Why Budget Blinds of Lee's Summit and Cass County

As your local window covering expert, we take the time to understand you and your unique needs to deliver the best custom window covering solution designed for the way you live.

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Meet your local, neighborhood experts.

Here's our team: ready to design the perfect look in new custom window coverings for you!

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    Jim and Debbie Stoddard

    Owners

    Budget Blinds of Lee's Summit has a spectacular showroom in the heart of Downtown that is open Monday through Saturday and willing to serve you with all of your window covering needs. We have over 15 years in the business and many qualified staff members to guide you in your design process. From design consultants to installers we want to make your experience the best possible. Be sure to contact us today to schedule your free in-home consultation and do not forget about our commercial business solutions as well.

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    Amber Atha

    Design Consultant

    Amber Atha is the newest addition to the Budget Blinds team. She comes to us with great experience in the interior design world and an eye for how to make your windows pop with style!

    Amber is a proud dog and cat mom. She is a die hard Chiefs and Royals fan. 

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    Courtney Laufketter

    VP of Sales and Marketing

    Courtney Stoddard Laufketter is the third generation involved in Budget Blinds. She is a design consultant, office manager and resident automation specialist. She has been working at Budget Blinds since 2002 in some capacity and has enjoyed the time spent helping her customers, giving back to the community and working with family.

    Courtney is married to her wonderful husband Josh and has a new daughter named Masie and is the mom of Burt Macklin.

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    Lauren Masters

    Showroom Manager

     Lauren Masters is a Blue Springs South High School Graduate and currently attending the local MCCKC University. The last five years Lauren has been in the restaurant industry in downtown Lee’s Summit, so you may recognize the familiar face.
    Lauren loves spending time with her family here in Lee’s Summit. As well as her significant other Robbie and their two furry companions Abel, and Bobber.

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    Morgan Grafton

    Showroom Manager/ Design Consultant

    Morgan is our newest employee of Budget Blinds of Lee's Summit and Overland Park. You can see her smiling face at both showrooms and out and about getting to know our community! She has great skills in design, customer service and just all around an amazing person! Morgan comes to us from the restaurant industry so be sure to ask her about her favorite food and drink for some spectacular reccomendations. She is a mother to Reid, who has the most infectious smile you will ever see.

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    Ryan Gillihan

    Installer

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    Ryan is one of our extraordinary installers. He has been with us for a little over a year but with plenty of previous experience in the construction world.

    Ryan is a national guard veteran and a life long Kansan. He loves to hike, smoke meats and watching the Chiefs.  

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    Taylor Kistler

    Design Consultant

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    Taylor is a Lee's Summit Senior High and UMKC graduate and enjoys staying current with interior design trends and encouraging others to decorate with little inhibition. An avid traveler, food and cocktail fanatic and loving cat-mom, Taylor will bring her vibrant personality to the job everyday. 

    Taylor’s an intuitive guide through the sales process, helping you to achieve unique and personal looks that complete any room. By taking the time to listen, ask questions and make modifications, the opportunity to liven up your windows will be fun and rewarding.

    Taylor is married to her husband Bronson and they live in Kansas City with their 3 sweet cats: Mason, Bingham and Hammon. 

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    Burt Macklin

    Customer Service Representative

    5 Years of Experience

    Burt Macklin (retired FBI agent) is an almost 5-year-old-dog of the breed we like to call “yeah that sounds right” any time anyone asks us if he is a certain one. He is from Central Missouri and was rescued from the humane society in Columbia.

    Burt Macklin graduated top of his class from obedience school but after his teenage years of rebellion decided that sleeping was way better than listening to rules. He likes long walks around the block and eating anything you give him. You can find him in his chairs in the showroom eager to greet you, as long as you come to him because he really doesn’t want to move.

     

We're Budget Blinds of Lee's Summit and Cass County

We look forward to working with you!

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Isn’t it time you framed your windows and your lifestyle beautifully with custom window treatments from Budget Blinds of Lee's Summit and Cass County? One call does it all, and we do it all for you. Click or call today and see what homeowners in Lee's Summit and Cass County are buzzing about!

We're looking for people to join our team.

If you love the idea of becoming an expert and providing outstanding customer service, give us a shout.

Budget Blinds of Lee’s Summit and Overland Park has an immediate opening for a full time Installer.  As an installer, you’ll have the opportunity to be an important contributor to growing our locally owned business.  You will have the opportunity to travel and work directly with our clients and perform all aspects of installation in a timely, polite and professional manner.  You’ll thrive in this role if you’re a dependable problem solver who communicates effectively.  You’ll need to provide transportation to and from work, but a company vehicle will be provided for installer trips.

Key Responsibilities and Skills

Key Responsibilities

  • Transport and handle products and tools safely to client destination

  • Install units using necessary tools and recommended techniques

  • Inspect pre-installed product for any malfunctions

  • Conduct post-installation inspections for proper operation and potential damage

  • Initial entrance to home remove shoes and discusses set up

  • Review product with customer – operation, cleaning, warranty

  • Collect final balance from customers

  • Document all necessary notes of repairs or completion

  • Maintains a safe and clean work environment for the company and client

  • Solicit customer feedback upon job completion 

  • Provide additional recommendations to clients on other sales to enhance current needs

  • Schedule and confirm installation as needed

  • Prepare blinds for pick up as needed for repairs

  • Prepare next day installations with necessary parts

  • Install new sampling in the showroom

  • Update board with product placement

  • Receive and put away deliveries 

  • Attend continual product training and keeping up to date regarding new product and technical specifications

  •  Assist with showroom updates as needed and general maintenance of product displays

  • Other duties as assigned

Skills

  • Technical Skills: Has the technical knowledge and skills to install blinds at a high level of accomplishment (i.e. usage of power tools)

  • Customer Focused: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of customers; get first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

  • Results-Focused: Solves problems and makes smart decisions that drive sales, profit or customer service; executes work efficiently and effectively; inspires strong performance in self and others

  • Learn as you go: Learns quickly with facing new problems or issues; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys figuring out success, failures and clues for improvement; quickly grasps the underlying structure of anything.
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