LivLive: Design, Building, and the Business of Remodeling
LivLive is a conversation-driven podcast about design, building, real estate, and the business behind it all.Hosted by Dave Pollard, architect and co-founder of LivCo, LivLive brings together architects, builders, developers, and industry leaders to talk honestly about how…
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LivLive Ep. 0000053 - Danny Karas: Computing Design (opens the original)
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What happens when architecture, engineering, computer science, and AI all start to overlap? In this episode of LivLive , Dave sits down with Danny Karas , a computational designer at Thornton Tomasetti’s CORE studio, to explore a rapidly changing side of the architecture and construction industry. Danny’s career began in architecture, taking him from UIC to SCI-Arc and eventually SOM, where computational tools became less of a specialty and more of an extension of the design process. Today, he w
LivLive Ep. 0000052 - Thomas Roszak, FAIA: Beyond the Drawings (opens the original)
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What happens when an architect refuses to stop at the drawings? In Episode 52 of LivLive, Dave sits down with architect, developer, builder, and educator Thomas Roszak, FAIA for a wide-ranging conversation about architecture, development, construction, and the value of understanding the entire process of creating a building. Tom traces his career back to his early days at IIT and Optima, where he went from architecture student to working directly in the field—painting, doing carpentry, watching
LivLive Ep. 0000051 - Chip Doyle: Stop Selling, and Start Asking (opens the original)
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Season 2 of LivLive kicks off with sales trainer, author, speaker, and longtime remodeling-industry coach Chip Doyle for a conversation that challenges what most people think “sales” actually means. Chip’s core message is simple: if you sound like you're trying to sell someone, you're already losing. Instead of persuading, presenting, or rushing to offer solutions, great salespeople ask better questions. Dave and Chip dig into the psychology behind the Sandler methodology and how it applies spec
LivLive Ep. 0000050 - Reflections on the First 49 (opens the original)
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50 episodes. 49 guests. One year of conversations. For this milestone episode of LivLive, Dave flips the format and takes a look back at the first 49 episodes of the show — the people, conversations, ideas, and unexpected connections that have shaped LivLive so far. What started as a simple idea born out of great conversations during COVID has evolved into discussions with architects, builders, designers, entrepreneurs, coaches, athletes, technologists, creators, and business leaders. Along the
LivLive Ep. 0000049 - George Hodges-Fulton: Freedom Through Systems (opens the original)
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Professionalizing the Business of Construction | George Hodges-Fulton What does it actually take to turn a construction or remodeling company into a professionally run business—without losing the creativity, entrepreneurship, and people that made it successful in the first place? In Episode 49 of LivLive , David Pollard sits down with George Hodges-Fulton , business coach, former construction executive, Pinnacle Business Guide, and advisor to LivCo's leadership team. George shares lessons from h
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