Jeff Echols

Mark R. LePage

Build Your Brand Framework: A Conversation with Jeff Echols and Mark R. LePage Thank you for joining us for Season 1 at the Build Your Brand Podcast! Listen as Mark R. LePage joins Jeff to wrap up this season by walking through lessons learned from each episode. If you missed any episode, go back and […]The post S01E13 Build Your Brand Framework: A Conversation with Jeff Echols and Mark R. LePage appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:Gabl Membership

Build Your Brand Framework: A Conversation with Jeff Echols and Mark R. LePage Thank you for joining us for Season 1 at the Build Your Brand Podcast! Listen as Mark R. LePage joins Jeff to wrap up this season by walking through lessons learned from each episode. If you missed any episode, go back and […] The post S01E13 Build Your Brand Framework: A Conversation with Jeff Echols and Mark R. LePage appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://build-your-brand.captivate.fm/gabl-members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabl Membership</a>

S01E13 Build Your Brand Framework: A Conversation with Jeff Echols and Mark R. LePage

The Takeaway: Winning on Purpose In order for you to understand what you can do to become the best, embrace the reality that you can take one simple idea and make that your firm s DNA. Every decision you make. Every proposal you share. Every person you hire. EVERYTHING you do goes back to what your […]The post S01E12: The Takeaway: Winning on Purpose appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:Gabl Membership

The Takeaway: Winning on Purpose In order for you to understand what you can do to become the best, embrace the reality that you can take one simple idea and make that your firm s DNA. Every decision you make. Every proposal you share. Every person you hire. EVERYTHING you do goes back to what your […] The post S01E12: The Takeaway: Winning on Purpose appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://build-your-brand.captivate.fm/gabl-members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabl Membership</a>

S01E12: The Takeaway: Winning on Purpose

What s In It For Me?: Cutting Through the Noise We re in an age when all the noise, distraction, and disruption that surrounds us leaves your potential client with only a few seconds of patience and attention to hear what you have to say and to make a decision. When someone lands on your website, what […]The post S01E11: What s In It For Me?: Cutting Through the Noise appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:Gabl Membership

What s In It For Me?: Cutting Through the Noise We re in an age when all the noise, distraction, and disruption that surrounds us leaves your potential client with only a few seconds of patience and attention to hear what you have to say and to make a decision. When someone lands on your website, what […] The post S01E11: What s In It For Me?: Cutting Through the Noise appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://build-your-brand.captivate.fm/gabl-members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabl Membership</a>

S01E11: What s In It For Me?: Cutting Through the Noise

Culture: Having the Right People on the Plane You may not know it, but your architecture firm s culture is inseparable from your brand. For Southwest Airlines, their purpose is baked into the culture and their culture is part of their purpose. They hire for attitude and cultural fit before experience and skill level. This level […]The post S01E10: Culture: Having the Right People on the Plane appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:Gabl Membership

Culture: Having the Right People on the Plane You may not know it, but your architecture firm s culture is inseparable from your brand. For Southwest Airlines, their purpose is baked into the culture and their culture is part of their purpose. They hire for attitude and cultural fit before experience and skill level. This level […] The post S01E10: Culture: Having the Right People on the Plane appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://build-your-brand.captivate.fm/gabl-members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabl Membership</a>

S01E10: Culture: Having the Right People on the Plane

Purpose: A Higher Cause than Architecture Did you know that there is a cause and effect between an organization s pursuit of purpose and its financial performance? There is a link between purpose-driven brands and profit. Do you have a higher purpose than  architecture?  How can you discover what your purpose is and how it differentiates […]The post S01E09: Purpose: A Higher Cause than Architecture appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:Gabl Membership

Purpose: A Higher Cause than Architecture Did you know that there is a cause and effect between an organization s pursuit of purpose and its financial performance? There is a link between purpose-driven brands and profit. Do you have a higher purpose than architecture? How can you discover what your purpose is and how it differentiates […] The post S01E09: Purpose: A Higher Cause than Architecture appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://build-your-brand.captivate.fm/gabl-members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabl Membership</a>

S01E09: Purpose: A Higher Cause than Architecture

Value: Providing the Right Service Have you ever thought about how much emotion is wrapped up in the idea of VALUE? There are a lot of factors that go into how one of your clients decides how they value your services. Your job is to identify the pains your ideal clients experience and how you […]The post S01E08: Value: Providing the Right Service appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:Gabl Membership

Value: Providing the Right Service Have you ever thought about how much emotion is wrapped up in the idea of VALUE? There are a lot of factors that go into how one of your clients decides how they value your services. Your job is to identify the pains your ideal clients experience and how you […] The post S01E08: Value: Providing the Right Service appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://build-your-brand.captivate.fm/gabl-members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabl Membership</a>

S01E08: Value: Providing the Right Service

Relevance: Changing the Way You do Business We all spend a lot of time trying to differentiate ourselves from our competition, but there s so much distraction and disruption today that it s nearly impossible. There s too much noise, there are too many algorithms designed to level the playing field, and, even if you are able to […]The post S01E07: Relevance: Changing the Way You do Business appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:Gabl Membership

Relevance: Changing the Way You do Business We all spend a lot of time trying to differentiate ourselves from our competition, but there s so much distraction and disruption today that it s nearly impossible. There s too much noise, there are too many algorithms designed to level the playing field, and, even if you are able to […] The post S01E07: Relevance: Changing the Way You do Business appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://build-your-brand.captivate.fm/gabl-members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabl Membership</a>

S01E07: Relevance: Changing the Way You do Business

The Characters: Who is Your Ideal Client? Have you defined who your ideal client is? Think about the client that you enjoy working with the most, that respects you and what you do, that values you, that you do the best work for. Then, think about that client s name and really get to know them. […]The post S01E06: The Characters: Who is Your Ideal Client? appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:Gabl Membership

The Characters: Who is Your Ideal Client? Have you defined who your ideal client is? Think about the client that you enjoy working with the most, that respects you and what you do, that values you, that you do the best work for. Then, think about that client s name and really get to know them. […] The post S01E06: The Characters: Who is Your Ideal Client? appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://build-your-brand.captivate.fm/gabl-members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabl Membership</a>

S01E06: The Characters: Who is Your Ideal Client?

The Basics of Brand Storytelling: You Don t Get to be the Hero If your prospective client asks ten people in your office,  Why should I choose your firm? , they re going to get twelve different answers and nine and a half of those answers would make you cringe. Has your architecture firm developed a clear and […]The post S01E05: The Basics of Brand Storytelling: You Don t Get to be the Hero appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:Gabl Membership

The Basics of Brand Storytelling: You Don t Get to be the Hero If your prospective client asks ten people in your office, Why should I choose your firm? , they re going to get twelve different answers and nine and a half of those answers would make you cringe. Has your architecture firm developed a clear and […] The post S01E05: The Basics of Brand Storytelling: You Don t Get to be the Hero appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://build-your-brand.captivate.fm/gabl-members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabl Membership</a>

S01E05: The Basics of Brand Storytelling: You Don t Get to be the Hero

Combatting Commoditization: What Makes You Different? Do you know what your clients say about you? We re all trying to avoid the reality that if we look the same, sound the same, and act the same as everyone else, well  we re a commodity. If there s nothing different between us and our closest competitor, why would a […]The post S01E04: Combatting Commoditization: What Makes You Different? appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:Gabl Membership

Combatting Commoditization: What Makes You Different? Do you know what your clients say about you? We re all trying to avoid the reality that if we look the same, sound the same, and act the same as everyone else, well we re a commodity. If there s nothing different between us and our closest competitor, why would a […] The post S01E04: Combatting Commoditization: What Makes You Different? appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://build-your-brand.captivate.fm/gabl-members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabl Membership</a>

S01E04: Combatting Commoditization: What Makes You Different?

Build Your Brand is a story-based podcast focused on branding, culture, and storytelling for small firm architects and creative professionals. The host, architectural professional and marketing specialist, Jeff Echols, will tell the fascinating stories behind the best brands in the world, analyzing their journey to the top and repackaging lessons learned as effective strategies for small firm architects and creative professionals on their way to becoming the best!

The Mission: Connecting to What Matters Most When someone lands on your website or listens to your presentation, they re not really there to learn about you. They re there wondering,  what s in it for me?  How can we as architects take a cue from Southwest Airlines and focus on highlighting our clients rather than ourselves? Maybe […]The post S01E03: The Mission: Connecting to What Matters Most appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:Gabl Membership

The Mission: Connecting to What Matters Most When someone lands on your website or listens to your presentation, they re not really there to learn about you. They re there wondering, what s in it for me? How can we as architects take a cue from Southwest Airlines and focus on highlighting our clients rather than ourselves? Maybe […] The post S01E03: The Mission: Connecting to What Matters Most appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://build-your-brand.captivate.fm/gabl-members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabl Membership</a>

S01E03: The Mission: Connecting to What Matters Most

Ego vs Empathy: The Story You Tell Why is it that almost every architect on the planet has an About Us page that tells the origin story of their firm or talks about their people, their process, and their expertise? What does it say to a potential client when they click on your website and […]The post S01E02: Ego vs Empathy: The Story You Tell appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:Gabl Membership

Ego vs Empathy: The Story You Tell Why is it that almost every architect on the planet has an About Us page that tells the origin story of their firm or talks about their people, their process, and their expertise? What does it say to a potential client when they click on your website and […] The post S01E02: Ego vs Empathy: The Story You Tell appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://build-your-brand.captivate.fm/gabl-members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabl Membership</a>

S01E02: Ego vs Empathy: The Story You Tell

No Matter the Size, the Journey s the Same Somewhere in the world, every morning or maybe in the wee hours at the end of another late night of work, there s an architect that says,  I can do better.  Maybe you re that architect. What does it mean to be different? How do the best brands in […]The post S01E01: No Matter the Size, the Journey s the Same appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:Gabl Membership

No Matter the Size, the Journey s the Same Somewhere in the world, every morning or maybe in the wee hours at the end of another late night of work, there s an architect that says, I can do better. Maybe you re that architect. What does it mean to be different? How do the best brands in […] The post S01E01: No Matter the Size, the Journey s the Same appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://build-your-brand.captivate.fm/gabl-members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabl Membership</a>

S01E01: No Matter the Size, the Journey s the Same

Welcome To Build Your Brand Podcast Build Your Brand is a story-based podcast focused on branding, marketing, sales, and storytelling for small firm architects and creative professionals. The host, architect and marketing specialist, Jeff Echols, will tell the fascinating stories behind the biggest brands, analyzing their branding and marketing techniques to repackage lessons learned as […]The post S01E00: Welcome To Build Your Brand Podcast (Teaser) appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:Gabl Membership

Welcome To Build Your Brand Podcast Build Your Brand is a story-based podcast focused on branding, marketing, sales, and storytelling for small firm architects and creative professionals. The host, architect and marketing specialist, Jeff Echols, will tell the fascinating stories behind the biggest brands, analyzing their branding and marketing techniques to repackage lessons learned as […] The post S01E00: Welcome To Build Your Brand Podcast (Teaser) appeared first on EntreArchitect.Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://build-your-brand.captivate.fm/gabl-members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabl Membership</a>

S01E00: Welcome To Build Your Brand Podcast (Teaser)

Mr. Echols understands branding and makes his ideas clear and easily applied.

Build your brand is spot on

I am so proud of the work put into this podcast by the Gābl Media team. Dimitrius Lynch, Jeff Echols, Dawn Porta and Sarah Rowe. I love the story based format. Important info for architects delivered in a creative, entertaining way. Well done team.

So proud of the Gābl Media team

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