Episode 217 - Career Path Part 1: Business Development

It's a common story in AEC: you were headed down one career path and something happened and you ended up working for an architecture, engineering, or construction firm in marketing or business development. Some people thrive, and some struggle to build a career here. Frank and Deirdre get candid about forging a career in business development and marketing. Listen to Frank's guidance on a business development career path in Part 1.

Frank's top 5 tips to grow your career:

Find a Mentor - someone you can learn from and with Find your Advocate - the person in the firm leadership that gets you Find your Role Model - someone you want to emulate or aspire to be like Get Yourself Out There - everyone has butterflies, go for it Talk to Yourself - you are your own biggest champion, psyche yourself up, you got this