EntreArchitect Podcast with Mark R. LePage

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 less stressed, you’ll have stronger relationships with your family and friends. Money may not buy you happiness, but running an architecture firm that works most certainly will. This week on EntreArchitect podcast, How to Run a Profitable Architecture Firm in 2019. To hear more about creating a profit plan for 2019, listen to the podcast or check out the webinar here! Watch the video recording of this podcast episode here. Want Some Help To Create Your Profit Plan? If you want some help and a little bit of “virtual hand-holding”, you’re invited to The EntreArchitect Profit Workshop starting November 6th. You’ll find resources, support, encouragement and a proven step-by-step process that will help you build a financial management system that works for your small firm. Investing 4 weeks to build a profit plan for your small firm may change your life and business forever. Learn more here! Visit our Platform Sponsors Freshbooks is the easy way to send invoices, manage expenses, and track your time. Access your free 30 day trial at EntreArchitect.com/FreshBooks. (Enter EntreArchitect) ARCAT has huge libraries of free content, Specs, CAD, BIM and more. No registration required. Want to collaborate with colleagues in real time? Visit EntreArchitect.com/ARCAT and click Charrette for more information. Revit Rocketship. Learn Revit fast and easy. Visit EntreArchitect.com/Revit to enroll now. Referenced in this Episode Watch the replay of our free webinar, The EntreArchitect Profit Plan Join The EntreArchitect Community on Facebook Leave a Rating and Review at iTunes Enroll at The EntreArchitect Profit Workshop The post EA242: How to Run a Profitable Architecture Firm in 2019 [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build Your BrandContext & ClarityAll Access

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 and grow your business first. One day, your successful business will allow you to return to your dream.  This week on EntreArchitect podcast, How to Make Your Small Firm Run Like Clockwork. To hear more about making your small architecture room run like clockwork, listen to the podcast! Connect with Mike online at MikeMichalowicz.com or on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, and check out his new book, Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself. Visit our Platform Sponsors Freshbooks is the easy way to send invoices, manage expenses, and track your time. Access your free 30 day trial at EntreArchitect.com/FreshBooks. (Enter EntreArchitect) ARCAT has huge libraries of free content, Specs, CAD, BIM and more. No registration required. Want to collaborate with colleagues in real time? Visit EntreArchitect.com/ARCAT and click Charrette for more information. Revit Rocketship. Learn Revit fast and easy. Visit EntreArchitect.com/Revit to enroll now. Referenced in this Episode Register for the EntreArchitect Special Session Webinar: Profit for Small Firm Architects Join The EntreArchitect Community on Facebook Leave a Rating and Review at iTunes Join EntreArchitect Membership EA147: How to Build a Profitable Architecture Firm with author Mike Michalowicz [Podcast] The post EA241: How to Make Your Small Firm Run Like Clockwork [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build Your BrandAll AccessContext & Clarity

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 asking? This week on EntreArchitect podcast, How to Get Referrals Without Asking with Stacey Brown Randall.  To hear more about building your referrals list, listen to the podcast! Find Stacey Brown Randall online at GrowthByReferrals.com or connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. Pre-order Stacey’s book Generating Business Referrals Without Asking: A Simple Five Step Plan to a Referral Explosion now! Visit our Platform Sponsors Freshbooks is the easy way to send invoices, manage expenses, and track your time. Access your free 30 day trial at EntreArchitect.com/FreshBooks. (Enter EntreArchitect) ARCAT has huge libraries of free content, Specs, CAD, BIM and more. No registration required. Want to collaborate with colleagues in real time? Visit EntreArchitect.com/ARCAT and click Charrette for more information. Revit Rocketship. Learn Revit fast and easy. Visit EntreArchitect.com/Revit to enroll now. Referenced in this Episode Register for the EntreArchitect Special Session Webinar: Profit for Small Firm Architects Join The EntreArchitect Community on Facebook Download the Profit For Small Firm Architects course for FREE. Leave a Rating and Review at iTunes Join EntreArchitect Membership 5 Steps to Generate Referrals (article) 5 Steps to Generate Referrals (podcast) 5 Steps of Generate Referrals Cheat Sheet (PDF) Generating Business Referrals Without Asking: A Simple Five Step Plan to a Referral Explosion (book) The post EA240: How to Get Referrals Without Asking [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Context & ClarityAll AccessBuild Your Brand

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 EntreArchitect podcast, How to Become a Certified Residential Architect.  To hear more about becoming a certified residential architect, listen to the podcast! Find Rand Soellner online at HomeArchitects.com and Rod Kazenske at YardstickStudio.com. Learn more about Architects Creating Homes and the Certified Residential Architect program here. Visit our Platform Sponsors Freshbooks is the easy way to send invoices, manage expenses, and track your time. Access your free 30 day trial at EntreArchitect.com/FreshBooks. (Enter EntreArchitect) ARCAT has huge libraries of free content, Specs, CAD, BIM and more. No registration required. Want to collaborate with colleagues in real time? Visit EntreArchitect.com/ARCAT and click Charrette for more information. Revit Rocketship. Learn Revit fast and easy. Visit EntreArchitect.com/Revit to enroll now. Referenced in this Episode Register for the EntreArchitect Special Session Webinar: Profit for Small Firm Architects Join The EntreArchitect Community on Facebook Download the Profit For Small Firm Architects course for FREE. Leave a Rating and Review at iTunes Join EntreArchitect Membership EA033: Architects Creating Homes with Rand Soellner [Podcast] EA106: How To Use Design Awards to Promote Your Architecture Firm [Podcast] Specifications for Residential Architecture [blog] Learn more about Architects Creating Homes and the Certified Residential Architect The post EA239: How to Become a Certified Residential Architect [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build Your BrandAll AccessContext & Clarity

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 profitable company prepared for sustainable growth? This week on EntreArchitect podcast, How to Find the Skilled Employees You Need as a Small Firm Architect. To hear more about finding high quality employees to join your small firm, listen to the podcast! Connect with Shawn online at ShawnVanDyke.com or find him on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Visit our Platform Sponsors Freshbooks is the easy way to send invoices, manage expenses, and track your time. Access your free 30 day trial at EntreArchitect.com/FreshBooks. (Enter EntreArchitect) ARCAT has huge libraries of free content, Specs, CAD, BIM and more. No registration required. Want to collaborate with colleagues in real time? Visit EntreArchitect.com/ARCAT and click Charrette for more information. Referenced in this Episode   Join The EntreArchitect Community on Facebook Download the Profit For Small Firm Architects course for FREE. Leave a Rating and Review at iTunes Join EntreArchitect Membership The post EA238: How to Find the Skilled Employees You Need as a Small Firm Architect [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build Your BrandAll AccessContext & Clarity

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, and things we end up doing in the space of the world and our culture. This week on EntreArchitect podcast, History, Revolution & the Future of Architecture. Download Duo’s PDF, The Beauty of Time Passing. To hear more about the future of architecture, listen to the podcast! Find Duo online at DuoDickinson.com and check out his blog Saved by Design or follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Check out his book A Home Called New England: A Celebration of Hearth and History, too! Visit our Platform Sponsors Freshbooks is the easy way to send invoices, manage expenses, and track your time. Access your free 30 day trial at EntreArchitect.com/FreshBooks. (Enter EntreArchitect) ARCAT has huge libraries of free content, Specs, CAD, BIM and more. No registration required. Want to collaborate with colleagues in real time? Visit EntreArchitect.com/ARCAT and click Charrette for more information. Referenced in this Episode No More Hot Potato Networking Introductions: The Why and How of Double Opt-ins (blog post) The TalentGrow Show (podcast) Employee Development on a Shoestring (book) Strength to Strength: How working from your strengths can help you lead a more fulfilling life (book) Join The EntreArchitect Community on Facebook Download the Profit For Small Firm Architects course for FREE. Leave a Rating and Review at iTunes Join EntreArchitect Membership The post EA237: History, Revolution & the Future of Architecture [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Context & ClarityAll AccessBuild Your Brand

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, speaker, facilitator, and leadership development strategist and an expert in communication skills and emotional intelligence. Halelly is the author of two books, Employee Development on a Shoestring (ASTD Press) and Strength to Strength: How Working from Your Strengths Can Help You Lead a More Fulfilling Life. Her books and workshops build on her 20+ years of professional experience in communication and leadership development in corporate, government, nonprofit and academic organizations. In 2006, Halelly founded TalentGrow LLC, a consulting company focused on developing leaders and teams, especially for enterprises experiencing explosive growth or expansion. TalentGrow specializes in people leadership skills, which include communication skills, team building, coaching and emotional intelligence. TalentGrow works with all organizational levels, including C-level leaders, frontline managers, and individual contributors. Download Halelly’s guide, 10 Ways to Become a More Engaging Communicator To hear more about building a powerful network, listen to the podcast! Visit our Platform Sponsors Freshbooks is the easy way to send invoices, manage expenses, and track your time. Access your free 30 day trial at EntreArchitect.com/FreshBooks. (Enter EntreArchitect) ARCAT has huge libraries of free content, Specs, CAD, BIM and more. No registration required. Want to collaborate with colleagues in real time? Visit EntreArchitect.com/ARCAT and click Charrette for more information. Referenced in this Episode No More Hot Potato Networking Introductions: The Why and How of Double Opt-ins (blog post) The TalentGrow Show (podcast) Employee Development on a Shoestring (book) Strength to Strength: How working from your strengths can help you lead a more fulfilling life (book) Join The EntreArchitect Community on Facebook Download the Profit For Small Firm Architects course for FREE. Leave a Rating and Review at iTunes Join EntreArchitect Membership The post EA236: How to Build a Powerful Network That Works Without Feeling Icky [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build Your BrandContext & ClarityAll Access

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 online. This is a checklist to follow for success in the marketing department. To hear more about finding success through marketing, listen to the podcast! Visit our Platform Sponsors Freshbooks is the easy way to send invoices, manage expenses, and track your time. Access your free 30 day trial at EntreArchitect.com/FreshBooks. (Enter EntreArchitect) ARCAT has huge libraries of free content, Specs, CAD, BIM and more. No registration required. Want to collaborate with colleagues in real time? Visit EntreArchitect.com/ARCAT and click Charrette for more information. Referenced in this Episode Join The EntreArchitect Community on Facebook Download the Profit For Small Firm Architects course for FREE. Leave a Rating and Review at iTunes The post EA235: 21 Rules for Online Marketing [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build Your BrandContext & ClarityAll Access

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 New York to North Carolina, check out EA201: We're Building a New House for Our Family [Podcast]. Mark and Ann Marie have purchased a property in Marvin School District near Charlotte, North Carolina. Much of the area is being developed by massive developers and very little was on the market for single family homes. This is a home that they’re planning to live in until their youngest goes to college, so it’s not a forever home. Their biggest restrictions are budget, to stay with in the comparable of the neighborhood, and design, to stay compatible with the neighborhood. Have you built a house for your family? We want to hear about it! Let us know about your experience in the comments! To hear more about the progress of designing and building a new house, listen to the podcast! To keep up with the progress, follow Mark on Instagram at @MarkRLePage. Visit our Platform Sponsors Freshbooks is the easy way to send invoices, manage expenses, and track your time. Access your free 30 day trial at EntreArchitect.com/FreshBooks. (Enter EntreArchitect) ARCAT has huge libraries of free content, Specs, CAD, BIM and more. No registration required. Want to collaborate with colleagues in real time? Visit EntreArchitect.com/ARCAT and click Charrette for more information. Gusto… It's time to tame the chaos of payroll, benefits, and HR. Get it all done with Gusto. Visit EntreArchitect.com/Gusto for a 3 month free trial. Referenced in this Episode Join The EntreArchitect Community on Facebook Download the Profit For Small Firm Architects course for FREE. Leave a Rating and Review at iTunes The post EA234: Progress on Designing and Building a New House [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:All AccessContext & ClarityBuild Your Brand

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, Josh grew up on job sites and even dug the footings for his family’s home at eight years old.  He was raised in the country and fell in love with the city, building legos, connects, and dreaming about Frank Lloyd Wright designs. His passions led him to Oklahoma State University where he earned his BArch and an Environmental Studies certificate.  Throughout his career, he has worked on various types of projects from larger institutional hospitals to agrarian outbuildings and everything in between. He is a licensed architect in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, and holds an NCARB certificate. He’s a partner at the newly formed Method Architecture based in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the host of EntreArchitect Sessions Not So Small Firm, a monthly video conference session for larger small firms. Josh’s upbringing allowed him to have a part in every phase of the building process, and opened his eyes to the fact that architects create something from nothing. After some drafting classes in high school, Josh chose Oklahoma State and off he went. When he and his wife graduated school after the recession, they first struggled to find work. Eventually, Josh was leading $5-10 million dollar projects on his own. He learned there that he had a great love for full team technical coordination efforts. Through his first few positions, he quickly realized that his path was more geared toward the people, culture, and business aspects of architecture. To hear more about how to launch a small firm as a spinoff of a larger firm, listen to the podcast! Find Josh online at Method Architecture or connect with him on social media on Instagram and Facebook. Visit our Platform Sponsors Freshbooks is the easy way to send invoices, manage expenses, and track your time. Access your free 30 day trial at EntreArchitect.com/FreshBooks. (Enter EntreArchitect) ARCAT has huge libraries of free content, Specs, CAD, BIM and more. No registration required. Want to collaborate with colleagues in real time? Visit EntreArchitect.com/ARCAT and click Charrette for more information. Gusto… It's time to tame the chaos of payroll, benefits, and HR. Get it all done with Gusto. Visit EntreArchitect.com/Gusto for a 3 month free trial. Referenced in this Episode Join The EntreArchitect Community on Facebook Download the Profit For Small Firm Architects course for FREE. Leave a Rating and Review at iTunes The post EA233: Launching a New Small Firm as a Spinoff of a Large Firm [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build Your BrandAll AccessContext & Clarity