lobby space with use of
  color
• Branded space with use of brand imagery behind
  customer service counter
• Repositioned furniture in lobby and presidents
  office
• Managed entire installation

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Lobby/Reception
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Waiting Area
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Hallway
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Client Satisfaction

• We are extremely happy with the results. It
  looks great, our employees are happy and
  customers love it.
• Overall, it achieved just the results we were
  looking for.
• -- Thorin Allen,
• President CEO
• Santa Monica Video

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Workspace Optimization

• Proper furniture alignment / command position
• Clutter reduction
• Storage organization
• Beauty functionality

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BirdBarrier of America
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Client Satisfaction

• After making the changes Marie Elena suggested
  for the office, the last two months have been the
  most successful in the company's history and the
  company greatly exceeded its sales
  goals. Needless to say, we are thrilled with the
  results.
• -- M. Thorsell
• Co-owner
• BirdBarrier of America

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Space-Planning Consulting

• Elijio Salon Spa
• Happy Dog Healthy Dog
• LegalZoom, LLC
• Eldercare Services
• HealthWest
• Ardent Investment Capital

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Workshops/Seminars

• Amtrak
• Integrative School of Feng Shui
• Learning Annex
• Co-op Speaker Series Santa Monica
• Womens Referral Services
• Peachtree House, Rancho Bernardo Winery

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Client Satisfaction

• "Our CEO is always stressing the importance of
  keeping our facilities and offices organized and
  free of needless clutter.  Marie Elena's workshop
  on Organization and Productivity was the perfect
  way to reinforce his message. 
• I've received a lot of favorable feedback from
  our employees on how Marie Elena's informative
  and fun class has enhanced their work space and
  made them feel more productive."
• -- Curt Bormann
• Training Development Manger
• Amtrak

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Client Satisfaction

• Marie Elena's talents in spatial awareness and
  interior design are a powerful combination.
  After implementing her suggestions, I am
  experiencing a lighter, more productive work
  environment. It is a pleasure to be in my office
  and reside in a positive, energetic space. Now, I
  am experiencing great success in my work efforts
  and a serene calmness during the work day.
• B. Lewis
• Broker/Investor
• Barry Lewis Investments

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Client Satisfaction

• "Marie Elenas years of business experience
  combined with her knowledge of Feng Shui made her
  recommendations particularly useful for me as a
  business owner.
• Her suggestions were not only related to Feng
  Shui and design, but included marketing and
  aesthetic ideas that were very helpful."
• Jonathan Teller
• Investor
• Cremalita

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• MER Life Design
• Feng Shui, Interior Design Life Coaching
• info_at_MERlifedesign.com
• www.MERlifedesign.com
• 888-828-5888