The AEC Leadership Podcast Building Effective AEC Leadership and Growth Strategies – Ep 367
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Feb 26, 2026 
Mark Sheeran, licensed civil engineer and founder of Odyssey Advisors, helps AEC leaders simplify complexity and scale firms. He explores the 'do simple better' mindset, moving from founder bottleneck to galvanizer, and creating rhythms that protect leadership time. He also breaks down structuring firms around core functions and warns against mixing business models.
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World Trade Center Project Led To Business Pivot
- Mark shifted from project delivery to corporate development after doing the World Trade Center Redevelopment.
- He earned an MBA at NYU and joined STV's corporate development team to learn building sustainable companies.
Box Client Work To Protect Leadership Time
- Box client work with deliberate rhythms and protected leadership time.
- Mark suggests scheduling and structuring leadership blocks so client work (the gas) doesn't fill every available space.
Batch Meetings To Reduce Interruptions
- Create fixed meeting cadences to reduce ad hoc demands and consolidate communication.
- Anthony describes batching podcast recordings and weekly client meetings to cut emails and protect focus time.