Having been an active member of the EntreArchitect community for the past 8-10 years or so, I am honored to take a larger role in the community, helping Mark manage the EntreArchitect blog. I’ll be taking over the weekly management of this space, soliciting content, acting as editor, and occasionally writing posts as well. Trained […]
“State of the Platform”
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Celebrating 7 Years Serving Small Firm Architects All this month EntreArchitect is celebrating our 7th-anniversary serving small firm architects around the world. In this post I will provide you with a short “State of the Platform” message, summarizing where we have been, where we are and where we are planning to go with EntreArchitect. The […]
Merry Christmas 2018
It’s YOUR EntreArchitect
It was December 12th, 2012. That was the day when I relaunched my personal blog Entrepreneur Architect with it’s new domain EntreArchtect.com, posted my first podcast episode and promised you, the small firm architect, that I would dedicate my time, my money and my efforts to building this platform into an influential force in the […]
How To Achieve Life’s Biggest Goals
Early Sunday morning, Annmarie and I left our three sleeping children in the care of their loving grandparents and took off across the United States to Sonoma County, California. For the third year in a row, we are attending the Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) Symposium. It’s our favorite conference of the year, where we […]
EntreArchitect Community Survey
Building a Better Community for Us Small Firm Architects I’m enjoying my August “shut down”, spending time with my wife Annmarie and our kids. I hope you are taking time out to build a better YOU too. During my time away from the blog and podcast, my team and I at EntreArchitect are starting to plan for […]
Welcome to the All-New EntreArchitect
Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed your holiday and have started your new year with enthusiasm, determination and focus. It’s going to be a great 2016. I’m sure you are noticing a few changes around here. We’ve been very hard at work during the year-end break. Welcome to the All-New EntreArchitect The all-new EntreArchitect is […]
EntreArchitect 2.0
The older we get, the more we discover the true value of our time. There is little more valuable than each moment of our lives. Minute by minute, the story of our life unfolds. Most everything else is renewable; money, relationships, companies… it can all be earned, reclaimed or rebuilt, but with each click of […]
Wishing You Peace, Love and Happiness
The Fivecat Christmas Card 2014 For more than 15 years, Annmarie and I have celebrated the Christmas season by sending out a holiday card. Oh… I know what you are thinking. Everyone sends out holiday greeting cards. That’s not so unique. That may be true, but for us here at Fivecat Studio, the annual Fivecat […]
The Architecture Business Plan Competition
Competitions are a integral part of the architecture experience. Since architecture school and throughout our careers, design competitions provide a vehicle for architects to promote our talents and showcase our skills. Several architects have built their firms around the results of competitions, allowing them to leapfrog years of marketing strategies, accelerating their brands and business […]
Introducing… Entrepreneur Architect Projects
The Pulse of the Profession One of the many benefits of running Entrepreneur Architect is that I get to speak with lots of amazing people. Through the Entrepreneur Architect Linkedin Group (1,600 members and growing), hanging out on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, from comments here on the blog and by way of many emails each week, […]
Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas… Looking Forward to 2013
A Fivecat Christmas Every October, my lovely wife and architect business partner, Annmarie McCarthy, starts sketching out the Fivecat Christmas greeting card. It’s been an annual tradition since before Fivecat Studio even existed and each and every year we find ourselves licking envelopes during the very last minutes of “it’s not too late”. Each set […]