TZL podcast

Kyle Ahern, Zweig Group’s awards manager, shares some great information on the awards process and why Zweig Group created specific awards. He also discusses some important data that’s shared with participating firms. 

Janki DePalma, director of business development with Kirksey Architects, discusses listening, empathy, relationships, self-control, and what makes a great business developer.

Brandon Pinkerton and Steve Williams, president and COO respectively of HP Engineering, discuss how their firm has survived and actually grown during the pandemic.

Tony Hans, a vice president with CMTA Consulting Engineers, talks about building science leadership, why culture is so important, and about the work that CMTA is doing around the country to create and design energy-efficient building projects.

Chad Surprenant, chief strategy officer and board chairman of ISG, shares his journey from being one of the company’s primary shareholders to creating an ESOP and enlarging the ownership of ISG to everyone at the company.

Marcia Alvarado from TRC Worldwide Engineering discusses how she got into engineering, how her modeling career organically grew, and why diversity, equity, and inclusion are so important to her.

Chad Clinehens, Zweig Group CEO, talks about planning the Elevate AEC Virtual Experience – one of the most engaging industry award celebrations and continuing education programs in the AEC industry.

James Garrett, founder of 4RM+ULA Architects in St. Paul, Minnesota, discusses George Floyd, racism in the design industry, the challenge in designing memorable structures, and James’ family history in St. Paul.

Chris Huckabee, CEO of Huckabee and Associates, talks about how his architectural firm has learned to quickly evolve over the past few months during the pandemic.

Tracey Eaves and Randy Wilburn discuss valuation, how COVID-19 will affect firm values, and what owners who are near retirement should be thinking about now.

Randy Wilburn sits down with Mark Zweig, founder and chairman of Zweig Group, to talk about what it takes to sell a lot of work in the AEC industry. Mark…

Brenden Sherrer, an M&A consultant at Zweig Group, talks about the state of M&A in the design industry, a legal extern program that Brenden introduced, and millennials in the design industry.