Walter Dusseldorp, known as The Dutch Mentor, is a speaker, mentor, and personal development coach focused on helping people unlock their full potential through resilience, leadership, and growth-minded thinking. Through his platform, TheDutchMentor.com, Walter shares practical strategies and mentorship tools designed to help individuals navigate challenges and create meaningful personal and professional growth. Combining real-life experience with actionable insights, he inspires audiences to think differently, lead intentionally, and pursue continuous improvement. Outside of coaching and speaking, Walter is also a passionate pilot who enjoys flying helicopters and airplanes.

On this episode of Inside the Firm, only three percent of architects are under 30 and why isn’t everyone talking about it? Then architecture’s recovery just collapsed again, and finally why 12 people can out serve 120. Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Ethan Heisey is a tax strategist and the founder of Exponential Freedom, a firm focused on helping business owners reduce their tax burden through advanced planning strategies. After working inside the traditional financial advisory world, Ethan recognized a major gap between tax preparation and proactive tax strategy. Today, he works with high-earning entrepreneurs to identify opportunities their current CPA may not be addressing, with the goal of legally reducing tax liability and increasing retained earnings.

Marcy Sagel is the Founder & CEO of DesignerBank, an online learning platform bridging the gap between design education and professional practice, and the Founder & Principal of MSA Interiors, a leading commercial design firm specializing in multifamily, student, senior, and affordable housing projects. To learn more visit https://designerbank.com/itf/

Savio P. Clemente is a healthcare leadership strategist, keynote and TEDx speaker who helps organizations lead effectively after disruption when pressure remains but clarity fades. Drawing from over 2,000 interviews with global leaders and his own experience surviving cancer twice, he developed the Adaptive Resilience Leadership framework. His work focuses on helping leaders reduce decision fatigue, make better decisions, and sustain performance when it matters most.

On this episode of Inside the Firm, why the well-rounded architect is one of architecture's favorite lies, then bad advice from old architects, and finally the conceit of architects and the public who hates them. Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!

Zack Tomlin is a business craftsman, author of Craft: The Expedition of Business, and founder of Your Craft Your Climb. After spending over a decade building and leading his own company, Zack shifted his focus from chasing tactics to mastering the deeper principles behind leadership and decision-making. Today, he helps leaders of small and mid-sized businesses close the gap between where they are and what they’re truly capable of by improving how they think, decide, and build. His work centers on creating businesses that perform consistently and environments where people can do their best work.

Jay Bourgana is an operator, investor, and founder of Acquisition Collective, where he helps entrepreneurs acquire and grow cash-flowing businesses. Over the past 25 years, he has built, operated, and acquired companies across manufacturing, real estate, home services, and private equity-backed ventures. His experience includes running manufacturing operations in China, completing more than 20 acquisitions, and helping grow a company to $350 million in revenue before a successful exit. Today, Jay teaches business owners how to buy businesses the right way—focusing on operations, risk management, and long-term value creation instead of hype and shortcuts.

Albert Butler is a CPA, MBA, and nationally recognized strategic advisor with over 25 years of experience in accounting and executive leadership. As a Partner-in-Charge at a national firm, he helps leaders and entrepreneurs build aligned, scalable, and transferable businesses. He is the creator of the Legacy Alignment System, a framework focused on connecting purpose, governance, and financial clarity. Albert is also the author of LIFE: Truth, Love, Loss, Success & Failure, where he blends financial insight, leadership, and personal growth into a message about building something that lasts.

On this episode of Inside the Firm, F9 Productions wins the People’s Choice award for Modern in Denver’s Design in Bloom competition, then how to actually start using Claude, and finally why having a blog still matters. Join us as we go back Inside the Firm!