Today you'll hear from Holly Lewis, one of the founders of We Made That, a London based architecture and urban design firm.

In this episode of the Business of Architecture, Rion Willard interviews Holly Lewis about how they've doubled their practice over the past five years.

You'll discover:

• How the firm We Made That doubled in size over the past five years
• How they use teaming to win larger and more diverse architecture projects
• How creating your own publication can skyrocket your visibility and preeminence
• How to win a steady stream of public sector work without marketing

Today we speak with high performance coach Johan Taft.

Johan helps world-class athletes, top CEOs and a number of architects and surveyors and other people in the construction industry to win at the game of business.

In today's episode, you'll discover:

• How to "keep the main thing the main thing," and why this is essential to your success in business
• How to unlock your "perspective of possibility" to reach new levels of success in your business
• 3 tips for success as an architecture firm owner
• How to dominate the game of time management

How can you use video to promote your architecture firm? In this interview with architecturally trained filmmaker Jeff Durkin, you'll discover:

• The key to making a fantastic feature project video
• The 3 part format for making a powerful video in 3 minutes or less
• 4 ways architecture firms can leverage video content
• Typical budgets and ranges to get a video produced

Today is the second part of my interview with architects Jared Haas and Tim Derrington of Austin, TX.

Tim Derrington, AIA + LEED AP is the principal of Derrington Building Studio, a firm focused on community and domestic architecture.

Jared Haas is the principal of Unbox Studio, a collaborative modern design studio.

Several years ago they came together to form the Eastside Collective, a co-working space for architects and design-focused businesses.

In today's episode they talk about the challenges, successes, and lessons learned along their journey to becoming firm owners.

They also talk about what inspired them to create their collaborative working space.

On this episode you'll dicover:

• The process and challenges of starting a co-working space
• Promotional strategies for your co-working space
• The truth about starting a co-working space ... is it worth it?
• 3 essential tips for starting a design-focused architecture firm