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How Schillivia Baptiste Pivoted Her Construction Management Business During the Pandemic  On this episode of The Zweig Letter podcast, we sit down with Schillivia Baptiste. She’s a professional engineer and…

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Podcast | Stephen Lucy, CEO of JQ Engineering, shares his thoughts on the state of the design industry and what he is bullish on for the future, including “water being the next oil” and so much more.

Kit Miyamoto, global CEO of Miyamoto International, talks about his origin story, how he started Miyamoto International and Miyamoto Relief, and his desire to make buildings worldwide stronger, safer, and earthquake resistant.  

Allan Tsang and Dan Oblinger discuss negotiation, active listening for design professionals, telling clients “No!” and more in this episode of the podcast. 

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

Phil Keil, Zweig Group’s director of strategy, discusses the importance of strategic planning and how strategic planning can be the difference between a firm that’s just getting by and a firm that’s thriving – even during a pandemic.

PDR President and CEO, Lauri Lampson discusses the workplace of the future and how the pandemic has accelerated the evolution of workplace design.

Zweig Group’s Chad Coldiron and John Bray discuss all things related to recruitment and retention for design firms during the pandemic.

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.