S01E11: What s In It For Me?: Cutting Through...

The Takeaway: Winning on Purpose In order for you to understand what you can do to become the best, embrace the reality that you can take one simple idea and make that your firm s DNA. Every decision you make. Every proposal you share. Every person you hire. EVERYTHING you do goe ...  Show more

Culture: Having the Right People on the Plane You may not know it, but your architecture firm s culture is inseparable from your brand. For Southwest Airlines, their purpose is baked into the culture and their culture is part of their purpose. They hire for attitude and cultural ...  Show more

In this episode 3 of Here's Good News, Season 1 You Can Make it, my Guest and old school friend Marc Kandalaft and I talk all about creativity, communication, art, music and how his passion was the pathway for building his successful business. As an entrepreneur, Marc saw all the ...  Show more

Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. Fivecat Studio was founded in 1999. Annmarie and I were 29 years old. She was licensed. I was not. With no clients and no money, we launched the firm as a sole proprietorship; Annmarie McCarthy, A ...  Show more

In the fiercely competitive arena of architecture, professionals frequently wrestle with the dual challenge of not merely securing projects but bringing them to fruition. This endeavor can be as intricate as the blueprints they create. The battle to differentiate oneself in a sat ...  Show more

Leadership for Architects Leadership can be overwhelming; where do we start? How do we grow a team and inspire them to work toward a common vision? Often, fear makes it difficult for us to try something new or take a step in a different direction. We find ourselves stuck in the s ...  Show more