Inside The Firm

Adam Steiner is 3rd in a generational line of home builders and as such this industry has always been in his blood. From early on he knew he loved homes, design, and building. After a decade and a half of working as lead designer for various builders, he ventured out on his own. As the owner of Birnam Design Co. and the podcast Builder vs. Buyer, his mission is to take the mystery out of the home building process through sharing his experience. Adam, welcome to the show.

On this episode of Inside the Firm Lance has finished the Fountainhead and share his favorite excerpts from it with Alex, then Lance and Alex talk about design risk and using LinkedIn for hiring, and last but not least it’s time for A.R.E. Jeopardy! Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Jim Cantrell is an American entrepreneur, mechanical engineer and road racer. He was the CEO and co-founder of Vector Launch, Inc.. After working at the French Space Agency CNES (Centre Nationale D’Etudes Spatiales) and the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, he worked as an independent consultant to aerospace companies for fifteen years and was on the founding teams of SpaceX and Moon Express.

On this episode of Inside the Firm Jason Buss shows us how TestFit works, then Lance and Alex answer a series of listener questions, Nick is back with Nick Reads, and last but not least it’s time for A.R.E. Jeopardy! Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Nikita Morell is a copywriter & marketing strategist for architects. She is on a mission to fight "archi-babble" and help architects win more (and better) clients by using the right words.

On this episode of Inside the Firm Lance gets an email, Elon Musk is a badass, Alex tells us how to build a better world, the firm tests FORTE, and last but certainly not least Nick is back with Nick Reads! Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Patrick MacLeamy is an American architect who is chairman and former CEO of HOK, a global architecture, engineering and planning firm. He has served as an industry advocate for the need to leverage new technologies and collaboration tools to improve the practice of architecture. As a founder and chairman of buildingSMART International (formerly the International Alliance for Interoperability), MacLeamy has advanced the global implementation of building information modeling (BIM) to improve the quality and efficiency of the architectural design process.

On this episode of Inside the Firm Lance answers a listener question about Thumbtack and Alex tests Testfit.IO! Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Eric Reinholdt is an award-winning architect, mountain climber, designer, guitar player, paper cutter, blogger and author. He is the founder of 30X40 Design Workshop, a residential design studio bordering Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island just off the coast of Maine.

On this episode of Inside the Firm Alex and Lance discuss the cliff notes of the Lean Builder Book and last but certainly not least Nick is back with Nick Reads! Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Sara Kolata is an architect and digital strategist. With a narrow specialization in vernacular architecture, she found her services to be in demand by companies, globally. Interested in business possibilities deriving form positioning herself as an expert online, she became an ambassador for digital transformation in the architecture sector. Today she runs a training program called Architecture-Masterclass where she helps architects record profitable online courses. With this project she hopes to encourage individual scholars, consultants, and expert architects to develop an online presence and create profitable online courses, contributing to the creation of a platform for online education in architecture.

On this episode of Inside the Firm Lance explains how you can separate your firm from being a commodity, then Lance tells us a brand new story about a “New Chad”, next, Alex chats about company culture, and last but certainly not least Nick is back with Nick Reads! Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Michal Brison was born and raised in Israel, Michal moved to the United States in 1996 after completing her service in the Israeli Defense Forces as a photographer. She completed her studies and graduated in 2002 and now runs MBB Design Studio. Join us on her journey from architect to entrepreneur.

On this episode of Inside the Firm Lance explains how to get published in ArchDaily, then Alex hints at his amazing conversation he had with Eric Reinholdt from 30x40, and last but certainly not least Nick is back with Nick Reads! Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Jeff Echols is the host of the Build Your Brand podcast which is a mini-series where he explores how the best brands in the world think differently and act differently on their way to becoming the best AND what you can learn from them because no matter the size, the journey is the same. Season One dropped March 6th on Gābl Media and wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

On this episode of Inside the Firm Lance and Al discuss where are we now, a V-Shaped recovery, recession, or a depression and what to do, then some clips from How to Win Without Pitching, and last but certainly not least Nick is back with Nick Reads! Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Danny Chabino is an entrepreneur who took over and operated his family furniture business in from 2002 to 2017 and since then has moved into providing health insurance to individuals, employers, and for businesses to own their own property and casualty premiums. In is spare time Danny paints, attempts to sometimes play guitar, writes for BeingLibertarian.com, and roasts his own coffee.

On this episode of Inside the Firm Lance and Al talk about what you can be doing now to prime your pump for the recovery, then how set up a smart practice framework, and last but certainly not least Nick is back with Nick Reads! Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

On this episode of Inside the Firm we explain how your firm may be ‘essential’ during the stay at home orders, next Lance rolls out how he’s been doing Virtual Sales meeting during the lockdown, then Alex ‘the Loan Shark’ Gore breaks down the CARE Act bill and how it affects your small firm, and last but certainly not least Nick is back with Nick reads! Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

On this special podcast we are joined by Christian Mims from Dell. Do you have the technology you need to run your firm efficiently, what is the difference between all of Dells laptops, and how can you get the right product for your profession? Join us as we discuss the systems, solutions and servers.