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061: Succeed in the Gig Economy with Diane Mulcahy
This week’s podcast is a powerful conversation with a highly accomplished guest, Diane Mulcahy, author of The Gig Economy – The Complete guide to getting better work, taking more time off and financing the life you want!.
I recently read this book at the recommendation of a business mentor and excitedly consumed it at pace. When finished I was certain that this was one of those critically important books that architects and students must read as it wonderfully articulates so many important lessons about the changing economic landscape within which we practice and offers many practical exercises for transitioning, embracing and using the gig economy to create fulfilling working careers.
As well writing best sellers on amazon, Diane is a Private Equity Advisor, Harvard Business Review and Forbes contributor, Adjunct Lecturer on the MBA program at Babson College, Boston, and a consultant and advisor to Fortune 500 and startup company clients.
In this interview you will discover:
– How you can create a secure career in The Gig Economy with multiple streams of income
– An Exercise for developing an exit strategy from full time employment into independent working without taking huge risks
– How independent working can create a more fulfilling, productive and effective company culture for all the team.
THIS WEEK’S RESOURCES
Architect’s Marketing Institute 1-2-1 Breakthrough Call Application
www.businessofarchitecture.co.uk/marketing-breakthrough
Diane Mulcahy
The Gig Economy
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gig-Economy-Complete-Getting-Financing/dp/0814437338
060: How to Finance Your Own Projects with Michael Bristow, CrowdProperty
This week I speak with Micheal Bristow, CEO and co-founder of CrowdProperty, a peer to peer lending platform for property projects.
Prior to starting CrowdProperty, Michael spent 18 years as a strategy consultant advising leading international companies and private equity funds on mergers and acquisitions and corporate strategy as well as growing an 8-figure property portfolio predominantly in London.
CrowdProperty provides a powerful alternative to traditional institutional finance, which for architects who want to do their own projects, can be especially attractive – just think of the possibilities!!
Listen to this week’s podcast to find out :
- How you can raise finance for your own project through peer 2 peer lending
- Why Institutional finance is preventing projects from happening
- How project finance works for you and your clients
This week’s Resources
Book Your 1-2-1 Breakthrough Strategy with the Architects Marketing Institute
http://architectresources.org/chat-now
Find Finance for your Project
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www.businessofarchitecture.co.uk
059: Winning Game Changing Projects with Tarek Merlin of Feix Merlin
What a joy! I love podcasting. I always get the good fortune to visit many architectural practices and get tantalising glimpses behind the scenes.
Every so often I get the opportunity to conduct an interview in a recently completed project of the Business of Architecture guest.
This week was one such interview as I sit down with Tarek Merlin, co founder of Feix Merlin, in their recently completed socially conscious private members club in Mayfair, The Conduit.
Tarek discusses organic growth, the way that their practice has evolved as well the successes and challenges of their pivotal project, the Conduit.
In this interview you will learn:
– The power of ‘being human’ in cultivating meaningful business relationships
– The innovative business models Feix Merlin are employing with developer clients
– What makes a successful business partnership
This week’s Resources
Feix and Merlin
Book your free 1-2-1 Breakthrough session with our colleagues at AMI
http://architectresources.org/boauk-podcast
058: Getting Published Made Easy with Nic Granleese, Ben Morgan and Celeste Bolte of Bowerbird
In this week’s episode I sit down with co-founders Nic Granleese, Ben Morgan and the UK Head of Operations Celeste Bolte of the Bowerbird Architecture App, a digital platform that makes getting your architecture project published very simple.
Nic, formerly an architect turned architectural photographer and Ben, a former design journalist & Celeste, who’s background is in communications, now operate an ever growing international platform connecting architects and designers with 1254 magazines, newspapers & websites.
In this podcast the Bowerbird trio go into depth about how best to go about getting your work published. In this episode you will learn:
– The essential components to a powerful story about your project
– How to get the most out of your project images
– The common mistakes architects make when publishing their work
This week’s Resources
Bowerbird
https://www.bowerbird.io
Book your free 1-2-1 Breakthrough session with BoA
http://architectresources.org/boauk-podcast