Inside The Firm

Walter Dusseldorp, known as The Dutch Mentor, is a speaker, mentor, and personal development coach focused on helping people unlock their full potential through resilience, leadership, and growth-minded thinking. Through his platform, TheDutchMentor.com, Walter shares practical strategies and mentorship tools designed to help individuals navigate challenges and create meaningful personal and profe...

On this episode of Inside the Firm, only three percent of architects are under 30 and why isn’t everyone talking about it? Then architecture’s recovery just collapsed again, and finally why 12 people can out serve 120. Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Ethan Heisey is a tax strategist and the founder of Exponential Freedom, a firm focused on helping business owners reduce their tax burden through advanced planning strategies. After working inside the traditional financial advisory world, Ethan recognized a major gap between tax preparation and proactive tax strategy. Today, he works with high-earning entrepreneurs to identify opportunities their...

Marcy Sagel is the Founder & CEO of DesignerBank, an online learning platform bridging the gap between design education and professional practice, and the Founder & Principal of MSA Interiors, a leading commercial design firm specializing in multifamily, student, senior, and affordable housing projects. To learn more visit https://designerbank.com/itf/

Savio P. Clemente is a healthcare leadership strategist, keynote and TEDx speaker who helps organizations lead effectively after disruption when pressure remains but clarity fades. Drawing from over 2,000 interviews with global leaders and his own experience surviving cancer twice, he developed the Adaptive Resilience Leadership framework. His work focuses on helping leaders reduce decision fatigu...

On this episode of Inside the Firm, why the well-rounded architect is one of architecture's favorite lies, then bad advice from old architects, and finally the conceit of architects and the public who hates them. Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Zack Tomlin is a business craftsman, author of Craft: The Expedition of Business, and founder of Your Craft Your Climb. After spending over a decade building and leading his own company, Zack shifted his focus from chasing tactics to mastering the deeper principles behind leadership and decision-making. Today, he helps leaders of small and mid-sized businesses close the gap between where they are...

Jay Bourgana is an operator, investor, and founder of Acquisition Collective, where he helps entrepreneurs acquire and grow cash-flowing businesses. Over the past 25 years, he has built, operated, and acquired companies across manufacturing, real estate, home services, and private equity-backed ventures. His experience includes running manufacturing operations in China, completing more than 20 acq...

Albert Butler is a CPA, MBA, and nationally recognized strategic advisor with over 25 years of experience in accounting and executive leadership. As a Partner-in-Charge at a national firm, he helps leaders and entrepreneurs build aligned, scalable, and transferable businesses. He is the creator of the Legacy Alignment System, a framework focused on connecting purpose, governance, and financial cla...

On this episode of Inside the Firm, F9 Productions wins the People’s Choice award for Modern in Denver’s Design in Bloom competition, then how to actually start using Claude, and finally why having a blog still matters. Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Derek Fredrickson is the founder and CEO of The COO Solution, where he helps founders scale their businesses without staying trapped in day-to-day operations. With a background as a second-in-command across multiple six- and seven-figure companies, Derek specializes in turning vision into execution through systems, structure, and accountability. He works directly with business owners to remove bot...

On this episode of Inside the Firm, the AIA billings for April are out and not so good, then affordable what 30-60 minutes of silence does for your brain, and finally how to win and lose public work. Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

David Pourquery is the founder and CEO of Groas, an AI company building what he calls a fully autonomous Google Ads management system. With a background spanning private equity, venture capital, and hands-on e-commerce, David built Groas to eliminate the inefficiencies he saw in traditional ad management. As a bootstrapped founder, he has scaled the platform to manage more than $35 million in mont...

On this episode of Inside the Firm, how Boulder is becoming the next Aspen, then affordable units in Denver are more vacant than market-rate apartments, and finally how Spencer Pratt will empower architects and builders to make LA beautiful again. Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Mark Gordon, known to founders as “The Rebel CRO,” is a revenue growth leader who has helped scale companies from $1 million to over $30 million in annual revenue. He specializes in breaking conventional sales and growth models, focusing instead on building predictable, scalable revenue systems that actually work in the real world. Mark works directly with founders and leadership teams to align sa...

Amber Hoffman is the Founder of The FS Agency, a digital marketing and AI advisory firm that specializes in high-precision visibility for local service businesses and professional firms. With over 15 years of expertise in digital marketing, Amber helps businesses navigate the shift from traditional search to LLM Visibility, ensuring brands are not just found on Google, but are accurately cited by...

Rion Westfall is a founder, growth strategist, and creator of the Own Your Revenue program, where he helps small and mid-sized businesses identify the exact revenue levers that drive scalable, profitable growth. With experience spanning over 15 countries, work with the Department of Defense, and nine companies built across multiple industries, Rion brings a no-nonsense, battle-tested approach to s...

Managing Broker Javier Santana plays a central role at Miami’s Sunland Group, a vertically integrated firm with development, design and construction capabilities. Specializing in residential and land sales, Javier leads Sunland’s Land Division, launched just over two years ago and quickly emerging as a dominant force in the market. Focused exclusively on unbuilt residential land, the division fill...

Danny Brassell is a highly sought-after speaker, trainer, and coach—often called “Jim Carrey with a Ph. D.”—who has delivered over 3,500 presentations worldwide. A former inner-city teacher turned entrepreneur, he is the author of 20+ books, including Leadership Begins with Motivation and Misfits and Crackpots. As co-founder of WellCrafted Story™, Danny helps entrepreneurs and leaders turn storyte...

On this episode of Inside the Firm, home remodeling profit margins hit highest rates since 2006, then we are short 10 million homes, and finally Ai workflows for architectural visualizations. Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Ben Olmos is a business leader, entrepreneur, and media founder with over 30 years of experience in the consumer packaged goods industry, working with both Fortune 500 companies and emerging brands. He is the founder of DissedMedia and The Daily Pitch, and the author of 10 Topics to Help Managers, Leaders & Entrepreneurs Get Better at What They Do. In addition to building companies, he has spent m...

Phillip Lanier is an entrepreneur who built and sold an eight-figure business after growing up in poverty and experiencing homelessness. He didn’t follow a traditional path—he built success through discipline, problem-solving, and learning in real time. Today, he helps everyday people take control of their money through practical strategies, mindset shifts, and personal responsibility. He’s the au...

On this episode of Inside the Firm, is over regulation a help or kick in the butt for architects to become builders, then an update on interest rates, and finally why the most expensive way to build a house is in a factory. Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

LuAnn Buechler, known as “The Little Spark,” is a transformational speaker, master trainer, and business coach who helps entrepreneurs align their passion with purpose to create meaningful success. After a 25-year career in corporate event planning, she hit burnout and pivoted into helping others build businesses that fuel both profit and fulfillment. She’s the creator of the Make Your Pa$$ion Pay...

On this episode of Inside the Firm, should institutional investors own single family homes, then an update on interest rates, and finally why is the bar so low for running a successful architecture firm? Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!