EntreArchitect Podcast with Mark R. LePage

Growing Your Architecture Firm through Respect, Teaching & Learning As architects, we’re constantly needing to find new clients and new opportunities after each project wraps up. How can you raise the level of architecture by taking on each project as a new opportunity with a willingness to learn? What does it mean to make things better by teaching and learning throughout the process? Th...

Using LinkedIn to Build Authority as a Small Firm Architect Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more social media networks can all be used to build powerful relationships with the people you want to work with most. How can you leverage your brand’s story through your professional LinkedIn profile? This week on EntreArchitect podcast, Using LinkedIn to Build Authority as a Small Firm Architect ....

Successful Strategies for Working with Your Remote Teams Many small firm architects have been slowly moving toward working successfully with remote teams. The tools and technology are reliable enough to do this on a regular basis, but do you have the discipline to create and follow the systems to make it work for your small firm? What tools do you need to work productively with a distributed team?...

Exit Planning for Small Firm Architects One day, you’re going to leave your business; it’s part of how you plan the life of your business. How much money do you need from the sale of your business to maintain your lifestyle after retiring? What’s the most effective way to transfer your small architecture firm? This week on EntreArchitect podcast, Exit Planning for Small Firm Arch...

Introducing Jeff Echol of Build Your Brand Podcast It’s official! Our first new podcast from Gābl Media is now available. Listen and subscribe to Build Your Brand Podcast right now at EntreArchitect.com/BYB . Build Your Brand is a story-based podcast focused on branding, culture and the art of storytelling for small firm architects and creative professionals. The host, architect marketing ex...

How to Ask for Referrals as a Small Firm Architect A lot of small firm architects work really hard to create a memorable brand and execute effective marketing, but struggle with traditional methods like word-of-mouth referrals. What’s the right time to ask for a referral? What can you do to make an effective referral? This week on EntreArchitect podcast,  How to Ask for Referrals as a Small...

Strategic SEO for Small Firm Architects Your website is the foundation of your marketing strategy as a small firm architect. When people search for you online, are they actually finding you? This week on EntreArchitect podcast, Strategic SEO for Small Firm Architects. Learn more about Carolyn Lyden online at Search Hermit  or connect with her on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , and Twitter . Do y...

How Small Firm Architects Will Lead the Profession to Thrive Small firm architects know that there are unique challenges to our profession, but there are unique advantages, too. How can you be a successful small firm architect so that you can help build a better business for tomorrow? This week on EntreArchitect podcast, How Small Firm Architects Will Lead the Profession to Thrive. Learn more abou...

Fighting for a Public Understanding of Why Good Architecture Matters Small firm architects know that everything to do with the built environment is complicated both conceptually and on the policy side. If we want to make effective change, we need people who know advocate for themselves. How can you best communicate why building matters to your whole community? This week on EntreArchitect podcast,...

How to Make Change without Breaking Your Team How can we work better together as small firm architects? Businesses large and small all grapple with getting the very best out of their people, but creating a future and working better together requires both change and teamwork. This week on EntreArchitect podcast, How to Make Change without Breaking Your Team. Learn more about Robert at  RealtimeStra...

How to Grow Your Architecture Firm & Break Through to the Next Level In today’s age, there’s a great opportunity for us as architects to adapt. As small firm architects, we know we want to be recession proof, resilient, and have great retention. How can you learn a new way of doing business to grow your small architecture firm? This week on EntreArchitect podcast, How to Grow Your...

How to Become an Expert Witness Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a dispute as a small firm architect? You may be in need of someone who can explain the technical jargon and the standard practices that are expected of architects: an expert. Do you have what it takes to be an expert witness? This week on EntreArchitect podcast, How to Become an Expert Witness . Learn more about David De...

How a New York Farm Boy Built a Firm that Can Move Rivers As small firm architects, we’re acutely aware that if you’re lucky enough, your passion can be a successful career. How can young architects find their place? What can you do to set yourself up to truly love your job every day? This week on EntreArchitect podcast, How a New York Farm Boy Built a Firm that Can Move Rivers with La...

How a Powerful Brand & Strong Team Culture Leads to a Thriving Architecture Firm The growth of the architecture profession with new generations of architects has opened the door for different ideas and new opportunities, requiring us as architects to practice open mindedness. How can your small architecture firm thrive with a powerful brand and a strong team culture? This week on EntreArchitec...

Your Top 5 Most Popular Episodes at EntreArchitect Podcast in 2019 Join us as we take a look back on the past year. Our community has grown tremendously, and we thank you for your support! This week on EntreArchitect podcast,  Your Top 5 Most Popular Episodes in 2019. Listen to the full episodes here: 5: EA292: An Architect's Guide to Construction Administration 4: EA267: Building Science Fig...

The AIA Will Not Fix The Problem What You Can Do as an Individual Small Firm Architect to Build a Better Profession The architecture profession is experiencing a crisis of identity and the AIA will not fix the problem. In this final EntreArchitect Podcast episode of the decade; Mark R. LePage shares what you can do as an individual small firm architect to build a better profession. Mentioned in th...

How to Start an Architecture Firm That Will Survive the Next Recession with Erik Peterson of PHX Architecture As small firm architects, we’re all too aware of the effects that a recession can have on our industry. Right now, work may be flowing in and everything is great. How can you prepare your small architecture firm to both go into and come out of a recession successfully? This week at E...

The 3 Most Common Struggles Experienced by Small Firm Architects As a small firm architect, likely there are a few things you would say you’re currently struggling with. What if your problems aren’t necessarily unique to your firm? How can we ultimately become better, more successful and more profitable? This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, The 3 Most Common Struggles Experienced by Sm...

How To Build a Global Architecture Firm with Gene Kohn of KPF Architects What do you want to accomplish as a small firm architect? Maybe you want to invest your time in the best projects or make a contribution to the greater good. How do you take those goals and create a global presence? This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, How To Build a Global Architecture Firm with Gene Kohn of KPF Architects....

How to Automate Your Marketing to Find The Clients You Want As small firm architects, you’re already wearing so many hats. Learning how to build a website, put together a lead magnet, and developing an effective marketing strategy can be a challenge. What if you can make it even easier? This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, How to Automate Your Marketing to Find The Clients You Want. Check ou...

A Residential Intervention Update from North Carolina Mark and his family made the move from New York to North Carolina in July and have been hard at work on their full home renovation. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, A Residential Intervention Update from North Carolina. Learn more about the progress: EA201: We're Building a New House for Our Family [Podcast] EA234: Progress on Designin...

Will Technology Replace the Architect? We all know that technology is the future. But how will new technological advances effect design and the small firm architect? Can architects evolve with the changing roles? This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Will Technology Replace the Architect?  with Clifton Harness of TestFit. Learn more about Clifton at TestFit.io , or connect with him on Facebook , In...

Reinventing Architecture In the profession of architecture, many are aware that if we don’t evolve, we’ll become obsolete as building designers. How can we reinvent ourselves as small firm architects to find ways to apply our skills to the problems around the world? This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Reinventing Architecture with Jim Rhoné of Soliquid. Learn more about Jim at Soliqui...

Value Engineering, There IS a Better Way Many times as a small firm architect, the value engineering process isn’t planned for in the schedule or the budget. How can you move toward a better method of delivery to have greater control over your projects? This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Value Engineering, There IS a Better Way  with Andrew Zukoski of Join, Inc. Learn more about Andrew at ...

The Business Accelerator for the AEC Industry Are you a small firm architect who is invested in driving change in the AEC industry? If you have innovative ideas that you know will create big change, what’s next to accelerate your architecture firm to the next level? This week at EntreArchitect Podcast,  The Business Accelerator for the AEC Industry with German Aparicio of Zerosixty. Learn mo...