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• 058: Stephanie Lindsey and Jessica Nelson of Etch Design Group: Interior Designers to Founders

  On this episode of Architectette, we sit down with Stephanie Lindsey and Jessica Nelson, the dynamic duo behind the Austin-based interior design firm Etch Design Group. Etch's businesses include residential interior design, styling, interiors-focused AI education, and property management. After a decade of collaboration and firm leadership, Stephanie and Jessica have built a thriving business where they believe, "Beautifully designed space is an invitation to fully be ourselves and great design brings us an experience of the extraordinary."We talk about:- Steph and Jess’ meet-cute! We talk about how they met, the events that led them to start their own firm, and how they balance parenthood, multiple businesses, and work as long-distance business partners- Company growth and how they have created a leadership structure that fosters autonomy and accountability- Etch’s preferred AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, custom GPTs and how they are specifically using AI to assist with rendering, HR, and budgeting- Transforming a passion project into another arm of their business with a podcast and educational services focused on AI for Interiors____Thank you to our sponsors:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Arcol⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a collaborative building design tool built for modern teams. Arcol streamlines your design process by keeping your model, data and presentations in sync enabling your team to work together seamlessly.- Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Arcol.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcol-tech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- Twitter/ X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/ArcolTech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Layer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the workflow platform for buildings, empowering teams to capture field data & photos, connect it to their drawings & models, and create beautiful deliverables & reports.Use Layer to build your own workflow to generate Room Data Sheets from Revit, manage your CA processes such as RFIs or Punch lists, conduct field surveys and much more. The best thing is, it’s all connected directly to Revit so you’ll never have to copy and paste data between windows again.- Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://layer.team/architectette⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠____Links:Connect with Etch Design Group: https://etchinteriordesign.com/____Connect with Architectette:- Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.architectette.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Learn more)- Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @architectette⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (See more)- Newsletter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.architectette.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Behind the Scenes Content)- LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Architectette Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Page and/or⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Caitlin Brady⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support Architectette:- Leave us a rating and review!-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ AlexGrohl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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• (Replay) 006: Tenille Bettenhausen: Soft Skills and Unexpected Career Twists

  Today we are replaying our episode with Tenille Bettenhausen. Tenille is a client success manager at Microdesk where she leverages her 20+ years in AEC industries working in technical, business development, and construction specializations. She is also author of the book, Maybe I’ll be an Architect, as well as Host of the Podcast, Death by Architecture. We talk about:- How Tenille developed resilience through her job hunt after college, landing an unfulfilling job, and lay-offs.- Winning the Miss Long Beach Pageant which led to a new job in architecture.- Working on spaces in a hospital and later having a baby in one of her maternity ward projects.- The challenges of re-entering the profession after focusing on motherhood and how she leveraged her soft skills to become a business developer.- Her current role at Microdesk and how she, with a background in architecture, advocates for users of the software her company supports.- Her perspective on diversity in AEC industries, how she is contributes with her passion projects- her children’s book and architecture/true crime podcastOther Episodes You May Enjoy: 012: Ramune Bartuskaite: Encouraging Architects to Specify Better Materials013: Erin Alley: Rising to Leadership in Architecture through Inquiry, Inclusivity, and Innovation008: Evelyn Lee: Tech, Transformation, and Disruption within Architecture005: Eva Baker: An Architect Specializing in Laboratory Planning

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• 057: Erin Peavey: How Science-Backed Design Creates Healthier, More Connected Spaces

  On today's episode of Architectette we chat with Erin Peavey. Erin is an architect, researcher, and the Health & Well-being Design Leader at HKS. She bridges the gap between research and practice with a focus on design for health, happiness, and social connection.We talk about: - Erin’s career journey: her early exposure to environmental psychology, how she navigated uncertainties in her career, and how she came to lead healthcare and community-focused architecture projects.- We talk about the importance of research and data and how this information can guide architectural decisions that promote health and wellbeing. - We also talk about loneliness and the importance of social connection. We focus on strategies to design spaces that foster belonging, community, and connection, with an emphasis on the impacts of the pandemic and how mindful engagement can reduce loneliness and lack of connection____Thank you to our sponsors:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Arcol⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a collaborative building design tool built for modern teams. Arcol streamlines your design process by keeping your model, data and presentations in sync enabling your team to work together seamlessly.- Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Arcol.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcol-tech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- Twitter/ X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/ArcolTech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Layer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the workflow platform for buildings, empowering teams to capture field data & photos, connect it to their drawings & models, and create beautiful deliverables & reports.Use Layer to build your own workflow to generate Room Data Sheets from Revit, manage your CA processes such as RFIs or Punch lists, conduct field surveys and much more. The best thing is, it’s all connected directly to Revit so you’ll never have to copy and paste data between windows again.- Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://layer.team/architectette⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠____Links:Website: www.erinpeavey.comErin's Writing: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/erin-peaveyConnect with Erin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinpeavey/ and https://www.instagram.com/erin.peavey/Peace by Design Book: https://www.erinpeavey.com/news/peace-by-designErin's Recommended Resources: Dr. Mardelle Shepley, Dr. Kirk Hamilton, HERD Journal, Psychology Today, EndNote, Mendeley, JSTOR, Google Scholar (use "peer review"!), Research Gate, Visual Refence for Evidence Based Design, and senior living topical books by Margaret Calkins.____Connect with Architectette:- Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.architectette.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Learn more)- Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @architectette⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (See more)- Newsletter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.architectette.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Behind the Scenes Content)- LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Architectette Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Page and/or⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Caitlin Brady⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support Architectette:- Leave us a rating and review!-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ AlexGrohl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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• (Replay) 039: Morgan Chawaga: Burnout, Meditation, and Mental Health In Architecture

  Replaying our episode with Morgan Chawaga. Morgan is a licensed architect turned stress management consultant. After experiencing the stress and exhaustion known by many in the industry, she developed stress management tools that she now shares with architects that help them DESIGN and BUILD a healthier relationship with their careers.We talk about:- Morgan's background working for both architecture firms and owners and how her experiences in the industry impacted her. - The origin of her company, The Healthy Architect, and how a nights and weekends effort became her full-time job recently. - Morgan shares some of her mental health philosophies: how motherhood makes women skillful managers and empathetic collaborators, the power of habit stacking (hint: you can do a lot while Revit syncs!), and essential ways to advocate for yourself in the workplace. We also share a short breathing exercise- join us! - We end with Morgan’s home office decor- what she keeps on the wall as a reminder of where she’s been and where she is going. More Episodes You Might Enjoy: 048: Robyn Linstrom: Design and De-Stigmatization as a Mental/ Behavioral Health Architect036: Jill Bergman: Specializing in Healthcare Architecture19: Joann Lui: Mental Health, Architecture, and Building Community(Bonus 009): Q&A with Architecture Graduates - Maithili Awasarikar

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• 056: Maya Sharfi: Burn Bright, Not Out- Getting to Principal

  On today’s episode of Architectette we feature Maya Sharfi. Maya is the founder of Build Yourself Workshop where she helps women in design, technology, and innovation rise and subsequently thrive in senior roles. Her clients have landed executive positions, launched innovative initiatives, and achieved salary increases. She also helps companies make their organizations better places for women to flourish. Maya was a former Harvard Innovation Lab resident and was featured as a 40 Under 40 honoree by Impact Design Hub. She loves graphic nonfiction, the color yellow, and reading to her daughter.We talk about:- Maya’s start in landscape architecture, the realization of her coaching expertise, and how she established her business with a focus on elevating women in architecture - Maya’s framework for career advancement which is focused on her 5-step framework which helps women position themselves for a future principal or partner role - Asking for a promotion, making it rain, signs it’s time to leave a company, skills for networking, imposter syndrome, and self-advocacy____Thank you to our sponsors:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Arcol⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a collaborative building design tool built for modern teams. Arcol streamlines your design process by keeping your model, data and presentations in sync enabling your team to work together seamlessly.- Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Arcol.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcol-tech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- Twitter/ X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/ArcolTech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Layer⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the workflow platform for buildings, empowering teams to capture field data & photos, connect it to their drawings & models, and create beautiful deliverables & reports.Use Layer to build your own workflow to generate Room Data Sheets from Revit, manage your CA processes such as RFIs or Punch lists, conduct field surveys and much more. The best thing is, it’s all connected directly to Revit so you’ll never have to copy and paste data between windows again.- Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://layer.team/architectette⁠⁠⁠⁠____Links: Everything You Want to Know About Becoming a Principal Guide: ⁠https://www.buildyourselfworkshop.com/architectette⁠LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayasharfi/⁠____Connect with Architectette:- Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.architectette.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Learn more)- Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @architectette⁠⁠⁠⁠ (See more)- Newsletter:⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.architectette.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Behind the Scenes Content)- LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Architectette Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Page and/or⁠⁠⁠⁠ Caitlin Brady⁠⁠⁠⁠Support Architectette:- Leave us a rating and review!-⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ AlexGrohl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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