EntreArchitect Podcast with Mark R. LePage
Episodes
EA086: Virtual Reality in Architecture with George Valdes [Podcast]
06 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine taking your client for a tour of their new building. Entering the front door, walking through the lobby full of natural light and vaulted cei...
EA085: Architecture Registration Exam with AIAS Past-President Charlie Klecha [Podcast]
30 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
He committed to taking all 7 sections of the Architecture Registration Exam in 7 days. He launched a new scholarship program where recent graduates of...
EA084: Field Guide Series – Building, Branding and Marketing Your Startup Design Business with Eric Reinholdt [Podcast]
16 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us have a dream of starting our own firm. Others of us have already taken the plunge and launched. The first question, after we make that fate...
EA083: Is EntreArchitect a Movement? [Podcast]
09 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A Progress Report from EntreArchitect EntreArchitect is a movement that is slowly growing. It's a community of like-minded architects who are tir...
EA082: 5 Rules for Living Your Life in the Present [Podcast]
02 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
I often find myself living in the past or in the future. I have my head down, focused on my plans and getting things done. It is not uncommon for me t...
EA081: My 5 Tools for Pursuing a Productive Paperless Virtual Studio [Podcast]
25 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For 11 years Fivecat Studio was located in Pleasantville, New York about 10 minutes from our home in Chappaqua. It was a 2000 square foot space with h...
EA080: Business Systems for Architects with Norbert Lemermeyer [Podcast]
11 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Building a successful business can be fun if you play it like a sport. Learn the rules, build your skills, make small improvements on a consistent ba...
EA079: Leadership in the Profession of Architecture with Jes Stafford
04 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Your career in architecture is what you make it. Your success. Your failures. Whether you grow or stay small. Each decision you make will lead you to ...
EA078: Creating a Culture of Profitability with June Jewell [Podcast]
28 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Establishing a culture of profitability starts with you, the small firm architect. You need to change the way you think about business and money befor...
EA077: 3 Simple Steps to Success in Architecture [Podcast]
21 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Success is not difficult. It's not a secret or magic. There are rules to success. There are steps we can take. The knowledge is out there. The k...
EA076: How To Establish a Culture of Accountability at Your Architecture Firm with Architect Steve Wintner [Podcast]
14 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine an architecture firm where the systems are in place, the people are in place, the roles and responsibilities of everyone is established both ...
EA075: 12 Ways to Quickly Get Started Using Evernote [Podcast]
07 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
I know we have all heard the hype about Evernote. Many of us have downloaded the free app, took a spin and never looked again. Others have given it a ...
EA074: My Favorite Place [Podcast]
30 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, a group of dedicated architect bloggers, lead by my friend Bob Borson over at the Life of an Architect blog, participates at an online eve...
EA073: The Power of Picking a Target Market [Podcast]
23 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In addition to developing a sales system, the concept of Target Market is the one thing that I most credit for the success of my small firm, Fivecat S...
EA072: 7 Benefits to AIA Membership for Small Firm Architects [Podcast]
16 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. This past recession has been tough on the architecture prof...
EA071: How to Build a Better Profession with Architect and Educator Larry Speck [Podcast]
09 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. Entrepreneurism, architects pursuing ventures outside the tradi...
EA070: Architectural Specification Systems for Residential Architects [Podcast]
02 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. The compilation and documentation of project specifications may b...
EA069: The 5 Business Structures for Small Firm Architects [Podcast]
25 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. Fivecat Studio was founded in 1999. Annmarie and I were 29 years ...
EA068: Solutions for Architect Moms (and Dads) with ArchiMom.com Founder Amy Kalar [Podcast]
20 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. “Do you ever wonder what might happen if you chose no...
EA067: My 10 Steps to a Successful Life [Podcast]
12 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Take Action! Every once in a while I need to look inward at my own life and remind myself how blessed I am. I often find myself falling into a mild ...
EA066: My 10 Rules for a Powerful Brand in Architecture [Podcast]
05 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. Last week on the podcast, I had the great opportunity to speak ...
EA065: How to Successfully Rebrand an Architecture Studio with Emily Hall [Podcast]
26 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. When Annmarie and I launched our residential architecture studio ...
EA064: 7 Truths of Successful Small Firm Partnerships [Podcast]
19 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. After years of contributing to the profession of small firm archi...
EA063: Residential Construction Management with Architect Nicholas Renard [Podcast]
12 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. Have you ever put all your heart and soul into a architecture pro...
EA062: Emerging Leaders with AIAS President Charlie Klecha [Podcast]
04 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I have a very s...
EA061: Marketing Trends for Architects with Sylvia Montgomery [Podcast]
29 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Click the podcast player button above to listen or subscribe to the show on iTunes. Sylvia Montgomery is a senior partner and head of the Architectur...
EA060: Architecture Business Plan Competition with Todd Reding [Podcast]
22 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Last winter, the founder and CEO of Charrette Venture Group, Matt Ostanik contacted me and inquired about my interest in being a jury member of his ne...
EA059: The Invisible Force Working Against Every Small Firm Architect [Podcast]
14 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There is an invisible force occurring with every project we start and it is working against us. It’s working against me. It’s working agai...
EA058: Work Harder [Podcast]
07 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I talk about my goals for 2015 and how I will accomplish each one. Please review this podcast o...
EA057: 7 Steps to a Successful Work Week for Small Firm Architects [Podcast]
17 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
As the new year quickly approaches, we hear the annual recommendations for planning our year ahead. Every magazine and blog is running an article abou...
EA056: My 5 Rules of Successful Leadership for Small Firm Architects [Podcast]
10 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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...
EA055: The Passion Profit Cycle of Success for Your Small Firm [Podcast]
04 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
EA054: A Day in the Life of Mark R. LePage [Podcast]
01 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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 #ArchiT...
EA053: Find Your Purpose Through Personal Productivity with Architect Dan Hart [Podcast]
19 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
EA052: How to Take Your Idea to Market with HowToArchitect Founder Doug Patt
12 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast is a registered Architect based in Allentown Pennsylvania. He has worked in the architectural field si...
EA051: Finding The Missing 32% with Equity by Design Founder Rosa Sheng [Podcast]
05 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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 Franci...
EA050: Big Changes with AIAS Executive Director Nick Serfass [Podcast]
29 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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 profession...
EA048: Success Through Storytelling with Bob Fisher of DesignIntelligence [Podcast]
09 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, Bob Fisher of DesignIntelligence and I have a fantastic conversation about how small firm architects ...
EA047: 5 Ways To Focus Your Gift as a Dreamer [Podcast]
03 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
EA046: My 10 Steps to Build Better Rapport and Close More Sales [Podcast]
25 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
I believe the most important business skill you need to succeed is knowing how to build rapport. This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I sh...
EA045: 10 Tips From a Recovering Procrastinator [Podcast]
12 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
My name is Mark R. LePage and I am a recovering procrastinator. After 40+ years, I don't have much hope of ever finding a cure, but recently I ha...
EA044: How to Land Your First Job in Architecture [Podcast]
04 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Last December I was invited to speak at AIAS Forum 2013; the American Institute of Architecture Students national convention. This year the event was ...
EA043: 5 Mistakes I Made When Launching My Virtual Architecture Studio [Podcast]
29 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Everything I do in business, I approach as an experiment. It’s been 9 months since moving Fivecat Studio out of our 2,000 square foot studio in ...
EA042: This is Exciting – Making a Difference at Entrepreneur Architect [Podcast]
21 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It is the individual small firm architects, taking charge of their own success and working with other individual architects; collaborating and sharing...
EA041: Top 10 Ways Architects Can Earn More Money [Podcast]
09 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
To successfully complete a project, an architect is responsible for making thousands of critical decisions. To complete the development of a standard...
EA040: My 4 Simple Steps to Getting Things Done [Podcast]
01 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A little past 6AM, tunes from the local radio station wake me from a very deep slumber. Typically, I will set the alarm to 6:14, so I hear music rathe...
EA039: A Virtual Round Table Discussing the Virtual Studio [Podcast]
24 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I invited small firm architects Lee Calisti, Jeremiah Russell, Steve May and Neal Pann to discuss the virtual studio busines...
EA038: Hardware and Electronic Equipment for Small Firm Architects [Podcast]
18 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In the 15 years that Annmarie and I have been practicing at our small residential architecture firm, we have seen much of our hardware come and go. We...
EA037: My Answers to 11 Big Questions About Architecture (Podcast)
11 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Late yesterday afternoon, I received an email from my friend Bob Borson of Life of an Architect. His message was a challenge to all architect bloggers...
EA036: A Call to Action for Small Firm Architects at AIA Convention 2015 [Podcast]
04 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I talk about my week and share my insights on the Business Plan Competition and the AIA National Conv...
EA035: Business Systems for Architects with Enoch Sears of BusinessOfArchitecture.com [Podcast]
19 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast I chatted with my friend Enoch Sears, the founder of BusinessOfArchitecture.com. Each week, Enoch host...
EA034: How to Raise Your Fees [Podcast]
05 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
When Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio back in 1999, we took the work we could get and charged what we thought our clients wanted to pay. As we m...
EA033: Architects Creating Homes with Rand Soellner
29 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Residential architecture is very different than any other building type. The scale is different. The materials are different. The details are differen...
EA032: Business Classes for Architecture Students, Architect Moms and More Q & A from the Community [Podcast]
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I am turning things over to you, the Entrepreneur Architect Community. Every day I receive emails fro...
EA031: The Architectural Services Sales System [Podcast]
16 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We need to talk. This may be uncomfortable, but we need to talk about money. Are you making enough to finish each month with a profit? Are you making ...
EA030: Ten Rules to Project Management Success [Podcast]
09 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most important of all the tasks we perform as architects is Project Management. The success of each project sits squarely in our hands. If ...
EA029: BIMsanity… Is AutoCAD LT a Better Choice for Small Firm Architects? [Podcast]
01 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
I met my wife Annmarie in 1993 at my first job with Barry Poskanzer Architecture and Planning in Ridgewood, NJ. I had been working as an intern for se...
EA028: Business Software for Small Firm Architects with Steven Burns, FAIA [Podcast]
24 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most important tasks architects should be doing to improve the success of their firms is to develop strong business systems that will allow...
EA027: Investigating the Missing 32% with Architect Rosa Sheng [Podcast]
17 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Architecture school graduating classes consist of approximately 50% men and 50% women, but somewhere along the way to licensure, 32% of the women drop...
EA026: Cool Spaces! on PBS TV with Architect Stephen Chung [Podcast]
10 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
When I speak with architects about the critical issues we are facing in the profession, many of us echo the same solution of educating the public on w...
EA025: Successful Social Media Strategies for Architects [Podcast]
02 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Annmarie and I launched our first website at fivecat.com in 1998, way before any other architects in the region were online. I've been writing bl...
EA024: My Architecture Business Plan for Fivecat Studio [Podcast]
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This Episode is Top Secret In this episode of the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I talk about how to create your own life plan and I’ll walk yo...
EA023: How to Build a Debt-Zero Architecture Firm [Podcast]
21 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Money is critical to the success of any architecture firm, but how and why you find that money may determine whether you live or die as a small busin...
EA021: My Journey from Architecture School to My Own Architecture Firm [Podcast]
16 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
I am a born entrepreneur. It is in my blood. From age 10, when I decided to become an architect, I knew that someday I would lead my own firm. With ce...
EA022: How To Find Your First Job in Architecture with Edward Rowse Architects [Podcast]
13 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This one is for the students. Dayne DeSerres is a working intern at Edward Rowse Architects based in Foxboro Massachusetts. He promotes the firm via S...
EA020: How To More Than Double Your Fee on Your Next Architecture Project [Podcast]
27 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
During my interview with a potential client, I answer many questions. Most are very similar; How much will it cost? How long will it take? Are you ava...
EA019: My 6 Steps for Accomplishing Your Goals Without Feeling Overwhelmed [Podcast]
20 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever feel overwhelmed with all your responsibilities? Of course you do, you're an architect. We are born and bred to be overcommitted and...
EA018: David Zach is a Futurist [Podcast]
14 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
David Zach is a Futurist. I don't know about you, but before meeting David at AIAS Forum in Chicago, I thought Futurism was the creation of scien...
EA017: The Entrepreneur Architect Manifesto [Podcast]
07 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I'll be talking about my Entrepreneur Architect Manifesto. I launched the Entrepreneur Architect blog in 2007 as a personal proj...
EA016: Five Ways to Embrace Your Personal Evolution [Podcast]
31 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I'll share five ways to embrace your Personal Evolution. How, as we move through different seasons in our lives, our priorities c...
EA015: Architectural Fees | How To Get Paid as an Architect [Podcast]
24 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Since launching the blog back in 2007, there has been one topic that I have been asked about more than any other. Whenever I write about it, either at...
EA014: Architecture Does Matter | An Interview with BSA President Emily Grandstaff-Rice [Podcast]
16 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
She is the daughter of an economist inspired by an advocate St. Louis architect at the age of 15. This week's guest on the Entrepreneur Architec...
EA013: Profit… Then Art | Architects Build a Better World By Making More Money [Podcast]
09 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Official! The Entrepreneur Architect Podcast is now on a weekly schedule. In this, my 13th episode, I share the new schedule for everything...
EA012: How Business Consultants Will Help Small Firm Architects Build Better Businesses with Rena Klein [Podcast]
12 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Rena Klein, FAIA is a teacher, a speaker, an author and principal of RM Klein Consulting; a firm offering a variety of services aimed at small firm ar...
EA011: The Virtual Studio with Kevin deFreitas [Podcast]
13 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this eleventh episode of the Entrepreneur Architect podcast, I speak with architect Kevin deFreitas about his success as an Entrepreneur Architect ...
EA010: Alternative Business Structures for Architects with Oscia Wilson [Podcast]
13 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Oscia Wilson has built an architecture firm based on the ideas she learned through practicing Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). Using a distributed b...
EA009: The Power of Connection with Susan Serra [Podcast]
12 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Entrepreneur Architect podcast we’re hanging out with a long time online friend of mine, Susan Serra. Susan is a kitchen ...
EA008: Breaking all the Rules | Building a Successful Design Firm While Still in Architecture School [Podcast]
12 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Like many architecture students, Brian Corcodilos and Vincent DeFazio had a dream of one day starting their own architectural design firm. But they d...
EA007: Opportunities Come from Unexpected Places | An Interview with Pat Flynn [Podcast]
13 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Pat Flynn graduated from UC Berkeley Architecture, loved the profession and was working his way through the ranks to become an architect. He was livin...
EA006: Living the archiCULTURE | An Interview with Film Director/Producer Ian Harris [Podcast]
13 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I am speaking with Ian Harris, the co-Founder of Arbuckle Industries and the co-Director and Pr...
EA005: Professional Liability Insurance with Frank D. Musica of Victor O. Schinnerer & Co., Inc. [Podcast]
13 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to The Entrepreneur Architect Podcast at iTunes We’ve enjoyed lots of engagement here on the blog lately and one subject that consiste...
EA004: Selling Architecture as a Product with Karl Daubmann of Blu Homes
13 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe at iTunes Blu Homes has reinvented residential design with their patented folding prefab construction… offering architecture as a prod...
EA003: Storytelling with Architect Collier Ward [Podcast]
13 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe via RSS Architects are storytellers. We all know stories inspired by architecture. Stories of success and failure. Our ...
EA002: Secrets to Blogging Success with Bob Borson
13 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We finally made it to Episode 2. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe via RSS I’m thinking a month between episodes might be a bit too long. I could no...
EA001: Architecture is Dead | An Interview with Christopher Pollard
13 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
It’s finally here… Episode 001 of The Entrepreneur Architect Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes now. In this first episode, I sit down with Chri...
EA000: Introduction to The Entrepreneur Architect Podcast
12 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
One month ago, on November 12, 2012, I published a blog post introducing The 12/12/12 Project. The idea behind the 12/12/12 Project is to push throug...