The Zweig Letter

ElevateAEC 2025 Flashback: Speed of Business: Building Innovative Cultures and Leveraging AI in AEC

"Culture is a set of beliefs and values. Are you setting those expectations of what you would like your ideal employees to embrace? …Talking only gets you so far. You hav

Harnessing AI and Intelligent Assets in Wastewater: Insights from Stantec’s Pusker Regmi

"AI is definitely raising the ceiling and making things possible that were not possible before... We need to increase the ceiling of what is possible going forward and re

Leadership Transitions and Building Futures: Sondra Rotty’s Journey at Tarlton Corporation

“Say yes as much as you can when you’re young so that you can balance things a little better when you’re older.” Sondra Rotty Episode Summary: Sondra Rotty is the newly

Building Enduring AEC Firms: ElevateAEC Keynote - VHB’s Approach to Ownership, Balance, and Strategic Renewal

“An infinite arc of success requires stewardship, purpose, and a relentless focus on people.”Mike Carragher, CEO of VHB What does it actually take to build a firm that la

Master Builders Reimagined: ElevateAEC Keynote - KP Reddy Explores AI, Integration, and Future Design Leadership

“We keep iterating on an old construct—let’s stop and start over. How do we want to do things differently? Let’s get back to first principles.”KP Reddy Episode Summary:

Slow Down to Speed Up: ElevateAEC Keynote with Lynn Wong

“I hope you continue to be extremely intentional in choosing to be exactly where your feet are every moment that you are.”Lynn Wong Episode Summary: In this keynote epis

TZL - Leadership and Optimism in Uncertain Times: Mark Zweig’s Bold Moves for AEC Growth

“ If you're going to be an entrepreneur and you're going to accomplish anything and you're going to grow your business in spite of a lot of negative things happening, you

Architecture With Heart: Carley Chastain on Equity, Community, and Global Inspiration

“Vernacular is what you do when you can’t afford to get it wrong.”Carley Chastain Episode Summary: This episode of The Zweig Letter Podcast, hosted by Randy Wilburn and

Benchmarking the Future: AE Firm Performance Insights with Monograph and Zweig Group

“Whatever is the hardest path is probably the path we should be on. The hardest path is also the least traveled.”Robert Yuen Episode Summary:In this episode of The Zweig

ElevateAEC 2025 Preview: Growth, Innovation, and Networking Opportunities in San Antonio

ElevateAEC 2025 Preview: Growth, Innovation, and Networking Opportunities in San Antonio“Proximity is a place of power. If you are a design firm leader or design firm own

Beyond Awards: How Data and Research are Elevating AEC Firms

“I think the employee experience—and we've seen over the last five years how important the employee experience has been with how tight the labor market has been and how e

Supporting AEC Industry Emerging Talent: Insights from Rising Stars Mike Makris and Duncan Robertson

"Mistakes are not fatal, but don't keep them to yourself.”Mike Makris About our Guests:Originally from Washington, Duncan Robertson has spent the past six years honing hi

Elevate AEC - Culture Shock: How to Keep Your Company Vibes Alive

"Every time we give an award to someone, there is one of our six values that's tied in with the citation."Don Young In this episode of the Zweig Letter Podcast, we share

From Specs to Stories: Cherise Lakeside's Podcasting Adventure!

From Specs to Stories: Cherise Lakeside's Podcasting Adventure! "A lot of architects are rather introverted as well, so it takes some work to pull that out. And for me,

ElevateAEC - How we Inspire and Transition Ownership to the Next Generation

ElevateAEC - How we Inspire and Transition Ownership to the Next Generation"The ownership transition is not just about percentages; it's about value and creating a legacy

ElevateAEC - From Chaos to Clarity: Mastering Project Leadership and Organizational Growth

"You never know where you are going to learn information that is going to potentially be game-changing for you." Justin Smith About the Moderator: Justin Smith is a ren

Bridging Design and Construction: A M King's Collaborative Success Story

Bridging Design and Construction: A M King's Collaborative Success Story "25 years ago when I graduated the term design build, it wasn't unheard of, but it certainly was

Exploring Avail's Impact on AEC Content Management with Randall Steven

Exploring Avail's Impact on AEC Content Management with Randall Stevens"I've really spent the last 25 years building software technology products that are being used in t

Riding the AI Wave: From Fear to Opportunities in the AEC Industry

Riding the AI Wave: From Fear to Opportunities"AI is evolving every single second. I am begging you to start to use it today, just to see what it's like."Kristin Kautz Do

AI Transforming AEC: From Design to Recruitment and Beyond a Conversation with KP Reddy

AI Transforming AEC: From Design to Recruitment and Beyond "So I think AI will give an opportunity for people that maybe are less technical to use these tools to really e