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EntreArchitect Podcast with Mark R. LePage

Architect Mark R. LePage explores the business of architecture, firm leadership and the everyday life of an architect. From Gābl Media, EntreArchitect Podcast features weekly interviews with inspiring, passionate people who share their knowledge and expertise... all to help you build a better business as a small firm entrepreneur architect. Proven business strategies for architects, including financial management, profit, marketing, sales, productivity, and planning.

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EntreArchitect Podcast with Mark R. LePage
EA538: Mike McDerment - The Power of People in the Future of Business with Former CEO and Co-Founder of FreshBooks from 2023-12-08T00:01

The Power of People in the Future of Business with Former CEO and Co-Founder of FreshBooks

Mike is the co-founder of FreshBooks, the #1 accounting software in the cloud, designed exclusi...

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EA537: Taylor Schmidt - Your A.I. Design Assistant from 2023-12-01T00:01

Your A.I. Design Assistant

Taylor Schmidt is originally from Chicago and moved to Silicon Valley a year ago to go all in on AI. He grew up in a 3rd generation construction family and wen...

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EA536: Aya Shlachter - A Change in Plans: The Journey from Building a Practice to Serving Practitioners from 2023-11-24T00:01

A Change in Plans: The Journey from Building a Practice to Serving Practitioners

Aya Shlachter is the CEO and owner of MGS Global Group, a female-minority-owned business that supports ar...

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EA535: C. Ray Harvey - The 3 Essential Factors of Effective Project Management from 2023-11-17T00:01

The 3 Essential Factors of Effective Project Management

C. Ray Harvey is a product specialist at Factor, an app that connects people, projects, and invoicing for modern architecture and ...

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EA534: Eric Reinholdt - The 3 Phases of Growth for a Successful Small Firm Architecture Business from 2023-11-10T00:01

The 3 Phases of Growth for a Successful Small Firm Architecture Business

Eric received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Roger Williams University in 1996, graduating with high ho...

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EA533: Réda Amalou - Sustainable Luxury | Creating the Most Prestigious Hospitality Properties in the World from 2023-11-03T00:01

Sustainable Luxury | Creating the Most Prestigious Hospitality Properties in the World

Reda Amalou is a French architect, trained and graduated at the University of East London in Great ...

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EA532: Luis Murillo - From Colombia to L.A. | An Architect's Story of Passion and Persistence from 2023-10-27T00:01

From Colombia to L.A. | An Architect's Story of Passion and Persistence

Luis was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, where he also received his bachelor’s degree in Architecture at the ...

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Gābl SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Emerging from 2023-10-24T03:00

In this episode of "Emerging," a Gābl Media podcast, join host Jeffrey Lee and his partners, Lexi White and Chris Taurasi, as they share their remarkable journey of starting a new architecture f...

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EA531: Trevor Abransom - Running a Design-Intensive Architecture Practice from 2023-10-20T00:01

Running a Design-Intensive Architecture Practice

With over three decades of commitment to his craft, Trevor Abramson strives to promote the art of architecture by evoking a deeply felt e...

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EA530: Gina Cotner - How To Hire a Remote Executive Assistant For Your Architecture Firm from 2023-10-13T00:01

How To Hire a Remote Executive Assistant For Your Architecture Firm

Gina Cotner is the CEO of Athena Executive Services, a firm dedicated to helping busy business owners, entrepreneurs, ...

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EA529: Jesse Tarr - Permit Expediting for Small Firm Architects from 2023-10-06T00:01

Permit Expediting for Small Firm Architects

Jesse graduated from Florida International University (FIU) in 2012 with a degree in International Business. At the same time, he joined the U...

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EA528: Toby Witte - Shifting the Housing Industry Toward the Value of Design from 2023-09-29T00:01

Shifting the Housing Industry Toward the Value of Design

A quarter century of experience in the world of design and construction comes to bear on Toby Witte's work. German by heritage an...

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EA527: Robert Yuen - Strategic Risks for Architects in 2023 from 2023-09-22T00:01

Strategic Risks for Architects in 2023

Robert Yuen, Assoc. AIA, is the CEO and Co-Founder of Monograph, a software company revolutionizing the future of architecture and engineering firm...

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EA526: Joe Russo - The Permit Problem from 2023-09-15T00:01

The Permit Problem

With more than 20 years in the construction industry, Joe has seen it all and discovered where the problems exist. Building department officials often misconstrue thei...

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EA525: Daniela Holt Voith - Impacting the Future of Education through Architecture and Design from 2023-09-08T00:01

Impacting the Future of Education through Architecture and Design

Daniela Holt Voith, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, IIDA, ASID, is Founding Partner & Director of Design at Voith & Mactavis...

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EA524: Jared Banks - Sharing a New Paradigm for the Profession of Architecture from 2023-09-01T00:01

Sharing a New Paradigm for the Profession of Architecture

Jared was raised in New England (Connecticut), educated in Texas (Rice University), and worked in Minnesota for eight years befo...

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EA523: Peter Twohy - Virtual Reality (VR) at Every Stage of Architectural Design Process from 2023-08-25T00:01

Virtual Reality (VR) at Every Stage of Architectural Design Process

Peter Twohy is an accomplished residential architect with a passion for creating exceptional custom homes in the mid-A...

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EA522: Adam Stark - A Digital Headquarters for Development and Construction Projects from 2023-08-18T00:01

A Digital Headquarters for Development and Construction Projects

Adam's Real Estate career began as an Owners Representative at a NY-based Developer. There, Adam achieved the title and r...

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EA521: Courtenay Bauer - Exceeding Project Delivery Expectations from 2023-08-11T00:01

Exceeding Project Delivery Expectations

Courtenay Bauer is a Principal of Los Angeles-based architectural firm Verse Design, which has a sister studio in Shanghai. Prior to co-founding V...

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EA520: Jeff Echols - Serving the Architect Community with Context and Clarity from 2023-08-04T00:01

Serving the Architect Community with Context and Clarity

In this episode of EntreArchitect Podcast, Jeff Echols, VP of Community Development and founder and co-host of Context & Clar...

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EA519: Campbell Yule - Using the Apple iPad to Reinvent the Design Process for Architects from 2023-07-28T00:01

Using the Apple iPad to Reinvent the Design Process for Architects

Campbell has been involved with a number of businesses over his 25 year career. Following time with Cadimage, Buildmedi...

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(Enhanced Bonus Episode) Adam McCool - How CityScapes Grew to Become an Industry Leader in Innovative Architectural Products from 2023-07-25T00:01

How CityScapes Grew to Become an Industry Leader in Innovative Architectural Products

Adam McCool, VP of marketing and sales for CityScapes Architectural Innovations, has a track record ...

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EA518: Dries Carmeliet - Acelab from 2023-07-21T00:01

Acelab

Dries Carmeliet runs Acelab's product development, data acquisition & engineering teams. Acelab is developing new tools for architects to effectively find the right building p...

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EA517: Jack Sadler - An Intelligent Construction Administration Platform for Architects from 2023-07-14T00:01

An Intelligent Construction Administration Platform for Architects

Jack is the CEO and Co-Founder of Part3, where the mission is to enable Architects and Engineers to manage Construction...

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EA516: Alan Pullman - Repurposing Shopping Malls Into Thriving, Inclusive,"Character-ful"Communities from 2023-07-07T00:01

Repurposing Shopping Malls Into Thriving, Inclusive, "Character-ful" Communities

Alan Pullman, AIA, Founding Partner of Studio One Eleven, believes in the resiliency of cities, taking an...

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EA515: Magnus Ström - The Business Behind the Design of Ström Architects from 2023-06-30T00:01

The Business Behind the Design of Ström Architects

Magnus has an avid interest in houses and homes, as well as interior and furniture design. This developed as a child growing up in Swed...

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EA514: Steve Dell'Orto - Talent Plus Technology Results in a Better Built Environment from 2023-06-23T00:01

Talent Plus Technology Results in a Better Built Environment

Steve Dell’Orto is the founder and CEO of ConCntric, a preconstruction platform that is transforming the fractured preconstru...

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EA513: Bob Fisher - How To Cultivate a Work Winning Culture from 2023-06-16T00:01

How To Cultivate a Work Winning Culture

Bob Fisher brings more than 30 years of strategic foresight, business, branding, communications, and marketing experience to DesignIntelligence. P...

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EA512: David Warfel - The Critical Step Most Architects Are Missing from Their Design Process from 2023-06-09T00:01

The Critical Step Most Architects Are Missing from Their Design Process

David Warfel is an overly sensitive, marginally materialistic, pseudo-tree-hugging Midwestern farm boy turned ligh...

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EA511: Jonathan Page - The Simple Truth About Success as an Architect from 2023-06-02T00:01

The Simple Truth About Success as an Architect

Jonathan is an attorney in an entrepreneur's body. He thrives on helping CEOs and business owners rethink their next “blue ocean” and achie...

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EA510: Joyce Owens - Leverage Your Expertise to Share the Value of Architects from 2023-05-26T00:01

Leverage Your Expertise to Share the Value of Architects

Joyce Owens FAIA RIBA, received the 2022 AIA Florida Gold Medal, the highest award AIA Florida bestows and in 2020, received the ...

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EA509: Lisa Raynes - The Architecture Firm Franchise from 2023-05-19T00:01

The Architecture Firm Franchise

The Pride Road Franchise grew out of Founder Lisa Raynes’ refusal to accept that there was only one way for a woman to have an architecture career and a f...

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EA508: Carla Johnson - How To Develop Great Ideas from 2023-05-12T00:01

How To Develop Great Ideas

Carla helps organizations that are constrained by old-school approaches when taking on new world problems. Often these companies struggle with unpredictability...

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EA507: Chris Clark - 5 Steps To a More Productive BIM Process from 2023-05-05T00:01

5 Steps To a More Productive BIM Process

Chris finished his Bachelor of Architecture from University of Idaho in 1991 where his thesis was the first to be completed entirely in CAD. From...

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EA506: Robert Cooper - Intelligent Apartment Buildings from 2023-04-28T00:01

Intelligent Apartment Buildings

Robert is a serial entrepreneur who previously co-founded IDS, a Cornell startup acquired for 24X revenue which sold a fault tolerant message bus to NYSE,...

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EA505: Ryan Frederick - The Mysterious Connection Between Place and a Long Healthy Life from 2023-04-21T00:01

The Mysterious Connection Between Place and a Long Healthy Life

Ryan focuses on the intersection of place and healthy longevity. He is the author of bestselling Right Place, Right Time: ...

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EA504: John Patrick Winberry - The Up Studio from 2023-04-14T00:01

The Up Studio

John Patrick Winberry, AIA is the founding partner and architect at The Up Studio, an architecture, interior, and brand design studio in New York City, specializing in cont...

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EA503: Chris Briley - A Guide To Creating Better Homes from 2023-04-07T00:01

A Guide To Creating Better Homes

Chris Briley is a principal architect at Briburn where he practices “architecture for life” specializing in sustainable design. He is a Certified Passive...

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EA502: Tom Wynn - Behind the Design at Wade Weissmann Architecture from 2023-03-31T00:01

Behind the Design at Wade Weissmann Architecture

Tom’s residential architectural journey began in 1994 with an internship at RWA Architects in Cincinnati and would take him to Chicago to...

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EA501: Shannon Hughes - How To Attract Top Talent To Your Architecture Firm from 2023-03-24T00:01

How To Attract Top Talent To Your Architecture Firm

Shannon Hughes is a consultant and facilitator with a calling to nurture 'people first' company culture with small and medium-sized fi...

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EA500: Mark Zweig - Mark R. LePage Shares His Vision for EntreArchitect and the Future of Small Firm Architects from 2023-03-17T00:01

Mark R. LePage Shares His Vision for EntreArchitect and the Future of Small Firm Architects

Mark R. LePage, AIA, NCARB is a licensed architect based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is P...

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EA499: Michael Wisnefski - How Knowing The Price of Lumber Will Improve Your Next Architecture Project from 2023-03-10T00:01

How Knowing The Price of Lumber Will Improve Your Next Architecture Project

For 27 years, Michael Wisnefski has been actively trading commodities. Lumber is his specialty, where he is ac...

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EA498: Amy Stone - Madame Architect Senior Editor from 2023-03-03T00:01

Madame Architect Senior Editor

Amy Stone is an architect and design manager at Gensler with a long-term interest in sustainable design and equitable environments. She is dedicated to the...

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EA497: Tyler Suomala - Tyler's Tactics for Communicating Your Unique Value as an Architect from 2023-02-24T00:01

Tyler's Tactics for Communicating Your Unique Value as an Architect

Tyler is a serial learner obsessed with helping architects optimize all things business development, marketing, and op...

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EA496: Melody Farris Jackson and Matthew Brooks - Pushing Beyond the Boundaries of Architecture at Nomi Design from 2023-02-17T00:01

Pushing Beyond the Boundaries of Architecture at Nomi Design

Melody Farris Jackson, LEED AP, is a visual artist and designer that works between many scales and types of spatial design. S...

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EA495: Rick Linley - A Financial Scoreboard for Your Architecture Practice from 2023-02-10T00:01

A Financial Scoreboard for Your Architecture Practice

Rick Linley leads Strong Practice Strategies, a business consultancy focused on helping leaders of evolving and emerging design firm...

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EA494: Erin Pellegrino and Jake Rudin - The Value of Architects Beyond Traditional Practice from 2023-02-03T00:01

The Value of Architects Beyond Traditional Practice

Jake Rudin is a strategic thinker and designer with a decade of experience in building things from the ground up. At Adidas, he leads ...

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EA493: Jared Banks - Learning to BIM with Shoegnome from 2023-01-27T00:01

Learning to BIM with Shoegnome

Jared was raised in New England (Connecticut), educated in Texas (Rice University), and worked in Minnesota for eight years before moving to Seattle, Washi...

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EA Studio 009: Scan2Plan - V. Owen Bush from 2023-01-24T00:01

EntreArchitect Studio is a series of special bonus episodes where Mark invites inspiring, passionate people to share their knowledge and information about the building products and services to h...

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EA492: Todd Henry - How To Maximize Your Creativity Everyday from 2023-01-20T00:01

How To Maximize Your Creativity Everyday

Positioning himself as an “arms dealer for the creative revolution”, Todd Henry teaches leaders and organizations how to establish practices that...

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EA491: Marios Novas - Architecture Through Film Reveals The Unseen Story from 2023-01-13T00:01

Architecture Through Film Reveals The Unseen Story

KLIWADENKO NOVAS is an audiovisual production company with a focus on contemporary architecture, urban planning and its relationship wi...

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Sponsored Episode: NCARB and the Future of the Profession - A Podcast Collaboration with Practice Disrupted from 2023-01-10T00:01

NCARB and the Future of the Profession

In this bonus episode of Practice Disrupted, Evelyn Lee and Je’Nen Chastain sit down with Patricia Ramallo and Jared N. Zurn, AIA, NCARB of the Nat...

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EA490: Hannah Smolinski - The 3 KPIs Every Architect Should Be Tracking from 2023-01-06T00:01

The 3 KPIs Every Architect Should Be Tracking

Hannah Smolinski is a CPA and the founder of Clara CFO Group, a virtual CFO agency providing small businesses with financial clarity and pro...

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EA489: Michael Poris - Detroit from 2022-12-30T00:01

Detroit

Michael Poris, AIA, is founding principal of McIntosh Poris Associates, a full-service architecture, interior and urban design practice in Birmingham, MI. Since returning to Detr...

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EA488: Pamela Durkin - How To Elevate Your Design Business from 2022-12-23T00:01

How To Elevate Your Design Business

Design is powerful and Pamela wants Design Professionals to step into that power. After 30 years in the high-end interior design business, she is now ...

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EA487: Mark Zweig - Confessions of an Entrepreneur from 2022-12-16T00:01

Confessions of an Entrepreneur

Mark Zweig is an experienced entrepreneur and founder of two Inc 500/5000 companies, Zweig Group and Mark Zweig, Inc., as well as four other new Ventures.&...

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Introducing EntreArchitect Network from 2022-12-15T12:00

An introduction to EntreArchitect Network and our goal of connecting 100,000 entrepreneur architects worldwide.

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EA Studio 008: Epic Smart Homes and Gary Sinise Foundation - Scott Ruzich from 2022-12-13T00:01

EntreArchitect Studio is a series of special bonus episodes where Mark invites inspiring, passionate people to share their knowledge and information about the building products and services to h...

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EA486: Leo MacLeod - Lessons in Leadership From the Ground Up from 2022-12-09T00:01

Lessons in Leadership From the Ground Up

Leo MacLeod is the author of From the Ground Up: Stories and Lessons from Architects and Engineers Who Learned to Be Leaders and co-author of the...

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EA485: Chris Previte - Residential Construction Estimating for Architects from 2022-12-02T00:01

Residential Construction Estimating for Architects

Chris Previte is a Licensed Construction Supervisor and Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with 20 years’ experience as a consu...

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EA484: Farshid Tafazzoli - Material Bank from 2022-11-25T00:01

Material Bank

As Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of Material Bank, Farshid Tafazzoli is focused on corporate growth initiatives, from strategy to execution, and key strategic partn...

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EA483: Gloria Kloter - The Architecture of Motherhood from 2022-11-18T00:01

The Architecture of Motherhood

Gloria Kloter, AIA, NCARB, CODIA, is an award-winning architect, founder and CEO of Glow Architects, a keynote speaker, and a bestselling author. Glor...

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EA481: Nitin Govila - Heartfulness Meditation for Architects from 2022-11-04T00:01

Heartfulness Meditation for Architects

Nitin Govila, a global business executive, has an extensive background in building and growing regions and organizations across multiple industries...

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EA480: Nick Shiffer - Growing NS Builders with Content and Quality from 2022-10-28T00:01

Growing NS Builders with Content and Quality

Nick Schiffer started NS Builders in 2014, but his story begins much earlier. Even as a kid, he loved working with his hands—tinkering with a...

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EA479: Bill Mandara - Culture Driven Vision with CEO of Mancini Duffy from 2022-10-21T00:01

Culture Driven Vision with CEO of Mancini Duffy

William Mandara Jr., AIA, is the chief executive officer and co-owner of Mancini Duffy, a national design firm with a 100+-year-old histor...

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EA478: Fauzia Khanani - Advocating for Change Through Architecture from 2022-10-14T00:01

Advocating for Change Through Architecture

Fauzia Khanani is the founder of Studio For, an architecture and interiors firm based in NYC with global projects ranging from workplace to com...

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EA477: Melanie Anne Towey - Right People. Right Seats. from 2022-10-07T00:01

Right People. Right Seats.

Whether it be in business or in life, Mel believes in fixing the root cause at the deepest level – not treating the symptoms.

As a trusted leader and con...

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EA476: Scott Ruzich - Smart Homes from 2022-09-30T00:01

Smart Homes

Scott Ruzich leads a company that is aggressively at the forefront of modern technology. Epic Smart Homes exists to connect the dots between how we live and what we can do to...

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EA475: David Pollard – Single Stop Integrated Residential Design Build from 2022-09-23T00:01

Single Stop Integrated Residential Design Build

Dave Pollard, AIA LEED AP is an architect, builder, and co-founder of Liv Companies; a full service residential design-build company in th...

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EA474: Niknaz Aftahi – CEO and Cofounder of aec+tech from 2022-09-16T00:15

CEO and Cofounder of aec+tech

Niknaz is the CEO and co-founder of aec+tech, an all-in-one innovation platform and community connecting AEC/O (Architecture, Engineering, Construction &...

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EA473: Aron Croft – The Mysterious Connection Between ADHD and the Small Firm Architect from 2022-09-09T04:01:41

The Mysterious Connection Between ADHD and the Small Firm Archi...

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EA Studio 007: AGS Stainless – Kevin Harris from 2022-09-06T04:01:41

EntreArchitect Studio is a series of special bonus episodes where Mark invites inspiring, passionate people to share their knowledge and information about the build...

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EA472: Dan Hart – AIA National President Shares Personal Thesis on the Role of AIA from 2022-09-02T04:01:41

AIA National President Shares Personal Thesis on the Role of AIA Listen

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EA471: Brian Messana – Messana O'Rorke and the Rizzoli Monograph from 2022-08-26T04:01:41

Messana O'Rorke and the Rizzoli Mo...

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EA470: KP Reddy – Venture Capital in the AEC from 2022-08-19T04:01:41

Venture Capital in the AEC

KP Reddy is the Founder and...

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EA Studio 006: Vulcraft – Alex Brown from 2022-08-16T04:01:41

EntreArchitect Studio is a series of special bonus episodes where Mark invites inspiring, passionate people to share their knowledge and information about the build...

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EA469: Bob Habian – A People Platform Promoting Positive Change for the Profession from 2022-08-12T04:01:41

A People Platform Promoting Positive Change for the Profession

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EA Studio 005: PPG – Bill Long and Gary Edgar from 2022-08-09T04:01:41

EntreArchitect Studio is a series of special bonus episodes where Mark invites inspiring, passionate people to share their knowledge and information about the build...

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EA468: ARCAST22 Live from AIA Conference – Dimitrius Lynch, Jeff Echols, Lance Cayko and Alex Gore from 2022-08-05T04:01:41

ARCAST22 Live from AIA Conference on Architecture

For ...

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EA Studio 004: Kingspan – Xantal Tejada from 2022-08-02T04:01:41

EntreArchitect Studio is a series of special bonus episodes where Mark invites inspiring, passionate people to share their knowledge and information about the build...

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EA467: Douglas Teiger – The Light in Me Sees the Light in You from 2022-07-29T04:01:41

The Light in Me Sees the Light in You

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EA Studio 003: Excel Dryer – Mike Savitt from 2022-07-26T04:01:41

EntreArchitect Studio is a series of special bonus episodes where Mark invites inspiring, passionate people to share their knowledge and information about the build...

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EA466: Owen McGab Enaohwo – 7 Simple Steps for Documenting Your Standard Operating Procedures from 2022-07-22T04:01:41

7 Simple Steps for Documenting Your Standard Operating Proced...

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EA Studio 002: Benjamin Moore – Beth Maguire from 2022-07-19T04:01:41

EntreArchitect Studio is a series of special bonus episodes where Mark invites inspiring, passionate people to share their knowledge and information about the build...

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EA465: Richard Cole – EOS for Architects from 2022-07-15T04:01:41

EOS for Architects

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EA Studio 001: Behr Paint – Ed Edrosa from 2022-07-12T04:01:41

EntreArchitect Studio is a series of special bonus episodes where Mark invites inspiring, passionate people to share their knowledge and information about the build...

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EA464: Keith Brooks – SketchUp Experts from 2022-07-08T04:01:41

SketchUp Experts

Keith Bro...

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EA463: Jason Drees – Unlock Your Full Potential with the Power of Mindset from 2022-07-01T04:01:41

Unlock Your Full Potential with the Power of Mindset

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EA462: Jonathan Stark – How to Ditch Hourly Billing as a Small Firm Architect from 2022-06-24T04:01:41

How to Ditch Hourly Billing as a Small Firm Archi...

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EA461: David Jenyns – SYSTEMology from 2022-06-17T04:01:41

SYSTEMology

David's entrepreneurial journey ...

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EA460: Nancy Kleppel – Addressing the Housing Crisis for Baby Boomers from 2022-06-02T04:01:41

Addressing the Housing Crisis for Baby Boomers

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EA459: Stewart Davis – Building a Multi-Generational Legacy Firm from 2022-06-02T04:01:41

Building a Multi-Generational Legacy Firm

Ste...

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EA458: Lance Cayko and Alex Gore – How to Hire a Team That Thrives from 2022-05-27T04:01:41

How to Hire a Team That Thrives

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EA457: Thomas Gluck – Why Architect-Led Design/Build is Better from 2022-05-20T04:01:41

Why Architect-Led Design/Build is Better<...

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EA456: Matthias Hollwich – Designing for Work and Life in a Post-Corona World from 2022-05-13T04:01:41

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EA455: Randall Stevens – The BIG Problem with BIM from 2022-05-06T04:01:41

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EA454: Jake Goldberg – Partner with General Contractors for Project Success from 2022-04-29T04:01:41

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EA452: Lisa Sauvé–Entrepreneurial Success Through Community-Driven Design from 2022-04-15T04:01:41

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EA451: Chris Colby–Creation is the Frequency of the Architect from 2022-04-08T04:01:41

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EA450: Eitan Tsarfati–How Artificial Intelligence is Disrupting the Architectural Design Process from 2022-04-01T04:01:41

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EA450: Eitan Tsarfati – How Artificial Intelligence is Disrupting the Architectural Design Process from 2022-04-01T04:01:41

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EA449: Sreoshy Banerjea–Persuasive Proposals from 2022-03-25T04:01:41

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EA449: Sreoshy Banerjea – Persuasive Proposals from 2022-03-25T04:01:41

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EA448: Greg Kochanowski–Wild Fires from 2022-03-18T04:01:41

Wild Fires Greg is a licensed architect, landscape architect, urbanist, and educator in the State of California. He has been practicing and teaching for over 25 years with projects spanning a wide ...

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EA448: Greg Kochanowski – Wild Fires from 2022-03-18T04:01:41

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EA447: Matt Handal – How Small Firms Win Big Projects from 2022-03-12T05:01:41

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EA447: Matt Handal–How Small Firms Win Big Projects from 2022-03-12T05:01:41

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EA446: Côme Ménage–Overcoming Obstacles To Grow an Architecture Firm in New York City from 2022-03-04T05:01:41

Overcoming Obstacles To Grow an Architecture Firm in New York City Côme Ménage is a French multidisciplinary architect based between New York, Miami and Paris. He founded his own practice, re-a.d, ...

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EA445: Jonathan Reisman–Leveraging Architectural Design To Maximize Home Sales from 2022-02-25T05:01:41

Leveraging Architectural Design To Maximize Home Sales Jonathan is a highly experienced real-estate professional with a core focus on luxury and a deep understanding of building design and construc...

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EA445: Jonathan Reisman – Leveraging Architectural Design To Maximize Home Sales from 2022-02-25T05:01:41

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EA444: Ray Brown–Business Coaching for Architects from 2022-02-18T05:01:41

Business Coaching for Architects Ray is the Co-Founder and Chief Mentor at Archibiz, which provides business education and consultancy services to architectural practices globally. Through courses,...

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EA443: Tiara Hughes–The First 500, An Update from 2022-02-11T05:01:41

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EA442: Jane Walton–Work is Art from 2022-02-04T05:01:41

Work is Art Jane helps leaders and teams see their business from a fresh new perspective. She empowers groups to stop wasting precious time on activities that don't add considerable value, and...

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EA441: Eugene Colberg–Practicing Architecture in a Post-COVID World from 2022-01-28T05:01:41

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EA440: Ileana Schinder–Housing for Humans from 2022-01-21T05:01:41

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EA439: Michael Gryniuk–What is Embodied Carbon and Why Does it Matter? from 2022-01-14T05:01:41

What is Embodied Carbon and Why Does it Matter? Michael joined LeMessurier in 2005 and has developed a breadth of structural design and management experience on many of the firm's recent compl...

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EA438: Toby Witte–How to Brand a Modern Residential Architecture Firm from 2022-01-07T05:01:41

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EA437: Kevin Stephens–Scanning Existing Conditions with the Canvas App from 2021-12-31T05:01:41

Scanning Existing Conditions with the Canvas App Kevin Stephens started programming on an Apple II+ at the age of four, which established his love of technology. After earning his degree in compute...

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EA436: Scott Sullivan–How to Partner with Developers to Thrive as an Architect from 2021-12-28T05:01:41

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EA435: Rebecca McWilliams–How To Terminate a Project with a Difficult Architecture Client from 2021-12-24T05:01:41

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EA434: Eric Robinson&Kevin Deabler–RODE Architects from 2021-12-21T05:01:41

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EA433: Sam Richter–Sales Intelligence for Architects from 2021-12-17T05:01:41

Sales Intelligence for Architects Sam Richter is an internationally recognized expert on digital information and is considered the father of modern-day Sales Intelligence. His award-winning experie...

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EA432: Michael Bell and Leonard Kady–AIA Contract Documents for Custom Residential Architects from 2021-12-14T05:01:41

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EA431: Bryon McCartney–How To Improve Your Architecture Firm Website SEO from 2021-12-10T05:01:41

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EA430: Jason Lambert–Match Your Owner Architect Agreement With The Way You Work from 2021-12-07T05:01:41

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EA429: Elizabeth Graziolo–How She Started and Grew Yellow House Architects from 2021-12-03T05:01:41

How She Started and Grew Yellow House Architects Elizabeth Graziolo is the award-winning founder and principal of Yellow House Architects in New York City, a collaborative-minded practice specializ...

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EA428: Ian Motley–How To Develop Profitable Architecture Design Fees from 2021-11-30T05:01:41

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EA427: Melissa Harstine–Why Client Interviews Are the Missing Link in Your Marketing from 2021-11-26T05:01:41

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EA426: Marc Teer–Black Spectacles from 2021-11-23T05:01:41

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EA425: Leah Bayer–When Small Firms Merge from 2021-11-19T05:01:41

When Small Firms Merge Leah Alissa Bayer, President of Operations & Culture of Architects FORA, is passionate about improving the quality of other people's lives by fostering connections a...

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EA424: Katherine Georgeson–Experiencing the Profession from Two Unique Perspectives from 2021-11-16T05:01:41

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EA423: Tom Reynolds–TikTok for Architects from 2021-11-12T05:01:41

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EA422: Chris Fogarty–How Fogarty Finger Built a Thriving Architecture Firm from 2021-11-09T05:01:41

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EA421: Joann Lui–The Power of Personal Branding for Women from 2021-11-05T04:01:41

The Power of Personal Branding for Women Joann Lui is a Registered Architect in NYC with 10 years of experience, and a Senior Content Strategist at Monograph – a practice operations platform ...

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EA420: Christian Giordano–Reinventing a 100 Year Old Architecture Firm Through Technology from 2021-11-02T04:01:41

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EA419: Nicholas G. Potts–Designing Supertalls from 2021-10-29T04:01:41

Designing Supertalls Nicholas G Potts is an architect and designer who has led landmark projects at world-renowned firms covering a broad spectrum of scales and project types. His early training un...

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EA418: John Warrillow–How To Sell Your Architecture Firm from 2021-10-26T04:01:41

How To Sell Your Architecture Firm John Warrillow is the founder of The Value Builder System , a simple software for building the value of a company used by thousands of businesses worldwide. Offer...

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EA417: Jennifer and David Cooper–Dave Cooper Live on YouTube from 2021-10-22T04:01:41

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EA416: Edward Shannon–The Sole Practitioner Architecture Firm from 2021-10-19T04:01:41

The Sole Practitioner Architecture Firm Edward J Shannon, AIA is a Sole Practitioner Architect (SPA) in Des Moines, Iowa. His practice specializes in small projects consisting of light commercial,...

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EA415: Hans Bentzon–Building an Architecture and Engineering Firm from 2021-10-15T04:01:41

Building an Architecture and Engineering Firm Hans Bentzon is the visionary leader of Forefront Architecture+ Engineering, LLC. In a career spanning more than two decades, Hans has lent his experti...

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EA414: Kari Sebern–The Secret to Integrating Your Life with Firm and Family from 2021-10-12T04:01:41

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EA413: Nakita Reed–Using Smartsheet for Managing Architecture Projects from 2021-10-08T04:01:41

Using Smartsheet for Managing Architecture Projects An award-winning architect with experience throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Nakita Reed is skilled in the preservation, restoration, and adaptive use...

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EA412: Mike Michalowicz–Get Different With Your Marketing from 2021-10-05T04:01:41

Get Different With Your Marketing By his 35th birthday Mike Michalowicz had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies. Confident that he had the formula to success, he became a small busi...

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EA411: Tim Ung and Mike LaValley–Unpacking Design from 2021-10-01T04:01:41

Unpacking Design Mike LaValley is an Architect and Writer from Buffalo, NY empowering creative professionals to build more meaningful lives. He shares motivational stories from his personal evoluti...

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EA410: Paul Raff–Paul Raff Studio from 2021-09-28T04:01:41

Paul Raff Studio Paul Raff is an architect, artist, and founding principal of Paul Raff Studio. He was born in Montreal, Canada, and spent much of his childhood in the Canadian Prairies, to which h...

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EA409: Chris Krager–Modular Construction from 2021-09-24T04:01:41

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EA408: Xylia Buros–How to Craft a Compelling Mission Statement for Your Architecture Firm from 2021-09-21T04:01:41

How to Craft a Compelling Mission Statement for Your Architecture Firm Xylia Buros directs the marketing programs of all Charrette Venture Group Investment Partner firms. As a marketing and communi...

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EA407: Winn Wittman–The Power of Personal Branding in Architecture from 2021-09-17T04:01:41

The Power of Personal Branding in Architecture Winn Wittman, AIA is the Founding Principal of Winn Wittman Architecture, based in Austin Texas. They are known for their high-end modern residences. ...

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EA406: Vicky Chan–Urban Farms from 2021-09-14T04:01:41

Urban Farms Vicky Chan founded Avoid Obvious Architects in 2012 with offices in New York and Hong Kong. The firm has been pushing sustainable buildings and cities with focus on combining art with g...

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EA405: Garrett Finney–From NASA Architect to TAXA Outdoors from 2021-09-10T04:01:41

From NASA Architect to TAXA Outdoors Garrett Finney is trained as an architect who lives and works in Houston, Texas. He has a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in Architecture from...

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EA404: Justin Foster and Emily Soccorsy–Intrinsic Branding from 2021-09-07T04:01:41

Intrinsic Branding Emily Soccorsy and Justin Foster are the founders of the intrinsic brand practice, Root + River and the co-authors of "Rooting Up: Essays on Modern Branding." Working w...

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EA403: Sky Stephens–Association of Professional Builders from 2021-09-03T04:01:41

Association of Professional Builders Sky Stephens is the co-founder of the Association of Professional Builders, a business coaching company dedicated to improving the residential construction indu...

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EA402: Alan Barlis–BarlisWedlick Architects from 2021-08-31T04:01:41

BarlisWedlick Architects Synthesizing high design and the highest standards of sustainability, Alan Barlis's vision has been central to the development of BarlisWedlick's industry-leading...

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EA401: She Builds Podcast–Stories of the Women Who Built the World from 2021-08-27T04:01:41

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EA400: Diana Nicklaus–How COVID-19 Impacted an Established Hybrid Architecture Firm from 2021-08-24T04:01:41

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EA399: Ryan Tansom–How To Determine The Value of an Architecture Firm from 2021-08-20T04:01:41

How To Determine The Value of an Architecture Firm Ryan Tansom helped turn around his family business and then sell it for eight-figures. Since then, he founded Arkona to teach business owners how ...

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EA398: Michael Todoran–Architecture Documentary Film from 2021-08-17T04:01:41

Architecture Documentary Film Michael Todoran is a native Angeleno practicing landscape design at Zanja Madre Studios in Los Angeles, CA. He has worked in small, mid-size, and global landscape arch...

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EA397: Lonny Rossman–The Architect Job Search from 2021-08-13T04:01:41

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EA396: George Smart–Saving America’s Modernist Architecture from 2021-08-10T04:01:41

Saving America’s Modernist Architecture George Smart's life changed dramatically after he visited Fallingwater in 2007. That led him to a late night Google search, which became a website...

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EA395: Jared Bradley–How Plans, Patience and Persistence Led to His Success as an Architect Developer from 2021-08-06T04:01:41

How Plans, Patience and Persistence Led to His Success as an Architect Developer Jared Bradley, AIA, NCARB, President and Founder of The Bradley Projects, seeks to create boundary-pushing concepts ...

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EA394: Bolanle Williams-Olley–How To Manage Cash Flow from 2021-08-03T04:01:41

How To Manage Cash Flow Bolanle Williams-Olley is the Chief Financial Officer at Mancini Duffy, a technology-first design firm, where she oversees the firm's financial and operational performa...

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EA393: Jane Walton–How To Delegate from 2021-07-30T04:01:41

How To Delegate Some people work to live – Jane Walton lives to work. She got this from her father – an incomparable architect, historian, author, artist, and collector of all things be...

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EA392: Randy Wilburn–The“Second Half”of Your Career in Architecture from 2021-07-27T04:01:41

The “Second Half” of Your Career in Architecture Speaker, Teacher, Podcaster, and Encourager Randy Wilburn runs Encourage Build Grow, an agency that helps design firms with Leadership D...

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EA391: Lora Teagarden–The Little Architect’s Alphabet from 2021-07-23T04:01:41

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EA390: Jason Lambert–Match Your Owner/Architect Agreement to the Way You Work from 2021-07-20T04:01:41

Match Your Owner/Architect Agreement to the Way You Work Jason Lambert is a Florida licensed attorney who focuses his practice on representing and advising contractors, subcontractors, and material...

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EA389: Mark Gregory–Using SketchUp Start to Finish from 2021-07-16T04:01:41

Using SketchUp Start to Finish Mark Gregory is a practicing Architect successfully running his own design practice on the back of his flexible, efficient and cost-effective SketchUp workflow. He ha...

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EA388: Liston Witherill–Serve Don’t Sell from 2021-07-13T04:01:41

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EA387: Richard Worsham–Janus Motorcycles from 2021-07-09T04:01:41

Janus Motorcycles Richard is co-founder and designer at Janus Motorcycles of Goshen, Indiana. From an early age a fascination with design and drawing paired with an ongoing interest in architecture...

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EA386: Antoinette Bunkley–How to Launch a EDI+J Initiative from 2021-07-06T04:01:41

How to Launch an EDI+J Initiative Antoinette Bunkley has 26 years of experience as a Project Manager for buildings in the science and technology sector, with a particular emphasis on higher-educati...

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EA386: Antoinette Bunkley–How to Launch a EDI+J Initiative from 2021-07-06T04:01:41

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EA385: Daniel Stewart–How to Learn Revit from 2021-07-02T04:01:41

How to Learn Revit Daniel Stewart, a licensed commercial pilot & certified flight instructor (CFI), businessman, entrepreneur, and licensed architect in California where he has a small firm loc...

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EA384: Lee Skolnick–From Artist to Architect from 2021-06-29T04:01:41

From Artist to Architect Music and literature. Philosophy and physics. History and math. As a student, Lee Skolnick equally prized and devoured these subjects. This passion for knowledge across dis...

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EA383: Emily Hall, Xylia Buros&Lisa Saldivar–10 Lessons Learned from Branding Small Architecture Firms from 2021-06-25T04:01:41

10 Lessons Learned from Branding Small Architecture Firms Emily Hall leads CVG's Marketing Program, with a joint focus on attracting new clients and managing the broader marketing team that se...

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EA382: Richard Loring&Daniel Alexander–Breathing New Life into Underserved Communities from 2021-06-22T04:01:41

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EA381: Bryn Young–A Quest to Create, Design, Inspire from 2021-06-18T04:01:41

A Quest to Create, Design, Inspire Bryn Young is the architect and founder of BYoung Design, a residential design studio in San Diego. She has a background in architecture, interior design, and ent...

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EA380: John Kinney–Building a Coaching Business for Revit Users from 2021-06-15T04:01:41

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EA379: Angela Donahoe–Ownership Transition at a Legacy Architecture Firm from 2021-06-11T04:01:41

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EA378: Designing for Aging in Place with Architect Specialist Taylor Davis from 2021-06-04T04:01:41

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EA377: Outsourcing Financial Management Services for Architecture Firms from 2021-05-28T04:01:41

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EA376: Shining a Light on Gender Stereotyping in the Architecture Profession from 2021-05-21T04:01:41

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EA375 Intentional Relationships Lead to Your Greatest Success with Randy Wilburn from 2021-05-14T04:01:41

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EA374: Architecture Business Succession Planning from 2021-05-07T10:00:16

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EA373: The Zweig Group Story from 2021-04-30T10:00:16

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EA372: 10 Provisions Every Owner Architect Agreement Should Include from 2021-04-23T10:00:16

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EA371: How to Find an Architectural Photographer for your Architecture Firm from 2021-04-16T10:00:16

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EA370: Sales Forecasting Basics with Lindsay Diven from 2021-04-09T10:00:16

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EA369: Lance Cayko and Alex Gore – How To Be a Builder as a Small Firm Architect from 2021-04-02T10:00:16

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EA369: Lance Cayko and Alex Gore–How To Be a Builder as a Small Firm Architect from 2021-04-02T10:00:16

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EA368: Networking and Business Development in the New Era of Social Distancing from 2021-03-26T10:00:16

Networking and Business Development in the New Era of Social Distancing We’re living in a time of chaos and social distancing, and the rules of engagement for networking have changed. What ne...

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EA367: Architecture, Development&New York City’s First All-Electric Tower from 2021-03-19T10:00:16

Architecture, Development & New York City’s First All-Electric Tower Alloy Development has found a unique opportunity in the urban context of New York City. How can you use great design a...

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EA366: Anna Laman–Attract Ideal Clients Through Better Messaging from 2021-03-12T11:00:16

Attract Ideal Clients Through Better Messaging As small firm architects, it’s important that we know how to attract our ideal clients. How can you create messaging that clearly communicates a...

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EA366: Anna Laman–Attract Ideal Clients Through Better Messaging from 2021-03-12T11:00:16

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EA365: Work and Life as an Emerging Professional in a Time of Uncertainty from 2021-03-05T11:00:16

Work and Life as an Emerging Professional in a Time of Uncertainty We’re all living in uncertain times to some degree. How can emergent professionals thrive at both work and life with our wor...

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EA364: Kyrah Williams and America’s Hidden Gem from 2021-02-26T11:00:16

Kyrah Williams and America’s Hidden Gem As design professionals, it’s important to create space for the experiences of black architects and designers. How can we engage black architects...

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EA363: Charles Duff and Cities of Friendship and Love from 2021-02-19T11:00:16

Charles Duff and Cities of Friendship and Love What can we learn from the North Atlantic cities? Modern townhouse design allows the right balance of density to live a good life without a car, be ab...

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EA362: Position Yourself as a Trusted Advisor for More Sales from 2021-02-12T11:00:16

Position Yourself as a Trusted Advisor for More Sales As small firm architects, often sales is one of our greatest weaknesses. We can resist installing a sales process, sometimes we’re afraid...

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EA361: Serve Your Builder for a Better Project from 2021-02-05T11:00:16

Serve Your Builder for a Better Project As small firm architects, we work with builders on a day-to-day basis. How can you engage with builders in different ways to make your projects even more suc...

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Context&Clarity with Jeff Echols and Katharine MacPhail from 2021-02-01T17:23:40

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EA360: Redesigning Home Ownership from 2021-01-29T11:00:16

Redesigning Home Ownership As small firm architects, it’s important to create a client experience that’s simple and straightforward without intimidation. How can we creatively restructu...

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EA359: Unearthing a New Aesthetic for Black Architecture from 2021-01-22T11:00:16

Unearthing a New Aesthetic for Black Architecture The people who live around the built environment affect the built environment, and, likewise, the built environment effects the people who live aro...

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Practice Disrupted Podcast with Evelyn Lee and Je’Nen Chastain, Season 2 from 2021-01-21T14:29:31

Practice Disrupted Podcast, Season 2 starts on January 21, 2021. Listen and subscribe at gablmedia.com   The post Practice Disrupted Podcast with Evelyn Lee and Je’Nen Chastain, Season 2...

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EA358: How Smart Architects Leverage Innovation to Launch New Firms from 2021-01-15T11:00:16

How Smart Architects Leverage Innovation to Launch New Firms Innovative ideas can easily be pursued by others who aren’t architects. If we don’t adapt, become more innovative, and expan...

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EA357: Recycling Shipping Containers for Homes and Schools from 2021-01-08T10:00:16

Recycling Shipping Containers for Homes and Schools There are endless possibilities when using recycled shipping containers for design and construction. How do you take a shipping container and tur...

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EA356: Simplifying Sustainable Buildings with Dominique Davison, Managing Principal of DRAW and Founder of PlanIT Impact from 2021-01-01T10:00:16

Simplifying Sustainable Buildings with Dominique Davison, Managing Principal of DRAW and Founder of PlanIT Impact We all know that time and cost are common barriers to designing sustainably. How ca...

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EA355: Disrupting Education and the Construction Industry from 2020-12-25T10:00:16

Disrupting Education and the Construction Industry Success is the intersection of what you’re good at, what you love, and what the market needs. What does it look like use that success to dis...

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EA354: Modular Homes with Developer Design/Build Architect Chris Krager from 2020-12-18T10:00:16

Modular Homes with Developer Design/Build Architect Chris Krager Many small firm architects dream of starting from scratch as an architect design builder, but very few of us take the steps to do it...

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EA353: Your Wealth as a Small Firm Architect and How to Preserve It from 2020-12-11T10:00:16

Your Wealth as a Small Firm Architect and How to Preserve It As a small firm architect, you’re an entrepreneur building your own business piece by piece. A critical piece of every business is...

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EA352: Content Marketing Strategies for Small Firm Architects from 2020-12-04T10:00:16

Content Marketing Strategies for Small Firm Architects You may not know that content marketing includes any kind of conversation you’re having with a potential client with the goal of leading...

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EA351: Show It Better on YouTube from 2020-11-27T10:00:16

Show It Better on YouTube As a small firm architect, have you ever thought about creating a business sharing your knowledge? What valuable information do you have for your audience that you can mon...

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EA350: Building a Successful Career Beyond the Architecture Practice from 2020-11-20T10:00:16

Building a Successful Career Beyond the Architecture Practice The built environment and the business of small firm architecture are all about designing, building and creating. How can you use your ...

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EA349: How to Use Video to Attract Your Best Clients from 2020-11-13T10:00:16

How to Use Video to Attract Your Best Clients as a Small Firm Architect As a small firm architect, you want to be able to communicate the emotion of the experience of working with you. What kind of...

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EA348: Expanding Your Role as an Architect by Selling Custom Designed Retail Products from 2020-11-06T10:00:16

Expanding Your Role as an Architect by Selling Custom Designed Retail Products In the middle of the global pandemic, small firm architects realized that we have to adjust our businesses and persona...

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EA347: Shortlist: Matching Talented Architects to Growing Institutions from 2020-10-30T10:00:16

Shortlist: Matching Talented Architects to Growing Institutions There is something about finding the right architect for the right project that makes for a smoother, better overall project. Are you...

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EA346: Living an Inspired Life as a Small Firm Architect from 2020-10-23T10:00:16

Living an Inspired Life as a Small Firm Architect What gives you meaning? Yes, you are a small firm architect, but at your core, you’re also a human. How will start your journey to pursuing y...

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EA345: Critical Legal Issues Every Small Firm Architect Needs to Know from 2020-10-16T10:00:16

Critical Legal Issues Every Small Firm Architect Needs to Know Often times, as small firm architects, risk management conversations are neglected until it’s too late. What can you do to prepa...

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EntreArchitect: The Origin Story from 2020-10-13T15:58:39

The EntreArchitect Origin Story In this super-secret bonus episode of EntreArchitect Podcast, Bob Fisher of Design Intelligence hijacked the podcast and turned the tables on Mark R. LePage for a &#...

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EA344: IT Strategies for Small Firm Architects from 2020-10-09T10:00:16

IT Strategies for Small Firm Architects Technology is an integral part of everything we do as small firm architects. How is your small architecture firm optimizing your IT strategies to lead to suc...

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EA343: How to Build an Online Course with Sara Kolata of Architecture-Masterclass from 2020-10-02T10:00:16

How to Build an Online Course There are many ways to expand the knowledge base of those around you and make the world a better place. How can you leverage your unique knowledge as a small firm arch...

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EA342: Christopher Alexander’s Legacy at Building Beauty from 2020-09-25T10:00:16

Christopher Alexander’s Legacy at Building Beauty What makes an environment where people feel comfortable and at home? That’s the question that Christopher Alexander began to ask on his...

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EA341: How To Launch a Podcast as an Architect with Katie Hutchison and Dawn Oliveira of Design Me a House Podcast from 2020-09-18T10:00:16

How To Launch a Podcast as an Architect You have a wealth of knowledge as a small firm architect. Is there an opportunity to reach your clients and customers no matter the phase of project, no matt...

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EA340: Mike Michalowicz, Entrepreneur and Author of Profit First and Fix This Next from 2020-09-11T10:00:16

Fix This Next with Mike Michalowicz As an entrepreneur, it can often feel like you’re trying to keep your head above water. When you find yourself in this constant state of survival, how do y...

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EA339: Ossa Studio, Winner of the Charrette Venture Group Business Plan Competition from 2020-09-04T10:00:16

Ossa Studio, Winner of the Charrette Venture Group Business Plan Competition As a first-generation immigrant, bilingual and bi-cultural professional, Jack Ossa’s story of pursuing his lifelon...

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EA338: How This Small, Regional Firm was Acquired by a Large, National Architecture Firm from 2020-08-28T10:00:16

How This Small, Regional Firm was Acquired by a Large, National Architecture Firm You work hard every day to grow your small architecture firm into a successful business. How can you leverage that ...

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EA337: How to Transfer Your Architecture Firm Ownership to Your Employees from 2020-08-21T10:00:16

How to Transfer Your Architecture Firm Ownership to Your Employees As an entrepreneur, you’ve worked hard to build a small architecture firm. At some point in the future, you’re going t...

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EA336: How to Integrate Thought Leadership into your Architecture Business Growth Strategies from 2020-08-14T10:00:16

How to Integrate Thought Leadership into your Architecture Business Growth Strategies As an expert in the architecture field, you have knowledge that gives you the authority to be a thought leader ...

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EA335: New Ideas for a New Architecture Firm from 2020-08-07T10:00:16

New Ideas for a New Architecture Firm The architecture profession is constantly changing and evolving. With more options for greater freedom, flexibility, and independence gaining more traction, wh...

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EA334: The Power of Professional Networking Memberships for Real Estate and Design Professionals from 2020-07-31T10:00:16

The Power of Professional Networking Memberships for Real Estate and Design Professionals Members of the EntreArhictect community can easily see the value in collaboration within the profession. Ho...

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Introducing The Architects&Allies Community from 2020-07-30T16:21:41

Introducing The Architects & Allies Community I first launched EntreArchitect in 2012 as a platform to help and inspire small firm architects to build better businesses. It is my belief that if...

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EA333: Building an Architecture Camp for Fun&Profit from 2020-07-24T10:00:16

Building an Architecture Camp for Fun & Profit In the midst of a global pandemic, creative architects who wear many hats are as busy as ever solving every day problems, including finding someth...

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EA332: buildingSMART with Patrick MacLeamy from 2020-07-17T10:00:16

buildingSMART with Patrick MacLeamy Optimization is a crucial aspect to the business of a small firm architect wearing many hats on any given day. How can technology help you improve the design bui...

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EA331: Copywriting for Architects with Nikita Morell from 2020-07-10T10:00:16

Copywriting for Architects with Nikita Morell As small firm architects, it’s no secret that marketing is a huge part of our businesses. What does your website say about the work you do and th...

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EA330: Using Instagram to Grow Beyond Your Small-Town Roots from 2020-07-03T10:00:16

Using Instagram to Grow Beyond Your Small-Town Roots with Rafe Churchill Living and working as an architect in a small town can be challenging. How can a small architecture firm in a small town att...

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EA329: Developing a New Model for Housing Development from 2020-06-26T10:00:16

Developing a New Model for Housing Development with Trayvone Mathis As architects, we work hard to make the world a better place. A lot of the hardships in individual people’s lives are becau...

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Introducing TRXL, A New Podcast by Evan Troxel of Archispeak from 2020-06-23T13:00:40

A new podcast by Evan Troxel of Archispeak… Introducing TRXL Last week, Mark shared an introduction to Practice Disrupted with Evelyn Lee and Je'Nen Chastain. We hope you had a chance to...

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EA328: Designing a World-Class Architecture Firm with Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA from 2020-06-19T10:00:16

Designing a World-Class Architecture Firm As small firm architects, it’s challenging to stay prepared for what’s to come. How can we lead well and grow our firms through the varying eco...

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Introducing Practice Disrupted Podcast from 2020-06-18T04:01:20

Introducing Evelyn Lee and Je’Nen Chastain, co-hosts of Practice Disrupted Today, we launched a new podcast at Gābl Media, our new multimedia network empowering global leaders in the architec...

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EA327: Managing Client Expectations Leads to Architecture Practice Success from 2020-06-12T10:00:16

Managing Client Expectations Leads to Architecture Practice Success It can be easy when things are quiet and slow on a project to let our clients wait while we focus on other projects or aspects of...

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EA326: Sharing Stories of Detroit’s Black Architects at Noir Design Parti from 2020-06-05T10:00:16

Sharing Stories of Detroit’s Black Architects at Noir Design Parti Through their project Noir Design Parti, Saundra Little and Karen Davis Burton are sharing the deep and inspiring history of...

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EA325: Launching a Modular Home Construction Business from 2020-05-29T10:00:16

Launching a Modular Home Construction Business In order to get wherever it is you want to go, understanding your purpose is incredibly important. How can you take what you’re good at and appl...

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EA324: No More Hourly Billing with Jonathan Stark from 2020-05-22T10:00:16

No More Hourly Billing with Jonathan Stark Many of us small firm architects are working hourly, and often times we find ourselves negotiating with ourselves or with our clients when it’s time...

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EA323: How Earned Trust Leads to Your Best Work from 2020-05-15T10:00:16

How Earned Trust Leads to Your Best Work As a small firm architect, there’s nothing more important than our clients trusting us to do our best work. Anytime we have an opportunity to build tr...

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EA322: The Power of the Abundance Mindset in a Time of Uncertainty from 2020-05-08T10:00:16

The Power of the Abundance Mindset in a Time of Uncertainty There’s one person in charge or your thoughts: you. You choose what you want to think about, and it’s more important than eve...

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EA321: The Digital Practice with Architect Futurist Evan Troxel from 2020-05-01T10:00:16

The Digital Practice with Architect Futurist Evan Troxel Technology changes everything. The profession is always changing, and our role as designers of built environment will change, too. When you&...

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EA320: Unleashing the Collective Power of Your Team (Part 2) from 2020-04-24T10:00:16

Unleashing the Collective Power of Your Team, Part 2 As small firm architects, we need to be intentional with our teams as we move through the new normal of a COVID-19 world. Providing clarity to y...

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EA319: Unleashing the Collective Power of Your Team (Part 1) from 2020-04-17T10:00:16

Unleashing the Collective Power of Your Team, Part 1 How can you as a leader of your small architecture firm really dig in to understand what your team needs? It’s not only about asking if yo...

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EA318: Decide to Win with Shannyn Lee of Win Without Pitching from 2020-04-10T10:00:16

Decide to Win with Shannyn Lee of Win Without Pitching In the midst of COVID-19, small firm architects are searching for new ways to not only survive, but thrive. How can you decide to win? How can...

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EA317: Growing Your Architecture Firm through Respect, Teaching&Learning with Turan Duda and Jeff Paine of Duda|Paine Architects from 2020-04-03T10:00:16

Growing Your Architecture Firm through Respect, Teaching & Learning As architects, we’re constantly needing to find new clients and new opportunities after each project wraps up. How can ...

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EA316: Using LinkedIn to Build Authority as a Small Firm Architect from 2020-03-27T10:00:16

Using LinkedIn to Build Authority as a Small Firm Architect Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more social media networks can all be used to build powerful relationships with the people you want to w...

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EA315: Successful Strategies for Working with Your Remote Teams as a Small Firm Architect from 2020-03-20T10:00:16

Successful Strategies for Working with Your Remote Teams Many small firm architects have been slowly moving toward working successfully with remote teams. The tools and technology are reliable enou...

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EA314: Exit Planning for Small Firm Architects from 2020-03-13T10:00:16

Exit Planning for Small Firm Architects One day, you’re going to leave your business; it’s part of how you plan the life of your business. How much money do you need from the sale of yo...

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EA313.5 Jeff Echols of Build Your Brand Podcast from 2020-03-10T04:01:20

Introducing Jeff Echol of Build Your Brand Podcast It’s official! Our first new podcast from Gābl Media is now available. Listen and subscribe to Build Your Brand Podcast right now at EntreAr...

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EA313: How to Ask for Referrals as a Small Firm Architect from 2020-03-06T11:00:16

How to Ask for Referrals as a Small Firm Architect A lot of small firm architects work really hard to create a memorable brand and execute effective marketing, but struggle with traditional methods...

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EA312: Strategic SEO for Small Firm Architects from 2020-02-28T11:00:16

Strategic SEO for Small Firm Architects Your website is the foundation of your marketing strategy as a small firm architect. When people search for you online, are they actually finding you? This w...

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EA311: How Small Firm Architects Will Lead the Profession to Thrive from 2020-02-21T11:00:16

How Small Firm Architects Will Lead the Profession to Thrive Small firm architects know that there are unique challenges to our profession, but there are unique advantages, too. How can you be a su...

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EA310: Fighting for a Public Understanding of Why Good Architecture Matters from 2020-02-14T11:00:16

Fighting for a Public Understanding of Why Good Architecture Matters Small firm architects know that everything to do with the built environment is complicated both conceptually and on the policy s...

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EA309: How to Make Change without Breaking Your Team from 2020-02-07T11:00:16

How to Make Change without Breaking Your Team How can we work better together as small firm architects? Businesses large and small all grapple with getting the very best out of their people, but cr...

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EA308: How to Grow Your Architecture Firm&Break Through to the Next Level from 2020-01-31T11:00:16

How to Grow Your Architecture Firm & Break Through to the Next Level In today’s age, there’s a great opportunity for us as architects to adapt. As small firm architects, we know we ...

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EA307: How to Become an Expert Witness as a Small Firm Architect from 2020-01-24T11:00:16

How to Become an Expert Witness Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a dispute as a small firm architect? You may be in need of someone who can explain the technical jargon and the standar...

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EA306: How a New York Farm Boy Built a Firm that Can Move Rivers with Landscape Architect Michael Van Valkenburgh from 2020-01-17T11:00:16

How a New York Farm Boy Built a Firm that Can Move Rivers As small firm architects, we’re acutely aware that if you’re lucky enough, your passion can be a successful career. How can you...

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EA305: How a Powerful Brand&Strong Team Culture Leads to a Thriving Architecture Firm from 2020-01-10T11:00:16

How a Powerful Brand & Strong Team Culture Leads to a Thriving Architecture Firm The growth of the architecture profession with new generations of architects has opened the door for different i...

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EA304: Your Top 5 Most Popular Episodes at EntreArchitect Podcast in 2019 from 2020-01-03T08:30:16

Your Top 5 Most Popular Episodes at EntreArchitect Podcast in 2019 Join us as we take a look back on the past year. Our community has grown tremendously, and we thank you for your support! This wee...

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EA303: The AIA Will Not Fix The Problem from 2019-12-27T11:00:16

The AIA Will Not Fix The Problem What You Can Do as an Individual Small Firm Architect to Build a Better Profession The architecture profession is experiencing a crisis of identity and the AIA will...

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EA302: How to Start an Architecture Firm That Will Survive the Next Recession from 2019-12-20T11:10:20

How to Start an Architecture Firm That Will Survive the Next Recession with Erik Peterson of PHX Architecture As small firm architects, we’re all too aware of the effects that a recession can...

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EA301: The 3 Most Common Struggles Experienced by Small Firm Architects with Todd Reding of Charrette Venture Group from 2019-12-13T11:10:20

The 3 Most Common Struggles Experienced by Small Firm Architects As a small firm architect, likely there are a few things you would say you’re currently struggling with. What if your problems...

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EA300: How To Build a Global Architecture Firm with Gene Kohn of KPF Architects from 2019-12-06T11:10:20

How To Build a Global Architecture Firm with Gene Kohn of KPF Architects What do you want to accomplish as a small firm architect? Maybe you want to invest your time in the best projects or make a ...

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EA299: How to Automate Your Marketing to Find The Clients You Want from 2019-11-29T10:10:20

How to Automate Your Marketing to Find The Clients You Want As small firm architects, you’re already wearing so many hats. Learning how to build a website, put together a lead magnet, and dev...

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EA298: A Residential"Intervention"Update from North Carolina from 2019-11-22T10:10:20

A Residential "Intervention" Update from North Carolina Mark and his family made the move from New York to North Carolina in July and have been hard at work on their full home renovation....

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EA297: Will Technology Replace the Architect? from 2019-11-15T10:10:20

Will Technology Replace the Architect? We all know that technology is the future. But how will new technological advances effect design and the small firm architect? Can architects evolve with the ...

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EA296: Reinventing Architecture from 2019-11-08T10:10:20

Reinventing Architecture In the profession of architecture, many are aware that if we don’t evolve, we’ll become obsolete as building designers. How can we reinvent ourselves as small f...

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EA295: Value Engineering, There IS a Better Way from 2019-11-01T10:10:20

Value Engineering, There IS a Better Way Many times as a small firm architect, the value engineering process isn’t planned for in the schedule or the budget. How can you move toward a better ...

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EA294: The Business Accelerator for the AEC Industry from 2019-10-25T10:10:20

The Business Accelerator for the AEC Industry Are you a small firm architect who is invested in driving change in the AEC industry? If you have innovative ideas that you know will create big change...

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EA293: A Step-by-Step Guide for Developing Foundational Business Systems from 2019-10-18T10:10:20

A Step-by-Step Guide for Developing Foundational Business Systems Anyone who has spent a good amount of time in the business world, including us small firm architects, knows that failure to deal wi...

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EA292: An Architect’s Guide to Construction Administration from 2019-10-11T10:10:20

An Architect’s Guide to Construction Administration Many architects work hard to design a building, put together the drawings, get the permit and then they’re done. How important is it ...

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EA291: How He Became Architect to the Stars with Paul McClean from 2019-10-04T10:10:20

How He Became Architect to the Stars with Paul McClean Connection to other people is so important to the business of small firm architecture. How can your ability to talk to other people make you a...

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EA290: Building an Innovation Platform from 2019-09-27T10:10:20

Building an Innovation Platform Have you ever felt like you have great ideas, but are having a tough time taking the next step? Sometimes, just taking the very next step is the best step forward to...

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EA289: Struggles&Success as a Rural Residential Architect from 2019-09-20T10:10:20

Struggles & Success as a Rural Residential Architect As small firm architects, we all tend to go through the ebb and flow of struggling to find success. Success isn’t always about how muc...

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EA288: 10 Guideposts to a Culture of Creativity from 2019-09-13T10:10:20

10 Guideposts to a Culture of Creativity Many of us fall into the trap of perfectionism, but we quickly and often painfully find that it gets in the way of pursuing our passions. What can you do to...

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EA287: A Time Tracking Strategy for Small Firm Architects from 2019-09-06T10:10:20

A Time Tracking Strategy for Small Firm Architects As a small firm architect, you already know that your hours and minutes are valuable. They either add value to your business and life, or they don...

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EA286: Starting from Scratch as an Architect Developer from 2019-08-30T10:10:20

Starting from Scratch as an Architect Developer As architects, there’s often an excuse we can fall back on that it isn’t the right time to take the next leap. Fear can easily take over ...

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EA285: Managing a Healthy Mindset for Successful Sales from 2019-08-23T10:10:20

Managing a Healthy Mindset for Successful Sales As architects, sometimes the sales process feels slimy. Sales is really about making a commitment to the people you’re working with and getting...

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EA284: High Performance Homes with Architect Emily Mottram from 2019-08-16T10:10:20

High Performance Homes with Architect Emily Mottram Are you finding that your clients are getting more and more interested in the environmental impact of their homes? Where do economics fit into hi...

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EA283: The Power of Sketching with Kurt Neiswender and Jamie Crawley of Coffee Sketch Podcast from 2019-08-09T10:10:20

The Power of Sketching If you’re a small firm architect, you know there isn’t a whole lot of extra time in your day. Taking a short few minutes each day to be creative can really help a...

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EA282: How to be Resilient in Times of Change from 2019-08-02T10:10:20

How to be Resilient in Times of Change Small firm architects can often be overwhelmed with all the hats they’re wearing to run an architecture firm. How do you find the energy to keep on keep...

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EA281: Life, Death, and Future of Radio with Avery Trufelman from 2019-07-26T10:10:20

Life, Death, and Future of Radio Are you an avid radio listener? What’s your favorite part about radio? Do you prefer the spontaneity of radio or curating the content you want to listen to? T...

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EA280: From Full-time Architect to Full-time Tech Entrepreneur from 2019-07-19T10:10:20

From Full-time Architect to Full-time Tech Entrepreneur Do you want to minimize the effort on the small stuff so that you can maximize the amount of effort you’re spending on design? Is there...

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EA279: How to Build a Concept into a Successful Company from 2019-07-12T10:10:20

How to Build a Concept into a Successful Company As creative people, architects always have ideas for how to solve problems. But how can you take that concept to the next step and actually build a ...

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EA278: How to Start a Public Interest Design Firm from 2019-07-05T10:10:20

How to Start a Public Interest Design Firm Are you a business owner who who wants to transition your small architecture firm to a public interest design firm? Maybe you’re working for an arch...

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EA277: Live from AIA 2019, Part 3 from 2019-06-28T10:10:20

Live from AIA 2019, Part 3 Join us for Part 3 of the conversation about what’s happening today and what is in the future for the architecture profession. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, ...

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EA276: Live from AIA 2019, Part 2 from 2019-06-21T10:10:20

Live from AIA 2019, Part 2 Join us for Part 2 of the conversation about what’s happening today and what is in the future for the architecture profession. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, ...

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EA275: Live from AIA 2019, Part 1 from 2019-06-14T10:10:20

Live from AIA 2019 Part 1 Join us for Part 1 of the conversation about what’s happening today and what is in the future for the architecture profession. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, L...

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EA274: Getting Started with Google Analytics from 2019-06-07T10:10:20

Getting Started with Google Analytics Are you working to build a better marketing strategy for your small architecture firm? Google analytics can be overwhelming, but if you look at some of the dat...

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EA273: Location Independent Living from 2019-05-31T10:10:20

Location Independent Living Have you ever felt like your love for travel doesn’t match with your static, 9-to-5 workspace? What if you designed your life around your ability to do your work f...

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EA272: How to Hire a 100% Remote Team for Your Architecture Firm from 2019-05-24T10:10:20

How to Hire a 100% Remote Team for Your Architecture Firm The future of small architecture firms is the remote team. How can you build a virtual office as a small firm architect? How do you find th...

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EA271: How to Build Your Network by Creating Meaningful, Lasting Relationships from 2019-05-17T10:10:20

How to Build Your Network by Creating Meaningful, Lasting Relationships Many of us don’t understand how to figure out where we should be spending our networking time and who we should be talk...

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EA270: How To Build a Brand as a Small Firm Architect from 2019-05-10T22:08:20

How To Build a Brand as a Small Firm Architect No matter what business you’re in today, a lot of your business success relies on branding and marketing. What should your small architecture fi...

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EA270: How To Build a Brand as a Small Firm Architect from 2019-05-10T22:08:20

How To Build a Brand as a Small Firm Architect No matter what business you’re in today, a lot of your business success relies on branding and marketing. What should your small architecture fi...

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EA269: Enhancing Life Safety Through Artificial Intelligence from 2019-05-03T11:00:20

Enhancing Life Safety Through Artificial Intelligence Architects are already changing the world with building and design. If we can take that knowledge and passion combine it with technology and re...

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EA268: How to Thrive with a Virtual Office from 2019-04-26T11:00:20

How to Thrive with a Virtual Office Have you ever considered a virtual office? The virtual environment is the future for small firm architects. What can you do to make sure that your virtual enviro...

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EA267: Building Science Fight Club from 2019-04-19T11:00:20

Building Science Fight Club Most architects love the science of building. Do you want to learn how to finely detail a project for energy efficiency or weather? Sometimes we get stuck designing the ...

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EA266: How To Develop A Profitable Hourly Billing Rate for Architects from 2019-04-11T11:00:20

How To Develop A Profitable Hourly Billing Rate for Architects How have you decided on your small architecture firm’s fees? Are you looking at market values or what competitors are charging f...

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EA265: Construction in Carolina–An Update from 2019-04-05T11:00:20

Construction in Carolina This week, Mark is going solo. Back in January of 2018, Mark shared his plans to design and build a new house with his wife and architect business partner, Annmarie McCarth...

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EA264: Mothers in Architecture from 2019-03-29T11:00:27

Mothers in Architecture Are you a mother working in architecture, design or the construction industry and seeking a group of supportive professionals just like you? Are you a firm owner seeking to ...

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EA263: How To Use Instagram To Find The Projects You Want from 2019-03-22T11:00:27

Instagram for Architects We all know Instagram for its straight forward mobile interface of beautiful scrolling images; a social media platform that is as simple to produce content as it is to cons...

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EA262: Leveraging Your Skills as an Architect Beyond Traditional Practice [Podcast] from 2019-03-15T11:00:04

Leveraging Your Skills as an Architect Beyond Traditional Practice Evelyn Lee received her Bachelor of Architecture degree with honors in 2002 from Drury University where she minored in Global Stud...

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EA261: Behavioral Science and the Value of the Architect [Podcast] from 2019-03-08T11:32:30

Behavioral Science and the Value of the Architect Why do our clients make the decisions they make? How can you differentiate your value from the value of other architects around you? This week at E...

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EA260: Triple Bottom Line [Podcast] from 2019-03-01T11:32:30

Triple Bottom Line As you make strategic plans as a small firm architect, are you looking just at the bottom line or are you working to serve others and our world by looking at the triple bottom li...

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EA259: Small Firm Networks [Podcast] from 2019-02-22T11:32:30

Small Firm Networks This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Small Firm Networks with Christian Jordan of JAMB Collective. Connect with Christian online at JAMBCollective.com or find him online on Twit...

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EA258: How to Live a More Fulfilling Life by Working from Your Greatest Strengths [Podcast] from 2019-02-15T11:32:30

  How to Live a More Fulfilling Life by Working from Your Greatest Strengths When you put your talent, knowledge and skills together, you have your strengths. When you’re working from yo...

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EA256: How to Build a Positive Office Culture at Your Architecture Firm [Podcast] from 2019-02-01T11:32:30

How to Build a Positive Office Culture at Your Architecture Firm We’ve all had interactions with people and companies who just make us feel good. A positive office culture goes a long way for...

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EA255: Finding Clients on YouTube [Podcast] from 2019-01-25T11:32:30

Finding Clients on YouTube Years ago, people got information from blogs, articles, and written information. Today, YouTube is the second largest search engine behind Google! How can you utilize the...

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EA254: Burnout as a Small Firm Architect [Podcast] from 2019-01-18T11:32:30

What Can We Do To Avoid Burnout as a Small Firm Architect? As a small firm architect, have you ever just felt tired? The burden we have for our profession can often be overwhelming, and sometimes o...

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EA253: Building a New Healthcare System from Scratch [Podcast] from 2019-01-11T11:32:30

Building a New Healthcare System from Scratch Have you ever felt like a dream or project you’ve taken on is bigger than you? How can you press through the fear that comes with creating someth...

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EA252: How to Develop an Architecture Fee Proposal that Converts [Podcast] from 2019-01-04T11:32:30

How to Develop an Architecture Fee Proposal that Converts As architects, we know that our fees are a direct reflection of the work we do. Yet all too often, the way that our potential clients perce...

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EA251: How to Promote Your Passion to Build a Better World [Podcast] from 2018-12-28T11:32:30

How to Promote Your Passion to Build a Better World As architects, we have a passion for building and design; this passion is what drew us to the profession of architecture in the first place. How ...

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EA250: How To Get Published with a Traditional Book Publisher [Podcast] from 2018-12-21T11:32:30

How To Get Published with a Traditional Book Publisher This week on EntreArchitect podcast, How To Get Published with a Traditional Book Publisher with author Katie Hutchison. Connect with Katie on...

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EA249: How Does NCARB Serve the Small Firm Architect? [Podcast] from 2018-12-14T11:32:30

How Does NCARB Serve the Small Firm Architect? This week on EntreArchitect podcast, How Does NCARB Serve the Small Firm Architect with Michael Armstrong, CEO of NCARB. Learn more online at NCARB.or...

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EA248: How You Can Take Your Business to the Next Level [Podcast] from 2018-12-07T11:32:30

How You Can Take Your Business to the Next Level As a small firm architect, do you have a plan in place for where your firm is headed next year? So many of us are in reaction mode to things that ar...

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EA247: Parental Leave in the Architecture Profession Roundtable [Podcast] from 2018-11-30T11:32:30

Parental Leave in the Architecture Profession Roundtable Many architects are looking for flexibility within the profession, searching for a balance between work and life. When it comes to parental ...

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EA246: Going from Construction-Based Design Build Back to Traditional Architecture [Podcast] from 2018-11-23T11:32:30

Going from Construction-Based Design Build Back to Traditional Architecture Many architects practicing traditionally want to get into a construction-based design build model. There seems to be more...

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EA245: How Everyday Habits Lead to Success [Podcast] from 2018-11-16T11:32:30

The Power of the Niche As small firm architects, our field is lacking in personal development and self improvement. But the more we can zone in on our goals each and every day, the greater chance w...

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EA244: The Power of the Niche [Podcast] from 2018-11-09T11:32:30

The Power of the Niche If you’ve listened to this podcast for long, you know all about the importance of establishing a target market for your small architecture firm. How do you grow a small...

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EA243: General Contractor vs. Small Firm Architect: How To Improve the Contractor/Architect Relationship [Podcast] from 2018-11-02T10:32:30

General Contractor vs. Small Firm Architect: How To Improve the Contractor/Architect Relationship As a small firm architect, you’re likely very aware of the dynamic that can exist between con...

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EA242: How to Run a Profitable Architecture Firm in 2019 [Podcast] from 2018-10-26T10:32:30

How to Run a Profitable Architecture Firm in 2019 Are you looking for the time and resources to do the work you love? If you build a profitable business, you’ll be happier, you’ll be le...

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EA241: How to Make Your Small Firm Run Like Clockwork [Podcast] from 2018-10-19T10:32:30

How to Make Your Small Firm Run Like Clockwork Did you dream of sitting behind your drafting board and designing? If you’ve started your own business, your first responsibility is to build an...

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EA240: How to Get Referrals Without Asking [Podcast] from 2018-10-12T10:32:30

How to Get Referrals Without Asking Wouldn’t you love to gain new clients in an easier, more time efficient way that actually works? Can you generate referrals in your community without askin...

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EA239: How to Become a Certified Residential Architect [Podcast] from 2018-10-05T10:32:30

How to Become a Certified Residential Architect Do you practice residential architecture? If so, you know that the design of homes is one of the most complex types of architecture. This week on En...

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EA238: How to Find the Skilled Employees You Need as a Small Firm Architect [Podcast] from 2018-09-28T10:32:30

How to Find the Skilled Employees You Need as a Small Firm Architect Shawn VanDyke’s mission is to change the way the world views trades. Are you looking for leadership strategies to build a ...

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EA237: History, Revolution&the Future of Architecture [Podcast] from 2018-09-21T10:32:30

History, Revolution & the Future of Architecture As architects and designers, many of us haven’t yet embraced or understood history as a part of every single things we do, our clients do,...

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EA236: How to Build a Powerful Network That Works Without Feeling Icky [Podcast] from 2018-09-14T11:32:30

How to Build a Powerful Network That Works Without Feeling Icky This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, How to Build a Powerful Network That Works Without Feeling Icky. Halelly Azulay is an author, s...

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EA235: 21 Rules for Online Marketing [Podcast] from 2018-09-07T11:00:30

21 Rules for Online Marketing This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, 21 Rules for Online Marketing. This is a subject that people ask EntreArchitect about all the time. Marketing is all about the on...

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EA234: Progress on Designing and Building a New House [Podcast] from 2018-08-24T11:00:30

Progress on Designing and Building a New House This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Progress on Designing and Building a New House. To hear the background on why the LePage family is moving from N...

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EA233: Launching a New Small Firm as a Spinoff of a Large Firm [Podcast] from 2018-08-17T11:00:30

Launching a New Small Firm as a Spinoff of a Large Firm This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Launching a New Small Firm as a Spinoff of a Large Firm with Josh Kunkel. As the son of a contractor, J...

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EA232: Sharing Your Architecture Story with Dimitrius Lynch of Spaces Podcast [Podcast] from 2018-08-10T11:00:30

Sharing Your Architecture Story This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Sharing Your Architecture Story with Dimitrius Lynch of Spaces Podcast. Dimitrius Lynch is an architecture graduate of Californi...

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EA231: Building A Successful Non-Profit Funded By A For-Profit Firm [Podcast] from 2018-08-03T11:00:30

Building A Successful Non-Profit Funded By A For-Profit Firm This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Building A Successful Non-Profit Funded By A For-Profit Firm with Rachel Preston Prinz of Archinia....

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EA230: How to Tell a Powerful Story Through Video [Podcast] from 2018-07-27T11:00:30

How to Tell a Powerful Story Through Video This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, How to Tell a Powerful Story Through Video with Ryan Siemers. After receiving two bachelor degrees from the Universit...

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EA229: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Architecture [Podcast] from 2018-07-20T11:00:30

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Architecture This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Architecture with Duo Dickinson. For a full transcription of th...

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EA228: How to Simplify Your Business [Podcast] from 2018-07-13T11:00:30

How to Simplify Your Business This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, How to Simplify Your Business with Business Coach Ashley Gartland. For a full transcription of this episode, check back next week!...

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EA227: Financial Investing for Your Future [Podcast] from 2018-07-06T11:00:30

Financial Investing for Your Future This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Financial Investing for Your Future with Henry Dominguez. For a full transcription of this episode, click here! Find Henry o...

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EA226: Successful Project Planning for Small Firm Architects [Podcast] from 2018-06-29T11:00:30

Successful Project Planning for Small Firm Architects This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Successful Project Planning for Small Firm Architects with Robert Yuen of Monograph. For a full transcript...

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EA225: Growing Beyond the Sole Practitioner [Podcast] from 2018-06-22T11:00:30

Growing Beyond the Sole Practitioner This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Growing Beyond the Sole Practitioner with Cavin Costello of The Ranch Mine. For a full transcription of this episode, check...

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EA224: Incremental Progress is the Key to Long-Term Success [Podcast] from 2018-06-15T11:00:30

Incremental Progress is the Key to Long-Term Success This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, How Incremental Progress is the Key to Long-Term Success with Architect, Teacher, & Power Lifter Marily...

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EA223: Building Science, Climate Change and The Pretty Good House [Podcast] from 2018-06-08T11:00:30

Building Science, Climate Change and The Pretty Good House This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Building Science, Climate Change and The Pretty Good House with Mike Maines. For a full transcription...

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EA222: The First 500 Project with Tiara Hughes of NOMA [Podcast] from 2018-06-01T11:00:30

Of the 110,000 plus licensed architects, less than 400 of them were African American females. Tiera Hughes was baffled and, not only that, it was really hard for her to find information on these la...

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EA221: Commoditization of the Architect and How to Fix It [Podcast] from 2018-05-25T11:00:30

Fees are being driven down, the selection process is involving more people. Ironically, it's slowing down even though the pace of business to speeding up verses what we think. We're losin...

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EA220: Catherine Meng of Design Voice Podcast [Podcast] from 2018-05-18T11:00:30

Catherine Meng wanted her podcast to strike a balance between talking about challenges women face in the field of architecture, while not focusing on the fact that these women are architects and en...

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EA219: Pricing Creativity with Author Blair Enns [Podcast] from 2018-05-11T11:00:30

We've all experienced the moment at the end of the project when our clients finally get it and understand the value we provide. We need them to understand the value of what we do before we do ...

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EA218: How to Start an Architecture Firm with Timothy Ung [Podcast] from 2018-05-04T11:00:30

The journey to become an architect is one of many struggles and accomplishments. Each step is achieved by setting goals, working hard, and doing what you set out to do. Every architect needs to fol...

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EA217: Bob Borson–His Firm, His Family and Life of an Architect [Podcast] from 2018-04-26T11:00:30

This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, The Life of an Architect with Bob Borson. The post EA217: Bob Borson – His Firm, His Family and Life of an Architect [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArch...

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EA216: The Psychology of Success with Entrepreneur Psychotherapist Joyce Marter [Podcast] from 2018-04-20T11:00:30

The Psychology of Success The post EA216: The Psychology of Success with andlt;brandgt;Entrepreneur Psychotherapist andlt;brandgt;Joyce Marter [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small F...

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EA215: A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming an Architect Developer [Podcast] from 2018-04-13T11:00:30

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EA214: Building an Architecture Firm Around a Delightful Client Journey [Podcast] from 2018-04-06T11:00:30

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EA213: AIA Contract Documents for Small Firms withKen Cobleigh of AIA [Podcast] from 2018-03-30T11:00:30

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EA212: The Slow Space Movement with Mette Aamodt of Aamodt Plumb Architects [Podcast] from 2018-03-23T11:00:30

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EA211: The Girl UNinterrupted Project with Juliet Chun&Zhanina Boyadzhieva [Podcast] from 2018-03-16T11:00:30

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EA210: Lessons Learned from Investing in 15 Architecture Firms with Todd Reding of Charrette Venture Group [Podcast] from 2018-03-09T11:00:30

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EA209: How to Become an Influential Speaker with Dr. Michelle Mazur [Podcast] from 2018-03-02T11:00:30

How to Become an Influential Speaker Whether you’re proposing a project to a new client or presenting to a powerful decision making authority or spreading a message to the world one stage at ...

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EA208: How to Build a Million Dollar Small Firm Using a Remote Team [Podcast] from 2018-02-23T10:00:30

How to Build a Million Dollar Small Firm Using a Remote Team The future of architecture for small firms is the remote team. Using technology and online tools to acquire new clients, manage projects...

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EA207: 5 Steps to Unleash the Significant Power of Sleep [Podcast] from 2018-02-16T10:00:30

5 Steps to Unleash the Significant Power of Sleep Of our many skills, sleep may be the weakest. We know it’s important, and that it has a direct effect on our heath, well being, and overall s...

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EA206: Organize Your Business Beautifully Using 6 Proven Principles of Design [Podcast] from 2018-02-09T10:00:30

Business by Design: Organize Your Business Beautifully Using 6 Proven Principles of Design Vision, mission, goals, hiring, culture, business systems, planning. These are all critical elements of su...

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EA205: How to Develop a Powerful Owner Architect Agreement for Your Architecture Firm [Podcast] from 2018-02-02T10:00:30

How to Develop a Powerful Owner Architect Agreement for Your Architecture Firm If you purchase the Hybrid Proposal Digital Course TODAY – including complete documents ready for you to edit fo...

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EA204: Construction Administration for Architects is NOT an Option [Podcast] from 2018-01-26T10:00:30

Construction Administration for Architects is NOT an Option A very popular topic around EntreArchitect is the role of the architect in the construction phase. The number of firms providing archite...

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EA203: The E-Myth Revisited: Why Every Small Firm Architect Should Read This Book [Podcast] from 2018-01-19T10:00:30

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Every Small Firm Architect Should Read This Book Fivecat Studio Architecture launched in 1999, and Mark discovered a book that changed the way he viewed business. It helpe...

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EA202: Walking the Talk of Equity by Design with Rosa Sheng [Podcast] from 2018-01-12T10:00:30

Walking the Talk of Equity by Design Sometime in the next few weeks, the AIA San Francisco Equity by Design comittee will launch it’s third Equity in Architecture Survey and distribute the fi...

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EA201: We’re Building a New House for Our Family [Podcast] from 2018-01-05T10:00:30

We’re Building a New House for Our Family We’re building a new house for our family! I’m going to share our process and our progress with you – right here – at EntreAr...

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EA200: Top 5 Most Popular Episodes for EntreArchitect Podcast in 2017 [Podcast] from 2017-12-29T10:00:30

Top 5 Most Popular Episodes for EntreArchitect Podcast in 2017 The EntreArchitect community is growing larger and more powerful every day, and this podcast has seen the results. The EntreArchiect p...

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EA199: Using Emotions to Market Your Architecture Firm [Podcast] from 2017-12-22T10:00:30

For years, Sheri teetered back and forth between staying small and practicing as a small practitioner or making plans for growth and executing toward a bigger future. The post EA199: Using Emotion...

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EA198: How to Overcome the Fear of Growing Beyond You as a Small Firm Architect [Podcast] from 2017-12-15T10:00:30

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EA197: Finding Your Purpose in the Profession of Architecture with Michael Bernard [Podcast] from 2017-12-08T10:00:30

Finding Your Purpose in the Profession of Architecture with Michael Bernard of Virtual Practice Consulting When we decided to become architects, there was no doubt it was sparked from a desire to d...

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EA196: A New Way to Practice Architecture with Diana Nicklaus of SAAM Architecture [Podcast] from 2017-12-01T10:00:30

A New Way to Practice Architecture with Diana Nicklaus of SAAM Architecture The world has changed in so many ways since Mark’s architecture firm, Fivcat Studio, was launched in 1999. The inte...

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EA195: How to Use StrengthsFinder to Find YOUR Place in Architecture [Podcast] from 2017-11-24T10:00:30

How to Use StrengthsFinder to Find YOUR Place in Architecture We all have strengths and weaknesses. If we focus on finding, developing and building our strengths instead of filling in the gaps caus...

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EA194: Launching and Growing an Architecture Charity with AzuKo.org [Podcast] from 2017-11-17T10:00:04

Launching and Growing an Architecture Non-Profit Mark is often asked by students or young architects with an idea that might change the world in some big or small way, how might one start a charity...

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EA193: 12 Steps to Take Control of Your Email [Podcast] from 2017-11-10T09:00:50

12 Steps to Take Control of Your Email As small firm architects, we’re working so hard to get everything done. Between the many hours we dedicate to building our firms and the time spent fost...

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EA192: Earl Parson–The Entrepreneur Architect Series [Podcast] from 2017-11-03T09:00:50

The Entrepreneur Architect Series: Earl Parson At EntreArchitect, you’re encouraged to share your knowledge. When we share with other architects, we all benefit. We are able to learn from one...

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EA191: How To Attract and Hire The Best of the Next Generation of Architects with Nick Serfass, AIAS National Executive Director [Podcast] from 2017-10-27T09:00:50

How To Attract and Hire The Best of the Next Generation of Architects with Nick Serfass, AIAS National Executive Director This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, How To Attract and Hire The Best of th...

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EA190: EntreArchitect Live with Alex Gore of F9 Productions [Podcast] from 2017-10-20T09:00:50

EntreArchitect Live with Alex Gore of F9 Productions This week, Mark held his first live interview using Facebook live. Alex Gore from F9 Productions discussed his work with Daniel Libeskind, his f...

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EA189: Building a Large Firm by Starting Small with Tabitha Ponte of Ponte Health [Podcast] from 2017-10-13T09:00:50

Building a Large Firm by Starting Small with Tabitha Ponte of Ponte Health Tabitha Ponte is a licensed architect and builder, a philanthropist, a mother and a wife who’s leading Ponte Health....

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EA188: Using Emotions to Successfully Attract the Clients You Want [Podcast] from 2017-10-06T09:00:50

Using Emotions to Successfully Attract the Clients You Want Our prospective clients learn with their heads, but they decide with their hearts. After years of research, often, when a client chooses ...

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EA187: 60 Minute Business Plan for Small Firm Architects [Podcast] from 2017-09-29T09:00:50

60 Minute Business Plan for Small Firm Architects Did anyone tell you you needed to know how to run a business when you became an architect? Whether clients come knocking or not, it’s not so ...

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EA186: Brandon Hubbard, The Architect’s Guide [Podcast] from 2017-09-27T09:00:50

Brandon Hubbard, The Architect’s Guide This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, The Architect’s Guide with Brandon Hubbard. Background Brandon is a licensed architect based in San Francisc...

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EA185: The Passion, The Process and Problems of Running a Design/Build Architecture Firm [Podcast] from 2017-09-15T10:00:50

The Passion, The Process and Problems of Running a Design/Build Architecture Firm Do you want more control? More money? More happy clients? More architecture with better design? Is design/build the...

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EA184: How to Establish a Lasting New Habit [Podcast] from 2017-09-08T10:00:50

How to Establish a Lasting New Habit Do you have a goal you want to accomplish? A new strategy or business process? A life change you want to make in your personal life? Are you keeping that goal l...

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How to Get Started as an Architect Developer (Best of EntreArchitect Podcast) from 2017-08-25T10:00:41

How to Get Started as an Architect Developer This week, enjoy the Best of EntreArchitect Podcast as Mark R. LePage invites Declan Keefe of Placetailor back to share his knowledge about How to Get S...

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EA183: 5 Steps to Success and Relevance in Architecture with Carol Kurth, FAIA [Podcast] from 2017-08-18T10:00:50

5 Steps to Success and Relevance in Architecture with Carol Kurth, FAIA Carol is the owner of Carol Kurth Architecture + Interiors in Bedford, New York. She specializes in architecture and interior...

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EA182: Building an Online Media Empire with Devon Tilly of The Art of Construction Podcast [Podcast] from 2017-08-11T10:00:50

Building an Online Media Empire with Devon Tilly Devon is the Denver-based owner of Mountain View Window and Door, a nationally-recognized company providing windows and doors for high-end residenti...

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EA181: Meghana Joshi–The Entrepreneur Architect Series [Podcast] from 2017-08-04T10:00:50

The Entrepreneur Architect Series featuring Meghana Joshi At EntreArchitect, you’re encouraged to share your knowledge. When we share with other architects, we all benefit. We are able to le...

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EA180: Taking Action to Maximize the Value of the Architect with Ric Abramson, FAIA [Podcast] from 2017-07-28T10:00:50

Taking Action to Maximize the Value of the Architect with Ric Abramson, FAIA Ric Abramson, FAIA has been in professional practice as a licensed architect for 28 years. He established his small firm...

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EA179: Katie Hutchison Living a Portfolio Life [Podcast] from 2017-07-21T10:00:50

Katie Hutchison Living a Portfolio Life Katie is an architect, an author, photographer and many other things based in Warren Rhode Island. She’s passionate about residential architecture, spe...

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EA178: Nathan Buhler–The Entrepreneur Architect Series [Podcast] from 2017-07-14T10:00:50

The Entrepreneur Architect Series featuring Nathan Buhler At EntreArchitect, you’re encouraged to share your knowledge. When we share with other architects, we all benefit. We are able to lea...

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EA177: Daniel Robey–The Entrepreneur Architect Series [Podcast] from 2017-07-07T10:00:50

The Entrepreneur Architect Series featuring Daniel Robey At EntreArchitect, you’re encouraged to share your knowledge. When we share with other architects, we all benefit. We are able to lear...

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EA176: Danei Cesario–The Entrepreneur Architect Series [Podcast] from 2017-06-30T10:00:50

The Entrepreneur Architect Series featuring Danei Cesario At EntreArchitect, you’re encouraged to share your knowledge. When we share with other architects, we all benefit. We are able to lea...

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EA175: Michael Kilkelly–The Entrepreneur Architect Series [Podcast] from 2017-06-23T10:00:50

The Entrepreneur Architect Series featuring Michael Kilkelly At EntreArchitect, you’re encouraged to share your knowledge. When we share with other architects, we all benefit. We are able to ...

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EA174: People for Urban Progress with Donna Sink [Podcast] from 2017-06-16T10:00:50

People for Urban Progress with Donna Sink Donna Sink is a practicing architect at Rowland Design based in Indianapolis. Until her recent move there, she was a small firm architect who owned her own...

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EA173: Lee Calisti–The Entrepreneur Architect Series [Podcast] from 2017-06-09T10:00:50

The Entrepreneur Architect Series featuring Lee Calisti At EntreArchitect, you’re encouraged to share your knowledge. When we share with other architects, we all benefit. We are able to learn...

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EA172: Sharon George–The Entrepreneur Architect Series [Podcast] from 2017-06-02T10:00:50

The Entrepreneur Architect Series featuring Sharon George At EntreArchitect, you’re encouraged to share your knowledge. When we share with other architects, we all benefit. We are able to lea...

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EA171: How Does NCARB Serve the Small Firm Architect? [Podcast] from 2017-05-26T10:00:50

How Does NCARB Serve the Small Firm Architect? The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards is a nonprofit organization made up of architectural licensing boards of 54 states and 8 rer...

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EA170: Kurt Krueger–The Entrepreneur Architect Series [Podcast] from 2017-05-19T10:00:50

The Entrepreneur Architect Series featuring Kurt Krueger At EntreArchitect, you’re encouraged to share your knowledge. When we share with other architects, we all benefit. We are able to lear...

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EA169: Architecture for Children with Vicky Chan [Podcast] from 2017-05-12T10:00:50

Architecture for Children with Vicky Chan One of the main struggles we hear is that the general public is ignorant of what we do as architects. If people don't know what we do, how will they e...

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EA168: Chris Bailow–The Entrepreneur Architect Series [Podcast] from 2017-05-05T10:00:50

The Entrepreneur Architect Series featuring Chris Bailow At EntreArchitect, you’re encouraged to share your knowledge. When we share with other architects, we all benefit. We are able to lear...

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EA167: For Architects, By Architects with Steven Burns [Podcast] from 2017-04-28T10:00:50

For Architects, By Architects: The Story Behind ArchiOffice This week, we have another inspiring story from an architect turned accidental entrepreneur. He turned a need for managing finances at hi...

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EA166: Beyond the Box with Katie Crepeau [Podcast] from 2017-04-21T10:00:50

Architects Practicing Beyond The Traditional Design Firm Beyond The Box Architects are trained to find solutions. We have a superpower many other people don’t have: we can see a problem and c...

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EA165: Working Toward an Equitable Future in Architecture with Emily Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA [Podcast] from 2017-04-14T10:00:50

Working Toward an Equitable Future in Architecture This week, the Chair of the AIA National Equity in Architecture Commission, Emily Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA, shares an update on the work that the com...

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EA164: Finding MyCORBU with Rick Wolnitzek [Podcast] from 2017-04-07T10:00:50

Finding MyCORBU with Rick Wolnitzek Retired from the profession and finding himself eager to give back, today’s guest has partnered with a developer to create an app that helps small firm arc...

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EA163: Michele Grace Hottel–The Entrepreneur Architect Series [Podcast] from 2017-03-31T10:00:50

The Entrepreneur Architect Series featuring Michele Grace Hottel At EntreArchitect, you’re encouraged to share your knowledge. When we share with other architects, we all benefit. We are able...

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EA162: The Pain, the Passion, and the Process of Becoming a Young Architect with Michael Riscica [Podcast] from 2017-03-24T10:00:50

The Pain, the Passion, and the Process of Becoming a Young Architect Let’s dive deep into what it means to be a young architect and what it takes to get licensed. This week at EntreArchitect ...

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EA161: SketchUp for Small Firm Architects with Mike LaValley [Podcast] from 2017-03-17T10:00:50

SketchUp for Architects SketchUp is a great tool for small firm architects to quickly develop 2D ideas into full, 3D models. It’s not BIM and it may not be super efficient for our whole workf...

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EA160: Questions from The EntreArchitect Community [Podcast] from 2017-03-10T10:00:50

Questions from the EntreArchitect Community As an active community of entrepreneur architects, we’ve come together to build better businesses. We’re working together to build a better p...

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EA159: Compensation Strategies for Small Firm Architects [Podcast] from 2017-03-03T10:00:50

Compensation Strategies for Architects How do you get paid? How to you structure your fees as an architect? Architects love to talk about this topic! This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Mark R. Le...

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EA158 (updated): Getting Noticed Through Fun Projects [Podcast] from 2017-02-27T20:15:50

Getting Noticed Through Fun Projects This week, you can hear the story of two young architects coming together to build their dream. These guys survived the recession by developing a company creati...

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EA157: Modern Architecture and Design for the Masses with Architect Ben Uyeda [Podcast] from 2017-02-17T10:00:50

Modern Architecture and Design for the Masses Throughout the profession, a common theme we hear is how to leverage what we do as architects. How can we leverage what we do for the good of more peop...

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EA156: The Architect Specialist with Alan Stein [Podcast] from 2017-02-10T10:00:50

The Architect Specialist This week on the podcast we have an architect pursuing his dreams, following his passions, serving a market outside the traditional design studio business model and buildin...

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EA155: Developing Specifications for Small Projects [Podcast] from 2017-02-03T10:00:50

Developing Specifications for Small Projects How do you put together specifications for your projects as a small firm architect? Do you put them on drawings? Do you use a separate project manual? S...

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EA154: How to Succeed as a Married Couple in Architecture [Podcast] from 2017-01-27T10:00:50

How to Succeed as a Married Couple in Architecture “Being a married couple in architecture may be the most difficult, the most satisfying and the most successful approach at being small firm...

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EA153: Pursuing Your Passion as a Small Firm Architect [Podcast] from 2017-01-20T10:00:50

How to Pursue Your Passion as a Small Firm Architect Most architects are born dreamers, but we tend to be afraid to pursue those dreams. Often our dreams are stuck in our head and it’s hard t...

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EA152: 10 Steps for Creating Standard Operating Procedures for Architects [Podcast] from 2017-01-13T10:00:50

10 Steps for Creating Standard Operating Procedures for Architects Michael Gerber, the author of The E-Myth Revisited, said, “Organize around business functions, not people. Build systems wit...

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EA151: How to Grow Your Architecture Firm [Podcast] from 2017-01-06T10:00:50

How to Grow Your Architecture Firm This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, How to Grow Your Architecture Firm with Todd Reding, President and CEO of Charrette Venture Group and Rena Klein, founder of ...

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EA150: Beautifully Simple Websites for Architects with Robert Yuen [Podcast] from 2016-12-23T10:00:50

Beautifully Simple Websites for Architects How can you find more work? How can you convert more proposals into projects? Tell your unique story to your target audience. That’s brand building,...

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EA149: Copyright Protection for Architects [Podcast] from 2016-12-16T10:00:50

Copyright Protection for Architects A question often raised is, “How do we protect our designs?” How can we deter a client from overextending their license to our ideas and using our de...

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EA148: Public Interest Design Firms [Podcast] from 2016-12-09T10:00:50

Public Interest Design Firms At EntreArchitect, we’re learning that we need to build a better business so we can be better architects. We want to make the work a better place. That’s wh...

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EA147: Profit First for Architects with author Mike Michalowicz [Podcast] from 2016-12-02T10:00:50

How to Build a Profitable Architecture Firm Profit… Then Art. In order to be a better architect, we must first be better business people. We need to build better businesses. This week’s...

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EA146: Design-Build is the Future of Architecture with Luis Jauregui [Podcast] from 2016-11-25T10:00:50

Design-Build is the Future of Architecture Architecture, construction, interiors and furniture. This week’s guest is a successful architect from Austin, Texas serving the high-end residential...

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EA145: An Architect on the Inside at HGTV with Dawn Zuber, AIA [Podcast] from 2016-11-18T10:00:50

An Architect on the Inside at HGTV HGTV... To many of us residential architects, that's a four letter word. Promoting unrealistic expectations for most projects regarding time, quality and bud...

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EA144: 3 Proven Public Relations Strategies for Small Firm Architects with Julie Taylor [Podcast] from 2016-11-11T10:00:50

Public Relations Strategies for Architects You’re out there hustling, shaking hands and responding to all your RFPs, you’ve got your business development down. At the other end, you hav...

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EA143: 3 Steps to Happiness as a Small Firm Architect [Podcast] from 2016-11-04T10:00:50

How To Be Happy as an Architect Architecture is a tough profession. We work long hours for years with passion and dedication to become architects. We struggle to launch our firms without basic busi...

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EA142: How To Succeed as a Residential Architect with Dale Mulfinger, FAIA [Podcast] from 2016-10-28T10:00:50

How To Succeed as a Residential Architect with Dale Mulfinger, FAIA It’s a difficult choice to pick a target market and focus all your energy, resources and effort on one market. It’s a...

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EA141: How to Build a Brand that Resonates with Your Most Valuable Clients [Podcast] from 2016-10-21T10:00:50

How to Build a Brand That Resonates with Your Most Valuable Clients Your brand is more than just your logo. Your brand is your story in the minds of those interacting with your firm. It’s abo...

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EA140: How To Use Your Story to Find the Work You Want with Architect Storyteller Jeff Echols [Podcast] from 2016-10-14T15:47:50

How To Use Your Story to Find the Work You Want We all know that storytelling is a critical part of your success in business. We need to know our story and how to tell it to our target market. That...

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EA139: Living an Integrated Life [Podcast] from 2016-10-07T10:00:37

Living an Integrated Life As small firm architects, work life balance plays a critical role in the success of our businesses as well as the success of our personal lives. This week at EntreArchitec...

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EA138: How to Design and Sell Modern Architecture as a Small Firm Architect with Cavin Costello [Podcast] from 2016-09-30T12:53:07

How to Design and Sell Modern Architecture as a Small Firm Architect When the world was in the midst of an economic crisis and there were no jobs, a young architect moved to a new town with one con...

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EA137: How to Get Published as an Architect [Podcast] from 2016-09-24T15:56:58

Every architect has a dream of having their work published in books and magazines. For some, it's a right of passage - a testament to hard work and years of focus. For others, it’s a mar...

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EA136: The Journey to Design the Thrivable Home with Architect Stacia Hood [Podcast] from 2016-09-16T10:00:05

When did you discover architecture? At what age did you learn that architecture was something you could do as a profession? When did you decide to become an architect? What was it that inspired you...

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EA135: Hacking Your Life for ARE Success and Beyond with Architect Evan Troxel [Podcast] from 2016-09-09T10:00:51

How To Pass the Architect Registration Exam When Real Life Gets in the Way How long did it take you to become a licensed architect? How many years went by before you focused on your studies and pas...

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The Quest for Predictable Revenue (Best of EntreArchitect Podcast) from 2016-08-26T10:00:27

Using Technology to Leverage a Powerful Idea for Predictable Revenue For the month of August at EntreArchitect Podcast, we’re focusing on Personal Development and we encourage you to dedicat...

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Profit…Then Art (Best of EntreArchitect Podcast) from 2016-08-26T10:00:27

Profit…Then Art: 12 Steps to Business Success in Architecture For the month of August at EntreArchitect Podcast, we focused on Personal Development and encouraged you to dedicate some time t...

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Risks&Rewards as an Architect Developer (Best of EntreArchitect Podcast) from 2016-08-19T10:00:27

Risks & Rewards as an Architect Developer For the month of August at EntreArchitect Podcast, we’re focusing on Personal Development and we encourage you to dedicate some time to building...

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Passive Income for Architects (Best of EntreArchitect Podcast) from 2016-08-12T10:00:27

Passive Income for Architects For the month of August at EntreArchitect Podcast, we’re focusing on Personal Development and we encourage you to dedicate some time to building a better you. T...

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Branding for Architects (Best of EntreArchitect Podcast) from 2016-08-05T15:00:27

  Branding for Architects For the month of August at EntreArchitect Podcast, we’re focusing on Personal Development and we encourage you to dedicate some time to building a better you. ...

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EA134: How to Get Started as an Architect Developer [Podcast] from 2016-07-29T10:00:41

This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, we invited Declan Keefe of Placetailor back to share his knowledge about How to Get Started as an Architect Developer. To hear Declan’s origin story about...

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EA133: The Power of Trying with Robert Yuen of SectionCut.com [Podcast] from 2016-07-22T10:00:36

Do you have an idea for a new product, service or business? Today, with all the tools available and so many of them free, you no longer have an excuse. If it’s something you really want and t...

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EA132: Cycling, Licensing and How to Pass the Architect Registration Exam with Michael Riscica [Podcast] from 2016-07-15T10:00

The road to success is a long and bumpy ride. For us licensed architects, we all dealt with the challenge of passing the Architect Registration Exam. For those of you studying to pass the ARE today...

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EA131: How to Overcome the Fear of Hiring Your First Employee with Architect Marica McKeel [Podcast] from 2016-07-08T10:00:33

Most of us, when we launched our firms, we started solo, working by ourselves from a small private studio and wearing every hat required to run a successful architecture firm. We worked that way fo...

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EA130: How to Build a Successful Architecture Firm That Works with Architect Declan Keefe [Podcast] from 2016-07-01T10:00:34

This month, we’re shifting our focus from technology to management. How do we build a successful business? How do we build the right systems and team? How can we efficiently and effectively d...

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EA129: From Architect to Tech Startup with Qi Su of Modelo.io [Podcast] from 2016-06-24T15:05:34

Have you ever had a great big idea for a product or service? Something bigger or completely different from what you're doing now? Do you ever wonder what your life would be like, if you pursue...

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EA128: 5 Ways to Use Technology to Reduce Our Stress [Podcast] from 2016-06-17T10:00:36

Technology... It can help us in so many ways. All month long, we've been sharing information here at EntreArchitect Podcast and over at the blog on the many ways that technology can help us be...

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EA127: 6 Technologies That Will Radically Change the Architecture Profession in Less Than 10 Years [Podcast] from 2016-06-10T10:00:29

We are living during an amazing period of time with rapid change and global innovation. Human society is changing before our very eyes. The world I knew as a pre-internet child no longer exists and...

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EA126: Successful Technologies for an Architect Startup with Architect Danny Cerezo [Podcast] from 2016-06-03T10:00:49

It's June and all month long we here at EntreArchitect are focusing our content on the category of Technology. On the blog, here on the podcast and inside EntreArchitect Academy we are diving ...

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EA125: Using Technology to Leverage a Powerful Idea for Predictable Revenue [Podcast] from 2016-05-27T10:00:03

Have you ever had an idea to improve your process; to make it more efficient or more effective in some big way? Maybe you are inspired to start a new business that will help take your architecture ...

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EA124: And the Winner is…[Podcast] from 2016-05-23T19:17:56

CVG Architecture Business Plan Competition 2016 Recorded live from the Sonesta Hotel in Downtown Philadelphia... the awards reception for the 2016 Charrette Venture Group Architecture Business Plan...

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EA123: Sketch Your Way to ARE Success with Architect Lora Teagarden [Podcast] from 2016-05-13T10:00:47

How to Use Sketches to Pass the Architecture Registration Exam In and among the everyday workings of being an architect, or studying to become one, we often find ourselves with new and innovative i...

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EA122: How to Build a System to Manage Your Architecture Clients’Expectations [Podcast] from 2016-05-06T10:00:16

Happy clients are the result of clients knowing what to expect, when to expect it, and how much it’s going to cost when their expectations are met. This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Mark ...

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EA121: The 12 Critical Categories of Business That Will Take Your Firm from Struggling Studio to Small Firm Success Story [Podcast] from 2016-04-29T10:00:49

In architecture school, we all had a dream of what we would become when we became architects; designing beautiful spaces and making the world a better place with each project. We each told ourselve...

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EA120: The 7 Essential Elements of an Equitable Architecture Firm [Podcast] from 2016-04-22T10:00:19

What if you were going to start your firm today, from scratch, with the knowledge that you now have? Would you do things differently? How could you ensure that the firm is prosperous and encourages...

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EA119: The Sole Practitioner Architecture Firm Culture [Podcast] from 2016-04-15T22:30:33

When we talk about firm culture, our first thoughts lead us to a busy studio full of staff working with dozens of clients. Don't we need a firm full of people before we can have a firm culture...

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EA118: Architecture Firm Culture…Why is it Critical to Our Success? [Podcast] from 2016-04-08T10:00:12

Architecture Firm Culture Many of us architects are so focused on our business, our design and all the things we have going on that we don't think about culture. We may not even think it'...

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EA117: How the Next Generation of Architects will Change the World [Podcast] from 2016-04-01T10:00:57

Every new generation of architects hopes that they will make a difference and change society for the better. We have so many new skills, access to new tools, and a driving passion to serve others. ...

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EA116: How to Successfully Prepare and Present Your Ideas as an Architect [Podcast] from 2016-03-25T10:00:51

Presentation Skills for Architects Leadership is about visions and ideas and being able to clearly communicate that knowledge to an audience. This week on the EntreArchitect Podcast, I welcome bac...

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EA115: How to Become a Thought Leader in Architecture [Podcast] from 2016-03-18T11:00:28

Are you an expert on a specific topic or technique? Do you have a passion for a specific cause? Do you seek to influence a group of people? Are you a leader or want to be one for innovation and cha...

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EA114: The Three Rs of Team Building [Podcast] from 2016-03-11T11:00:53

How to Build a Strong Balanced Team in Architecture As leaders, we determine who's on our team and how it will work. Getting this right is the difference between experiencing frustration verse...

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EA113: How to Start, Grow, and Inspire a Team as the Leader of a Small Firm Architecture Studio [Podcast] from 2016-03-04T13:26:11

Leadership for Architects Leadership can be overwhelming; where do we start? How do we grow a team and inspire them to work toward a common vision? Often, fear makes it difficult for us to try some...

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EA112: How to Face Your Fear of Selling as a Small Firm Architect [Podcast] from 2016-02-26T11:00:48

How To Sell Architectural Services Throughout my years as an architect and since launching EntreArchitect in 2012, I have discovered that the number one weakness of small firm architects is Sales ...

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EA111: How to Manage Your Sales Pipeline as a Small Firm Architect [Podcast] from 2016-02-19T11:00:16

Every week we receive calls from potential clients; people who have come our way through word of mouth, a Google search or in response to our amazing marketing efforts. We answer those calls and we...

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EA110: How to Negotiate as a Small Firm Architect [Podcast] from 2016-02-12T11:00:56

When someone wants one thing and we want another, how do we successfully convince them to go our way? How do we find a solution that works for everyone involved? Negotiation doesn't always com...

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EA109: 5 Steps to Successful Sales for Small Firm Architects [Podcast] from 2016-02-05T17:51:37

Sales… It conjures up images of slippery slick salespeople pushing their unnecessary products on to people who don't even want them. For many of us small firm architects, the idea of hig...

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EA108: 4 Steps for Changing the Architect’s Mindset on Money [Podcast] from 2016-01-29T11:00:06

With a twisted sense of pride, too many architects today accept the small firm stereotype of "starving artist". Seeds planted in architecture school bloom into a full-on virus as professi...

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EA107: Financial Intelligence for Small Firm Architects [Podcast] from 2016-01-22T11:00:46

It takes time and effort to learn what we need to know to be successful. As EntreArchitects, we need to build better businesses. Focusing on our finances must be a priority. Understanding how to pr...

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EA106: How To Use Design Awards to Promote Your Architecture Firm [Podcast] from 2016-01-15T11:00:06

Are you an award wining architect? Would you like to promote your firm through the recognition of your design excellence? Design awards are a great way to differentiate your firm from others. This ...

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EA105: The All-New EntreArchitect Academy [Podcast] from 2016-01-07T23:43:35

Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed your holiday and have started your new year with enthusiasm, determination and focus. It's going to be a great 2016. I'm sure you are noticing a few chang...

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EA104: Success in 2016 with Just ONE Goal [Podcast] from 2015-12-18T09:47:13

It's that time of year again. The bells are ringing for the holidays and we're all busy wrapping up deadlines before the turn of a new year. It's also time to look ahead to 2016. How...

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EA103: 3 Roadblocks Experienced by Every Entrepreneur Architect and What To Do About It [Podcast] from 2015-12-10T09:44:35

Architecture is a tough business. How do we find work? How do we find help? How do we grow, make more money and ensure that our small firms are profitable? This week I welcome back a friend of the ...

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EA102: Risks and Rewards with Architect Developer Jim Zack [ Podcast] from 2015-12-04T09:42:03

A dream for so many of us small firm architects; design, build and develop our own residential architecture. No rules. No limits. No clients. You make the decisions for what gets built and what doe...

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EA101: How To Grow Your Design Business with Brian Corcodilos [Podcast] from 2015-11-27T09:39:58

Starting your own design business while still in architecture school. Graduating, growing and building that simple idea into a thriving multi-disciplined design build company. That's what this...

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EA100: Featuring You! [Podcast] from 2015-11-19T09:37:07

So, this is it! Episode 100 of the EntreArchitect Podcast. This is certainly a milestone in the history of the EntreArchitect Platform and there is no way this could have happened without you, th...

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EA099: Field Guide Series–Marketing Your Self-Published Book as a Small Firm Architect [Podcast] from 2015-11-13T09:34:18

You listened to Episode 97 and you have your upcoming self-published book all figured out. You know what you're writing about, to whom you are writing, how to actually sit down every day and w...

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EA098: Life of an Entrepreneur Architect with Marc Teer of BlackSpectacles.com [Podcast] from 2015-11-06T09:31:28

Have you ever considered following a dream other than a traditional practice in architecture? Do you have a passion that is burning inside? Maybe you have a great idea for a new business, but you a...

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EA097: Field Guide Series–How to Self-Publish Your Book as a Small Firm Architect [Podcast] from 2015-10-30T09:28:56

We all have a story. We all have knowledge that we can share. We are all experts at something. I think… we all have a book in us that needs to be written. On this.. Part Three of the EntreArc...

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EA096: 15 Reasons Why Hiring a Professional Architectural Photographer is Worth Every Penny [Podcast] from 2015-10-22T09:26:15

We all work so hard at what we do. We spend hours meeting with potential clients, preparing proposals and selling our services. When we finally get the job, we spend months developing the designs f...

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EA095: 5 Steps for Successfully Managing Your Architecture Client’s Experience [Podcast] from 2015-10-15T09:23:01

Your story in the mind of the client is your brand. That story is told, one chapter at a time, through everything you do and everything you say. At every point of contact your client is learning mo...

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EA094: The Consequence of Technology on the Profession with George Valdes [Podcast] from 2015-10-08T09:19:57

We are living at a time when massive, paradigm shifting technologies are being introduced everyday. Change is happening very rapidly. New technologies are going to change the way we practice, how w...

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EA093: The Anatomy of a Successful Small Business with Crown Point Cabinetry CEO Brian Stowell [Podcast] from 2015-10-01T09:16:31

Last week on the podcast, I shared my 12 Steps to Business Success in Architecture, the same presentation I shared at the recent AIA CRAN Symposium. I proposed that if you learn how to execute on e...

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EA092: Profit…Then Art [Podcast] from 2015-09-25T09:15:03

12 Steps to Business Success in Architecture I'm a day late on producing this episode because Annmarie and I just returned from Minneapolis, Minnesota where we attended the Custom Residential ...

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EA091: Beginning Your Career in Architecture with Kevin J. Singh [Podcast] from 2015-09-17T09:09:33

One guest-post that has made a major impact on the EntreArchitect Community was written by architect and educator Kevin J. Singh about a year ago. That post, 21 Rules for a Successful Life in Arch...

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EA090: Innovation and the Practice of Architecture with Jeremy Welu of DELV Design [Podcast] from 2015-09-10T09:06:13

One of my favorite parts of running things here at EntreArchitect is that I get to speak with people who are thinking outside the box; people who are coloring outside the lines; people who have new...

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EA089: Field Guide Series–Passive Income for Small Firm Architects [Podcast] from 2015-09-03T09:03:06

Imagine working in your studio, designing a great project for another happy client and your receive a notification on your iPhone that Paypal dropped $50 in your pocket. Then after work, you head o...

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EA088: How to Avoid Burnout as an Architect with Jane Walton [Podcast] from 2015-08-27T09:00:31

Leaders of small firms are experiencing many of the same challenges as the leaders of large firms. Leadership transition, balancing our firms and our families, and equity in architecture (as my fri...

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EA087: 12 Rules for Hiring Your First Employee [Podcast] from 2015-08-13T08:58:03

After you have all your business fundamentals in place; your branding is nailed, your marketing is set up and your sales system is bringing in consistent new work… you are going to start gett...

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EA086: Virtual Reality in Architecture with George Valdes [Podcast] from 2015-08-06T08:54:47

Imagine taking your client for a tour of their new building. Entering the front door, walking through the lobby full of natural light and vaulted ceilings. You point to a detail above where the sun...

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EA085: Architecture Registration Exam with AIAS Past-President Charlie Klecha [Podcast] from 2015-07-30T08:47:28

He committed to taking all 7 sections of the Architecture Registration Exam in 7 days. He launched a new scholarship program where recent graduates of architecture school can be reimbursed for the ...

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EA084: Field Guide Series–Building, Branding and Marketing Your Startup Design Business with Eric Reinholdt [Podcast] from 2015-07-16T08:43:37

Many of us have a dream of starting our own firm. Others of us have already taken the plunge and launched. The first question, after we make that fateful decision is, "How do we find work?&quo...

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EA083: Is EntreArchitect a Movement? [Podcast] from 2015-07-09T08:39:26

A Progress Report from EntreArchitect EntreArchitect is a movement that is slowly growing. It's a community of like-minded architects who are tired of the status quo; tired of working long h...

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EA082: 5 Rules for Living Your Life in the Present [Podcast] from 2015-07-02T08:36:40

I often find myself living in the past or in the future. I have my head down, focused on my plans and getting things done. It is not uncommon for me to go days without really experiencing the prese...

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EA081: My 5 Tools for Pursuing a Productive Paperless Virtual Studio [Podcast] from 2015-06-25T08:32:15

For 11 years Fivecat Studio was located in Pleasantville, New York about 10 minutes from our home in Chappaqua. It was a 2000 square foot space with hardwood floors, large windows, exposed structur...

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EA080: Business Systems for Architects with Norbert Lemermeyer [Podcast] from 2015-06-11T08:28:45

Building a successful business can be fun... if you play it like a sport. Learn the rules, build your skills, make small improvements on a consistent basis and you will soon master the game. Soon y...

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EA079: Leadership in the Profession of Architecture with Jes Stafford from 2015-06-04T08:23:52

Your career in architecture is what you make it. Your success. Your failures. Whether you grow or stay small. Each decision you make will lead you to your destination. Choosing to be a leader somet...

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EA078: Creating a Culture of Profitability with June Jewell [Podcast] from 2015-05-28T08:19:42

Establishing a culture of profitability starts with you, the small firm architect. You need to change the way you think about business and money before you can foster a culture of success for your ...

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EA077: 3 Simple Steps to Success in Architecture [Podcast] from 2015-05-21T08:15:38

Success is not difficult. It's not a secret or magic. There are rules to success. There are steps we can take. The knowledge is out there. The knowledge is on the podcast and here at the blog....

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EA076: How To Establish a Culture of Accountability at Your Architecture Firm with Architect Steve Wintner [Podcast] from 2015-05-14T08:12:53

Imagine an architecture firm where the systems are in place, the people are in place, the roles and responsibilities of everyone is established... both at the ownership level and at the employee le...

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EA075: 12 Ways to Quickly Get Started Using Evernote [Podcast] from 2015-05-07T08:09

I know we have all heard the hype about Evernote. Many of us have downloaded the free app, took a spin and never looked again. Others have given it a try, created a few notebooks, added a few to-do...

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EA074: My Favorite Place [Podcast] from 2015-04-30T08:06:03

Each month, a group of dedicated architect bloggers, lead by my friend Bob Borson over at the Life of an Architect blog, participates at an online event called #ArchiTalks. Bob assigns a specific t...

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EA073: The Power of Picking a Target Market [Podcast] from 2015-04-23T08:03:39

In addition to developing a sales system, the concept of Target Market is the one thing that I most credit for the success of my small firm, Fivecat Studio. Every day I see architects’ websit...

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EA072: 7 Benefits to AIA Membership for Small Firm Architects [Podcast] from 2015-04-16T08:00:43

Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. This past recession has been tough on the architecture profession. For the past several years many of us have bee...

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EA071: How to Build a Better Profession with Architect and Educator Larry Speck [Podcast] from 2015-04-09T07:57:27

Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. Entrepreneurism, architects pursuing ventures outside the traditional practice, the education of architects, the ...

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EA070: Architectural Specification Systems for Residential Architects [Podcast] from 2015-04-02T07:53:49

Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. The compilation and documentation of project specifications may be one of the most important services we provide ...

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EA069: The 5 Business Structures for Small Firm Architects [Podcast] from 2015-03-25T07:50:20

Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. Fivecat Studio was founded in 1999. Annmarie and I were 29 years old. She was licensed. I was not. With no client...

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EA068: Solutions for Architect Moms (and Dads) with ArchiMom.com Founder Amy Kalar [Podcast] from 2015-03-20T07:47:18

Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. “Do you ever wonder what might happen if you chose not to work late on a deadline because you need to take ...

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EA067: My 10 Steps to a Successful Life [Podcast] from 2015-03-12T07:44:43

Take Action! Every once in a while I need to look inward at my own life and remind myself how blessed I am. I often find myself falling into a mild depression, stressed and discouraged by what I ha...

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EA066: My 10 Rules for a Powerful Brand in Architecture [Podcast] from 2015-03-05T07:41:34

Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. Last week on the podcast, I had the great opportunity to speak with Emily Hall, a senior associate with Union Stu...

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EA065: How to Successfully Rebrand an Architecture Studio with Emily Hall [Podcast] from 2015-02-26T06:44:55

Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. When Annmarie and I launched our residential architecture studio in 1999, we made a very important decision about...

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EA064: 7 Truths of Successful Small Firm Partnerships [Podcast] from 2015-02-19T06:41:40

Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. After years of contributing to the profession of small firm architecture through my weekly post here at the blog,...

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EA063: Residential Construction Management with Architect Nicholas Renard [Podcast] from 2015-02-12T06:37:42

Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. Have you ever put all your heart and soul into a architecture project? Have you ever worked from inception at Sch...

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EA062: Emerging Leaders with AIAS President Charlie Klecha [Podcast] from 2015-02-04T06:34:46

Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I have a very special guest. He's a friend of mine and a ri...

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EA061: Marketing Trends for Architects with Sylvia Montgomery [Podcast] from 2015-01-29T06:31:34

Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. Sylvia Montgomery is a senior partner and head of the Architecture, Engineering and Construction practice at Hing...

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EA060: Architecture Business Plan Competition with Todd Reding [Podcast] from 2015-01-22T06:26:31

Last winter, the founder and CEO of Charrette Venture Group, Matt Ostanik contacted me and inquired about my interest in being a jury member of his new Architecture Business Plan Competition. I rec...

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EA059: The Invisible Force Working Against Every Small Firm Architect [Podcast] from 2015-01-14T06:20:44

There is an invisible force occurring with every project we start and it is working against us. It’s working against me. It’s working against you. It is working against every small firm...

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EA058: Work Harder [Podcast] from 2015-01-07T06:17:16

In this episode of the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I talk about my goals for 2015 and how I will accomplish each one. Please review this podcast on iTunes. Referenced in the Episode The Total M...

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EA057: 7 Steps to a Successful Work Week for Small Firm Architects [Podcast] from 2014-12-17T06:14:07

As the new year quickly approaches, we hear the annual recommendations for planning our year ahead. Every magazine and blog is running an article about how to plan for 2015. Although stating long t...

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EA056: My 5 Rules of Successful Leadership for Small Firm Architects [Podcast] from 2014-12-10T06:11:17

As Entrepreneur Architects, we are all leaders. Whether we are running a firm of 1 or 100, it is leadership that will determine the success or failure of a firm. It does not matter how bad the econ...

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EA055: The Passion Profit Cycle of Success for Your Small Firm [Podcast] from 2014-12-04T06:08:01

The passion required to overcome the fear and uncertainty of launching a start-up business is a very powerful emotion. It's what takes us from "business-owner architect" to Entrepren...

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EA054: A Day in the Life of Mark R. LePage [Podcast] from 2014-12-01T06:04:45

Once per month, my friend Bob Borson at LifeofanArchitect.com organizes a group of bloggers to write on a specific topic. The series is called #ArchiTalks. Search for it on Twitter or on EntreArchi...

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EA053: Find Your Purpose Through Personal Productivity with Architect Dan Hart [Podcast] from 2014-11-19T05:50:28

As small firm architects, we are all wearing so many hats. We have so much going on in our lives. As Partner in Charge of Operations at my small firm Fivecat Studio, I am CEO, COO, CFO, President, ...

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EA052: How to Take Your Idea to Market with HowToArchitect Founder Doug Patt from 2014-11-12T05:47:12

This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast is a registered Architect based in Allentown Pennsylvania. He has worked in the architectural field since 1993, specializing in high-end residential ...

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EA051: Finding The Missing 32% with Equity by Design Founder Rosa Sheng [Podcast] from 2014-11-05T05:42:21

A few week back, I traveled to the west coast of the United States to attend The Equity by Design Symposium organized by a committee of AIA San Francisco called The Missing 32%. The event was well ...

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EA050: Big Changes with AIAS Executive Director Nick Serfass [Podcast] from 2014-10-29T05:38:35

This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I have the privilege to be speaking with a man that may have some answers for students and professionals regarding IDP, the AIAS and the future of t...

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EA048: Success Through Storytelling with Bob Fisher of DesignIntelligence [Podcast] from 2014-10-09T05:33:53

This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, Bob Fisher of DesignIntelligence and I have a fantastic conversation about how small firm architects may succeed through storytelling. Another submi...

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EA047: 5 Ways To Focus Your Gift as a Dreamer [Podcast] from 2014-10-03T05:31:17

I am, like so many of you... I am a dreamer. Every day of my life, since I was a small child, I have lived much of my waking life... and in fact, many of my sleeping hours as well, dreaming about m...

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EA046: My 10 Steps to Build Better Rapport and Close More Sales [Podcast] from 2014-09-25T05:08:27

I believe the most important business skill you need to succeed is knowing how to build rapport. This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I share my 10 steps to build better rapport and clo...

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EA045: 10 Tips From a Recovering Procrastinator [Podcast] from 2014-09-12T05:05:01

My name is Mark R. LePage and I am a recovering procrastinator. After 40+ years, I don't have much hope of ever finding a cure, but recently I have found some ways to hang on to the wagon and ...

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EA044: How to Land Your First Job in Architecture [Podcast] from 2014-09-04T05:01:49

Last December I was invited to speak at AIAS Forum 2013; the American Institute of Architecture Students national convention. This year the event was held in Chicago... Yes, Chicago in December, an...

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EA043: 5 Mistakes I Made When Launching My Virtual Architecture Studio [Podcast] from 2014-08-29T04:58:32

Everything I do in business, I approach as an experiment. It’s been 9 months since moving Fivecat Studio out of our 2,000 square foot studio in Pleasantville, New York to a new 200 square foo...

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EA042: This is Exciting–Making a Difference at Entrepreneur Architect [Podcast] from 2014-08-21T04:55:49

It is the individual small firm architects, taking charge of their own success and working with other individual architects; collaborating and sharing their knowledge that will really take this pro...

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EA041: Top 10 Ways Architects Can Earn More Money [Podcast] from 2014-08-09T04:52:21

To successfully complete a project, an architect is responsible for making thousands of critical decisions. To complete the development of a standard residential additions and alterations project, ...

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EA040: My 4 Simple Steps to Getting Things Done [Podcast] from 2014-08-01T04:47:44

A little past 6AM, tunes from the local radio station wake me from a very deep slumber. Typically, I will set the alarm to 6:14, so I hear music rather than the daily bad news report. I am very ser...

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EA039: A Virtual Round Table Discussing the Virtual Studio [Podcast] from 2014-07-24T04:43:02

This week on the podcast, I invited small firm architects Lee Calisti, Jeremiah Russell, Steve May and Neal Pann to discuss the virtual studio business model. Neal was in the wilds of Canada on vac...

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EA038: Hardware and Electronic Equipment for Small Firm Architects [Podcast] from 2014-07-18T04:39:49

In the 15 years that Annmarie and I have been practicing at our small residential architecture firm, we have seen much of our hardware come and go. We launched the firm with a single Dell workstati...

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EA037: My Answers to 11 Big Questions About Architecture (Podcast) from 2014-07-11T04:36:30

Late yesterday afternoon, I received an email from my friend Bob Borson of Life of an Architect. His message was a challenge to all architect bloggers on the internet. Bob challenged us to coordina...

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EA036: A Call to Action for Small Firm Architects at AIA Convention 2015 [Podcast] from 2014-07-04T04:33:26

This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I talk about my week and share my insights on the Business Plan Competition and the AIA National Convention. It was a fantastic week. Please review ...

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EA035: Business Systems for Architects with Enoch Sears of BusinessOfArchitecture.com [Podcast] from 2014-06-19T04:30:15

This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast I chatted with my friend Enoch Sears, the founder of BusinessOfArchitecture.com. Each week, Enoch hosts the Business of Architecture Show, a video po...

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EA034: How to Raise Your Fees [Podcast] from 2014-06-05T04:26:37

When Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio back in 1999, we took the work we could get and charged what we thought our clients wanted to pay. As we matured as architects and grew as a business, we...

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EA033: Architects Creating Homes with Rand Soellner from 2014-05-29T04:20:02

Residential architecture is very different than any other building type. The scale is different. The materials are different. The details are different… and our clients... well, they are very...

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EA032: Business Classes for Architecture Students, Architect Moms and More Q&A from the Community [Podcast] from 2014-05-22T04:16:49

This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I am turning things over to you, the Entrepreneur Architect Community. Every day I receive emails from members of the community. Many are letters of...

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EA031: The Architectural Services Sales System [Podcast] from 2014-05-16T04:14:12

We need to talk. This may be uncomfortable, but we need to talk about money. Are you making enough to finish each month with a profit? Are you making enough to live comfortably? Are you making enou...

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EA030: Ten Rules to Project Management Success [Podcast] from 2014-05-09T04:11:34

One of the most important of all the tasks we perform as architects is Project Management. The success of each project sits squarely in our hands. If managed poorly, a single project may set our pr...

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EA029: BIMsanity…Is AutoCAD LT a Better Choice for Small Firm Architects? [Podcast] from 2014-05-01T04:08:09

I met my wife Annmarie in 1993 at my first job with Barry Poskanzer Architecture and Planning in Ridgewood, NJ. I had been working as an intern for several months and Barry was seeking a new employ...

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EA028: Business Software for Small Firm Architects with Steven Burns, FAIA [Podcast] from 2014-04-24T04:04:49

One of the most important tasks architects should be doing to improve the success of their firms is to develop strong business systems that will allow them to quickly perform the routine everyday t...

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EA027: Investigating the Missing 32% with Architect Rosa Sheng [Podcast] from 2014-04-17T04:01:10

Architecture school graduating classes consist of approximately 50% men and 50% women, but somewhere along the way to licensure, 32% of the women drop out of the profession to pursue other paths. W...

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EA026: Cool Spaces! on PBS TV with Architect Stephen Chung [Podcast] from 2014-04-10T03:56:37

When I speak with architects about the critical issues we are facing in the profession, many of us echo the same solution of educating the public on what we do and why we do it. “If they only...

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EA025: Successful Social Media Strategies for Architects [Podcast] from 2014-04-02T03:54:10

Annmarie and I launched our first website at fivecat.com in 1998, way before any other architects in the region were online. I've been writing blogs since 2006 and as social media grew in popu...

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EA024: My Architecture Business Plan for Fivecat Studio [Podcast] from 2014-03-28T03:49:14

This Episode is Top Secret In this episode of the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I talk about how to create your own life plan and I’ll walk you through my own business plan step-by-step; th...

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EA023: How to Build a Debt-Zero Architecture Firm [Podcast] from 2014-03-21T03:46:01

Money is critical to the success of any architecture firm, but how and why you find that money may determine whether you live or die as a small business. In this episode of the Entrepreneur Archite...

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EA021: My Journey from Architecture School to My Own Architecture Firm [Podcast] from 2014-03-16T03:27

I am a born entrepreneur. It is in my blood. From age 10, when I decided to become an architect, I knew that someday I would lead my own firm. With certainty for my destination, I planned my path, ...

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EA022: How To Find Your First Job in Architecture with Edward Rowse Architects [Podcast] from 2014-03-13T03:39:32

This one is for the students. Dayne DeSerres is a working intern at Edward Rowse Architects based in Foxboro Massachusetts. He promotes the firm via Social Media and we communicate often on Twitter...

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EA020: How To More Than Double Your Fee on Your Next Architecture Project [Podcast] from 2014-02-27T03:22:37

During my interview with a potential client, I answer many questions. Most are very similar; How much will it cost? How long will it take? Are you available to start right away? Do you have any ref...

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EA019: My 6 Steps for Accomplishing Your Goals Without Feeling Overwhelmed [Podcast] from 2014-02-20T03:18:03

Do you ever feel overwhelmed with all your responsibilities? Of course you do, you're an architect. We are born and bred to be overcommitted and stressed. On this episode I am going to share m...

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EA018: David Zach is a Futurist [Podcast] from 2014-02-14T03:13:59

David Zach is a Futurist. I don't know about you, but before meeting David at AIAS Forum in Chicago, I thought Futurism was the creation of science fiction writers. But in fact, David Zach is ...

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EA017: The Entrepreneur Architect Manifesto [Podcast] from 2014-02-07T03:09:03

In this episode I'll be talking about my Entrepreneur Architect Manifesto. I launched the Entrepreneur Architect blog in 2007 as a personal project to record my thoughts about business in arch...

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EA016: Five Ways to Embrace Your Personal Evolution [Podcast] from 2014-01-31T03:04:05

In this episode I'll share five ways to embrace your Personal Evolution. How, as we move through different seasons in our lives, our priorities change and the things that may have been importa...

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EA015: Architectural Fees|How To Get Paid as an Architect [Podcast] from 2014-01-24T02:59:12

Since launching the blog back in 2007, there has been one topic that I have been asked about more than any other. Whenever I write about it, either at the blog or over at the Entrepreneur Architect...

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EA014: Architecture Does Matter|An Interview with BSA President Emily Grandstaff-Rice [Podcast] from 2014-01-16T02:51:27

She is the daughter of an economist inspired by an advocate St. Louis architect at the age of 15. This week's guest on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast climbed her way up through the profess...

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EA013: Profit…Then Art|Architects Build a Better World By Making More Money [Podcast] from 2014-01-09T02:39:09

It’s Official! The Entrepreneur Architect Podcast is now on a weekly schedule. In this, my 13th episode, I share the new schedule for everything Entrepreneur Architect including the weekly po...

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EA012: How Business Consultants Will Help Small Firm Architects Build Better Businesses with Rena Klein [Podcast] from 2013-12-12T02:32:29

Rena Klein, FAIA is a teacher, a speaker, an author and principal of RM Klein Consulting; a firm offering a variety of services aimed at small firm architects. On this episode of the Entrepreneur A...

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EA011: The Virtual Studio with Kevin deFreitas [Podcast] from 2013-11-13T02:25:07

In this eleventh episode of the Entrepreneur Architect podcast, I speak with architect Kevin deFreitas about his success as an Entrepreneur Architect using a virtual studio business model. Annmarie...

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EA010: Alternative Business Structures for Architects with Oscia Wilson [Podcast] from 2013-10-13T02:16:16

Oscia Wilson has built an architecture firm based on the ideas she learned through practicing Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). Using a distributed business model, with members of the firm working...

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EA009: The Power of Connection with Susan Serra [Podcast] from 2013-09-12T02:10:40

In this episode of the Entrepreneur Architect podcast we’re hanging out with a long time online friend of mine, Susan Serra. Susan is a kitchen designer, an online marketer, an entrepreneur m...

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EA008: Breaking all the Rules|Building a Successful Design Firm While Still in Architecture School [Podcast] from 2013-08-12T02:03:51

Like many architecture students, Brian Corcodilos and Vincent DeFazio had a dream of one day starting their own architectural design firm. But they didn’t let the rules get in their way. Whil...

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EA007: Opportunities Come from Unexpected Places|An Interview with Pat Flynn [Podcast] from 2013-07-13T01:56:43

Pat Flynn graduated from UC Berkeley Architecture, loved the profession and was working his way through the ranks to become an architect. He was living his dream... until the day he was Let Go. In ...

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EA006: Living the archiCULTURE|An Interview with Film Director/Producer Ian Harris [Podcast] from 2013-06-13T01:50:11

In this episode of the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I am speaking with Ian Harris, the co-Founder of Arbuckle Industries and the co-Director and Producer of the new documentary film archiCULTURE...

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EA005: Professional Liability Insurance with Frank D. Musica of Victor O. Schinnerer&Co., Inc. [Podcast] from 2013-05-13T01:41:45

Subscribe to The Entrepreneur Architect Podcast at iTunes We’ve enjoyed lots of engagement here on the blog lately and one subject that consistently triggers a response from readers is Profes...

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EA004: Selling Architecture as a Product with Karl Daubmann of Blu Homes from 2013-04-13T01:30:08

Subscribe at iTunes Blu Homes has reinvented residential design with their patented folding prefab construction… offering architecture as a product. Todays guest at The Entrepreneur Architect...

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EA003: Storytelling with Architect Collier Ward [Podcast] from 2013-03-13T01:23:54

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe via RSS Architects are storytellers. We all know stories inspired by architecture. Stories of success and failure. Our greatest works of architecture hold stories that...

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EA002: Secrets to Blogging Success with Bob Borson from 2013-02-13T01:15:33

Today I have another great interview with my friend, Bob Borson, a dallas based residential architect who has become rather well known online through his blog, Life of an Architect. We discussed hi...

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EA001: Architecture is Dead|An Interview with Christopher Pollard from 2013-01-12T23:43:25

In this first episode of The Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I sit down with Christopher Pollard, Founder and CEO of Anon Design Collective (live at Fivecat Studio). He is trained as an architect, ...

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EA000: Introduction to The Entrepreneur Architect Podcast from 2012-12-12T16:00:43

One month ago, on November 12, 2012, I published a blog post introducing The 12/12/12 Project. The idea behind the 12/12/12 Project is to push through your fear of failure, make a decision final an...

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