Podcast — Kate Thatcher on Design Voice
A+I CEO Kate Thatcher recently sat down with Catherine Meng, host of the Design Voice podcast. Design Voice seeks to elevate and amplify the voices of women in the architecture, engineering, and construction professions. Each episode features honest conversations with those who shape the built environment. By telling their stories, this podcast hopes to serve as a source of education, inspiration and empowerment.
In this episode they talk about:
How Kate became the first ever CEO of A+I, what she did to prepare for the role, and her advice for younger professionals on how to develop their leadership skills
Challenging the status quo narrative of the lone starchitect
Nonlinear career paths, and not regretting the forks in the road
Why it can be difficult to leave things behind as you advance in your career, but not being afraid of the new opportunities it may bring
How her role as CEO is like a design exercise
What a strategy-led integrated design agency is, and how A+I is different from traditional architecture firms
The alignment of an institution’s vision, the space they occupy, and the people that inhabit that space
What a strategist does, and how they are equal parts data scientist and spatial storyteller
Kate’s experience as a parent during the pandemic, and her hope for what the future post-pandemic work-life might be like
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