EntreArchitect Podcast with Mark R. LePage

As the new year quickly approaches, we hear the annual recommendations for planning our year ahead. Every magazine and blog is running an article about how to plan for 2015. Although stating long term goals and planning for their success is important, I suggest that planning your week, every week, will put you closer to your desired target when this time rolls around again next year. This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I share my 7 steps to a more successful work week. Please review this podcast on iTunes. Referenced in this Episode The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey (book) First Things First by Stephen R. Covey (book) School of Greatness Podcast: Lewis Howes interview with Rory Vaden Nozbe Productivity Application (Use my affiliate link http://www.nozbe.com/a-EntreArchitect and support the show without any additional cost to you.) Entrepreneur Architect Podcast Episode 53 with Architect Dan Hart discussing productivity Episode Sponsor Entrepreneur Architect Foundations: Business Documents and Checklists for Small Firm Architects *** Photo Credit: Shutterstock / Tashatuvango The post EA057: 7 Steps to a Successful Work Week for Small Firm Architects [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Frosty & Fired UpBuild Smart

As Entrepreneur Architects, we are all leaders. Whether we are running a firm of 1 or 100, it is leadership that will determine the success or failure of a firm. It does not matter how bad the economy gets or how your opportunities may have been reduced by circumstances outside your control. The fate of your firm sits squarely in your hands. It will be your vision, your decisions, your words and your actions that will lead your firm to the next level and beyond. If your firm is not where you want it to be, you must make the changes necessary to move it in a different direction a direction forward toward success. This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast I will share my 5 rules for successful leadership. Please review this podcast on iTunes.   Question of the Week Do you know an extraordinary leader? Describe them in the comments below. What are the traits that this person possesses that makes them so special? The post EA056: My 5 Rules of Successful Leadership for Small Firm Architects [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Frosty & Fired UpBuild Smart

The passion required to overcome the fear and uncertainty of launching a start-up business is a very powerful emotion. It's what takes us from business-owner architect to Entrepreneur Architect. It's what gets us out of bed every morning and keeps us going years later. Passion for what we do though, will only take us so far. To become a great firm, a truly great business success, we must also have a passion for profit. I know Profit. To some, profit is a dirty word, but the reality is that without profit, your passion for being an architect will very quickly evaporate. It is the passion for profit that allows us to grow our firms and continue to build successful practices. This week on the Entrepreneur Architect, I will share 5 ways to earn more profit and keep the Passion Profit Cycle alive. Please review this podcast on iTunes. Referenced in this Episode The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber (book) The Winner Effect: The Neuroscience of Success and Failure by Ian H. Robertson (book) Enroll Now at Entrepreneur Architect Academy Building a Debt Zero Business *** Photo Credit: pedrosek / 123RF Stock Photo The post EA055: The Passion Profit Cycle of Success for Your Small Firm [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build SmartFrosty & Fired Up

Once per month, my friend Bob Borson at LifeofanArchitect.com organizes a group of bloggers to write on a specific topic. The series is called #ArchiTalks. Search for it on Twitter or on EntreArchitect.com and you will find links to all the other posts from the series. This is a day in the life of Mark R LePage; November 26th, 2014. Happy Thanksgiving! Please review this podcast on iTunes. Referenced in this Episode #ArchiTalks LifeofanArchitect.com Gordon Parks Foundation Gordon Parks (Wikipedia) Village of Pleasantville Sundance Deli Fivecat Studio Entrepreneur Architect Coaching Services ScheduleOnce Entrepreneur Architect Academy (Join us) Rena Klein of RM Klein Consulting Check Out the Other #ArchiTalks Posts Bob Borson – Life of An Architect @bobborson A Day in the Life of an Architect Matthew Stanfield – FiELD9: architecture @FiELD9arch A Day in the Life of FiELD9: architecture Marica McKeel – Studio MM @ArchitectMM A Day in the Life of a Small Firm Residential Architect Jeff Echols – Architect Of The Internet @Jeff_Echols What To Do When You Lose Your Job In Architecture: A Day In The Life Lee Calisti, AIA – Think Architect @LeeCalisti a day in the life…part 2 Evan Troxel – Archispeak Podcast / TRXL @etroxel A Day in My Life Lora Teagarden – L² Design, LLC @L2DesignLLC A Day in the Life of: An Almost Architect Collier Ward – Thousand Story Studio @collier1960 A Day in the Life of an Architect Cormac Phalen – Cormac Phalen @archy_type Life in a Day of Panic Nicholas Renard – Cote Renard Architecture @coterenard Another Day of Living the Dream Andrew Hawkins, AIA – Hawkins Architecture, Inc. @hawkinsarch Day in the Life of a Small Firm Owner Jeremiah Russell, AIA – ROGUE Architecture @rogue_architect a day in the life of a rogue architect Jes Stafford – Modus Operandi Design @modarchitect A Day in the Life of MODarchitect *** Photo Credit: Pixabay / CC0 Public Domain The post EA054: A Day in the Life of Mark R. LePage [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build SmartFrosty & Fired Up

As small firm architects, we are all wearing so many hats. We have so much going on in our lives. As Partner in Charge of Operations at my small firm Fivecat Studio, I am CEO, COO, CFO, President, Director of Architectural Services, Architect, Project Manager, Office Manager, Book keeper, Receptionist and custodian and thats just at work. How do we get it all done? There is a secret to getting everything done. Do you know the secret? The secret to getting everything done… You CAN'T! You can not get it ALL done, but you can get done the things that matter most. This week on the Entrepreneur Architect podcast, I am speaking with a new friend of mine, Daniel Hart. Dan is an architect and principal at Parkhill Smith and Cooper, an architecture and engineering firm located in Midland, Texas. In additional to his roles in architecture, he is a speaker who presents on how to be more productive, how to get more done and frankly, how to have a better life as an architect. I really enjoyed our conversation. I think it will inspire you to start your own journey toward a a better life, getting done the things that matter most and having more time to spend doing the things you are meant to do. *** If you like this episode, please take a few minutes to rate and review the podcast on iTunes. This is how you may help me spread the word about Entrepreneur Architect and our mission to become an influential force in the profession of architecture. Just click the link below. Thank you. Please review this podcast on iTunes. Referenced in This Episode Texas Tech University Parkhill Smith & Cooper Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen (Book) First Things First by Stephen R. Covey (Book) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey (Book) Writer Frederick Buecher   The post EA053: Find Your Purpose Through Personal Productivity with Architect Dan Hart [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Frosty & Fired UpBuild Smart

This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast is a registered Architect based in Allentown Pennsylvania. He has worked in the architectural field since 1993, specializing in high-end residential architecture. Published in a variety of professional journals and magazines, Doug Patt worked on projects that have received American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Builders Awards in residential architecture. He is the creator of the How to Architect website and the How to Architect YouTube channel with over 160 videos, 50,000 YouTube subscribers and over 12,000,000 video views web wide. Doug is the author of How to Architect, published by MIT Press. He is the co-founder of RootPhi, LLC a product development company. Co-creator and inventor of three patented products including one for Avifauna. He created and spun out two businesses including Golaces, LLC, which was acquired by a publicly held footwear company, and Reclaim, LLC which licensed technology to San Francisco based soft goods company Timbuk2. Doug is the creator of The Architect’s Academy, an online classroom teaching architecture and design. He is a classically trained painter and has sold artwork through Target stores nationally. Doug Patt is most certainly an Entrepreneur Architect. Please review this podcast on iTunes. Referenced in This Episode Brian Witlin Penn State Architecture How To Architect Website How To Architect YouTube Video Channel How to Architect (Book) CRANtv (AIA CRAN Video Series) AIA CRAN RootPhi, LLC Patent Writing Creating Prototypes MFG.com The Architect’s Birdfeeder Joeb Moore + Partners Architects, LLC The Architect’s Academy @HowToArchitect on Twitter About Doug Patt   The post EA052: How to Take Your Idea to Market with HowToArchitect Founder Doug Patt appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build SmartFrosty & Fired Up

A few week back, I traveled to the west coast of the United States to attend The Equity by Design Symposium organized by a committee of AIA San Francisco called The Missing 32%. The event was well attended (in fact it was sold out) and very well produced. It was a day filled with thought provoking seminars and workshops focused on the disparity between men and women in architecture. This week our guest on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast is the founder of The Missing 32% committee, the chairman of the Equity by Design Symposium and a rising star among leaders in our profession. She's been a guest on the show before and in fact, is the first two-time guest on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast. I have invited her back to discuss the event and to share some of the very revealing results of the Equity by Design Survey. Rosa Sheng, AIA is our guest this week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast. We reveal the results of the Equity by Design Survey and discuss the very successful Equity by Design Symposium. Please review this podcast on iTunes. Referenced in This Episode Episode 027: Investigating the Missing 32% with Architect Rosa Sheng Equity by Design Survey: Early Findings The Missing 32% in the News No longer Missing: Pamela Tang’s return to Architecture Susan Colantuono Ted Talk: The Career Advice You Probably Didn’t Get Exposing Hidden Bias at Google (Implicit Bias) Mommy Penalty, Daddy Bonus 15 Things You Can Do to Jumpstart Equity in Architecture The Missing 32% on Twitter The post EA051: Finding The Missing 32% with Equity by Design Founder Rosa Sheng [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build SmartFrosty & Fired Up

This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I have the privilege to be speaking with a man that may have some answers for students and professionals regarding IDP, the AIAS and the future of the profession. As a former assistant director of the Intern Development Program (IDP) for the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and as the new Executive Director of the American Institute of Architecture Students, Nick Serfass is in a very unique position. As a Project Architect earlier in his career, as a member of the Board of Directors for his local Richmond Virginia chapter of the AIA and leading the way on both sides of IDP, Nick Serfass has a perspective of the profession that few others possess. Please review this podcast on iTunes. Referenced in This Episode American Institute of Architecture Students Intern Development Program AIA Richmond AIAS Forum 2014 Nashville Charlie Klecha and Obi Okolo Roger Williams University AIAS ABX (ArchitectureBoston Expo) Mastery by Robert Greene (Book)   The post EA050: Big Changes with AIAS Executive Director Nick Serfass [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build SmartFrosty & Fired Up

This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, Bob Fisher of DesignIntelligence and I have a fantastic conversation about how small firm architects may succeed through storytelling. Another submission to the #ArchiTalks blog series, this episode is being published simultaneously with many other #ArchiTalks blog posts from all over the internet. Scroll down to the bottom of this post for links to many other #ArchiTalks submissions. Please review this podcast on iTunes. Referenced in This Episode The Greenway Group Design Futures Council DesignIntelligence The AIA Foresight Report #ArchiTalks Episode 40: This is Exciting – Making a Difference at Entrepreneur Architect Visit Many Other #ArchiTalks Bloggers Enoch Sears – Business of Architecture @businessofarch The Secret Ingredient To Convincing Anyone To Do (Almost) Anything Bob Borson – Life of An Architect @bobborson Architectural Storytelling – It’s My Thing Matthew Stanfield – FiELD9: architecture @FiELD9arch Stories in Architecture Marica McKeel – Studio MM @ArchitectMM Take the Time to Tell Your Story. Jeff Echols – Architect Of The Internet @Jeff_Echols Architects can Improve their Marketing by Incorporating Storytelling Lee Calisti, AIA – Think Architect @LeeCalisti architecture as storytelling Evan Troxel – TRXL @etroxel It’s Their Story Lora Teagarden – L² Design, LLC @L2DesignLLC Architectural Storytelling: The Legacy of Design Collier Ward – Thousand Story Studio @collier1960 Architecture and Storytelling are Forever Linked Cormac Phalen – Cormac Phalen @archy_type THE GENERATIONAL STORY ARCHITECTURE AS STORYTELLING Nicholas Renard – Cote Renard Architecture @coterenard The Story of a Listener Andrew Hawkins, AIA – Hawkins Architecture, Inc. @hawkinsarch Architectural Story Books *** Photo Credit: michaklootwijk / 123RF Stock Photo The post EA048: Success Through Storytelling with Bob Fisher of DesignIntelligence [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build SmartFrosty & Fired Up

I am, like so many of you I am a dreamer. Every day of my life, since I was a small child, I have lived much of my waking life and in fact, many of my sleeping hours as well, dreaming about my future. What life will be like when I finally reach that pinnacle of success. I have always had the ability to create a very lucid vision for my tomorrow. I can certainly credit much of my success and many of my accomplishments, as minor as they may be, to this gift of vision. I have always set goals and have always worked to reach them. I have not always landed where I expected this entire thing called “Entrepreneur Architect” is a testament to that, but I have certainly progressed in my life because I have looked toward the future and dreamed. But there is also a downside for us dreamers. We can be easily distracted by the new and exciting. I am sure so many of us listening were told as child that we needed to stop day dreaming and focus on what's important. Even today as adults, we may continue to chase the newest, grandest, shiniest object, abandoning the last big idea for the next sure thing. Resulting in never really accomplishing anything. This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I will share my 5 ways to focus your gift for vision and maybe even inspire you to let your dreams take you to a life of success and happiness. Please review this podcast on iTunes. Referenced in This Episode Lake George, New York Matamoras, Pennsylvania Entrepreneur On Fire Podcast Episode 527 (My interview with John Lee Dumas) *** Photo Credit: prometeus / 123RF Stock Photo The post EA047: 5 Ways To Focus Your Gift as a Dreamer [Podcast] appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Mentioned in this episode:Build SmartFrosty & Fired Up