Context & Clarity for Small Firm Architects

In this episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kangas welcomed Gabriel Keller to Context & Clarity LIVE. Listen to the conversation as they talked with Gabriel, Co-Founder and Principal Designer at PKA Architects about his life, his education, and his future as an architect. If you enjoy this show, you can find similar content at Gābl Media . Mentioned in this episode: To Build is Human NCARB...

In this episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kangas welcomed David Meerman Scott to Context & Clarity LIVE. Listen to the conversation as they talked with David, strategist and best-selling author of "Fanocracy." David and his daughter Reiko wrote Fanocracy to demonstrate how to turn your fans into clients and your clients into fans. If you enjoy this show, you can find similar content at Gā...

In this episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kangas welcomed Peter G. Smith to Context & Clarity LIVE. Listen to the conversation as they talked with Pete, a retired architect, former FAIA, and former CEO. Pete retired from his post as CEO of BWBR, gave up his FAIA, and is riding off into the sunset as, among other things, an accomplished watercolor artist. Is there really life after archite...

In this episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kangas welcomed Ryan McEnroe to Context & Clarity LIVE. Listen to the conversation as they talked with Ryan, architect, and leadership development guru. He’s widely recognized as a Co-Founder of the Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program which is spreading to AIA components across the nation. If you enjoy this show, you can find similar...

In this episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kangas welcomed Andrew McConnell to Context & Clarity LIVE. Listen to the conversation as they talked with Andrew, author, mentor, and startup founder, about how to achieve clarity in our modern world by starting with our own mindset. If you enjoy this show, you can find similar content at Gābl Media . Mentioned in this episode: To Build is Human...

In this episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kangas welcomed Hiba Bhatty to Context & Clarity LIVE. Listen to the conversation as they talked with Hiba, Advocate, Mentor, Designer, and Comedian about truth and authenticity in design, in mentorship, in advocacy, in comedy, and in life. If you enjoy this show, you can find similar content at Gābl Media . Mentioned in this episode: To Build is...

In this episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kangas welcomed Mark Stanley to Context & Clarity LIVE. Listen to the conversation as they talked with Mark, Architect and Principal of PLAAD, LLC, about clear communication and collaboration as keys to success. If you enjoy this show, you can find similar content at Gābl Media . Mentioned in this episode: To Build is Human EntreArchitect NCARB Po...

In this episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kangas welcomed Amanda Dunfield to Context & Clarity LIVE. Listen to the conversation as they talked with Amanda, Architect, Founder, and Director of Design at Astra Studios, about harnessing the power of design for good. If you enjoy this show, you can find similar content at Gābl Media . Mentioned in this episode: NCARB Podcast To Build is Human...

Context & Clarity LIVE is back for our Fall Season! In this episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kangas welcomed Carl Sergio back to Context & Clarity LIVE. Listen to the conversation as they talk with Carl, Context & Clarity LIVE alum, Architect, mentor, and leadership development sage. He’s been co-director of AIA Chicago’s Bridge Mentorship Program, co-founder of AIA Illinois’ Eme...

In this episode, we embark on an inspiring adventure through time, tracing the roots of Context & Clarity. Listen to the conversation as we bring you an exclusive live recording from A’23. Jeff and Mark, renowned architects and entrepreneurs, share their personal stories, unveiling the pivotal moments that first led them to conceive Context & Clarity. Discover the challenges they faced, th...

In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kengas welcomed Emily Soccorsy back to Context & Clarity LIVE . Listen to the conversation as we talked with Emily, Context & Clarity LIVE alum, brand strategist, Co-Author of the book, "Rooting Up: Essays on Modern Branding,” and one of the speakers at The EntreArchitect Community Annual Meeting last year in Austin. If you enjoy this...

Designing, Drawing, Riding In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kengas welcomed Richard Worsham to Context & Clarity LIVE . Listen to the conversation as we talked with Richard, Notre Dame architecture grad, Founder, and Lead Designer at Janus Motorcycles. If you enjoy this show, you can find similar content at Gābl Media . Mentioned in this episode: EntreArchitect To Build i...

Architecture and Travel In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kengas welcomed George Smart to Context & Clarity LIVE . Listen to the conversation as we talked with George, Founder, and CEO of USModernist, the world's largest nonprofit educational archive dedicated to the documentation, preservation, and promotion of Modernist residential design. If you enjoy this show, you can...

How can you improve your client experience? In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kengas welcomed Will Guidara to Context & Clarity LIVE . Listen the conversation as we talked with Will, renowned restauranteur and author of “Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect.” To watch the full conversation, visit YouTube . If you enjoy...

In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kengas welcomed Blair Enns to Context & Clarity LIVE . Blair is the founder of Win Without Pitching, the sales training and coaching organization for creative professionals, the author of The Win Without Pitching Manifesto and Pricing Creativity: A Guide to Profit Beyond the Billable Hour. He co-hosts of the popular podcast&...

Where is the intersection of place and healthy longevity? In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kangas welcomed senior housing and aging-in-place expert, Ryan Frederick to Context & Clarity LIVE . Ryan is the Founder and CEO of Here (formerly Smart Living 360), and he’s also the Author of “Right Place, Right Time: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Home for the Second Half of Li...

In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kengas welcomed Cherise Lakeside, FCSI, CDT to Context & Clarity LIVE . Cherise is the Senior Specification Writer for RDH Building Science Inc., CSI Fellow, recent recipient of the Hans William Meier Award for Innovation of Certification Programs, Past President and current Certification Chair of the Portland CSI Chapter and former Direct...

How do you create a home that promises happiness? In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katie Kangas welcomed Architect and Author,  Toby Witte  to Context & Clarity LIVE . Toby is an Architect in North Carolina that designs modern and energy-efficient homes. He’s also the host of Monday Morning Mischief, and now the Author of “Supersizing Bliss: How We Have Betrayed Our H...

How will emerging technologies shape the future of architecture as a profession? In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katharine MacPhail welcomed ChatGPT to Context & Clarity LIVE . Listen to the conversation as we talked with ChatGPT about AI and the future of architecture. To watch the full conversation, visit YouTube . If you enjoy this show, you can find similar content at Gābl...

What are the steps to becoming prolifically innovative? In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katharine MacPhail welcomed Carla Johnson to Context & Clarity LIVE . Listen to the conversation as we talked with Carla Johnson, the Author of our Context & Clarity Book Club book for the month of March, “RE:Think Innovation.” We’ll talk about how to unlock the creative process and how...

Where will innovation in the built environment come from? In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katharine MacPhail welcomed KP Reddy to Context & Clarity LIVE . Listen to the conversation as we talked with KP, the Founder, and CEO of Shadow Ventures, a firm that invests in startups innovating the built environment. To watch the full conversation, visit YouTube . If you enjoy this sh...

Can you envision new possibilities for the world around you? In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katharine MacPhail welcomed Kimberly Dowdell to Context & Clarity LIVE . Listen to the conversation as we talk with Kimberly who is a Principal at HOK, a Past-President of NOMA, and will be the 100th President of the American Institute of Architects where she ran on the platform of “En...

Who are the women who have shaped architecture? In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katharine MacPhail welcome all three Co-Hosts of the She Builds Podcast to Context & Clarity LIVE . Listen to the conversation as we talk with Norgie Rivas, Jessica Rogers, and Lizi Raar, friends from architecture school who wanted to tell the seldom-told stories of women who build; women whose wor...

How do you understand, develop, and present ideas? In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katharine MacPhail welcome David Drazil to Context & Clarity LIVE . David is an architect, an artist, the Creator of "Sketch Like An Architect," and the book and course of the same name. Listen to the conversation as David joins us to talk about the tools we use to understand, develop, and prese...

How should you educate the public (and your clients) about architecture? In this podcast episode, Jeff Echols and Co-Host Katharine MacPhail welcome Marcus Sheridan to Context & Clarity LIVE . Marcus is a marketing and sales expert and the author of our February Book Club book, “They Ask, You Answer”. Listen to the conversation as Marcus joins us to talk about the responsibility and ROI of edu...