#75 Elevating The Role of Architects Through Technology with Anamika Goyal

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Anamika Goyal is</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">a biologist-turned-architect solving for scale in a complex industry with high human impact.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"> She is Head of Design at <a href="https://www.cotta.ge/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Cottage</a>, a San Francisco based start-up that helps homeowners build Accessory Dwelling Units.</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Anamika is committed to bringing fresh ideas, pace, and processes to the AEC industry, and made the leap into residential architecture from her former experience in commercial design & construction at WeWork. She has devoted her career</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">to experiments on smarter ways of working within the AEC industry.</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Anamika talks about her journey from being a pre-med student, to working at more traditional architecture firms, to jumping into the start-up world..</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">She talks about how the design process works at Cottage, what makes them different from a traditional design firm, and other innovations she’d like to see in the building industry</span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We also talk about the difference between professional services and consumer services, how Anamika prepared for leadership roles, and advice for people who want to shift career paths.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">--</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Books Anamika mentions in the episode:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.radicalcandor.com/the-book/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Radical Candor</a></span></li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002LHRM2O/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Goal</span></a></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">--</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We want to hear from you! Pleas