How to Keep a Growth Mindset with Caitlin Morgan

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Have you ever found yourself facing new challenges and having to pivot your mindset? 

In this episode of The Young Architect Podcast Caitlin Morgan joins us to share her inspiring story on how she has been able to keep her growth mindset in order to  adapt and persevere through college, a global pandemic and working on a passion project. 

After graduating college in a global pandemic Caitlin was forced to shift her mindset in order to continue growing as a professional and network in a new way. Within a year of graduating she became Associate Director of AIA Virginia State Board, pass her CDT Certification Exam and has recently dove into working with EmergeAEC. 

 She shares how setting SMART goals in her life has helped propel her to where she is now, and why she was so passionate about sharing this goal setting technique at The Young Architect Summer Series

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Finding Your Niche with Architect Andy Roehl

 Have you been wanting to specializeand discover how it could change your career trajectory? Andy tells his story on how finding his niche led him to the successful firm he has now.

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In this episode of The Young Architect Podcast, Architect Andy Roehl shares his journey on how he founded his firm Moonlight Architecture and the story behind the name. Surviving the recession of 2008 was no easy feat and Andy is here to tell how he creatively used his niche to create a successful and flourishing firm. 

After Andy found his path to licensure in Maryland, he didn’t stop there! Since he works on projects all across the country, Andy continues to seek licenses (through reciprocity) in all the states where he is working. He is now licensed in 26 states and has no plans to stop seeking additional licenses. In this episode, you’ll learn that several states have

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Smart Design: Nael Evans – RMJM

You’ve been living and working in Dubai for many years. How has the city shaped the way you approach design?
When I first came to Dubai in 2007, it was a very different place. I was also relatively junior with only 3 years of conservative professional experience under my belt,  having worked solely on refurbishments and new buildings within conservation areas in London. Alongside this, Dubai was in a pre-recession boom. Developers had a fairly open budget and too many projects aspired to be “iconic”. It was stimulating but immature and deep down we all knew it couldn’t last. There needed to be a stronger sense of purpose, more consideration to the public realm and to the sustainability of the industry as a whole. The design process was a lot more time consuming at the front end, with many hours spent in the office doing “all-nighters” to produce thousands of

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Marketing Yourself with Caelan Huntress

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Are you searching for direction on how to elevate your personal platform to the next level?

In this episode of The Young Architect Podcast, Caelan Huntress joins us to share his expert knowledge on marketing yourself. He describes the differences between a personal brand and a business brand. He explains what a personal statement is, how it’s different from an elevator pitch and why it is so effective and essential for marketing yourself.
While working as a web designer, Caelan has traveled all over and he discusses how impactful networking can be. Meeting people and networking can be done in so many creative ways, including finding your local Business Networking International (BNI) Group.

After listening to this episode of the Podcast head over to marketingyourselfbook.com to claim a free chapter of Caelan’s book and sign up for his newsletter to receive more tips, tricks and advice on marketing yourself and

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Hanging Out in the Trees with Architect Brian Johnson

How much persistence do you have when it comes to achieving your goals?

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In this episode of The Young Architect Podcast, Brian Johnson discusses the importance of persistence when it comes to achievement.

The main thread in Brian’s story is never giving up and taking it step by step to reach your dreams. While in Architecture School, Brian learned about treehouse design and became determined to work for Tree House Masters. He pursued a job there relentlessly and continually worked toward his goal.

Hear his amazing story of how he reached out to them over and over again, taking a creative and passionate approach, which eventually landed him the position he had been working toward. He was thrilled. Check out his reaction here! He later went on to work on this tree house featured on Tree House Masters on Animal Planet!

Later, Brian put his persistence to work again; this

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