EntreArchitect Podcast with Mark R. LePage

Partner with General Contractors for Project Success Jacob S. Goldberg founded Goldberg General Contracting, Inc., (GGC), in 1987. Performing dual roles at the company, he serves as president, managing day-to-day operations; and as senior project manager, actively overseeing many of the firm's notable projects. From his formative years as a draftsman, to his work as a tradesman, contractor and finally as a custom builder, Jake has more than thirty-five years of experience in owning and running the company. Raised in the “old school” of doing business, he stands behind the integrity of his team’s workmanship on every project they build. Additionally, Jake has established a strong reputation for his collaborative approach in working with design teams. He has a number of longstanding business contacts with leading architects and interior designers throughout Chicago. With his dedicated commitment to clients, he has also built many lasting relationships and a strong referral network. Currently, Jake serves on the board of directors of Landmarks Illinois, a non-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the state's architectural and historic heritage. Additionally, he serves on the board of trustees for the Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, one of the largest interdisciplinary artists' communities in the country. Previously, he served on an advisory council to the City of Chicago building department under former Mayor Richard M. Daley. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Partner with General Contractors for Project Success with Jake Goldberg. Connect with Jake online at Goldberg General Contracting, or find him on LinkedIn. Please visit Our Platform Sponsors BQE makes it easy to manage your projects and people, for maximum productivity and ultimate profitability. Register now for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass at BQE.com/masterclass. ARCAT is the online resource delivering quality building material information, CAD details, BIM, Specs, and more… all for free. Visit ARCAT now and subscribe to ARCATECT Weekly and ARCATAlert. Freshbooks is the all in one bookkeeping software that can save your small architecture firm both time and money by simplifying the hard parts of running your own business. Try Freshbooks for 30 days for FREE at EntreArchitect.com/Freshbooks. Visit our Platform Sponsors today and thank them for supporting YOU… The EntreArchitect Community of small firm architects. The post EA454: Jake Goldberg – Partner with General Contractors for Project Success appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:All AccessGabl CESAll AccessBuild Smart

Photographer James Caul eld has been a professional photographer for more than 30 years, creating compelling images of people, places and things both here and abroad. His interest in architectural subjects grew out of his own efforts restoring a Fromann & Jebsen designed bank in Chicago, a mid-century modern home in Glencoe by the noted architects, Keck & Keck, and his repurposing of several industrial buildings in Chicago as studios in support of his advertising business. His passion for preservation led him to volunteer his services to the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust in Oak Park, Illinois, for whom he has documented the buildings on the Trust's annual internationally-attended house walk, Wright Plus. There he met architectural writer Patrick F. Cannon in 2004, with whom he collaborated on ve books. James is currently at work on a new book project with Pat Cannon, tentatively entitled ‘A Living History’ which will attempt to showcase the nearly 200 year history of Chicago’s residential architecture. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Photographer with James Caulfield. Connect with James online at CaulfieldPhoto.com, or find him on LinkedIn. Please visit Our Platform Sponsors BQE makes it easy to manage your projects and people, for maximum productivity and ultimate profitability. Register now for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass at BQE.com/masterclass. ARCAT is the online resource delivering quality building material information, CAD details, BIM, Specs, and more… all for free. Visit ARCAT now and subscribe to ARCATECT Weekly and ARCATAlert. Freshbooks is the all in one bookkeeping software that can save your small architecture firm both time and money by simplifying the hard parts of running your own business. Try Freshbooks for 30 days for FREE at EntreArchitect.com/Freshbooks. Visit our Platform Sponsors today and thank them for supporting YOU… The EntreArchitect Community of small firm architects. The post EA453: James Caulfield – Photographer appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:All AccessGabl CESAll AccessBuild Smart

Entrepreneurial Success Through Community-Driven Design Lisa Sauvé is the Co-Founding Principal and CEO of Synecdoche, an award winning interdisciplinary architecture and creative practice with studios in Ann Arbor and Detroit. The studio has set precedent as a woman-owned rm that integrates fabrication and real estate development into the operations and investments of the studio. The studio is launching a product line this year from their bespoke designs from their in-house fabrication shop. She recently founded Do Good Work, a 501c3 non-pro t whose mission is to strengthen the community of creators and artists with positive changes in resources and placemaking towards a strong and inclusive social, economic, and cultural fabric of our community. The goal is to translate many of the pro-bono e orts done at Synecdoche into a new program that others may be able to also support. She is also the Co-founder of StudioStudio, a modern venue and co-working space for creatives and photographers and Partner at IVEY, a non-binary gender neutral salon in Ann Arbor. Both are examples of Lisa’s ability to utilize a diverse range of skills for business development, space design, and collaborations with other woman-owned small business owners. Lisa is a licensed architect in the State of Michigan and currently serves as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Ann Arbor, including on the Ordinance Revisions Committee. She holds degrees for Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Conservation from Taubman College at the University of Michigan and a B.S. in Architecture from Lawrence Technological University. Her career highlights a framework of distributing succinct contributions toward several roles to create impact in the diverse range of construction, architecture, and design industries. Rather than focusing on growing a sole enterprise, the career objective is to showcase how broadly the architectural expertise can reach from policy, philanthropy, academics, fabrication, investment, development, partnership, and design. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Entrepreneurial Success Through Community-Driven Design with Lisa Sauvé. Connect with Lisa online at SYNECDOCHE and StudioStudio, or find her on LinkedIn. Please visit Our Platform Sponsors BQE makes it easy to manage your projects and people, for maximum productivity and ultimate profitability. Register now for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass at BQE.com/masterclass. ARCAT is the online resource delivering quality building material information, CAD details, BIM, Specs, and more… all for free. Visit ARCAT now and subscribe to ARCATECT Weekly and ARCATAlert. Freshbooks is the all in one bookkeeping software that can save your small architecture firm both time and money by simplifying the hard parts of running your own business. Try Freshbooks for 30 days for FREE at EntreArchitect.com/Freshbooks. Visit our Platform Sponsors today and thank them for supporting YOU… The EntreArchitect Community of small firm architects. The post EA452: Lisa Sauvé – Entrepreneurial Success Through Community-Driven Design appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Gabl CESAll AccessBuild SmartAll Access

Creation is the Frequency of the Architect Over his 22 year career in architecture, Chris has had the opportunity to work on a multitude of projects from Park Avenue Apartments, multifamily developments and K-12 Schools throughout the United States totaling over $1B in construction. After operating with the wrong information for decades and finally finding the right mentors, Chris has turned experiences and gained knowledge into a mission help architects build better businesses and wealth through their designs, proper training and leveraging architecture skills in real estate development. Chris has always had a passion for multifamily real estate and has owned and designed many MF projects throughout his career for himself and his clients. That's why Antidote One was started. To provide the knowledge and tools through proper training and real information to accelerate their architecture practices and stop selling their time for money. In addition to running Antidote One, Chris is a national practice leader at large east coast firm, a husband to Doreen and father of 3children Leah, Callie and Bennett. Chris has received awards for his works, including the 40 under 40 award for his work on creating the Zummer Home, a net zero energy housing prototype. Chris' mission and the mission of Antidote One is to enhance the prosperity and dignity of architects globally through training and delivery of useful information. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Creation is the Frequency of the Architect with Chris Colby. Connect with Eitan online at Swapp.net, and find him on LinkedIn. Please visit Our Platform Sponsors BQE makes it easy to manage your projects and people, for maximum productivity and ultimate profitability. Register now for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass at BQE.com/masterclass. ARCAT is the online resource delivering quality building material information, CAD details, BIM, Specs, and more… all for free. Visit ARCAT now and subscribe to ARCATECT Weekly and ARCATAlert. Freshbooks is the all in one bookkeeping software that can save your small architecture firm both time and money by simplifying the hard parts of running your own business. Try Freshbooks for 30 days for FREE at EntreArchitect.com/Freshbooks. Visit our Platform Sponsors today and thank them for supporting YOU… The EntreArchitect Community of small firm architects. The post EA451: Chris Colby – Creation is the Frequency of the Architect appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:All AccessGabl CESBuild SmartAll Access

How Artificial Intelligence is Disrupting the Architectural Design Process Eitan is a serial entrepreneur with vast experience in the construction sector, first as an architect and afterward, as the co-founder of CmyCasa, a construction-tech company he built and sold to Autodesk Inc. After the acquisition, Eitan was the GM of Autodesk Israel, where he led a 200 employees R&D center in various construction-tech products. Eitan is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Executive Program in Boston and a cum laude in Architecture from Tel Aviv University. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, How Artificial Intelligence is Disrupting the Architectural Design Process with Eitan Tsarfati. Connect with Eitan online at Swapp.net, and find him on LinkedIn. Please visit Our Platform Sponsors BQE makes it easy to manage your projects and people, for maximum productivity and ultimate profitability. Register now for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass at BQE.com/masterclass. ARCAT is the online resource delivering quality building material information, CAD details, BIM, Specs, and more… all for free. Visit ARCAT now and subscribe to ARCATECT Weekly and ARCATAlert. Freshbooks is the all in one bookkeeping software that can save your small architecture firm both time and money by simplifying the hard parts of running your own business. Try Freshbooks for 30 days for FREE at EntreArchitect.com/Freshbooks. Visit our Platform Sponsors today and thank them for supporting YOU… The EntreArchitect Community of small firm architects. The post EA450: Eitan Tsarfati – How Artificial Intelligence is Disrupting the Architectural Design Process appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Gabl CESAll AccessBuild SmartAll Access

Persuasive Proposals Sreoshy Banerjea is the creator of ATLAS: A 5-step proposal roadmap, that guides talented AEC marketers, who struggle with creating client-tailored narratives, learn how to craft persuasive proposals so they can win more RFPs. By day she leads Urban Design at NYCEDC, where she guides urban design strategy and oversees master planning efforts in NYC. She is the 2021 winner of AIA NY’s Service to the City award for her impactful contributions and initiatives that make NYC a better place, as well as a 2021 Fast Company Innovation by Design Honorary Award Recipient for her brainchild, DesignCorps. Prior to her time in the public sector, she has worked with a variety of internationally renowned architects, including Rafael Vinoly, and Dattner Architects. Sreoshy has a Master’s in Urban Design from MIT and a Bachelor of Architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Persuasive Proposals with Sreoshy Banerjea. Connect with Sreoshy online at ATLAS, and find him on Instagram and LinkedIn. Please visit Our Platform Sponsors Do you have ideas about how to improve the architecture profession? NCARB wants to hear from you! NCARB’s Analysis of Practice study will explore how architecture is evolving and help determine the licensing model of the future. Sign up to be a part of the critical research today! ARCAT is the online resource delivering quality building material information, CAD details, BIM, Specs, and more… all for free. Visit ARCAT now and subscribe to ARCATECT Weekly and ARCATAlert. Freshbooks is the all in one bookkeeping software that can save your small architecture firm both time and money by simplifying the hard parts of running your own business. Try Freshbooks for 30 days for FREE at EntreArchitect.com/Freshbooks. Visit our Platform Sponsors today and thank them for supporting YOU… The EntreArchitect Community of small firm architects. The post EA449: Sreoshy Banerjea – Persuasive Proposals appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:All AccessBuild SmartAll AccessGabl CES

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 array of scales, typologies, complexities, and disciplinary orientations. He lectures locally, nationally, and internationally on design and has led education sessions at both the ASLA and AIA National Conventions focusing on the Wildland Urban Interface, and the fire, flood, debris flow weather cycles experienced in Southern California on a recurring basis. This research seeks to engage these unique challenges of climate change within the West & Southwest United States, Australia, Central and South America, and globally. Most recently, he has published a book on the subject entitled “The Wild”, which examines the physical, political, economic, and environmental impacts of climate change in Los Angeles. Greg is a Partner and Design Principal at GGA+ in Pasadena, and Founder of The Wild, a 501(c)(3) non-profit research lab focusing on the impacts of the climate crisis in urban environments. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Wild Fires with Greg Kochanowski. Connect with Greg online at GGA+ and The Wild, and find him on Instagram and LinkedIn. Please visit Our Platform Sponsors Do you have ideas about how to improve the architecture profession? NCARB wants to hear from you! NCARB’s Analysis of Practice study will explore how architecture is evolving and help determine the licensing model of the future. Sign up to be a part of the critical research today! ARCAT is the online resource delivering quality building material information, CAD details, BIM, Specs, and more… all for free. Visit ARCAT now and subscribe to ARCATECT Weekly and ARCATAlert. Freshbooks is the all in one bookkeeping software that can save your small architecture firm both time and money by simplifying the hard parts of running your own business. Try Freshbooks for 30 days for FREE at EntreArchitect.com/Freshbooks. Visit our Platform Sponsors today and thank them for supporting YOU… The EntreArchitect Community of small firm architects. The post EA448: Greg Kochanowski – Wild Fires appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build SmartAll AccessGabl CESAll Access

How Small Firms Win Big Projects Matt Handal provides marketing and business development strategies that actually work. He has helped firms 10X their proposal results and realize significant growth. He is the author of Proposal Development Secrets, Former Contributing Editor of SMPS Marketer, and leads the Construction Owners Association of America's Communication Committee. He has appeared in Engineering News Record, The Architect’s Handbook for Professional Practice, and other industry publications. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, How Small Firms Win Big Projects with Matt Handal. Connect with Matt online at Help Everybody Everyday, and find him on Twitter and LinkedIn. Please visit Our Platform Sponsors Do you have ideas about how to improve the architecture profession? NCARB wants to hear from you! NCARB’s Analysis of Practice study will explore how architecture is evolving and help determine the licensing model of the future. Sign up to be a part of the critical research today! ARCAT is the online resource delivering quality building material information, CAD details, BIM, Specs, and more… all for free. Visit ARCAT now and subscribe to ARCATECT Weekly and ARCATAlert. Freshbooks is the all in one bookkeeping software that can save your small architecture firm both time and money by simplifying the hard parts of running your own business. Try Freshbooks for 30 days for FREE at EntreArchitect.com/Freshbooks. Visit our Platform Sponsors today and thank them for supporting YOU… The EntreArchitect Community of small firm architects. The post EA447: Matt Handal – How Small Firms Win Big Projects appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:All AccessGabl CESAll AccessBuild Smart

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, in 2017, championing projects that foster an intentional relationship between the individual and the built environment, exploring architecture as a medium for ideation and communion, facilitating growth and community. The work of the firm presents a globalized perspective to the portfolio of commercial, residential and hospitality projects, rooted in environmental stewardship and committed to accessibility. Practicing out of New York City, Ménage found many opportunities to renovate existing structures instead of building anew. As a contemporary practice, re-a.d is constantly evaluating their positioning in relation to past layers of interventions encountered in older buildings. The attempt to appropriately intervene within existing contexts can be seen on historical projects such as the renovation of a historical carriage house in the West Village as well as the renovation of a Greenpoint laundromat turned fine dining restaurant. Recognizing this work, Ménage was invited as a board member of the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation. This can also be seen through larger projects such as the renovation of a façade proposed on a 500,000 sq.ft. building at 63 Madison Avenue. This project earned the firm runner-up placement in the Metals in Construction Challenge 2020 organized by the Ornamental Steel Institute of New York. Ménage’s many interests bring richness to the projects at re-a.d. As a Certified Passive House Designer, Ménage brings sustainable thinking to the core of each design and has recently completed a project using a rainwater harvesting structure.  This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Overcoming Obstacles To Grow an Architecture Firm in New York City with Côme Ménage. Connect with Côme online at re-a.d, and find him on Instagram and LinkedIn. Please visit Our Platform Sponsors Do you have ideas about how to improve the architecture profession? NCARB wants to hear from you! NCARB’s Analysis of Practice study will explore how architecture is evolving and help determine the licensing model of the future. Sign up to be a part of the critical research today! ARCAT is the online resource delivering quality building material information, CAD details, BIM, Specs, and more… all for free. Visit ARCAT now and subscribe to ARCATECT Weekly and ARCATAlert. Freshbooks is the all in one bookkeeping software that can save your small architecture firm both time and money by simplifying the hard parts of running your own business. Try Freshbooks for 30 days for FREE at EntreArchitect.com/Freshbooks. Visit our Platform Sponsors today and thank them for supporting YOU… The EntreArchitect Community of small firm architects. The post EA446: Côme Ménage – Overcoming Obstacles To Grow an Architecture Firm in New York City appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:All AccessBuild SmartAll AccessGabl CES

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 construction. As CEO & Chief Design Officer he is responsible for the overall creative vision behind Modwell's residential home development. Jonathan has been praised for his creative designs and ingenuity in the real estate space, providing information, support, and solutions for each client in a highly unique way. He and Modwell aim to aid clients in building their dream homes, acting as a liaison to all aspects of the residential space, extending to the sales, architecture and interior design, verticals. Jonathan started his career at RAL Developers where he learned strategic design and the fundamentals behind owner's representation while involved in the development of Quay Towers, Brooklyn, Zero Irving, Manhattan and the Four Seasons in Cayo Largo, Puerto Rico. It was while working at RAL he realized that residential customers were seeking a similar, vertically integrated, all-in-one approach combining Real Estate with Architectural design intelligence. Jonathan subsequently started Modwell, a platform where residential consumers and their agents can buy and sell homes in a more sophisticated manner, leveraging design and technology as a way to provide confidence to the statistically outdated housing stock. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Leveraging Architectural Design To Maximize Home Sales with Jonathan Reisman. Connect with Jonathan online at ModwellCO.com, and find him on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Please visit Our Platform Sponsors ARCAT is the online resource delivering quality building material information, CAD details, BIM, Specs, and more… all for free. Visit ARCAT now and subscribe to ARCATECT Weekly and ARCATAlert. Freshbooks is the all in one bookkeeping software that can save your small architecture firm both time and money by simplifying the hard parts of running your own business. Try Freshbooks for 30 days for FREE at EntreArchitect.com/Freshbooks. Visit our Platform Sponsors today and thank them for supporting YOU… The EntreArchitect Community of small firm architects. The post EA445: Jonathan Reisman – Leveraging Architectural Design To Maximize Home Sales appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:All AccessBuild SmartGabl CESAll Access