Monday, November 30, 2015

135: Finding the Best Talent for your Architecture Firm with Karen Compton


Today’s guest is a Business Development Strategist and Coach for the A/E/C Industry who has been the Director of Business Development and Director of Marketing for small companies, mid-sized multi-office firms and international corporations.

Karen Compton is the Principle AK3 Consulting; she focuses on helping firms with under 50 employees increase revenue and market share by taking a strategic focus.

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Monday, November 23, 2015

134: Secrets to Getting Started as an Architect-Developer with Soheil Nakhshab


Have you ever wanted to develop your own projects?

You know, have control over the design and reap the profit from all of your hard work?

Today's we'll be speaking with the CEO of one of San Diego's premiere boutique urban residential developers.

His company designs, develops and builds beautiful, contemporary single and multi-family projects, which both add to the local community make beautiful spaces for people to live in San Diego.

Soheil Nakhshab is the CEO of Nakhshab Development & Design, Inc.

On this episode you'll discover:

The 'secret' government-backed loan program that will let you develop a 4-plex property, with as little as 3.5% down (7:25)
How to get started as an architect-developer (4:52)
How to figure out a good development opportunity vs. a bad one (16:25)
Soheil's step by step process for figuring if a project pencils out (6:34)


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Monday, November 16, 2015

133: Profiting from your Projects with Soheil Nakhshab


Have you ever worked with a client and thought - if I were in their shoes I'd do things differently?

 

Perhaps you've daydreamed about what you'd do if you held the purse strings - and had 100% design control.

 

Would you design your projects the same?

 

And what if you could make a profit off of the project, not just collect a fee?

 

Today's guest has done just that.

 

On this episode, you'll hear from the CEO of one of San Diego's premiere boutique urban residential developers.

 

After losing everything in the Iranian revolution, his family moved to California to start from scratch.

 

Soheil Nakhshab is the CEO of Nakhshab Development & Design, Inc.

 

His company designs, develops and builds beautiful, contemporary single and multi-family projects, which both add to the local community make beautiful spaces for people to live in San Diego.

 

On this episode you'll discover:

 


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Monday, November 9, 2015

132: Boosting Your Income with Doug Patt


Today you're going to learn about earning money or pursuing a passion that isn't directly related designing buildings.

 

You'll also discover how to tap into the power of YouTube to market your practice.

 

Our guest today works with the firm of Joeb Moore designing high-end custom homes, based in Greenwich, CT.

 

He's worked on projects that have been published nationally in professional journals and magazines.

 

In addition to practicing architecture, he is the creator of 'How To Architect', an educational platform and YouTube video channel with over 12MM video views across the web.

 

He is the author of a book published by the MIT Press: "How to Architect", and he is the creator of multiple products including the Architect's Birdfeeder which you can find online.

 

On this show you'll discover:


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Monday, November 2, 2015

131: Turning Ideas into Products with Doug Patt


Have you ever felt that you have a creation inside of you waiting to come out? Perhaps an invention that you're sure would change the world, or perhaps a book that you would love to write.

 

Today's show is all about taking your skills and training as an architect and applying it to other areas like writing and product development.

 

Our guest today currently works with the firm of Joeb Moore designing high-end custom homes, based in Greenwich, CT.

 

He's developed projects that have been published in a variety of magazines and professional publications.

 

In addition to practicing architecture, he is the creator of 'How To Architect', an educational platform and YouTube video channel with over 12MM video views across the web.

 

He is the author of a book published by the MIT Press: "How to Architect", and he is the creator of multiple products including the Architect's Birdfeeder which you can find online.

 

In today's show you'll discover:


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