EntreArchitect Podcast with Mark R. LePage

How To Terminate a Project with a Difficult Architecture Client Rebecca is a licensed architect and attorney with deep experience in both fields. Her areas of expertise include in small business risk management, insurance, technology, and contracts. She is a Partner in Policyholder Pros, LLP, representing insurance policyholders in negotiating homeowner claims and litigation against their insuranc...

RODE Architects Kevin Deabler began studying design at North Carolina State University's College of Design in Raleigh, North Carolina where he graduated with Bachelor degrees in Environmental Design in 1995 and Architecture in 1996. While enrolled at NCSU, Kevin also managed an internship with the sculptor Thomas Sayre and the architectural studio at Clearscapes PA. After arriving in Boston i...

Sales Intelligence for Architects Sam Richter is an internationally recognized expert on digital information and is considered the father of modern-day Sales Intelligence. His award-winning experience includes building innovative programs for start-up companies and some of the world’s most famous brands. Sam is founder and CEO of SBR Worldwide/Know More. Through his in-person keynote present...

  AIA Contract Documents for Custom Residential Architects Leonard Kady is a principal of Leonard Kady Architecture + Design in New York. Their work includes residential, commercial and retail projects in New York, Connecticut, nationally and abroad in: London, Paris and Prague. Their Architecture addresses the challenges of both modern design and historical context. Leonard earned his M. Arch. fr...

How To Improve Your Architecture Firm Website SEO Bryon McCartney is the co-founder and Chief Creative Strategist at Archmark Architect Branding and Marketing. Archmark has studied more than 550 architecture firm websites to learn how architects can improve their online presence. Archmark's programs and resources have helped more than 2,000 architects use branding and marketing to increase th...

Match Your Owner Architect Agreement With The Way You Work Jason Lambert is a Florida licensed attorney who focuses his practice on representing and advising contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers in the construction industry throughout the state of Florida. Before law school, Jason spent a decade working in the construction industry, primarily as a project manager and operations dire...

How She Started and Grew Yellow House Architects Elizabeth Graziolo is the award-winning founder and principal of Yellow House Architects in New York City, a collaborative-minded practice specializing in residential and commercial work. Prior to founding YHA, she was a partner at Peter Pennoyer Architects where she directed projects ranging from private homes to developments in the United States a...

How To Develop Profitable Architecture Design Fees Ian Motley is a Design Fee Proposal Expert, Speaker, and Author specializing in design fees, conversion rates and scope creep. With a background in Project Management as well as experience working as a Fee Proposal Writer and Negotiator for Foster + Partners, he's co-authored 5 Design Fee and Appointment Guides that sell in 13 different count...

Why Client Interviews Are the Missing Link in Your Marketing Melissa Harstine helps service providers improve their sales and marketing with research-backed copy and case studies. As a trained journalist, she leverages customer interviews to craft words that inspire people to take action. Melissa lives in Kansas with her husband, Nate, and a backyard full of songbirds. In her free time, she enjoys...

Black Spectacles Marc Teer, FAIA, is the founder and CEO of Black Spectacles, an award-winning architect formerly at Gensler, Assistant Adjunct Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and Chair of AIA Chicago’s Young Architects Forum. Marc founded Black Spectacles in 2010 to advance the creative potential of architecture and design through online learning and career advancement. I...

When Small Firms Merge Leah Alissa Bayer, President of Operations & Culture of Architects FORA, is passionate about improving the quality of other people's lives by fostering connections and positive experiences. Skilled in creative business management and storytelling, Leah designs systems and teams that are transparent, equitable, and healthy, which then carries into the architecture th...

Experiencing the Profession from Two Unique Perspectives As a child Katherine knew two things for certain: she would become an architect, and she was not a boy. The path to architecture took her to the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee School of Architecture and then into several prestigious midwestern architectural firms. Katherine's first architectural project was programming and de...

TikTok for Architects Tom Reynolds is an architectural design professional with over 18 years of experience. Tom studied at NJIT following a passion for architecture, and currently at the Academy of Arts University continuing to pursue that passion. His professional career started with a major commercial real estate development company handling architectural work for their North Jersey, Southern N...

How Fogarty Finger Built a Thriving Architecture Firm Prior to founding Fogarty Finger in 2003, Chris Fogarty was a Senior Designer at Skidmore Owings and Merrill Architects (SOM) in the London, Washington DC and New York Offices, playing a significant role in national and international competitions and completing many award-winning office and mixed-use buildings. After studying architecture at Un...

The Power of Personal Branding for Women Joann Lui is a Registered Architect in NYC with 10 years of experience, and a Senior Content Strategist at Monograph – a practice operations platform for AEC professionals. Joann also founded the Women Architects Collective, a community of 3000+ women building careers they love. She helps women architects be heard, be seen, and be known in their work...

Reinventing a 100 Year Old Architecture Firm Through Technology Christian Giordano is the most innovative person in the architecture field today. A visionary who is radically changing the industry through tech-first innovation, he has been highlighted as one of Building Design + Construction's 40 Under 40 Class of 2013. Driven by a quest of disruption with 25+ years of experience, Christian t...

Designing Supertalls Nicholas G Potts is an architect and designer who has led landmark projects at world-renowned firms covering a broad spectrum of scales and project types. His early training under Joan Soranno and John Cook at HGA in Minneapolis instilled a a deep rigor and empathetic framework that led to notable projects in their studio including the national AIA-Award winning Lakewood Mauso...

How To Sell Your Architecture Firm John Warrillow is the founder of The Value Builder System , a simple software for building the value of a company used by thousands of businesses worldwide. Offered by a global network of independent advisors known as Certified Value Builders, The Value Builder System incorporates several diagnostic tools, including the Value Builder Score. Those businesses that...

Dave Cooper Live on YouTube Dave Cooper is a home builder, vlogger and believer in the power of personal brand. He started creating video content with his wife, Jennifer, to showcase the value of modular construction. Over time, Dave & Jennifer connected with industry leaders changing the way we build new homes, specifically in the offsite construction marketplace. These conversations inspired...

The Sole Practitioner Architecture Firm Edward J Shannon, AIA is a Sole Practitioner Architect (SPA) in Des Moines, Iowa.  His practice specializes in small projects consisting of light commercial, residential, and historic preservation. He prides himself in being an SPA and sees the solopreneur model as an asset, instead of a liability. Mr. Shannon was an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Ju...

Building an Architecture and Engineering Firm Hans Bentzon is the visionary leader of Forefront Architecture+ Engineering, LLC. In a career spanning more than two decades, Hans has lent his expertise to the construction industry in a wide variety of roles, including as a steel fabricator, framing contractor, engineer and technology leader. The common thread that connects Hans’ many roles is...

The Secret to Integrating Your Life with Firm and Family Where art and science merge in the company of practical dreamers, that's where you'll nd Kari Sebern. Kari, P.E., is the founder and principal of Vector Collaborative. She is most fulfilled when helping art and science merge in the company of practical dreamers. With 17 years of commercial experience, Kari thrives when collaborativ...

Using Smartsheet for Managing Architecture Projects An award-winning architect with experience throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Nakita Reed is skilled in the preservation, restoration, and adaptive use of historic buildings, with a focus on sustainable strategies in design and construction.  She has a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsy...

Get Different With Your Marketing By his 35th birthday Mike Michalowicz had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies. Confident that he had the formula to success, he became a small business angel investor and proceeded to lose his entire fortune. Then he started all over again, driven to find better ways to grow healthy, strong companies. Mike has devoted his life to the research and d...

Unpacking Design Mike LaValley is an Architect and Writer from Buffalo, NY empowering creative professionals to build more meaningful lives. He shares motivational stories from his personal evolution as a creator including nerdy insights on Self-Development | Career | Mindset | Wellness. Blogging since 2015, his writing has been featured across several industry publications including Architizer, Y...