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William Mandara Jr., AIA, is the chief executive officer and co-owner of Mancini Duffy, a national design firm with a 100+-year-old history and tech-forward approach based in New York City. Bill comes from a family in the business: his father and grandfather were general contractors. He got the most thankless tasks during his teenage summers at his father’s job sites. In retrospect, it was a great way to instill understanding and respect for the profession. It was also a not-so-subtle hint from his father that he should be thinking about architecture school instead.
He had been at TSC Design for five years when Mancini Duffy purchased the firm’s assets in 2011, at which point he was named a Senior Associate. He was later named a principal in 2014, became co-owner of the firm in 2017, and was named chief executive officer in 2018.
Throughout his career, Bill’s believed in having consistency of vision and values: that we should never put ourselves or our vision ahead of the client’s. This consistency lets us respond to our clients quickly, with clarity and authority.
This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Culture Driven Vision with CEO of Mancini Duffy with Bill Mandara.
Connect with Bill online at Mancini Duffy, and find him on LinkedIn.
Referenced in this EpisodeEA420: Christian Giordano – Reinventing a 100 Year Old Architecture Firm Through Technology
EA394: Bolanle Williams-Olley – How To Manage Cash Flow
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EA563 Keith Brooks - How To Sell Your Products and Services To Small Firm Architects
EA562: Dries Carmeliet - Creating a Sustainable Knowledge Ecosystem with Acelab
EA561: David Clarke - Establishing Your Legacy by Serving the Next Generation of Architects
EA560: Laurie Barkman - A Guide to Business Transitions for Architects
EA559: Jack Sadler - Practical Steps for Integrating AI Into Your Workflow as an Architect
EA558: Dena Prastos - Tides of Change for the Future of Waterfront Architecture
EA557: Nikki Rausch - 5 Essential Steps to a Winning Sales System for Architects
EA556: Julia Nagele - How Her Firm's Core Principles Are Shaping Seattle's Skyline
EA555: Andrew Mikhael - The Architect's Guide to NKBA Membership
EA554: Daniel Levy - Firm Growth, Client Trust, and the Role of a Firm's Core Values
EA553: Paul Keskeys - How AI Will Impact Our Built Environment with Architizer's Editor-In-Chief
EA552: Chris Novelli - The ROI of Content Creation for Architects
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EA548: Eran Chen - Solving the Urban Crisis Through Fractal Porosity (D.C. Greenways)
EA547: Evan Troxel - Architects and Change: How to Develop an Innovation Plan for Your Architecture Firm
EA546: Leo MacLeod - Attract and Retain Thriving Employees with Coaching and Mentoring
EA545: Henry Gao - iPad Hand Drawing Workflow for Architects
EA544: Greg Alexander - How to Grow, Scale and Exit Your Architecture Firm
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