313: Growing a Wildly Successful Architecture Practice with Nunzio and Marc Desantis

<p>Today you'll hear the remarkable story of a relatively new firm that has exploded from 2 people to over 20 people in short order.</p> <p>Right off the bat, they started with a $500M 800 room hotel and convention center in Ft. Lauderdale, with no staff. They had to grow quickly, but they had to do it the RIGHT way.</p> <p>Nunzio Marc Desantis Architects is a firm that focuses exclusively on hotel and resort design. When I say design, I mean design - they team up with production focused firms to complete the project so they can do what they do best - design the best experience and oversee the process.</p> <p>This episode is a crash-course in growing a wildly successful architecture firm.</p> <p>If you've worked with me personally in my DREAM Practice Accelerator program, you'll recognize the things we've worked with you on:</p> <ul> <li>Building a firm that moves beyond what you can do personally</li> <li>How to get out of being the 'bottleneck'</li> <li>Tracking and Key performance indicators</li> <li>Core values</li> <li>How to create a culture where the whole is greater than the sum of the individuals</li> <li>How to recognize the right people to hire for your firm</li> <li>Being an advisor instead of a vendor</li> <li>And much more…</li> </ul> <p>What's even more remarkable is the founders of this firm are a father and son duo.</p> <p>Nunzio Desantis was a managing partner at the firm HKS before he left a successful and fulfilling career to start Nunzio Marc Desantis Architects with his son, Marc Jacob Desantis, who has a pedigree from some of the world's leading firms.</p> <p>If you'd like to discuss this episode or get other free content about building a next-generation practice, be sure to join the Business of Architecture Forum group on Facebook.</p> <p> </p> <p>► Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for updates:</p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/BusinessofArchitecture">https://www.youtube.com/c/BusinessofArchitecture</a></p> <p>*******</p> <p>For more free tools and resources for running a profitabl