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 that fuel the evolution of built environments. With over 20 years of experience, Bradley has grown to understand the value of designing with wellbeing and space-making in mind. The firm's clean, modern, and crisp concepts celebrate their local community and showcase architecture as a true art form. His...
Aug 06, 2021•44 min
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 performance. With a strong background in financial analysis and strategic initiatives, Bola thrives on building relationships between finance and management teams to ensure the overall financial success of projects and her firm. She holds a Master's in Education & Social Policy from NYU, Master's in Applied Mat...
Aug 03, 2021•42 min
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 beautifully designed. He created and contributed until the day he died at age 87. Jane's passion is creating beautifully designed organizations that bring out the best in people. She understands that people want and need three things to be successful. 1. to contribute to their fullest 2. to be appreciated for their ...
Jul 30, 2021•52 min
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 Development, Communication – including Audio Branding and Personal Development. Randy is the founder of two different podcasts. The Encourage Build Grow podcast helps Design Professionals become better leaders, better communicators, and ultimately better people. The I am Northwest Arkansas podcast covers the inters...
Jul 27, 2021•53 min
The Little Architect’s Alphabet Lora is an Architect at RATIO, headquartered in Indianapolis, and the founder of L² Design, LLC. A published author and creator of The Little Architect’s Alphabet and #AREsketches, her passion for the profession drives her to mentor young professionals and volunteer in her community. She is a 2017 Young Architect Award winner, the 2019 Chair of the Young Architects Forum, 2020 AIA Indianapolis President, and was recently elected as an At-Large Representative on th...
Jul 23, 2021•43 min
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 suppliers in the construction industry throughout the state of Florida. Before law school, Jason spent a decade working in the construction industry, primarily as a project manager and operations director for both new construction and remodeling. He also has experience in the wholesale and retail elec...
Jul 20, 2021•57 min
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 has worked for numerous other architecture firms, both large and small, and has experience in pretty much every software and drafting package used in the industry today. When setting out on his own Mark chose to invest his time and money in SketchUp, and subsequently has developed practices, methods and ...
Jul 16, 2021•43 min
Serve Don’t Sell Liston Witherill is the founder of Serve Don’t Sell and creator of the Serve Don’t Sell Method. He works with expert service providers like designers, accountants, consultants, and coaches who are great at delivering their service but need help selling it. Liston is on a mission to change the way 100 million people sell so that buying services can feel as good as the day the world is vaccinated from COVID. He hopes you’ll join him on his mission. Liston also hosts the Modern Sal...
Jul 13, 2021•48 min
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 and vehicles of all types have contributed to his co-founding of a new vehicle company. Richard holds a bachelor's degree in literature from Thomas More College and a master's degree in architecture from the University of Notre Dame. Through his background in classical design, literature, art, and arc...
Jul 09, 2021•41 min
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-education campus environments. She leads CO Architects' Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice (EDI+J) initiative and was quoted in the Wall Street Journal as an expert on diversity training. Additionally, Antoinette has served as an AIA panelist, presenting insights on equity diversity and career opportun...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 9 min
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 located in Fullerton. Early in his professional life Daniel taught pilots and after was a cargo pilot. After retiring from aviation early in his career Daniel moved to architecture. Much of Daniel's experience practicing architecture has been larger projects in large and medium sized firms. Daniel started...
Jul 02, 2021•48 min
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 disciplines led him to architecture, where they all converge. This interdisciplinary view informs Lee's approach to every project. He creates narratives that unfold as people move through his designs, all senses engaged. His work can educate and entertain. Convey meaning and emotion. Provoke thought and i...
Jun 29, 2021•49 min
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 serves CVG's Investment Partners. She brings over 19 years of architectural marketing experience to CVG, with a focus on discovering a firm’s authentic personality and using it to drive strategy. She served for over six years as Senior Associate and Director of Marketing and New Business Development at Union ...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr
Breathing New Life into Underserved Communities Richard Loring, Director of Design + Construction for Domos Rossmore LLC, is an award-winning developer with a longstanding history of working with many of the most forward-thinking architecture firms. After receiving his masters in the History of English Architecture at Cambridge University, Loring founded Archetype, general contracting company, where he built many noteworthy contemporary buildings for 26 years. Loring then served as Managing Dire...
Jun 22, 2021•56 min
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 entrepreneurship. Her path to business ownership has been a little unconventional. She knew she was an entrepreneur from a very young age and had many businesses by the time she was in high school. She started her design career in interior design, receiving a degree from Chico State in interior design and...
Jun 18, 2021•43 min
Building a Coaching Business for Revit Users John Kinney went to school at Roger Williams College in 1982, then went to the Boston Architectural Center. He started in 1984 at a local architectural firm as an office person and has spent the last 36+ years in and around Boston, MA at many architectural firms, both large and small working on the technical aspect side of the business. John’s background in CADD started roughly after his first year in an architectural office when he jumped at the oppo...
Jun 15, 2021•44 min
Ownership Transition at a Legacy Architecture Firm Angela’s passion for design and entrepreneurial spirit began early in life leading her to pursue architecture right out of high school, attending the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo, and receiving her Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 2009. Following a brief hiatus in which she gained real-world experience as part of a small high-end residential firm in Brooklyn, she returned to Buffalo where she completed h...
Jun 11, 2021•57 min
Designing for Aging in Place with Architect Specialist Taylor Davis It’s so important for us as small firm architects to find the thing that’s personal for us, the purpose that we’ve been put on the planet for. Have you found the one thing that you want to focus on in your business? This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Designing for Aging in Place with Architect Specialist Taylor Davis. Learn more about Taylor at TPD Architect , or connect with her on Facebook , Instagram and LinkedIn . Please v...
Jun 04, 2021•57 min
Outsourcing Financial Management Services for Architecture Firms Maybe you know your small architecture firm needs to grow; you’re struggling to get the bills paid, but you want to take the next step. How can you figure out the right path for growth for your business? This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Outsourcing Financial Management Services for Architecture Firms. Learn more Yotam and his team at Precise , or connect with him on LinkedIn . Please visit Our Platform Sponsor ARCAT is the onli...
May 28, 2021•41 min
Shining a Light on Gender Stereotyping in the Architecture Profession Buildings are inclusive for a wide variety of people using the space, and it’s important to have designers that encompass that diversity and bring perspective to their work. What can we do as small firm architects to improve our profession in this area? This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Shining a Light on Gender Stereotyping in the Architecture Profession with Maggie Shannon and Stella Osborn. Connect with Stella on LinkedI...
May 21, 2021•51 min
Intentional Relationships Lead to Your Greatest Success Speaker, teacher, podcaster, and encourager, Randy Wilburn runs Encourage Build Grow, an agency that helps design firms with leadership development, communication, audio branding, and personal development. Randy is the founder of two different podcasts. The Encourage Build Grow podcast helps design professionals become better leaders, better communicators, and ultimately better people. The I am Northwest Arkansas podcast covers the intersec...
May 14, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Architecture Business Succession Planning Many small firm architects start their architecture firm and do their job without thinking about a succession plan. What are some things you should be thinking about to plan for the future of your small architecture firm? This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Architecture Business Succession Planning with Steven Goodman. Learn more about Steven at SGHPlanning.com , and find a free copy of his book “Business Succession Planning” at StevenGoodman.biz . Visi...
May 07, 2021•37 min
The Zweig Group Story Mark Zweig is a leading management and business expert in the architecture and engineering industry whose skills range from mergers & acquisitions and ownership transitions to start-ups and marketing. This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, The Zweig Group Story with founder and chairman Mark Zweig. Learn more about Mark at MarkZweig.com and ZweigGroup.com , check out his blog and connect with him on LinkedIn . Walton.uarch.edu/insights Visit Our Platform Sponsors ARCAT , ...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 10 min
10 Provisions Every Owner Architect Agreement Should Include There are common issues that come up in contract negotiation that you need to be aware of as an entrepreneur. As a leader of your small architecture firm, what should you be know when creating or updating your owner architect agreements? This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, 10 Provisions Every Owner Architect Agreement Should Include with law attorney Robert Herrmann. Learn more about Robert at OffitKurman.com or connect on Facebook , ...
Apr 23, 2021•53 min
How to Find an Architectural Photographer for your Architecture Firm As a small firm architect, it’s critical to find the right people to help you document your work so that you can leverage it to the greatest value possible years to come. How can you make sure that the architectural photographer that your small firm hires is the right one for you? This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, How to Find an Architectural Photographer for your Architecture Firm with Cavin Costello, Jason Roehner, and Dan...
Apr 16, 2021•44 min
BUILD SMART is Available Now at Gābl Media Announcing a new weekly podcast sharing the story of building a world-class architecture firm with former CEO of HOK, Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, and hosted by Mark R. LePage, AIA, NCARB. BUILD SMART is available now. Listen to episode 01 and subscribe to the show anywhere you listen to podcasts, and at gablmedia.com . The post Introducing BUILD SMART with Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects . Mentio...
Apr 12, 2021•9 min
Sales Forecasting Basics As small firm architects, sometimes we tend to shy away from the subject of sales. How do you manage the new projects entering your pipeline? What do you need to predict the work that’s coming your way so that you can leverage it for your success? This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Sales Forecasting Basics with Lindsay Diven. Connect with Lindsay online at MarketersTakeFlight.com , check out her podcast , and find her on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn . Get the FREE...
Apr 09, 2021•47 min
How To Be a Builder as a Small Firm Architect An architect is trained to be a problem solver. A contractor is trained to execute. How you create the systems in your small architecture firm to work as an architect and developer? This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Be a Builder as a Small Firm Architect with Lance Cayko and Alex Gore. Connect with Lance and Alex online at F9Productions.com , check out Inside the Firm Podcast , and find them on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram . Check out the Ar...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 9 min
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 new ways can we use to connect with others other than face-to-face? What is the key to business development in today’s world? This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Networking and Business Development in the New Era of Social Distancing with Julie Brown. Connect with Julie online JulieBrownBD.com , check out her...
Mar 26, 2021•44 min
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 and thoughtful development to impact your built environment in a positive way? This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Architecture, Development & New York City’s First All-Electric Tower with Jeffrey Sullivan. Connect with Jeffrey online at Alloy Development , or connect with him on LinkedIn . Visit Our Pla...
Mar 19, 2021•43 min
