Business Of Architecture Podcast

How do you ensure quality in each architecture project?  Today’s guest is Brian Palmquist, the Director of Quality at Ledcor and author of The Architect’s Guide to Construction: Tales from the Trenches Book 1 (An Architect’s Guide - Tales from the Trenches).

How to Quickly Grow your Business and Maintain Momentum  What makes a firm successful? How can you use the secrets of success to quickly grow your practice?  Today’s guest is David Kuhlman, Partner at Axiom Consulting Partners and author of Leading Firms: How Great Professional Service Firms Succeed & How Your Firm Can Too. In this episode of the Business of Architecture show, you’ll discover:

Is everyone in your firm on the same page? How do you align the people in your firm for success? Today's guest is David Kuhlman, Partner at Axiom Consulting Partners and Author of "Leading Firms: How Great Professional Service Firms Succeed & How Your Firm Can Too"In this episode of the Business of Architecture show, you'll discover:

How can you develop a strategic point of different that turns competition into referrals? What is point of difference and why is that powerful for a firm?Today's guest is Sandra Bekhor, President of Bekhor Management.

Business is all about relationships. You've heard it a thousand times so I'm not going to say it again. But it is all about the relationships. :) In this episode of the Business of Architecture podcast, I talk with marketing and management consultant Sandra Bekhor about how to turn strangers into clients.

Paul Traynor is the President of Light Bureau, a UK lighting design consultancy. In this episode, Paul talks about the early days growing his practice, including the 'big levers' that made a dramatic impact on the success of his practice.

Discover hard-won lessons from 17 years of running a design practice. Paul Traynor, principal of Light Bureau, a UK-based lighting design consultancy shares lessons learned from years of running his own practice is the biggest recession in recent memory.You'll discover:How to delegate successfully and meet your deadlinesHow to manage your projects on a weekly basisPaul's favorite project management softwareHow to figure out your project fee Go to Business of Architecture to find out about the design practice fundamentals.

Discover how architect Anthony Laney transitioned from his job as a full-time employee to owning his own architecture practice that is poised to grow. Click here to see this episode on Business of Architecture.

Discover battle tested tips and secrets for launching a successful, design-focused architecture firm. Los Angeles architect Anthony Laney reveals the gameplan he used to launch his new modern design firm. Got to Business of Architecture to discover the gameplan to launch a new modern architecture firm.

Set your firm apart with a powerful brand. Today we discuss branding for architecture firms - and how to create a powerful, authentic brand for your firm. Click here to read this episode on Business of Architecture.

In this episode you'll discover the list of 'lessons learned' that Mark Busse and Ben Garfinkel shared with me recently. These lessons include: Marketing should not be ignored Employees want more than money It's fine to say 'no' Your online reputation matters What you say is less important than what you believe Count on technology to be a game-changer Baby Boomers are retiring and the rising generation will make changes. There's a special surprise the end of this episode, so make sure you listen all the way to the end. Go to Business of Architecture to find out about the lessons learned with regards to branding and identity.

Discover tips for managing your small architecture firm in this interview with business consultant and CFO Hugh Glazer. Click here to see this episode on Business of Architecture.

Do you make these top financial management mistakes in your architecture practice? Today we speak with Hugh Glazer, CPA, a business and financial management consultant for the AEC industry. In this episode, you'll discover: The number 1 secret to scaling a profitable architecture practice (4:01) The top business mistakes small architecture firms make (5:05) The difference between cash basis and accrual accounting, and why this matters to your bottom line (7:30) The rolling 13-week spreadsheet for tracking cashflow (10:15) The most important metrics to track for firm profitability (15:00) How to recognize and stop scope creep (18:50) Find out more about the top financial management mistakes in the Business of Architecture.

Discover resources for architects and designers on Houzz.com. Listen to the full interview for more information. Know more about this Business of Architecture episode, click here.

Find out more about the Houzz platform, and how it can help you as a residential architect and designer. Discover the platform for architects and designers in Business of Architecture.

Looking for creative, effective way to get a leg up on your next RFP response? Listen in as RFP winning guru Frank Aldridge reveals a cool strategy for landing that big contract. Know how to win large architecture contracts in Business of Architecture.

In this episode you'll discover a killer strategy for winning large architecture contracts and working with large organizations. Click here to know more about this episode in the Business of Architecture.

In this episode we discuss the 4 main business entity types for architecture firms. Go to Business of Architecture and know the best business types for architecture firms.

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about legal entities for architecture firms. Discover more in the Business of Arcitecture by clicking here.

In this episode, you'll discover the last 2 steps of our simple, client-getting marketing process for architecture firms. Go to Business of Architecture and discover how to market an architecture firm.