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, Wall St. firms and telcos. Robert has held technology and architecture VP/Director-level positions at Stratus, Lucent, Mercury Systems and networking startups and was a co-founder of Coincident, an energy management company. Robert co-founded Embue following early voice-of-the-customer meetings that uncovered th...
Apr 28, 2023•35 min•Ep. 506
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: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Home for the Second Half of Life (Johns Hopkins). Here advises real estate developers on how to create places to help people thrive and provides consumer content to make wise choices about where and how to live. Ryan is a graduate of Princeton University and Stanford Business Scho...
Apr 21, 2023•55 min•Ep. 505
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 contemporary design. John’s approach to architecture balances theory and approachability, comfortably guiding the client to an understanding of complex design theories. He is particularly drawn to simplicity and duality in design, using minimalist designs to maximize solutions across projects all while trying to brin...
Apr 14, 2023•46 min•Ep. 504
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 House Consultant. He is also cohost of the Green Architects’ Lounge podcast, an enthusiastic participant of the Building Science Discussion Group in Portland, and a founding board member of PassivhausMAINE. When not designing planet positive buildings, Chris can be found either sailing in Casco Bay, or hiking a ...
Apr 07, 2023•42 min•Ep. 503
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 work under Thomas Beeby, (learning classical and traditional principles and details), and subsequently Stuart Cohen and Julie Hacker, (where traditional details were fused with a tailored, transitional design approach). Following his time at Cohen and Hacker, Tom formed his own practice, at which time he coincid...
Mar 31, 2023•48 min•Ep. 502
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 firms. In her practice, Enlivened Studios, she brings strategic business mentorship and experiential teaching practices to incite easeful collaboration and embolden transformational leadership. With 20+ years of corporate marketing and HR strategy experience, plus a lifetime of proven leadership, performance and cr...
Mar 24, 2023•51 min•Ep. 501
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 President and CEO of Gābl Technologies, Inc. and the founder of EntreArchitect, the global community for small firm entrepreneur architects, and EntreArchitect.com , the online platform launched in 2012 to provide information, resources, and training for architect business owners and small firm leaders. With his 1...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 500
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 active in both the futures markets and the physically traded material. In July 2019, Wisnefski founded MaterialsXchange, a B2B digital marketplace for buying and selling lumber and structural wood panel. The inspiration for this business came from his experience trading lumber futures. In 2009 He was the first trad...
Mar 10, 2023•52 min•Ep. 499
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 visibility and advancement of women in design and contributes as Senior Editor at Madame Architect. Amy is a life-long learner and is currently pursuing her MBA at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business. Amy brings experience with a wide variety of project types including workplace, sustainable design, mult...
Mar 03, 2023•44 min•Ep. 498
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 operations. Before transitioning into Business Development at Monograph, Tyler worked in large and small architecture offices and also ran his own architectural design studio for 2.5 years. He holds a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Michigan and a M. Arch from Princeton University. Tyler is currently cr...
Feb 24, 2023•40 min•Ep. 497
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. Since joining Nomi, she has specialized in the development of branded environments using both architectural and fabricated elements to create unique and custom experiences in architecture. From furniture and installations to campus planning, Melody brings creative solutions to 3 share the narrative and poetic expr...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 496
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 firms to strengthen their practices. His work is informed by over 30 years of practice experience culminating in his role as Principal/COO of a 200-person, multi-disciplinary, multi-location design firm. Rick taught professional practice at a Masters level for 10 years, is a frequent speaker at professional associati...
Feb 10, 2023•53 min•Ep. 495
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 teams in Computational Design, Digital Technologies, and Pattern Engineering. He also runs Out of Architecture, a career consulting firm helping designers apply their incredible talents in untraditional ways. He has a passion for sustainably growing teams in design and innovation and is always interested in helpi...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 494
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, Washington in 2014. Jared is a licensed architect in the state of Washington. Jared founded Shoegnome, LLC in 2010 to promote the use of Archicad and BIM in residential firms. In 2015, Jared evolved Shoegnome into a hybrid of BIM consultancy and architecture firm. Located in the Maple Leaf neighborhood of Seattle, Was...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 493
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 help you build better buildings. This week at the EntreArchitect Studio we are featuring: Scan2Plan - V. Owen Bush V Owen Bush is a creator and entrepreneur who uses immersion and participation to create transformative social experiences. His works are presented in venues such as live events, music festiva...
Jan 24, 2023•26 min•Ep. 9
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 lead to everyday brilliance. He is the author of five books (The Accidental Creative, Die Empty, Louder Than Words, Herding Tigers, The Motivation Code, Daily Creative) which have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he speaks and consults across dozens of industries on creativity, leadership, a...
Jan 20, 2023•36 min•Ep. 492
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 with society. The works have been exhibited at architecture film festivals such as New York, Rotterdam, Venice and New Zealand, among others, as well as biennials such as Switzerland or Seoul. Katerina Kliwadenko, a Chilean journalist, together with Mario Novas, a Spanish architect, are the people behind these work...
Jan 13, 2023•47 min•Ep. 491
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 National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) to learn how NCARB is responding to wide-reaching industry change and transformation. We’ll discuss NCARB’s role in advancing equity in architecture, including the Baseline of Belonging Report, as well as the adoption of new policies intended to strengthe...
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 3 min
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 profit maximization strategies. Her experience working for one of the world’s largest accounting firms inspired her to make corporate expertise accessible to small business owners through fractional CFO services. She also hosts a YouTube channel with over 35,000 subscribers and uses the platform to help small busine...
Jan 06, 2023•40 min•Ep. 490
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 Detroit in 1995, Michael has been working to implement change in his hometown preserving many of Detroit’s 20th-century landmark buildings, historic districts, and iconic neighborhoods. Michaels design leadership has helped transform Detroit with projects such as the Foundation Hotel, and the East Riverfront framewor...
Dec 30, 2022•52 min•Ep. 489
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 helping others create a business they love through Magnetic Marketing techniques which makes it easier to attract the best clients. Her book, Elevate! can be found on Amazon. Pam is a past-president of ASID Florida South Chapter, served on the Board of Architecture and Design in NJ and has written a book, Elevate...
Dec 23, 2022•48 min•Ep. 488
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. He is a leading management and business expert in the architecture and engineering industry, skilled in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), start-ups, leadership, Human Resources management, organization structure, ownership transition, and marketing. In addition, he is the author of 13 books, most recently “Co...
Dec 16, 2022•57 min•Ep. 487
An introduction to EntreArchitect Network and our goal of connecting 100,000 entrepreneur architects worldwide. Mentioned in this episode: Context & Clarity All Access Build Your Brand
Dec 15, 2022•20 min
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 help you build better buildings. This week at the EntreArchitect Studio we are featuring: Epic Smart Homes and Gary Sinise Foundation - Scott Ruzich Scott Ruzich presents a company that is aggressively at the forefront of modern technology. Epic Smart Homes exists to connect the dots between how you live a...
Dec 13, 2022•21 min•Ep. 8
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 upcoming book, Coaching and Mentoring for Dummies. Founder of Training. Coaching. Pie., Leo helps AEC firms with leadership development, transition, emotional intelligence and why baking pie is a great way to develop soft skills. He is a frequent speaker for the American Council of Engineering Companies a regula...
Dec 09, 2022•57 min•Ep. 486
Residential Construction Estimating for Architects Chris Previte is a Licensed Construction Supervisor and Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with 20 years’ experience as a consultant, sales representative, and project manager in the residential remodeling industry. Success Techniques, Inc. has been providing residential remodeling feasibility studies, estimating, planning & contract writing since 2001. Architects can focus on running your business and overseeing projects by having Success Tec...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 485
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 partnerships across all business units. Farshid has worked alongside Adam Sandow since the earliest days as Chief Technology Officer to build out Sandow’s vision to create the world’s largest material marketplace for architectural, design and construction materials. Farshid’s background is in fintech as Co-Founder of ...
Nov 25, 2022•52 min•Ep. 484
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. Gloria has been a practicing architect both in her home country (Dominican Republic) and in the United States since 2004. She is an advocate for immigrant architects, women in architecture, and motherhood. In her book, The Architecture of Motherhood, she shares her incredible journey to becoming a worldwide renowned archi...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 483
Heartfulness Meditation for Architects Nitin Govila, a global business executive, has an extensive background in building and growing regions and organizations across multiple industries, channels and cultures. Presently as the Senior Vice-President for Serge-Ferrari, Nitin manages 7 independently-operated territories across Asia Pacific,Middle-East and Africa. Serving on the executive leadership team, Nitin is directly accountable for all business operations and M&Aactivities across the reg...
Nov 04, 2022•46 min•Ep. 481
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 bike, building a mini-empire with Lincoln Logs, figuring out how to put things back together after ripping them apart. At age 11, Nick was already working in his Dad’s fencing business. Attending a vocational school marked a turning point—two classes, in particular, would profoundly impact Nick’s career path. Ca...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 480
