About this episode

Eric Gatti discusses his journey from intern to leader at G William Group, emphasizing leadership, culture, and trust.

In this episode, Eric Gatti, President and Managing Partner of G William Group, shares how he rose from college intern to leading a full buyout of the firm and how that journey shaped his views on leadership, culture, and trust. Eric and Christian discuss why true leadership means being at the "back of the pack" making sure no one gets left behind. Eric reveals how betting on friends with zero AEC experience built his strongest team, why ego has no place in company culture, and how empowering people to make hires, run accounts, and own outcomes has fueled G William Group's growth and success. https://www.gwgllc.com/ https://theantiarchitect.com/ 0:05 - Christian introduces Eric Gatti, President of G. Williams Group 1:03 - Eric shares how he rose from college intern to company owner 2:38 - The story of taking over a delayed Wonder project and earning trust 4:12 - What happened when design had to take a back seat to delivery 5:23 - How Eric and Christian first met and why that project mattered 6:28 - What annoys Eric about working with some architects 8:03 - Why design isn’t "yours" it's the client’s vision brought to life 9:01 - How GWG approaches design-build differently than…

People in this episode

Host: Christian Giordano

Guest: Eric Gatti

Topics covered

• leadership
• company culture
• trust
• team building
• design-build
• architecture

Keywords

• leadership
• company culture
• trust
• design-build
• architecture
• team building
• G William Group

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: G William Group

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