EntreArchitect Podcast with Mark R. LePage

It takes time and effort to learn what we need to know to be successful. As EntreArchitects, we need to build better businesses. Focusing on our finances must be a priority. Understanding how to prepare, and why to review, the financial reports for our business will make everything else we do easier. It will allow us to plan and predict and find the work we want. This week at the EntreArchitect Podcast, I will talk about Financial Intelligence for Small Firm Architects. Visit our Platform Sponsors FreshBooks The easiest way to send invoices, manage expenses and track your time. Access Your 30-Day Free Trial at FreshBooks.com/architect (Enter EntreArchitect) The Architecture Business Plan Competition Take your firm to greater success with a plan. It's free to enter and grand prize is $10,000. Learn more and register at ArchBusinessPlan.com Referenced in this Episode Basic Financial Statements for Small Firm Architects (blog) The Architect’s Guide to Small Firm Management: Making Chaos Work for Your Small Firm (book) EntreArchitect Academy – Enroll Now   Photo Credit: Shutterstock / patpitchaya The post EA107: Financial Intelligence for Small Firm Architects [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build SmartFrosty & Fired Up

Are you an award wining architect? Would you like to promote your firm through the recognition of your design excellence? Design awards are a great way to differentiate your firm from others. This week at the EntreArchitect Podcast, I am speaking with two residential architects about a new design awards program that is specifically created to help you earn the recognition you deserve. We’ll share how to use design awards to promote your architecture firm. Visit our Platform Sponsors FreshBooks The easiest way to send invoices, manage expenses and track your time. Access Your 30-Day Free Trial at FreshBooks.com/architect (Enter EntreArchitect) The Architecture Business Plan Competition Take your firm to greater success with a plan. It's free to enter and grand prize is $10,000. Learn more and register at ArchBusinessPlan.com Referenced in This Episode ArCH: Architects Creating Homes ArCHdes Design Awards Program EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 33: Architects Crating Homes with Rand Soellner EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 70: Architectural Specification Systems for Residential Architects HOME Architects (Rand Soellner) Jennifer Garcia Architecture Studio Photo Credit: Shutterstock / Mikhail Grachikov   The post EA106: How To Use Design Awards to Promote Your Architecture Firm [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build SmartFrosty & Fired Up

Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed your holiday and have started your new year with enthusiasm, determination and focus. It's going to be a great 2016. I'm sure you are noticing a few changes around here. We've been very hard at work during the year-end break. Today on the EntreArchitect Podcast, I am going to share what we've been doing here at EntreArchitect and why you should join the all-new EntreArchitect Academy. Learn more about EntreArchitect Academy Photo Credit: Shutterstock / Studio_G   The post EA105: The All-New EntreArchitect Academy [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Frosty & Fired UpBuild Smart

It's that time of year again. The bells are ringing for the holidays and we're all busy wrapping up deadlines before the turn of a new year. It's also time to look ahead to 2016. How are we going to make 2016 our best year ever? How are we going to find the work we want, make the money we need and live the life of our dreams? This week on the EntreArchitect Podcast, I am going to share my thoughts on how to take your business and life to greater success in 2016 with just ONE goal. Visit our Platform Sponsors FreshBooks The easiest way to send invoices, manage expenses and track your time. Access Your 30-Day Free Trial at FreshBooks.com/architect (Enter EntreArchitect) For an exclusive tour inside FreshBooks, join me and Tim Lee from FreshBooks at this free video series. The Architecture Business Plan Competition Take your firm to greater success with a plan. It's free to enter and grand prize is $10,000. Learn more and register at ArchBusinessPlan.com Referenced in This Episode The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results (book) 12/12/12 Project Charrette Venture Group Nozbe Productivity GetFocused Course EntreArchitect Facebook Group Photo Credit: Shutterstock / Rafael Croonen   The post EA104: Success in 2016 with Just ONE Goal [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Frosty & Fired UpBuild Smart

Architecture is a tough business. How do we find work? How do we find help? How do we grow, make more money and ensure that our small firms are profitable? This week I welcome back a friend of the show who, in the past 12 months has interviewed almost 200 small firm architects. He knows our strengths. He knows our weaknesses. This week on the EntreArchitect Podcast, I'm speaking with Todd Reding of Charrette Venture Group about the 3 roadblocks experienced by every entrepreneur architect and what to do to find your way to success. Visit our Platform Sponsor FreshBooks The easiest way to send invoices, manage expenses and track your time. Access Your 30-Day Free Trial at FreshBooks.com/architect (Enter EntreArchitect) For an exclusive tour inside FreshBooks, join me and Tim Lee from FreshBooks at this free video series. The Architecture Business Plan Competition Take your firm to greater success… with a plan. It’s free to enter and grand prize is $10,000. Learn more and register at ArchBusinessPlan.com Referenced in this Episode EntreArchitect.com/Episode60 (Podcast Episode about Architecture Business Plan Competition) Charrette Venture Group LinkedIn StrengthFinder 2.0 Business of Architecture (Enoch Sears) Salesforce (CRM) Zoho (CRM) Insightly (CRM) Highrise (CRM) Pipedrive (CRM) 2016 Architecture Business Plan Competition (learn more and register) Mark R. LePage, AIA (Jury Member) Matt Ostanik, AIA (Jury Member) June Jewel, CPA (Jury Member) Steven Burns, FAIA (Jury Member) AIA National Convention (Philadelphia) The New EntreArchitect (Subscribe to the newsletter for updates) The post EA103: 3 Roadblocks Experienced by Every Entrepreneur Architect and What To Do About It [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Frosty & Fired UpBuild Smart

A dream for so many of us small firm architects; design, build and develop our own residential architecture. No rules. No limits. No clients. You make the decisions for what gets built and what does not. There is much risk in residential development, but there is also much reward. Creative rewards, professional rewards and financial rewards. This week on the EntreArchitect Podcast I am speaking with Jim Zack of San Francisco-based Zack DeVito Architecture about his risks and rewards as an architect developer. Visit our Platform Sponsor FreshBooks The easiest way to send invoices, manage expenses and track your time. Access Your 30-Day Free Trial at FreshBooks.com/architect (Enter EntreArchitect) For an exclusive tour inside FreshBooks, join me and Tim Lee from FreshBooks at this free video series. Referenced in this Episode Zack DeVito Architecture and Construction Jonathan Segal Architect   The post EA102: Risks and Rewards with Architect Developer Jim Zack [ Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Frosty & Fired UpBuild Smart

Starting your own design business while still in architecture school. Graduating, growing and building that simple idea into a thriving multi-disciplined design build company. That's what this week's guest did. On the show is a former guest from way back at Episode 8. He’s here to share an update after 2 years of business development. Learn what he did right and what he did wrong. This week on the EntreArchitect Podcast we are discussing How To Grow Your Design Business with Brian Corcodilos of Designblendz, LLC. Visit our Platform Sponsors ArchiSnapper A simple cloud-based tool for creating and managing field reports. Try the ArchiSnapper Field Report App Free for 30 Days FreshBooks The easiest way to send invoices, manage expenses and track your time. Access Your 30-Day Free Trial at FreshBooks.com/architect (Enter EntreArchitect) For an exclusive tour inside FreshBooks, join me and Tim Lee from FreshBooks at this free video series. Referenced in this Episode EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 8: Breaking all the Rules – Building a Successful Design Firm While Still in Architecture School Designblendz.com EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 98: Life of an Entrepreneur Architect with Marc Teer of BlackSpectacles Designblendz on Twitter The post EA101: How To Grow Your Design Business with Brian Corcodilos [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build SmartFrosty & Fired Up

So, this is it! Episode 100 of the EntreArchitect Podcast. This is certainly a milestone in the history of the EntreArchitect Platform and there is no way this could have happened without you, the EntreArchitect Community. Those of you who subscribe and download and listen to this show each and every week have been the motivation and inspiration to continue and proceed with sharing what I know and helping others to share what they know. To honor the friendships and support for one another that has formed around this podcast as well as the entire EntreArchitect Platform on the blog, at the newsletter and throughout our many groups on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and other social media; this week on the on the EntreArchitect Podcast, I asked you to share your answer to this question: What is one thing that you did this year to improve your business, your leadership or your life? This week, on this very special Episode 100, I am featuring you, the EntreArchitect Community. Visit our Platform Sponsors ArchiSnapper A simple cloud-based tool for creating and managing field reports. Try the ArchiSnapper Field Report App Free for 30 Days FreshBooks The easiest way to send invoices, manage expenses and track your time. Access Your 30-Day Free Trial at FreshBooks.com/architect (Enter EntreArchitect) For an exclusive tour inside FreshBooks, join me and Tim Lee from FreshBooks at this free video series. Photo Credit: Shutterstock / Anton_Ivanov   The post EA100: Featuring You! [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build SmartFrosty & Fired Up

You listened to Episode 97 and you have your upcoming self-published book all figured out. You know what you're writing about, to whom you are writing, how to actually sit down every day and write. Yes you can do it in addition to being a full time architect if you want to. You even know how to publish your book on the largest platform for selling books, Amazon.com. But that's only half of the equation. Now that your book is ready for the world to read, you need to get to work and let them all know that it’s available. This week on the EntreArchitect Podcast, we have the 4th in the Field Guide Series and Part 2 about self-publishing your book. This week, Eric Reinholdt of 30X40 Design Workshop is back to talk with us about Marketing Your Self-Published Book as a Small Firm Architect. Visit our Platform Sponsors ArchiSnapper A simple cloud-based tool for creating and managing field reports. Try the ArchiSnapper Field Report App Free for 30 Days FreshBooks The easiest way to send invoices, manage expenses and track your time. Access Your 30-Day Free Trial at FreshBooks.com/architect (Enter EntreArchitect) For an exclusive tour inside FreshBooks, join me and Tim Lee from FreshBooks at this free video series. Referenced in this Episode 30X40 Design Workshop Eric Reinholdt on Twitter Episode 84: Building, Branding and Marketing Your Startup Design Business Episode 89: Passive Income for Small Firm Architects Episode 97: A Guide to Self-Publishing Your Books as a Small Firm Architect The Unofficial Guide to Houzz.com: Create a Profile That Resonates with Clients and Outranks Your Competition (Amazon) Architect and Entrepreneur: A Field Guide to Building, Branding, and Marketing Your Startup Design Business (Amazon) Amazon.com Apple iBook Store Barnes & Noble Books Digital Delivery by E-junkie Gumroad AWeber Mailchimp Thunderclap Subscribe to The EntreArchitect Report: Our Free Weekly Newsletter Photo Credit: Shutterstock / BillionPhotos.com   The post EA099: Field Guide Series – Marketing Your Self-Published Book as a Small Firm Architect [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build SmartFrosty & Fired Up

Have you ever considered following a dream other than a traditional practice in architecture? Do you have a passion that is burning inside? Maybe you have a great idea for a new business, but you are afraid to pursue it because of all the work it required to become a licensed architect? You don't want to leave behind your dream of being an architect, for a new dream pursuing something else. But, what if you did? What if you pushed through that fear and took a new path? What if you allowed yourself to follow your passion and take your life in a new direction? Our guest this week did just that. He had an idea and followed his passion to create something amazing, something influential and beneficial to others. This week I invited the founder of BlackSpectacles.com, Marc Teer, to join me and talk about the Life of an Entrepreneur Architect on the EntreArchitect Podcast. Visit our Platform Sponsors ArchiSnapper A simple cloud-based tool for creating and managing field reports. Try the ArchiSnapper Field Report App Free for 30 Days FreshBooks The easiest way to send invoices, manage expenses and track your time. Access Your 30-Day Free Trial at FreshBooks.com/architect (Enter EntreArchitect) Referenced in this Episode BlackSpectacles.com Lynda.com Gensler.com The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It (Amazon) The Solopreneur Hour Podcast It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be (Amazon) Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite (Amazon) American Institute of Architecture Students AIA Chicago Helmut Jahn – AIA Lifetime Achievement Award (video) AIA ARE Prep Bright Bright Great Tend.io   The post EA098: Life of an Entrepreneur Architect with Marc Teer of BlackSpectacles.com [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Frosty & Fired UpBuild Smart