Addicted to building since the get.
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Post college and early strategic career moves.
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Randy Wilburn from the Encourage Build Grow blog reveals his strategies to help Design Professionals - Engineers, Architects, Environmental Consultants, and Construction Managers become better leaders, better communicators, and ultimately better people. Discover how to get 1% better every day. That is 37% better in one year. Too often we look to take giant strides in our lives when it’s the small steps that will get you to another level of performance and achievement and the greatness that w ...
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By James Hillegas
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23 - The Transfer of Knowledge - (Originally recorded on The Young Architects Podcast Episode)
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I had the chance to be a guest on The Young Architects Podcast with Michael Riscica awhile back. We talked about what it means to be a young design professional and how to get ahead in an industry that is steeped in tradition. Check out a link to the original show notes. Enjoy!By Randy Wilburn
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22 - Bryon McCartney Takes Us To School and Shows Us How To Leverage LinkedIn
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About the Show: We sit down on this episode of the podcast with Bryon McCartney. Bryon is the Chief Idea Guy with ArchMark a Marketing and Branding expert for the Design Industry. He is also a LinkedIn expert and breaks down all of the ways that we are using LinkedIn wrong and what we need to do to take advantage of this powerful business tool both…
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21 - Design Firm Marketing made easy with Lindsay Young
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In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Marketer Lindsay Young. Lindsay has a considerable amount of Marketing and Business Development experience working with Design and Construction firms throughout the Midwest and the South.By Randy Wilburn
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20 - A Generational Mindset in the Design Industry a conversation with James Hillegas
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We sit down on this episode of the podcast with James Hillegas from OCP Contractors, Inc. I met James a couple of years ago when he was working for a Design Firm in Ohio as a Structural Engineer. I found him to be energetic and articulate and someone that has considerable drive at such a young age. James is 25 years old and sits firmly on the divid…
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About the Show: We sit down on this episode of the podcast to reflect on 2019 and what we hope to see happen in this New Year. I have a feeling that 2020 is going to be a big year for Design Professionals. We actually figured out a way to marry the topic of Death in with the importance of building relationships. We know it sounds a little crazy but…
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18 - Greg Bland is the Man with the Landscape Architecture Plan
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About the Show: In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Registered Landscape Architect Greg Bland of Landform Designs in Fayetteville, AR. Greg is a friend of mine and a well established and recognized RLA in Northwest Arkansas. We had a far-ranging discussion where we talked about the things he wishes he knew before graduating from school…
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17 - Structural Engineer Scott Harvey-Lewis has discovered the art of making videos that tell a great story
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A brief summary of this episodeBy Randy Wilburn
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16 - Design Firms, find out what you are really made of with the help of Dawson Fercho and Corporate Tax Advisors
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About the Show: In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Dawson Fercho from Corporate Tax Advisors to discuss the tax implications and options for Design Firms to take advantage of the Research and Development Tax Credit. This is usually a tough topic for firm leaders to wrap their heads around but Dawson and his team of experts know what t…
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About the Show: In this episode of the podcast, we sit down to reflect on the first fourteen episodes of the show. There is so much to be thankful for every day but Thanksgiving week is as good a time as any to tell people how much you care and appreciate them. I go down the list of all 14 episodes and share some highlights from each of them and th…
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14 - Ellen Bensky and the Design Firm Revolution with the Greens and the Grays leading the way!
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About the Show: In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Ellen Bensky, Partner, CEO, and CFO at Turner Fleischer Architects, Inc., based in Toronto, Canada. Ellen has more than 30 years of experience working in the Design Industry. Turner Fleischer is an Architectural firm that focuses on Commercial, Hospitality, Industrial, Institutional, …
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13 - Marketing with Empathy and Intentionality allow Tiffany Olson and ISG to be All In!
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About the Show: In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Tiffany Olson, Chief Marketing Officer with ISG in Minneapolis, MN. ISG is an Architectural, Engineering, Environmental, and Planning Firm with offices in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and South Dakota. Tiffany has spent a career in Marketing and she and her team have built a marketing …
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12 - Ozzie Nelson knows where the Bluest Oceans are in the Design Industry
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About the Show: In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Ozzie Nelson, Chairman and CEO at NELSON. With Minneapolis as his base, Ozzie has crisscrossed the country and the World over the past two-plus decades taking care of clients, creating new business models, and most importantly merging with and acquiring design firms. Ozzie’s story is …
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11 - How Civil Engineers get out of their Comfort Zone with Jeff Collins
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About the Show: In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Jeffrey Collins, Civil Engineer and Associate with Hoyle Tanner & Associates based in New Hampshire. Jeff has spent 18 years in the industry refining his skill set and craft as a Civil Engineer. Hear the secret to his success and why he never stops learning and pouring into the next g…
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10 - EBG WGI's Will Schnier has learned to pivot with the best of them
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About the Show: In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Will Schnier, Chief Marketing Officer with WGI. Will and I go way back and he has been a guest on several podcast episodes with me on a previous podcast - The Zweig Letter Podcast. Will actually worked for the old Uber-successful Texas Design Firm, Carter & Burgess before they became …
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9 - EBG Bart Gilbreath is an Engineer that Leads with the Heart
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8 - EBG Dan Oblinger asks Do you Hear what I Hear?
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About the Show: In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Dan Oblinger, Hostage Negotiator, and Trainer with Leadercraft. As a Hostage Negotiator Dan gets paid to listen and listen he does. He has spent the past few years honing his craft, saving lives, and developing some systems that can help you to be a better listener at work and at home…
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7 - EBG Charlie Hager has his finger on the pulse of Millennial Design Professionals
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About the Show: In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Charlie Hager, PE, Civil Engineer. Charlie is a 28-year old Project Manager with LJA Engineering in Austin, TX. He is extremely observant and knowledgeable about the Design Profession. Yes, he only has a few years under his belt but he inherited it honestly from his Dad who used to ta…
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6 - EBG June Jewell knows the Design Industry Inside Out
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About the Show: In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with June Jewell, CPA, with AEC Business Solutions, LLC. June has served the needs of the AEC Industry for more than two decades. June has focused on helping AEC firms improve business practices and increase profits. June wrote, Find the Lost Dollars, to help AEC firm leaders transform the…
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5 - EBG You Don't need a Technical Background to be a Leader in a Design Firm, a Conversation with Kara Clower from LACO
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About the Show: In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Kara Clower, who is a Business Manager and Shareholder at LACO Associates in Eureka, CA. We had the chance to talk about a range of topics from Kara’s ascension to leadership and firm ownership within the company as a non-technical professional, the challenges to recruiting design pro…
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About the Show: In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Shaun Smith, a Team Leader with Big Red Dog a division of WGI. We talk about Shaun’s career development in a firm that has recently been acquired. We also talk about his Podcast Hosting duties on WGI’s Unleashed Podcast. This podcast has grown in a short period of time and is a perfec…
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3 - EBG Dwayne Groll, We are building something for future generations
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This is the first interview for Encourage Build Grow the Podcast. We sit down and discuss the Design Industry with Environmental Design Group President Dwayne Groll.By Randy Wilburn
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We never talk about what exactly is Real Leadership and how do you become a leader? Hear Randy talk about the journey to becoming a leader and the work that goes into the process. There is no such thing as an overnight sensation. You have to put in the work!By Randy Wilburn
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This is the first episode, a sneak peek, of the new Encourage Build Grow Podcast by Randy Wilburn. This podcast covers Leadership Development, Communication, Personal Development and everything in between for Design Professionals - Engineers, Architects, Environmental Consultants, Construction Management, and Landscape Architects.…
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Do you really need to dress up and look professional and clean in an age of the Internet?
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