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In this episode, Arc. Leonard explains his 7-Favourite  Financial Habits that can transform any business in the creative industry.

When you Listen to this episode, you will learn how to:
-Structure Your finances,
-Leverage on existing income for a more sustainable growth,
-Understand  Time and Season of your business, And,
-Know exactly where you are and what you need to do to get to the next stage of business growth.

Special Thanks to Render Like A pro and SilL Designs for sponsoring this Episode.

More on Business Growth? Check out the Episode on on strategic thinking and how it affects your business.

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The Architectural practice, just like any other business or field of activity reacts to economic market forces, i.e. forces of Demand and Supply. Hence, an Architect's ability to navigate the murky waters of the  business side of architectural practice to the point of finding a niche for himself is a huge step to saying " bye bye" to days without work and a new dawn to earning premium fees and to financial freedom.
In this episode titled "how to find a niche in architecture", Arc Leonard sheds more light on the  steps to take to create a niche in the Architecture Space , some case-studies of architects in our clime who have found their niche. He also took it a step further to itemize the benefits of having a specialized niche where demand is high,  supply is low  and the architect can be the best in what he does.

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Wikipedia Defines Strategy as a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty. Strategy is an action that managers take to attain one or more of their organization's goals. Strategy can also be viewed as a  general direction set for the company and its various components to achieve a desired state in the future. 

These definitions are as true in chess as they are in business as well as in the battlefield. Strategic Thinking Is an essential component in the growth curve of any business as it is responsible for how the company's resources are earned and expended.
In this Episode of the SILL TALKS podcast, we focus on strategic thinking and how it affects the architect's business.  Also we take a critical look at some basic misconceptions that hinders architects from charging the right fee as well as what to do, to strategically and deliberately transform our architectural practice to a more sustainable and profitable business. 

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In these Times when Technology drives the very core of most successful businesses, The architect/Designer needs to master and develop new strategies and avenues to leverage on the tech and social media space to make meaningful impacts and significantly increase his/her chances of building a better and a more profitable architectural practice.
In this episode of SILL TALKS,  Arc Egbeiyon Leonard,  shares his Ideas on Leveraging on the power of social media, particularly LinkedIn  to help the architect Increase Revenue, Get better paying Clients and achieve a more fulfilling career.

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Staffing is an integral part of any business' success determinant. With the right team and working environment, your architectural practice will soar as if on steroids. As an architect, a graduate trainee or an intern, your ability to decide on the best working condition for yourself will go a long way in helping you achieve your career goals early.
In this episode, Arc Leonard breaks down the various employment options available in the architecture space. from the popular and accepted "full time employment" to the "LOANING" option which is not so popular, right down to FREELANCING as well as the PAY PER SERVICE option.
Whichever option you decide to settle for or combine, either as a freelancer, an intern or an employer, understanding perks and advantages of one form over another will help you  maximize your potentials in the architecture space hence,  building higher capacity (for yourself or your firm) to do more and earn more and invariably live the life only a few dream of.

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Which Architect would not mind another high value client? my guess?  Every Architect I know!
In this Episode,  Arc. Egbeiyon Leonard sheds light on the proven strategies that can help architects and architectural firms as well as creatives improve the number of paying clients they get to work with on a regular basis.
Since every business is primarily about making sales and generating revenue, Hence  there will not be sales or revenue without buyers/clients. This episode of the Sill Talks Podcast explores the larger market principle of lead generation.  A system  that teaches architects to pay close attention to the ignored 97% of their potential client base. Thus guarantying that the company always has new clients and a boost in revenue by nurturing and educating strangers who then become clients and later go on to be the company's promoters. 

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If there was a way for you to constantly ensure you got paid before starting any creative work, would you take it?
As designers and creatives, we have all at one point or the other trusted a client to get back to us on a draft that we have made for them, only to be left hanging and never to hear from them again. This  is so rampant today in our society that architects and designers are left at the mercy of those willing to prey on our need for lead generation.
In this episode of SILL TALKS,  Arc Egbeiyon Leonard,  shares the "SilL Designs' Pre-design document that has ensured that payment for visualization as well as designs are made before the creative processes starts.
The Benefits of this processes are numerous, ranging from constantly getting paid, to being positioned as an expert by the clients to Helping the client clarify their thoughts on the projects before commencing and constantly getting referrals from these clients  to having the right documents to seek redress in the case of infringements. This episode speaks to the core of getting it right from inception.
Listen, Comment, Download and  Share as we go on this journey to building a practice that is profitable and sustainable.
Click below to download sample files as discussed in the podcast.

Questionnaire
Brief Document
Invoice
Receipt

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Negotiations are as natural to man as breathing. It is the way we make others give us the things that we want while making them see the reasons we deserve it.
We negotiate so much that it happens even with ourselves in our every day life while deciding on the clothes to wear, the food to eat or the approach to a design, we are constantly convincing ourselves of the supremacy of one thing to another.
In this episode, Titled " The Designer's Guide to Negotiation", Arc. Leonard Breaks down the core principles of negotiating as well as the stages and outlines involved to make it more recognizable and easier for the designer, Architect and creatives to maximize and harness their negotiating skills in order to effectively negotiate for better deals and higher pay in their daily practice and as such build better businesses that are profitable as well as sustainable.

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The Premier episode of the “Sill Talks” Podcast which is dedicated to helping architects designers and creatives build businesses that is profitable and sustainable.

 In this episode, Arc. Leonard explains what a brand is and further breaks down the principles of branding as it relates to architects and the practice of architecture.

You will learn the different characteristics of a good brand and how they can be replicated. 

 In this episode you will also learn the different details of the elements that an Architect can create a brand with and also why it is most important for architects to create brands that stand the test of time by understanding the benefits of branding for architects and creatives in general.

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Arc. Egbeiyon Leonard Introduces the Sill Talks Podcast and explains the steps Architects , Designers and Creatives need to take to create better and more prosperous businesses that profitable and sustainable.
You can visit the SilL website for more juicy contents on how to Increase your fees, generate more income and grow your architectural business in the process.

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