Business of Architecture Podcast

ArchitectCEO Update: Lessons from the Burger Shack

Recently we went out for dinner for my son's 12th birthday. He wanted to get burgers at Five Guys, a popular burger spot.

As we were ordering, I not…

Recently I took my kids to the burger shack for my son's 12th birthday dinner.

My wife was out of town and this was his special request.

While there, I was reminded of an important lesson about getti…

Today, I’m joined by Rion Willard, the host of Business of Architecture UK, as we look back on our experience in running our individual podcasts.

Opening up and sharing your process to an audience ca…

ArchitectCEO Update: A Time to Speak, A Time to Listen

Have you ever done or something really stupid that makes you cringe when you think on it?

Back when I was a newly minted architect I did such a …

Last week while camping I saw a sheepdog stalking a chipmunk sitting on a log. The dog stared intently at the chipmunk while remaining perfectly still.

Every so often, the dog would take one small st…

ArchitectCEO Update: Manufacture Lack of Competition and Dominate Your Market - the parable of Marshmallow Marketing.

This past weekend we camped at Huntington Lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains - s…

ArchitectCEO Update: why referrals can be your firm's death knell.

I know today's post will be controversial - you'll discover why depending on word-of-mouth alone can be a death knell for your archi…

ArchitectCEO Update: One Key to Winning Better Projects and Clients.

Recently I went to the auto parts store buy some oil for my car. I walked through the store and was greeted by an entire wall of o…

ArchitectCEO Update: One Critical Sales Mistake Architects Make

Truth be told, we architects don't think of ourselves as 'selling.' That's a dirty word. Architects are artists, we create not sell ...…

ArchitectCEO Daily Update: today's topic is ... One Critical Mistake Architecture Firm Owners Make (everyone makes this mistake - me too).

The other day I got a package from Amazon, and I noticed som…

ArchitectCEO Daily Update: today's parable is - Little Whiteboard.

When I work out in the morning, I use a small whiteboard to track how exercises I've done. Recently, I did a workout that included a…

ArchitectCEO Update: the parable of Lollipops at the Carwash. The other day I was driving around with my two oldest daughters (14 yrs and 12yrs old) and decided to drop by the car wash.

My oldest dau…

ArchitectCEO Daily Update: today's parable is - Milk on the Back Wall. As my wife and I were driving home today from the gym at 6 am I realized that we're out of bananas at home for my daily smoothie…

ArchitectCEO Daily Update: parable of the Giant Sequoia. Recently I visit Sequoia National Park, which is a 45 minute drive from my home. This national sanctuary in the Sierra Nevada mountains is hom…

Today's ArchitectCEO Update: Stretch Yourself Old Man! Understanding the difference between symptom and cause is key to adopting the CEO mindset. Recently while working out I pulled my lower back. Th…

The topic of today's ArchitectCEO Daily Update is: my firm is in chaos.

This morning when I came home from the gym I was greeted by an amazing sight.

More on that later, first let me tell you about a…

The topic of today's ArchitectCEO Daily Update is: is your bar crooked?

Yesterday I was exercising at my local Crossfit gym doing a barbell exercise. The barbell is the long horizontal steel bar with…

ArchitectCEO Daily Update: Today's parable is 'everything is connected.' I haven't been sleeping well recently. Perhaps this also happens to you. I go to bed at a decent hour, and then I toss and tur…

ArchitectCEO Daily Update: Recently, while walking with my wife, we were talking about an upcoming trip with the Boy Scouts (my son is part of the group). I and two other leaders took a group of boys…

Today, we welcome Architect Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido to the Business of Architecture show.

Francisco was the former President of JAHN and founder international architecture firm, FGP Atelier.

In thi…