Mark R. LePage, Author at EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects Page

Oct 18 2016

How A Full Media Blackout Changed My Life

A Radical Change About four years ago, I committed to a radical change in my life. At the time I was very interested in politics and followed every move our leaders made in Washington, DC. I watched TV news, listened to talk radio and read many of the blogs available on the subject. It […]

Oct 11 2016

Unforeseen Horror Stories

Unforeseen Conditions Could Destroy Your Next Project Moldy flex duct. Buried waste pipes. Decades old aluminum wiring with frayed cloth sheathing. A leaking oil tank buried in the front yard that no one knew existed. Structural beams chopped and abused throughout the history of the house by tradesmen forcing chiseled routes for their new pipes […]

Oct 03 2016

The Significant Power of White Space

White Space in Design White space is the empty space between and around the elements of design. Every graphic design has white space, but it is often ignored or used incorrectly. White space is often viewed as empty space ready to be filled with a photo, a headline or more information. You’ve seen white space […]

Sep 27 2016

Your Story is the Key to Your Success

This is a guest post written by architect Jeff Echols, the founder of echoEngagement, an Indianapolis-based brand storytelling firm. Jeff is s a Storyteller, a Networker; a Connector. He crafts engaging stories for businesses, individuals and organizations around their unique passion, purpose and value. There’s a statistic that gets thrown around from time to time in […]

Sep 20 2016

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 […]

Sep 13 2016

How To Become Known as an Architect

It is an often repeated rule that people buy from those whom they “know, like and trust”. That phrase is easy to remember and sounds great as a tweet, but what does that really mean? How do we do that? How might we connect with more people and become better known? How is it […]