BONUS EPISODE!

Today, we’re joined by Ray Brown, ArchiBiz Co-Founder and Chief Mentor. Ray is a business coach and entrepreneur who has worked in the UK, South Africa and the US. In his role at ArchiBiz, Ray has worked with more than 200 architecture firms globally, helping them achieve profitability and sustainability in their businesses.

In this episode, Bec sits down with Ray to discuss the topic that’s been on everybody’s mind recently - recession.

As an architecture firm owner or leader, any change in the market can be quite anxiety-inducing. However, there are three strategies that you can implement today to help you navigate any downturn so you and your business remain unscathed.

Bec and Ray cover everything from how to ensure employee retention to managing marketing budgets in this episode. You won’t want to miss it.

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Ian Motley is a design fee proposal expert, speaker, and author who specializes in helping architects with their fee proposals. Prior to starting Blue Turtle Consulting, Ian worked as a fee proposal writer and negotiator for Foster + Partners.

In Part 2 of this episode of ArchiBiz Unpacks, Bec and Ian continue the conversation on fee proposals. You will learn Ian’s strategies for how to navigate client changes during the design process, how to move from cost-based pricing to value-based pricing, and what “choice architecture” is.

You’ll also hear questions from our live audience! Listen to Ian work through everyone’s favorite question: What do you do when you’re up against other architects and your client wants you to lower your fees?

To learn more about Ian Motley and Blue Turtle Consulting, check out this website. You can also access Blue Turtle's free mini-course here.

ArchiBiz Unpacks is a series where we bring you conversations with industry leaders to help you hone in on your skills and capabilities as an architect.

FREE ROADMAP - “An Architect’s Eight-Step Roadmap for Getting More & Better Clients”

FOLLOW US: ArchiBiz is on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pinterest!

Learn more on archibiz.global.

Ian Motley is a design fee proposal expert, speaker, and author who specializes in helping architects with their fee proposals. Prior to starting Blue Turtle Consulting, Ian worked as a fee proposal writer and negotiator for Foster + Partners.

In Part 1 of this episode of ArchiBiz Unpacks, Bec sits down with Ian to learn all about architecture fee proposals - specifically, how to create a fee proposal that converts! Ian discusses the benefits of using a ‘freemium’ model with clients, the best ways to present your fee proposal, and why he believes ‘fees are made up numbers.’

Plus, you will learn all about behavioral psychology - what it is and how to use it in your fee proposals to win over clients, every time.

Stay tuned for Part 2, coming next week.

To learn more about Ian Motley and Blue Turtle Consulting, check out this website. You can also access Blue Turtle's free mini-course here.

ArchiBiz Unpacks is a series where we bring you conversations with industry leaders to help you hone in on your skills and capabilities as an architect.

FREE ROADMAP - “An Architect’s Eight-Step Roadmap for Getting More & Better Clients”

FOLLOW US: ArchiBiz is on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pinterest!

Learn more on archibiz.global.