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EA323: How Earned Trust Leads to Your Best Work May 15, 2020

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How Earned Trust Leads to Your Best Work

As a small firm architect, there’s nothing more important than our clients trusting us to do our best work. Anytime we have an opportunity to build trust, it’s a gift. How can your effort to earn each client’s trust lead to your best architecture work?

This week on EntreArchitect podcast, How Earned Trust Leads to Your Best Work with Wade Weissmann.

Connect with Wade online at WadeWeissmannArchitecture.com or follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

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Heirloom Houses: The Architecture of Wade Weissmann by Steven Stolman [book]

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EA322: The Power of the Abundance Mindset in a Time of Uncertainty May 08, 2020

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The Power of the Abundance Mindset in a Time of Uncertainty

There’s one person in charge or your thoughts: you. You choose what you want to think about, and it’s more important than ever to put the right things into your consciousness in a time like this. How can you move from a scarcity mindset to a mindset of abundance?

This week on EntreArchitect podcast, The Power of the Abundance Mindset in a Time of Uncertainty with Jeffrey DeMure.

Connect with Jeffrey online at LivableDesign.com and JDAArch.com or follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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Livable Design: From Commodity to Community with Affordable, Adaptable, Beautiful Home Design by Jeffrey DeMure [book]

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EA321: The Digital Practice with Architect Futurist Evan Troxel May 01, 2020

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The Digital Practice with Architect Futurist Evan Troxel

Technology changes everything. The profession is always changing, and our role as designers of built environment will change, too. When you’re strategizing about the future of your small architecture firm, is there someone at your decision-making table that brings the necessary digital expertise?

This week on EntreArchitect podcast, The Digital Practice with Architect Futurist Evan Troxel.

Connect with Evan online at EvanTroxel.com. Check out the podcast at ArchispeakPodcast.com, or follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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EA135: Hacking Your Life for ARE Success and Beyond with Architect Evan Troxel [Podcast]

The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts, Updated Edition by Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind [Book]

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EA320: Unleashing the Collective Power of Your Team (Part 2) Apr 24, 2020

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Unleashing the Collective Power of Your Team, Part 2

As small firm architects, we need to be intentional with our teams as we move through the new normal of a COVID-19 world. Providing clarity to your firm gives people a safe place amidst the chaos. Do you have a process in place for communication with your team?

This week on EntreArchitect podcast, part two of Unleashing the Collective Power of Your Team.

Connect with Jane online at Jane Walton Consulting, and find her on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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EA088: How to Avoid Burnout as an Architect with Jane Walton [Podcast]

EA206: Organize Your Business Beautifully Using 6 Proven Principles of Design [Podcast]

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EA319: Unleashing the Collective Power of Your Team (Part 1) Apr 17, 2020

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Unleashing the Collective Power of Your Team, Part 1

How can you as a leader of your small architecture firm really dig in to understand what your team needs? It’s not only about asking if your team is functioning properly but finding out if your team members are actually okay.

This week on EntreArchitect podcast, part one of Unleashing the Collective Power of Your Team.

Connect with Jane online at Jane Walton Consulting, and find her on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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EA088: How to Avoid Burnout as an Architect with Jane Walton [Podcast]

EA206: Organize Your Business Beautifully Using 6 Proven Principles of Design [Podcast]

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EA318: Decide to Win with Shannyn Lee of Win Without Pitching Apr 10, 2020

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Decide to Win with Shannyn Lee of Win Without Pitching

In the midst of COVID-19, small firm architects are searching for new ways to not only survive, but thrive. How can you decide to win? How can you put yourself in a place to help others during this season of uncertainty?

This week on EntreArchitect podcast, Decide to Win with Shannyn Lee of Win Without Pitching.

Connect with Shannyn online at Win Without Pitching, and find her on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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EA317: Growing Your Architecture Firm through Respect, Teaching & Learning with Turan Duda and Jeff Paine of Duda|Paine Architects Apr 03, 2020

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Growing Your Architecture Firm through Respect, Teaching & Learning

As architects, we’re constantly needing to find new clients and new opportunities after each project wraps up. How can you raise the level of architecture by taking on each project as a new opportunity with a willingness to learn? What does it mean to make things better by teaching and learning throughout the process?

This week on EntreArchitect podcast, Growing Your Architecture Firm through Respect, Teaching & Learning with Turan Duda and Jeff Paine of Duda|Paine Architects.

Connect with Turan and Jeff online at Duda|Paine Architects, and connect with them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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EA316: Using LinkedIn to Build Authority as a Small Firm Architect Mar 27, 2020

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Using LinkedIn to Build Authority as a Small Firm Architect

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more social media networks can all be used to build powerful relationships with the people you want to work with most. How can you leverage your brand’s story through your professional LinkedIn profile?

This week on EntreArchitect podcast, Using LinkedIn to Build Authority as a Small Firm Architect.

Connect with Bryon online at ARCHMARK.co or find him on Facebook, Twitter and, of course, LinkedIn. Download Bryon’s Free LinkedIn Profile Optimization Checklist at EntreArchitect.com/ARCHMARK, then connect with him on LinkedIn by going to BrilliantBryon.com and you’ll get his LinkedIn resource guide, too!

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EA270: How To Build a Brand as a Small Firm Architect

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EA315: Successful Strategies for Working with Your Remote Teams as a Small Firm Architect Mar 20, 2020

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Successful Strategies for Working with Your Remote Teams

Many small firm architects have been slowly moving toward working successfully with remote teams. The tools and technology are reliable enough to do this on a regular basis, but do you have the discipline to create and follow the systems to make it work for your small firm? What tools do you need to work productively with a distributed team?

This week on EntreArchitect podcast, Successful Strategies for Working with Your Remote Teams.

Find Doug Miller online at Brightworks Group, and connect with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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EA314: Exit Planning for Small Firm Architects Mar 13, 2020

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Exit Planning for Small Firm Architects

One day, you’re going to leave your business; it’s part of how you plan the life of your business. How much money do you need from the sale of your business to maintain your lifestyle after retiring? What’s the most effective way to transfer your small architecture firm?

This week on EntreArchitect podcast, Exit Planning for Small Firm Architects.

Find Michael Ringel online at Strategies for Wealth, and connect with him on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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