
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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Mar 5, 2021 • 44min
EA365: Work and Life as an Emerging Professional in a Time of Uncertainty
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 worlds have completely shifted?
This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Work and Life as an Emerging Professional in a Time of Uncertainty with Gabriela Moran.
Connect with Gabriela online at GM Design, check out the Beauty Form Function podcast, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
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Feb 26, 2021 • 29min
EA364: Kyrah Williams and America’s Hidden Gem
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 to elevate and uncover their stories and works?
This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Kyrah Williams and America’s Hidden Gem.
Connect with Kyrah online at the America’s Hidden Gem blog, check out the podcast and A’naiys Charities, or connect with her on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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Feb 19, 2021 • 59min
EA363: Charles Duff and Cities of Friendship and Love
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 able to have enough space for your family, and to have some neighbors but not too many. How can you, as a small firm architect, take an active role in the way that the public thinks about the built environment?
This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Charles Duff and Cities of Friendship and Love.
Connect with Charles online and check out his new book at The North Atlantic Cities.
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Mentioned in This Episode
Baltimore Architecture (MD) (Then & Now) by Charles Duff [book]
The Architecture of Baltimore: An Illustrated History by Frank R. Shivers Jr., Mary Ellen Hayward , et al. [book]
The North Atlantic Cities by Charles Duff [book]
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Feb 12, 2021 • 55min
EA362: Position Yourself as a Trusted Advisor for More Sales
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 of asking for the sale, and we may not even know we’re missing the sales piece! How can you build your sales acumen to win new work and grow your practice?
This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Position Yourself as a Trusted Advisor for More Sales with Mark Wainwright.
Connect with Mark online at Wainwright Insight, and connect with him on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter.
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Feb 5, 2021 • 33min
EA361: Serve Your Builder for a Better Project
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 successful?
This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Serve Your Builder for a Better Project with Adam Steiner.
Connect with Adam online at Birnam Design Co., check out his podcast Builder vs. Buyer, and connect with him on LinkedIn.
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Feb 1, 2021 • 12min
Context & Clarity with Jeff Echols and Katharine MacPhail
EntreArchitect's Context & Clarity is a daily podcast co-hosted with Jeff Echols and Katharine MacPhail. It’s designed to help you find clarity around the things that matter most to you as a practicing architect.
Listen and subscribe to the podcast at Gābl Media.
Join in at the Context & Clarity Conversation live on Facebook every weekday at 4:00 PM (Eastern Time).
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Jan 29, 2021 • 1h 2min
EA360: Redesigning Home Ownership
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 restructure the design process to make it more attractive for home owners?
This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Redesigning Home Ownership with Brian Gaudio of Module.
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Jan 22, 2021 • 58min
EA359: Unearthing a New Aesthetic for Black Architecture
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 around it. How can we as small firm architects design for dignity in every community?
This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Unearthing a New Aesthetic for Black Architecture with Demar Matthew.
Connect with Demar online at OffTop Design, and connect with him on Instagram and LinkedIn.
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Referenced in this Episode
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Jan 21, 2021 • 9min
Practice Disrupted Podcast with Evelyn Lee and Je’Nen Chastain, Season 2
Practice Disrupted Podcast, Season 2 starts on January 21, 2021.
Listen and subscribe at gablmedia.com
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Jan 15, 2021 • 42min
EA358: How Smart Architects Leverage Innovation to Launch New Firms
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 expand the definition of what architects do, we could become obsolete. How can we talk about new ways of practicing as architects?
This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, How Smart Architects Leverage Innovation to Launch New Firms with Jennifer Castenson of Hanley Wood.
Connect with Jennifer online at at Hanley Wood and Hive for Housing, and connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Referenced in this Episode
Housing Lab
Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability
Dream It Ventures
Moderne Ventures
FifthWall
HousingTech Ventures
IDEA Fund Partners
Module
Ma Modular
DRAW Architecture + Urban Design
PlanIT Impact
Charrette Venture Group
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