Inside The Firm

Stephanie Peirolo is an executive coach, speaker, and author of The Saint and the Drunk: A Guide to Making the Big Decisions in Your Life. For more than a decade, she has helped leaders navigate career, business, and life decisions by combining practical leadership coaching with insights into values, intuition, and emotional intelligence. A Stanford graduate with a master's in Transformational Leadership, Stephanie's storytelling has been featured on NPR, The Moth, and The Guardian. Today, she helps people make intentional decisions that align with who they are and who they want to become.

Sandy Gerber is a TEDx speaker, communication coach, and the award-winning author of Emotional Magnetism, which has received 24 international book awards. A former executive who helped build one of Canada's Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies, Sandy now helps leaders, teams, and families communicate with greater emotional intelligence and connection. Named the #16 Communication Professional in the world by Global Gurus, she teaches practical tools that strengthen relationships both at work and at home. Her mission is simple: help people communicate to connect.

Bill Derrick is a second-generation construction leader with more than 50 years of experience as President of the Derrick Companies. He helped guide his family business through the Great Recession, only to face another unexpected challenge when he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. Through both business and personal adversity, Bill developed a deeper perspective on resilience, faith, and leadership. He shares those lessons in his book, Restored by the Storm: Navigating Through Life's Unexpected Challenges.

Jay Setchell is a Marine veteran, entrepreneur, and lifelong business leader whose life has been defined by resilience, perseverance, and an unwavering belief in personal responsibility. Raised on a working farm and now in his seventies, Jay continues to lead multiple ventures despite being mostly paralyzed. Drawing from decades of success, setbacks, faith, and hard-earned life lessons, he inspires others to embrace adversity and never give up. His guiding philosophy is simple: If it is to be, it is up to me.

John Patrick Winberry, AIA is the founding partner and architect at The Up Studio, an architecture, interior, and brand design studio in New York City, specializing in contemporary design. John’s approach to architecture balances theory and approachability, comfortably guiding the client to an understanding of complex design theories. Check out The Up Studio: https://www.theupstudio.com Follow The Up Studio on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgOmL61ajxu55wQMSnUofGg Inside The Firm is a podcast dedicated to architects, entrepreneurs, builders, and professionals. Hosted by Lance Cayko and Alex Gore, each Monday they host a guest across various industries for Monday Morning Coffee, and then on Fridays, the pair sits down to do a deep dive into the nitty-gritty of starting, operating, and growing a successful architecture firm! Subscribe Now to Receive the Latest Episodes! E-mail your questions to [email protected] and you might get featured on an episode! You can also DM us on Instagram @itf_podcast! Check out our firm: https://f9productions.com Check Out the ITF Website: insidethefirmpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itf_podcast/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ins... Follow us Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insidethefirm

Andrea Waltz is the co-creator of Go for No!, the bestselling book and business philosophy that has helped more than half a million entrepreneurs and sales professionals rethink rejection, courage, and success. What started as a self-published book became a global phenomenon with more than 5,000 five-star Amazon reviews and translations into multiple languages. For over 20 years, Andrea and her husband, Richard Fenton, have spoken to organizations around the world, teaching that growth comes not from avoiding rejection, but from embracing it. Today, Andrea helps leaders and business owners replace fear with action and turn more "no's" into bigger opportunities.

On this episode of Inside the Firm, lot sizes for new homes are growing, then architecture’s recovery is on the up and up, and finally the risks and reward of AE firm ownership. Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!