by Suzanne King | Jun 22, 2026 | Business Planning, Fall Planning
Before the off-site, the goals, and the spreadsheets… HERE IS WHAT TO GATHER FIRST. September feels like the planning month. October is when the off-sites happen, and the goals get set. November is when the documents get finalized. But the firms that show up to...
by Suzanne King | Jun 20, 2026 | Growth Officer, Strategic Growth
If you are reading this, something is already prompting the question. Maybe Q1 landed harder than you expected. Maybe the team is executing well, but the firm is not winning the work it should be. Maybe you have a growth plan that everyone nodded at, and nobody has...
by Suzanne King | May 29, 2026 | Business Planning, Market Research, Vision and Strategy
The national K-12 construction market looks healthy from a distance. Enrollment is large, facility stock is aging, and communities across the country are investing in schools. Pull back the lens a little further, and the picture gets more nuanced — and more...
by Suzanne King | May 5, 2026 | Business Planning, Market Research, Strategic Growth
What 25 Years of Industry Signals Reveal Over the past 25 years, the AEC industry hasn’t changed overnight. It has shifted gradually—through signals many of us didn’t recognize until they became impossible to ignore. As a strategic growth consultant working with...
by Suzanne King | May 4, 2026 | Business Planning, Fall Planning, Strategic Growth
DOES EVERYONE IN THE ROOM KNOW WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE? It’s the question we ask first when a firm brings us in to lead a growth initiative, a rebrand, a new market entry, or a post-merger alignment. And it’s the question that, honestly, most executive teams can’t...
