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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2025 · 9 MIN

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

from Architecture & Engineering Business Strategies · host Monograph

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

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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