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Architecture & Engineering Business Strategies

How this Architect quit corporate life to start a new firm but without all the growing pains

August 4, 2025·9 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In this episode, two ex-corporate architects explain how running their own business actually meant less admin than being employees at a large company.What you'll learn: → Why small firms can now punch above their weight with the right tools → How to set up professional operations in 30 days instead of months → The payment processing strategy that gets you paid in 27 days → Why custom corporate tools often create more problems than they solve → How to focus on design work instead of managing business systemsDanielle Elzahr and Bryan Anthony Alzati are the founding principals of Rescale Design Collab, a boutique architecture and interiors firm in Miami. They left successful careers at a large corporate firm to build a practice that prioritizes design over administrative overhead. With three people and a network of production partners, they work with commercial clients while maintaining the personal attention only small firms can provide.Ready to build professional operations from day one? Learn more at monograph.com

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