Franne McNeal's videos and podcasts
90% of Architecture Firms Are Undercharging, and Their Own Fee Data Proves It
Fewer Proposals, More Wins: The Productivity Story Engineering Firms Need in 2026
Tenure Dropped From 7.1 to 4.9 Years: Architecture's Missing Middle Problem
Engineering Tenure Fell 30%. Your Firm's Knowledge Is Leaving Faster Than It Transfers.
60% of Contractors Saw Owners Cancel Projects. Backlog Quality Beats Backlog Size.
The Industry Hit a 21.4% Margin. Why Is Your Architecture Firm Stuck at 15%?
Tariffs Hit a 40-Year High. Does Your Contract Protect Your Margin?
91% of Engineering Executives Worry About Politics. Here's What You Can Actually Control.
91% of engineering executives call political uncertainty their top decision-making concern. The odd...
Construction Needs 349,000 Workers This Year. You Can't Recruit Your Way Out.
Construction Doesn't Have a Demand Problem. It Has an Execution Problem.
The median engineering firm has five open positions it can't fill. Availability of qualified candid...
Weekly Current News Update: Construction materials cost 8.9% more than they did a year ago. Copper ...
Engineering firms are having the opposite year architecture firms are having. Backlogs are strong, ...
Architecture Firms Don't Have a Design Problem. They Have Business Problems.
70% of Architecture Firms Are Down to Three Months of Backlog. Now What?
The Median Engineering Firm Has 5 Open Roles It Can't Fill. Here's the Fix.
Firms without a succession plan don't get to choose how they end. They get acquired. Founder genera...
Construction Needs 349,000 Workers This Year. You Can't Recruit Your Way Out.
Construction Doesn't Have a Demand Problem. It Has an Execution Problem.
Average tenure at architecture firms has dropped 30% since 2012, from 7.1 years to 4.9. Read that a...
Weekly Current News Update: AGC and NCCER surveyed 1,830 construction firms. 37% cut headcount this...
Engineering Firms Have the Opposite Problem Architecture Firms Have
The architecture industry hit a 21.4% profit margin this year, a ten-year high. Sixty percent of fir...
I want to retire in 5 years, when should I start preparing my Architecture firm for sale?
Should I sell my Construction company now or grow it for another 5 years first?
How do I turn my senior Architects into partners who can actually bring in work?