mentorDINO is the podcast for AEC professionals who want more than just a job title—they want a fulfilling, flexible, and future-ready career.
Hosted by Katelyn Rossier, AEC mentor and founder of the mentorDINO Academy, this show features real conversations with architects, engineers, and construction professionals who’ve navigated the twists, turns, and pivots of the industry. Each episode is packed with practical advice, honest insights, and career wisdom you won’t find in textbooks.
Whether you’re just starting out, considering a career shift, or looking to level up, mentorDINO gives you the clarity, confidence, and community to take your next step with purpose.
You can expect inspiring career stories and pivots from across the AEC world; lessons learned from real-world experience; and actionable advice for exams, firm culture, and career growth.
This isn’t just a podcast. It’s your weekly dose of mentorship, momentum, and mindset for building a career you’re proud of.
Subscribe now and start shaping your AEC journey with intention.
Katelyn Rossier introduces her new series 'Conversations That Built My Practice,' sharing how mentorship and personal stories shaped her career and inspired her to start her own architecture practice. She emphasizes the power of conversations, mentorship, and intentional living in building a sustainable career.
Chad Haller Ep #53
Lesson : Relationship building for working in residential and commercial projects. So much advice from the business side and types of clients.
BIG THANK YOU TO OUR TEAM!
Editing and Motion Graphics: Gus Bernal
www.gusbernal.com (https://www.gusbernal.com/)
Instagram: @gus_bernal_film
mentorDINO: The Support System Architecture Forgot to Build
We’re here to help the architectural industry thrive by providing the training, resources, and community that professionals need to succeed. mentorDINO transforms your firm from training chaos to team competency. We empower your staff with the on-demand technical and documentation skills they need to reduce costly rework and drive firm profitability.
For Firms & Individuals: mentorDINO Academy
The on-demand training system built to transform operational chaos into competency. With 500+ courses, we help firms reduce costly rework and empower professionals to build confidence and skills they can apply right away.
► Explore the Academy https://www.mentordino.com/ (https://www.mentordino.com/)
#architecture #engineering #construction #design #businessowner #Interviews #AEC #podcast #professionaldevelopment
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23 Jul 2026
132: Growing a Solo Architecture Practice | Katie Kangas
Katie Kangas shares her journey from aspiring architect to successful solo practitioner, discussing her education, career pivots, and insights on architecture practice, risk management, and balancing work-life as a small firm owner.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-kangas/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-kangas/)
Pasque Studio: https://www.pasque.studio/ (https://www.pasque.studio/)
BIG THANK YOU TO OUR TEAM!
Editing and Motion Graphics: Gus Bernal
www.gusbernal.com (https://www.gusbernal.com/)
Instagram: @gus_bernal_film
mentorDINO: The Support System Architecture Forgot to Build
We’re here to help the architectural industry thrive by providing the training, resources, and community that professionals need to succeed. mentorDINO transforms your firm from training chaos to team competency. We empower your staff with the on-demand technical and documentation skills they need to reduce costly rework and drive firm profitability.
Explore how we can support you:
For Firms & Individuals: mentorDINO Academy
The on-demand training system built to transform operational chaos into competency. With 50+ courses, we help firms reduce costly rework and empower professionals to build confidence and skills they can apply right away.
► Explore the Academy https://academy.mentordino.com/ (https://academy.mentordino.com/)
For Your Career Path: Individual Courses & Coaching
Whether you’re just starting out, getting licensed, or feeling stuck mid-career, our targeted, self-paced courses provide the clarity and strategy you need to move forward with confidence.
► See All Courses https://www.mentordino.com/ (https://www.mentordino.com/)
#architecture #engineering #construction #design #businessowner #Interviews #AEC #podcast #professionaldevelopment
16 Jul 2026
131: Built my Practice Series | Karen Herold
Katelyn Rossier introduces her new series 'Conversations That Built My Practice,' sharing how mentorship and personal stories shaped her career and inspired her to start her own architecture practice. She emphasizes the power of conversations, mentorship, and intentional living in building a sustainable career.
Karen Herold Ep #52
Lesson : Looking at your life as pockets of time. There are different priorities, lessons, and discoveries depending on where you are in your career. You learn and discover. It take YEARS to paint the picture and understanding what you are painting. Until one day in your like you realize what you have been painting all these years and it is a magically moment of discovery and understanding why everything happened the way it did.
BIG THANK YOU TO OUR TEAM!
Editing and Motion Graphics: Gus Bernal
www.gusbernal.com (https://www.gusbernal.com/)
Instagram: @gus_bernal_film
mentorDINO: The Support System Architecture Forgot to Build
We’re here to help the architectural industry thrive by providing the training, resources, and community that professionals need to succeed. mentorDINO transforms your firm from training chaos to team competency. We empower your staff with the on-demand technical and documentation skills they need to reduce costly rework and drive firm profitability.
For Firms & Individuals: mentorDINO Academy
The on-demand training system built to transform operational chaos into competency. With 500+ courses, we help firms reduce costly rework and empower professionals to build confidence and skills they can apply right away.
► Explore the Academy https://www.mentordino.com/ (https://www.mentordino.com/)
#architecture #engineering #construction #design #businessowner #Interviews #AEC #podcast #professionaldevelopment
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118: Why Hourly Billing is KILLING your business | Jonathan Stark
Published 9 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] If you finish faster and it's better for you, if you take longer, financially speaking from, and financial incentives cannot be ignored. There are other incentives like, you know, your professional standards and your relationship with the client and other things. But if the financial incentives are misaligned, you're in big trouble because it is going to prevent you from thinking of clever, fast ways to solve their problem in a way that they didn't even ask for, but it is, is way easier for you, for you, just as valuable or more valuable to them. And so you can set a price that's just as high as you would have had for the much harder thing. […]
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