Business of Architecture Podcast

Today I welcome two guests to the show. First we have architect Rand Soellner, the owner and principal of Home Architects, a nationwide practice specializing in custom residential architecture. Rand is also on the executive committee of Architects Creating Homes, an American organization of Licensed Architects focusing on residential architecture. Also joining us today is Marilyn Moedinger, educator, architect and founder of Runcible Studios, an architecture firm located in Boston, Massachusetts. In today's episode we are talking about construction documents. In this episode you'll discover the career route Marilyn Moedinger has taken that has given her a powerful advantage as an architects as well as how to make your construction drawings more understandable and clear so that you can minimize jobsite errors and questions....and with that, here's today's show.... To know more about this episod, click here.

Effective selling is nothing more than communicating your value in a way that your prospective client understands and helping them to take the next step. Check out the Business of Architecture and discover how to sell architecture services.

Today's guest is Richard Petrie, the world's leading architect marketing coach and trainer. He leads the training over at the Architects Marketing Academy. Check it out at ArchitectsMarketing.com In this episode you'll discover how to attract and land better clients, projects and fees through the power of effective communication. Know more about this apisode and click here.

In this episode, you'll discover: What you as a business owner and architect need to focus on in your books (even if you hire a bookkeeper) How often you should review your books How to run a job costing report in Quickbooks The Quick ratio - what it is and why it is important to your business What you should review when you review your books What it means to move your bookkeeping software 'to the cloud', and why this will make your life easier (and save you time) Click here to read more about 6 Bookkeeping Tips For Architects

Discover the 3 common bookkeeping mistakes architects make on this episode of Business of Architecture. Click here to read more about 3 Architect Bookkeeping Mistakes

Today we speak with award-winning architect Frank Harmon FAIA as he reflects on lessons learned from 40 years of building a successful architecture practice. Click here to read more about 7 Success Lessons For Young Architects with Frank Harmon FAIA

Listen in to discover the lessons shared by one of America's great architects, Frank Harmon FAIA. Click here to read more about Frank Harmon FAIA On What It means To Be A Successful Achitect

Today's show is going to be a little different than most - I'm reaching into the Business of Architecture vault and pulling out a few interviews that I've never broadcast before. Today you'll hear from AIA CEO Robert Ivy, University of Illinois professor, BIM expert and Twitter maven Randy Deutsch, Architecture for Humanity co-founder Cameron Sinclair, and architect and social media expert Jeff Echols. These interviews were recorded live, in person at the AIA convention in 2013 in Denver Colorado. There is a bit of background noise but hopefully it isn't too distracting and doesn't take away from the great content of these interviews. First we'll hear from AIA CEO Robert Ivy on the tools that the AIA offers small firm practitioners, then Randy Deutsch is going to tell us about his experience using social media, Twitter in particular. Cameron Sinclair will speak on using pro-bono work as a business development strategy and Jeff Echols will round it out by talking about social media. Click here to read more about Pro-Bono Work As A Business Development Strategy: Inerviews with Cameron Sinclair, Robert Ivy, Randy Deutsch and Jeff Echols

Todd Redding is the Chief Operations Officer and Vice President of Investments for Charette Venture Group, a venture capital group focused on investing in high growth architecture firms. Click here to read more about Business Skills For Architects with Todd Reding Part 2

Today I speak with Todd Reding, Chief Opertations Office and Vice President of Investments for Charette Venture Group. Click here to read more about Business Skills For Architects with Todd Reding