Sept. 24, 2025

Celebrating 100 Episodes with Guests, Listeners & Friends of the Show | 100

Celebrating 100 Episodes with Guests, Listeners & Friends of the Show | 100

Jon celebrates the major milestone of 100 episodes by featuring reflections, tips, and good wishes from past guests and listeners. This special 100th edition features messages from diverse voices, including architects, entrepreneurs, and business experts, who discuss the impact of the podcast on their personal and professional lives. The episode highlights the show's commitment to providing valuable insights and practical advice for running a successful architecture business. Tune in for heartfelt congratulations and essential business tips from notable guests as Jon marks this significant achievement.

Episode Highlights

00:00 Introduction

00:58 Guest Congratulations

02:15 Reflections from Past Guests

11:32 Messages From Listeners

13:03 Tips on Content, Consistency, and Marketing

17:16 Advice on Positioning Your Services and Making Sure Clients Are Ready

19:36 Tips on Implementation, Getting Visible, and Thought Leadership

25:11 Guidance on Running The Business and Knowing Your Numbers

29:04 The Human Side of Architecture and Business

31:55 Ideas For Future Episodes

34:55 Final Messages from a Guest and a Listener

37:22 Wrap Up

Contributors

Ange Lyons, Anna Lundberg, Ann Vanner, Antoinette Chappell, Aya Shlachter, Beatrice RonchettiBob Gentle, Bryon McCartney, Catherine Turner, Chris Ducker, Chris Simmons, Colin Gray, Derek Timms, Doug Hodgson, Ellie Senior, Fabio Zammit, Hayley Watts, Helen Nurse, Helen Tebay, Jackie Goddard, James Talman, Janine Coombes, Joe Wright, Laura Pearman, Lee Smith, Liz Murrell, Mahmood Reza, Maja Kovacic-Kalra, Mark Franklin, Melanie Boylan, Mel Barfield, Rachel Extance, Ray Brown, Richard Petrie, Ross Foulkes, Stephen Nixon, Susanna Reay, Tom Lewith, Vardeep Edwards, Vlad Borislavov.

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00:00 - Introduction

00:58 - Guest Congratulations

02:15 - Reflections from Past Guests

11:32 - Messages From Listeners

13:03 - Tips on Content, Consistency, and Marketing

17:16 - Advice on Positioning Your Services and Making Sure Clients Are Ready

19:36 - Tips on Implementation, Getting Visible, and Thought Leadership

25:11 - Guidance on Running The Business and Knowing Your Numbers

29:04 - The Human Side of Architecture and Business

31:55 - Ideas For Future Episodes

34:55 - Final Messages from a Guest and a Listener

37:22 - Wrap Up

Jon Clayton:

Welcome to Architecture Business Club, the show that helps

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you build a better business in architecture so you can enjoy more

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freedom, flexibility, and fulfillment.

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I'm your host, John Clayton, and if you're joining us for the first time, don't

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forget to hit the follow or subscribe button so you never miss another episode.

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Did you know that less than 7% of podcasts make it to 100 episodes?

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Well, we've just reached that milestone with this our 100th episode.

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Over the past couple of years, we've shared conversations with

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architects, entrepreneurs, coaches, and creatives from around the world.

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For this special 100th episode, I asked past guests and listeners

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to send me a short voicemail.

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What you'll hear today are their reflections, tips, and good wishes

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stitched together into a celebration of everything we've built so far.

Chris Ducker:

Hey John.

Chris Ducker:

It's Chris Ducker here from upno.com.

Chris Ducker:

Just wanted to chime in real quick and wish you a massive congratulations

Chris Ducker:

on the 100th episode of the Architecture Business Club podcast.

Chris Ducker:

No small feat at all for any show in any industry to get to a hundred episodes.

Chris Ducker:

So congratulations to you, your listeners, and everyone involved in the show.

Chris Ducker:

Keep doing what you do, your real inspiration.

Bob Gentle:

It's Bob Gentle from the Building Your Leader Brand podcast.

Bob Gentle:

I just wanted to say well done.

Bob Gentle:

A hundred episodes seems like a mountain to climb when you start, and you have

Bob Gentle:

climbed it with quite some 20,000 downloads, every one of them, pure gold.

Bob Gentle:

Specifically for your audience, you have innovated the podcast.

Bryon McCartney:

Hey John, this is Brian McCartney for Mark.

Bryon McCartney:

Mark.

Bryon McCartney:

I wanted to reach out and say congratulations on a hundred episodes

Bryon McCartney:

of Architecture Business Club.

Bryon McCartney:

That's a great achievement and you should be really proud of what you've done.

Bryon McCartney:

I was, very thrilled to be on your show and look forward

Bryon McCartney:

to coming back on sometime.

Bryon McCartney:

Enjoy this celebration and, uh, we'll talk soon.

Jon Clayton:

Let's hear from more of our guests about what

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the show has meant to them.

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First, some reflections from past guests on the value of the

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podcast and what it's meant to them personally and professionally.

Ange Lyons:

Angela Lyons from Lions Creative.

Ange Lyons:

I just wanted to say congratulations.

Ange Lyons:

Gosh, what a milestone to reach hundredth episode.

Ange Lyons:

That is amazing.

Ange Lyons:

So well done.

Ange Lyons:

Um, congratulations to you.

Ange Lyons:

I'd come on here to actually say congratulations because you helped

Ange Lyons:

me loads with my podcast even.

Ange Lyons:

I was interviewed on your podcast and we talked quite a bit that we separated

Ange Lyons:

into two parts, which I absolutely loved, and you're doing an amazing job.

Ange Lyons:

So thank you for having me on your podcast, but you also helped with my

Ange Lyons:

podcast and inspired me to get things going and put things production,

Ange Lyons:

I suppose, in the right place.

Ange Lyons:

So thank you so much.

Ange Lyons:

Um, I am ever grateful for you and, um, I'm really glad that, um.

Ange Lyons:

We've got to know each other over the years, and you keep

Ange Lyons:

going with your podcast.

Ange Lyons:

Celebrate View on the 200th episode maybe.

Ange Lyons:

Um, good luck and all the best and congrats.

Ange Lyons:

Um, how are you gonna celebrate, um, another podcast episode, another,

Ange Lyons:

um, slice of cake, champagne, maybe.

Ange Lyons:

Whatever you do.

Ange Lyons:

Congratulations.

Ange Lyons:

And, um, keep going.

Ange Lyons:

You are fantastic.

Jon Clayton:

Here's Joe Wright, architect and founder of Joe Wright's

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Architects and Guest on episode 79.

Joe Wright:

Hi, John.

Joe Wright:

Many congratulations on the hundredth episode of Architecture Business Club.

Joe Wright:

It's a fantastic podcast.

Joe Wright:

Uh, it's so helpful to me.

Joe Wright:

I'm sure to many, many others, you're a fantastic host and you

Joe Wright:

bring in absolutely brilliant guests.

Joe Wright:

I've learned so many insights and tips, um, over the, over the

Joe Wright:

episodes that I've listened to.

Joe Wright:

And there was a time actually when I first started listening to the podcast where

Joe Wright:

I felt the practice was in a bit of a hole and I was, I was coasting and the.

Joe Wright:

Podcast and the content and the guests and the subject matter really helped

Joe Wright:

me take a step back from the day-to-day grind and, and think about the business

Joe Wright:

as a, as a, as an entity, as a strategic thing that, that I was actually steering,

Joe Wright:

a healthy thing for me to do and it really just helped me, um, get back into

Joe Wright:

the driver's seat and, and control it.

Joe Wright:

And there's that, and it, they're just really fun.

Ann Vanner:

Hi everyone.

Ann Vanner:

This is Ann Vanner, and I just want to say a huge congratulations to the

Ann Vanner:

Architecture Business Club podcast on reaching its hundredth episode.

Ann Vanner:

It's been such a pleasure to be part of the journey as a guest and to

Ann Vanner:

see how this platform has grown into such a valuable resource for us all.

Jon Clayton:

Here's mindset expert and business strategist Mark Franklin.

Mark Franklin:

Happy 100 episodes for the Architecture Business Club.

Mark Franklin:

John, congratulations.

Mark Franklin:

You're doing amazing things.

Mark Franklin:

I know the show is not just about architecture.

Mark Franklin:

You've pulled together a fantastic list of really fascinating and

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creative guests who are starting so many brilliant conversations.

Mark Franklin:

You, yourself.

Mark Franklin:

A phenomenal host.

Mark Franklin:

I remember my time on episode, what was it, 73.

Mark Franklin:

You've got some great questions in there, making me really think about my own story.

Mark Franklin:

I really hope your many, many, many listeners continue to enjoy the show.

Mark Franklin:

Here's to the next 100, and thank you again for everything that you're doing.

Mark Franklin:

Cheers, man.

Jon Clayton:

Here's Aya Schlachter, CEO, and founder of MGS Global

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Group and Guest on episode 35.

Aya Shlachter:

Just wanted to say congratulations on 100 episodes.

Aya Shlachter:

What you've built with Architecture Business Club is truly amazing.

Aya Shlachter:

You may not always know who's on the other side listening, but the value

Aya Shlachter:

you're sharing is making a huge impact.

Aya Shlachter:

I can say that from experience, it changes lives in a ways you may not even realize.

Aya Shlachter:

Your passion and authenticity make big topics, easy to understand,

Aya Shlachter:

and your kindness really comes through in every episode.

Aya Shlachter:

As a fellow podcaster, I know this milestone is huge.

Aya Shlachter:

Most podcasts don't even make it past episode three, so 100

Aya Shlachter:

is something to be proud of.

Aya Shlachter:

Thanks again for having me as a guest.

Aya Shlachter:

It was such an honor.

Aya Shlachter:

Excited to keep listening and see what you do in the next 100.

Aya Shlachter:

Congrats again, John.

Richard Petrie:

Uh, Richard Petri here, and I just want to congratulate you on

Richard Petrie:

the hundredth podcast for your show.

Richard Petrie:

It's remarkable effort of consistency and stamina.

Richard Petrie:

Um, the reason I think it's really important.

Richard Petrie:

Is that, uh, I think architecture, someone said to me once that there is no other

Richard Petrie:

profession in the world that has their fees questioned as much as an architect.

Richard Petrie:

And I think that's probably true given the years that you have to

Richard Petrie:

go through to become qualified.

Richard Petrie:

You know, you train as long as a doctor or a lawyer, but you're not

Richard Petrie:

paid like a doctor or a lawyer.

Richard Petrie:

And so the, the service that you are doing.

Richard Petrie:

Um, and that we're all trying to do, uh, to try and help the design

Richard Petrie:

profession to get paid what they're worth, uh, is something I, I think,

Richard Petrie:

is a great thing to be doing.

Richard Petrie:

So congratulations on your hundredth episode.

Richard Petrie:

It's a remarkable achievement.

Richard Petrie:

I certainly enjoyed, uh, the interview that we did, and congratulations,

Richard Petrie:

and I wish you all the best for a long, successful future.

Richard Petrie:

And congratulations and well done to all your listeners.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

My name's Beatriz Chetty, and I recently guested on the

Beatrice Ronchetti:

Architecture Business Club podcast.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

I enjoy the experience massively.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

John is a great host.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

We had an amazing chat.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

What I love about this show is that John has created a true

Beatrice Ronchetti:

knowledge hub for any small.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

Um, business owner in the architecture space, there's advice about

Beatrice Ronchetti:

marketing, running a business, the financial side of things.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

Everything is super hands-on, super, super valuable.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

Congratulations, John on creating such an amazing platform for us.

James Talman:

It's James Talman from the National Federation of Roofing Contract.

James Talman:

Uh, many congratulations on your hundredth episode of the Architecture Business Club.

James Talman:

Believe it or not, I remember I was on episode 15 with you and we, chatted

James Talman:

about reducing risk in roof design.

James Talman:

Early engagement is vital that we can have design that can

James Talman:

be built with no compromises.

James Talman:

So once again, many congratulations and speak soon.

Jon Clayton:

Here's Maya Kovacic, kra, former architect and marketing

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coach and guest on episode 84.

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Maja Kovacic-Kalra: congratulations on your 100th episode on your

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podcast and to many, many more, to hundreds and hundreds more.

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That's an amazing achievement, and you were my first podcast that I ever done.

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I was a little bit nervous, but, um, you made it so good,

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so smooth, and so enjoyable.

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Then I. Really enjoyed it and I will do it again.

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So if you ever want me to be your future guest on another podcast, I

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would be very, very happy to do it.

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So again, be congratulations and to, uh, great podcast future

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or whatever you decide to do.

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Here's Derek Tims, architect and founder at the Sourcing

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Collective and Guest on episode 59.

Derek Timms:

Hi, John.

Derek Timms:

Congratulations to you and the Architecture Business Club for

Derek Timms:

reaching your hundredth episode.

Derek Timms:

It's really a fantastic achievement to be proud of.

Derek Timms:

Keep them coming.

Derek Timms:

They're really helpful and supportive, and all the best for the future.

Derek Timms:

Cheers, Derek.

Jon Clayton:

Here's Helen nurse, co-founder of Digital Agency,

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capture One and Guest on episode 74.

Helen Nurse:

Hi, John, huge congratulations on hitting

Helen Nurse:

a hundred episodes of the Architecture Business Club.

Helen Nurse:

I loved being a guest and sharing how architects can use WhatsApp to

Helen Nurse:

connect with clients in a smarter way.

Helen Nurse:

And what I really admire.

Helen Nurse:

For your podcast is your consistency.

Helen Nurse:

So few people manage to keep going week after week.

Helen Nurse:

It's such a credit to you and the value you bring.

Helen Nurse:

And what I really love about the show is how practical and helpful

Helen Nurse:

and honest your conversations are.

Helen Nurse:

Um, you have such a great range of guests and it's just, just dead helpful.

Helen Nurse:

So here's to the next a hundred.

Ray Brown:

Uh, I'm Ray Brown from Archus.

Ray Brown:

I've had the pleasure of, uh, appearing on John's podcast, uh, a couple of times now.

Ray Brown:

And I'm always pleased to speak to John 'cause he's so bright and

Ray Brown:

breezy and he cares so much about the architectural profession.

Ray Brown:

And he and I, uh, share some real, shared thoughts about architecture

Ray Brown:

and how architecture needs to change, and in particular, in the

Ray Brown:

business side of architecture.

Ray Brown:

No point in saying no one teaches us about business.

Ray Brown:

Uh, when there are people like John around and.

Ray Brown:

Companies like Archibus.

Ray Brown:

So, um, congratulations John.

Ray Brown:

I see you've just reached 20,000 downloads.

Ray Brown:

Uh, that's fantastic.

Ray Brown:

Uh, keep up the good work and, uh, always keen to be on your podcast.

Ray Brown:

If you'll have me again,

Jon Clayton:

Of course this podcast wouldn't be what it is without the

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people who listen week after week.

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Here are some voices from our podcast community.

Lee Smith:

It's Lee Smith there.

Lee Smith:

Congratulations on making it to a hundred episodes.

Lee Smith:

You don't look a day over 40.

Lee Smith:

The podcast is a highlight of my Thursday.

Lee Smith:

I guess what I love the most about the show is the sheer variety of guests you

Lee Smith:

have on, from people talking about bullet journaling or time management through

Lee Smith:

to marketing gurus talking about online content or architectural photography.

Lee Smith:

As a small business owner, it really is a valuable resource.

Stephen Nixon:

It's Steven from Nixon Architecture.

Stephen Nixon:

Keep up the Good work.

Stephen Nixon:

The Architecture Business Club Weekly podcast is fantastic.

Stephen Nixon:

You've had a hundred episodes, so roll on 1000.

Stephen Nixon:

Cheers.

Jon Clayton:

Here's Vlad Borisov, architectural designer and

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founder of Monochro Design Studio.

Vlad Borislavov:

Congratulations on the 100 episodes.

Vlad Borislavov:

That's a massive milestone.

Vlad Borislavov:

Thanks for all the hard work you put in the show has been genuinely useful and

Vlad Borislavov:

encouraging for small practices like mine.

Vlad Borislavov:

I love how practical it is.

Vlad Borislavov:

You naturally draw out real usable advice from your guests in your show episodes.

Vlad Borislavov:

I like how you reflect on the good as well as the challenges we face.

Vlad Borislavov:

It makes me feel I'm not alone in this.

Vlad Borislavov:

I'm really enjoying being part of your community.

Vlad Borislavov:

Thanks again, and bring on the next 100.

Jon Clayton:

A big part of the Architecture Business Club has always

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been sharing practical advice that you can take away and use in your own business.

Jon Clayton:

So here are some quick fire tips from past guests.

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We will start with tips around content, consistency and marketing.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

A tip for the audience is.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

It's an ongoing learning curve.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

Never stop learning.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

Podcasts like this are great ways to just stay up to date.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

There is always something you don't know.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

No matter whether you've been running the business for five

Beatrice Ronchetti:

days, five years, or 10 years.

Jon Clayton:

Here's Ellie Senior Freelance copywriter and guest on episode 65.

Ellie Senior:

Hi John, amazing to hear you now.

Ellie Senior:

Have no less than a hundred episodes in the podcast can I absolutely love

Ellie Senior:

listening to Architecture Business Club and I regularly recommend you to

Ellie Senior:

clients in the construction sector.

Ellie Senior:

Uh, in fact, I also regularly recommend you to people who have nothing to

Ellie Senior:

do with the architecture sector.

Ellie Senior:

Um.

Ellie Senior:

I've picked up some really great tips along the way and like sharing them too.

Ellie Senior:

Uh, a couple of my favorites have been Melanie Boylan, opening my

Ellie Senior:

eyes to how tragically I had been ignoring my Google Business profile.

Ellie Senior:

Uh, check out Ellie s Copywriting.

Ellie Senior:

Now.

Ellie Senior:

Melanie, I hope you'll be impressed.

Ellie Senior:

And Colin Gray's advice on how to be a brilliant podcast guest set

Ellie Senior:

me up wonderfully in the weeks leading up to my own episode on

Ellie Senior:

the Architecture Business Club.

Ellie Senior:

So, congrats John and I look forward to hearing the next hundred.

Melanie Boylan:

Hey John, it's Melanie here.

Melanie Boylan:

Thank you so much for having me on the podcast, and I discussed setting up your

Melanie Boylan:

Google business profile to get more leads.

Melanie Boylan:

I really enjoy being a guest and sharing practical steps that can help

Melanie Boylan:

architects get seen by the right clients.

Melanie Boylan:

Do you know what I really love about your show?

Melanie Boylan:

Is how it always comes back to helping architects, not just with marketing,

Melanie Boylan:

but with building businesses that give them some more freedom and balance.

Melanie Boylan:

It's clear you really care about the people behind the practice.

Melanie Boylan:

Just one top tip.

Melanie Boylan:

Please don't forget to update your Google business profile,

Melanie Boylan:

even if it's once a month.

Melanie Boylan:

Just keep it alive with new photos, posts, and updates.

Melanie Boylan:

Even really small tweaks can make a huge difference to being found in search.

Melanie Boylan:

Anyway, I'm still listening and I look forward to hearing your next episode soon.

Melanie Boylan:

Take care.

Jon Clayton:

Here's Colin Gray, podcasting experts and guest on episode 51.

Colin Gray:

Hey, John.

Colin Gray:

Congratulations on hitting that big 100.

Colin Gray:

Such a milestone.

Colin Gray:

It's amazing, uh, you said to maybe give a tip for your audience, but I think the

Colin Gray:

big tip is really to follow in that, uh, that example really that consistency.

Colin Gray:

That is how content works.

Colin Gray:

That is how you create something that attracts an audience that

Colin Gray:

then turns into something that can grow your own work, whether it's an

Colin Gray:

architecture practice or whatever else.

Colin Gray:

So really learn from that.

Colin Gray:

Put aside a time.

Colin Gray:

In your week, you know, half a day, a couple of hours even, just to

Colin Gray:

create some kind of content that you think will work for your audience.

Colin Gray:

And just to learn from something, I was talking to a client earlier on about,

Colin Gray:

actually around angles as well, like that uniqueness, you know, if you can niche

Colin Gray:

down and find a, an area of your space.

Colin Gray:

So maybe it's like instead of just architecture, it's eco

Colin Gray:

architecture, or maybe it's an angle.

Colin Gray:

It's a bit of your experience that you bring to it.

Colin Gray:

You're not just an architect, but you're an architect that came from

Colin Gray:

an artistic background, and so everything you talk about actually

Colin Gray:

has that artistic slant on it.

Colin Gray:

Those are the things that can make your topic stand out, your content stand out.

Colin Gray:

So combine that with the consistency of getting someone out every single week,

Colin Gray:

and you're sure to grow an audience.

Colin Gray:

So congrats John.

Colin Gray:

Well done on hitting episode 100.

Jon Clayton:

Here's Fabio Zammit, software engineer and guest on episode 48.

Fabio Zammit:

John, congratulations for creating such a fantastic podcast.

Fabio Zammit:

You are truly a great host to bring so much love and passion to the show.

Fabio Zammit:

You are a brilliant example of how a host can make guests feel

Fabio Zammit:

both comfortable and engaged.

Fabio Zammit:

Definitely someone we can all learn from.

Fabio Zammit:

Not only did I enjoy the conversation, but it was also great fun to step

Fabio Zammit:

outside of my industry for a change.

Fabio Zammit:

One tip I would like to share with the audience.

Fabio Zammit:

Just like in any area of business, persistence is key

Fabio Zammit:

when building your web presence.

Fabio Zammit:

John, I would like to wish both you and your audience all the best.

Jon Clayton:

Next, some advice on positioning your services and making sure

Jon Clayton:

your clients are really ready to buy.

Jon Clayton:

Here's Susanna Ray, the UK's authority architect and guest on episode 92.

Susanna Reay:

Congratulations, John, on your episode 100.

Susanna Reay:

A reminder for your listeners to focus on the USP.

Susanna Reay:

This is the unique service premise.

Susanna Reay:

We spoke about it in depth in our episode together.

Susanna Reay:

I'm Susanna Ray.

Susanna Reay:

And I am the authority architect, and I really encourage people to step

Susanna Reay:

up and own their unique perspective.

Susanna Reay:

What makes them different?

Jon Clayton:

Here's service positioning expert Janine Coombs, who is a

Jon Clayton:

guest back on episode number two.

Janine Coombes:

congratulations on your hundredth episode of the

Janine Coombes:

Architecture Business Club podcast.

Janine Coombes:

I'm not surprised that you, you are in it for the long haul.

Janine Coombes:

You are an absolute natural.

Janine Coombes:

If I could give your listeners a tip, it would be to.

Janine Coombes:

See their prospects and the people they're talking to who might be interested in

Janine Coombes:

their services through the lens of whether they are ready to take action or not.

Janine Coombes:

Do they have the budget?

Janine Coombes:

Do they have the willingness to proceed?

Janine Coombes:

Are they mentally able to proceed?

Janine Coombes:

Speaking to people who look vaguely interested but actually aren't ready to

Janine Coombes:

take any action is really dispiriting.

Janine Coombes:

So have that in mind.

Janine Coombes:

Next time you are having a sales conversation or you see somebody

Janine Coombes:

you think would be an ideal client.

Janine Coombes:

Maybe they're not.

Janine Coombes:

Are they ready to buy?

Janine Coombes:

Well done again.

Janine Coombes:

It's such a great podcast.

Janine Coombes:

Thank you for having me.

Jon Clayton:

Have you got an interesting story about running

Jon Clayton:

your architecture practice?

Jon Clayton:

Have you done something different in your business that's been hugely successful?

Jon Clayton:

Or has a failure taught you an important lesson that you'd be willing to share?

Jon Clayton:

Then why not apply to be a guest on this podcast?

Jon Clayton:

Just click the link in the show notes to send us your

Jon Clayton:

details and get started today.

Jon Clayton:

And if you're joining us for the first time, don't forget to hit

Jon Clayton:

the follow or subscribe button so you never miss another episode.

Jon Clayton:

Now let's get back to the show.

Jon Clayton:

Now for some tips on implementing what you learn, getting visibility

Jon Clayton:

and stepping into thought leadership.

Jon Clayton:

Here's the sales lady Helen Tebay, who is a guest on episodes 55 and 56.

Helen Tebay:

Thank you so much for inviting me on as a guest to your

Helen Tebay:

podcast and a massive congratulations on the hundredth episode.

Helen Tebay:

I absolutely love this podcast because the, the sort, breadth and depth of

Helen Tebay:

the knowledge that your audience.

Helen Tebay:

Can tap into is just unrivaled.

Helen Tebay:

And it's always like the topics that, you know, I see business owners struggling

Helen Tebay:

with, especially in a technical industry.

Helen Tebay:

So I think you're doing really well to support your audience, giving them

Helen Tebay:

massive amount of value and then they get to go and experience that and use

Helen Tebay:

it and plug it into their business.

Helen Tebay:

I think keep doing future episodes like that for sure.

Helen Tebay:

Things that people struggle with, that people don't tend to share and talk

Helen Tebay:

about, managing your energy, your mind, sales, marketing, all that kind of stuff.

Helen Tebay:

Is that amazing.

Helen Tebay:

And a tip for the audience, I would definitely say is to just make some time.

Helen Tebay:

After the podcast, that particular episode that you were drawn to,

Helen Tebay:

to actually go and implement.

Helen Tebay:

'cause it's all good.

Helen Tebay:

Well, hearing things and listening to things, connect with those people,

Helen Tebay:

those experts and those guest speakers tap into their network, ask questions,

Helen Tebay:

learn and like, implement, and then you get the best of the actual learning.

Antoinette Chappell:

Hi, John.

Antoinette Chappell:

It's Antoinette Chap here from Art Writing Translation Services.

Antoinette Chappell:

Thank you so much for inviting me to be a guest on your podcast.

Antoinette Chappell:

It was the first podcast I've ever done and you made it very comfortable

Antoinette Chappell:

for me and very much put me at ease.

Antoinette Chappell:

So thank you for that.

Antoinette Chappell:

I really enjoyed the opportunities to talk about how I help C-Suite executives

Antoinette Chappell:

and founders establish themselves as.

Antoinette Chappell:

Thought leaders.

Antoinette Chappell:

I actually bumped into someone who's an architect, uh, last week at a networking

Antoinette Chappell:

launch, and he said he'd actually listened to the podcast and I said, that's great.

Antoinette Chappell:

What takeaway did you get from it?

Antoinette Chappell:

And he said, well, it just made me realize I need to take up swimming again.

Antoinette Chappell:

Not quite the response I was hoping for, but there you go.

Antoinette Chappell:

At least it made him take pos positive steps.

Antoinette Chappell:

So I wish you all the best of luck.

Antoinette Chappell:

In the future, I can't believe you made it to episode a hundred.

Antoinette Chappell:

I remember when I met you and you were talking about starting

Antoinette Chappell:

a podcast, and now here you are.

Antoinette Chappell:

I wish you best of luck with the next hundred, and if you ever want

Antoinette Chappell:

me to be a guest again, I'd love to.

Jon Clayton:

Here's Jackie Goddard, public speaking coach and guest on episode 42.

Jackie Goddard:

Hi John.

Jackie Goddard:

Congratulations.

Jackie Goddard:

A hundred episodes of your podcast.

Jackie Goddard:

I mean, that's quite an achievement.

Jackie Goddard:

What a milestone.

Jackie Goddard:

So well done and I was so honored and happy to be asked to be a

Jackie Goddard:

guest on the podcast with you.

Jackie Goddard:

So thank you for the invite and I loved talking to you about public speaking

Jackie Goddard:

'cause it is what I do and what I love to do, and I do hope some of what I

Jackie Goddard:

shared was of benefit to your listeners.

Jackie Goddard:

So just to leave you with the three Bs, uh, if you want to be

Jackie Goddard:

a fabulous public speaker, uh, you need to know these three Bs.

Jackie Goddard:

So the first B is believe.

Jackie Goddard:

Believe what you are saying, because if you don't believe

Jackie Goddard:

it, your audience won't either.

Jackie Goddard:

The second one be for breathe nice deep breaths.

Jackie Goddard:

When you find your nice deep belly breath, then that's when you get to support and

Jackie Goddard:

sustain your voice with your breath.

Jackie Goddard:

So breathing is a big one.

Jackie Goddard:

And the last one, be prepared.

Jackie Goddard:

Make sure that you are not winging it.

Jackie Goddard:

Do it, uh, properly from the beginning.

Jackie Goddard:

Get really researched and really well prepared.

Jackie Goddard:

And, uh, once you've got your talk sorted, make sure you practice,

Jackie Goddard:

practice and practice again.

Jackie Goddard:

So congratulations again, John and I look forward to listening to the

Jackie Goddard:

up and coming next hundred podcasts.

Jackie Goddard:

So congratulations.

Jon Clayton:

Here's brand photographer Catherine Turner and guest on episode 90.

Catherine Turner:

Hey, John, just wanted to say thank you so much for

Catherine Turner:

having me as a guest on your podcast.

Catherine Turner:

Um, it was absolutely lovely to be there with you.

Catherine Turner:

Um, you are such a great host.

Catherine Turner:

You know, I hope you're gonna take all this praise on your hundredth

Catherine Turner:

episode because it was well deserved.

Catherine Turner:

Um, you know, you really made me feel comfortable.

Catherine Turner:

It was like I could just see it.

Catherine Turner:

Listen to the questions.

Catherine Turner:

Answer without any pressure, without feeling like I've gotta be fancy

Catherine Turner:

pants about my answers, and I could just answer and speak to you with

Catherine Turner:

like, just a normal human being.

Catherine Turner:

And it felt really, really easy to make it flow.

Catherine Turner:

Um, and I love the edit.

Catherine Turner:

Brilliant.

Catherine Turner:

Absolutely.

Catherine Turner:

Super, super quick and super slick and super easy.

Catherine Turner:

Um, the way you do that is magic.

Catherine Turner:

You are magic.

Catherine Turner:

Um, I'd just like to leave your listeners one little tip, if I may.

Catherine Turner:

Um.

Catherine Turner:

Traditionally, you may not want to be out there putting your face on your

Catherine Turner:

brand, but if you can just dare to brave it, then maybe you'll be the one that's

Catherine Turner:

different and you'll be stand out even if you have that kind of introverted nature.

Catherine Turner:

That's okay too.

Catherine Turner:

Introverts are allowed to show their face two.

Catherine Turner:

So go ahead, be the one to book your shoot.

Catherine Turner:

Get yourself on your website and into your social media so that people can get

Catherine Turner:

to know the people behind your brand.

Jon Clayton:

And finally some guidance on running the business

Jon Clayton:

and keeping an eye on the numbers.

Mahmood Reza:

Mood.

Mahmood Reza:

Reza here from the accounting firm.

Mahmood Reza:

I hate numbers.

Mahmood Reza:

Founder, director, and author of the book of the same name and also podcast.

Mahmood Reza:

I hate numbers.

Mahmood Reza:

John, happy 100th episode.

Mahmood Reza:

That's a fantastic achievement to go from nothing to something.

Mahmood Reza:

You built up a great.

Mahmood Reza:

Body of work, you deliver value to your audience, and I love your

Mahmood Reza:

podcast in a sense that A, it gives something that people need as

Mahmood Reza:

architects gives 'em that support, that tapping into expertise and knowledge.

Mahmood Reza:

It's said with affability professionalism as well.

Mahmood Reza:

Obviously the fact you had me as a guest on your show obviously

Mahmood Reza:

shows what good taste you've got.

Mahmood Reza:

So architects out there of today and tomorrow.

Mahmood Reza:

Carry on listing.

Mahmood Reza:

Clock up that another 100 episodes and make sure you build up those

Mahmood Reza:

businesses that are sustainable.

Mahmood Reza:

Deliver your why.

Mahmood Reza:

Keep an eye on your numbers and don't have any embarrassment about making money.

Mahmood Reza:

Making profits.

Mahmood Reza:

Profits is what keeps you going, enabling you to do what you

Mahmood Reza:

love tomorrow as well as today.

Mahmood Reza:

John, I hope I can be a guest again on your show in the future.

Mahmood Reza:

Until then, enjoy the glass of fierce kudos and celebrations.

Jon Clayton:

Here's Haley Watts, productivity and habits.

Jon Clayton:

Coach and guest on episode 81.

Hayley Watts:

Hey John, congratulations on a hundred episodes of podcasts that cover

Hayley Watts:

so much diversity in terms of the things that we need to know, um, for business.

Hayley Watts:

I absolutely loved my episodes with you talking around habits and how we make

Hayley Watts:

working life feel easier for people.

Hayley Watts:

It was one of my early experiences of being a podcast guest and you really

Hayley Watts:

made me feel relaxed and comfortable.

Hayley Watts:

Uh, so I really appreciate that.

Hayley Watts:

I'm looking forward to seeing what's in the next 200 episodes.

Jon Clayton:

Here's architect, illustrator, and educator, Chris Simmons,

Jon Clayton:

who is a guest back on episode 28.

Chris Simmons:

Happy 100th birthday.

Chris Simmons:

John, you don't look at day over 45.

Chris Simmons:

It's your fellow architecture podcaster here, Chris, and I just

Chris Simmons:

wanted to say congratulations on making it to a hundred episodes.

Chris Simmons:

You're doing amazing work now.

Chris Simmons:

We speak a lot about the power of consistency in our lives and in our

Chris Simmons:

careers, and you really have kept up the pace continuing to produce

Chris Simmons:

high quality and really informative episodes for your audience.

Chris Simmons:

I, I do love how each guest is framed around a problem to

Chris Simmons:

solve or a specific skill that us business owners need to know.

Chris Simmons:

I really enjoyed some of the most recent episodes, like the one with

Chris Simmons:

Cole Turner or the one with Susie Lober, but obviously my favorite is

Chris Simmons:

episode 28, where you and I discuss the power of mentoring in architecture go.

Chris Simmons:

So keep doing what you're doing and hopefully I'll see you at the

Chris Simmons:

next Podcaster of the Year awards.

Chris Simmons:

Thanks.

Chris Simmons:

Bye.

Anna Lundberg:

Hi John.

Anna Lundberg:

It's Anna Lundberg here from One Step Outside.

Anna Lundberg:

Huge congratulations on hitting 100 episodes.

Anna Lundberg:

I loved our conversation about breaking free from the nine to five, because one

Anna Lundberg:

of the biggest pitfalls I see when you start your own practice is that you can

Anna Lundberg:

end up just recreating your old job, same hours, same stresses, just without

Anna Lundberg:

the salary or support the opportunity.

Anna Lundberg:

And really the responsibility is to pause and define your

Anna Lundberg:

own version of success first.

Anna Lundberg:

What do you actually want your business to give you?

Anna Lundberg:

Freedom of time, more creative projects, financial stability, the

Anna Lundberg:

chance to work locally, globally.

Anna Lundberg:

Once you're clear on that, you can get intentional about your business

Anna Lundberg:

model, and you can design it around your life instead of squeezing

Anna Lundberg:

your life in around your work.

Anna Lundberg:

Funnily enough, I think you've rubbed off on me.

Anna Lundberg:

I've started using some architectural language in my own work with an

Anna Lundberg:

intentional business blueprint and even a new program called The Architect.

Anna Lundberg:

So you've clearly had an impact beyond your industry.

Anna Lundberg:

Congratulations again, John, and here's to the next 100 episodes.

Jon Clayton:

It is not just about strategy and numbers, though many

Jon Clayton:

of our conversations have explored the human side of architecture and

Jon Clayton:

business, wellbeing, creativity, and the careers we want to build.

Tom Lewith:

Hi, John.

Tom Lewith:

Tom Lewis here from New Works.

Tom Lewith:

Thanks for featuring our practice when we launched.

Tom Lewith:

Uh, the podcast is great.

Tom Lewith:

Congratulations getting hundred episodes.

Tom Lewith:

It's really important.

Tom Lewith:

Business of architecture is highlighted as much as architecture itself.

Tom Lewith:

And I think your, your podcast doing an amazing job of that.

Tom Lewith:

Here's another hundred.

Doug Hodgson:

Hi, John, Doug Hodgeson here from New Works to say congratulations on

Doug Hodgson:

the century and to say thank you again for the opportunity to discuss mental

Doug Hodgson:

health and wellbeing in the architectural profession, and importantly, how we

Doug Hodgson:

can change to a new way of working to address these important matters

Doug Hodgson:

as we discuss the profession needs to value and respect our own wellbeing

Doug Hodgson:

as individual architects and not just looking to celebrate the architecture.

Doug Hodgson:

We're all passionate to help create.

Doug Hodgson:

Hopefully we'll be able to continue our conversation, encouraging more in

Doug Hodgson:

the profession to work collaboratively within our specialisms to promote

Doug Hodgson:

sustainable methods of construction and improve our collective mental health.

Doug Hodgson:

Maybe the ROBA could help with that rather than pitting us against

Doug Hodgson:

each other in wasteful competitions and expensive award ceremonies.

Doug Hodgson:

They could work to unite us as a union for architects.

Doug Hodgson:

Congratulations again and look forward to catching up again soon.

Mel Barfield:

Hi, John.

Mel Barfield:

It's Mel Barfield here, previous guest and your friend.

Mel Barfield:

I wanted to say huge congratulations to you for reaching 100 episodes.

Mel Barfield:

As a podcaster myself, I know the work.

Mel Barfield:

I know the work that goes into creating a podcast and staying consistent with.

Mel Barfield:

So, um, we, with Indie Business Club, we've reached 30, about 32 episodes at the

Mel Barfield:

moment, at the, at the time of recording.

Mel Barfield:

So we're not even a third of the way to where you are,

Mel Barfield:

and I just can't imagine how.

Mel Barfield:

Pleased you are how proud of yourself.

Mel Barfield:

Hopefully you're proud of yourself.

Mel Barfield:

You absolutely should be for reaching 100 episodes triple digits.

Mel Barfield:

So huge.

Mel Barfield:

Congratulations and just keep, um, keep, keep putting out excellent content.

Mel Barfield:

I know from my experience of being a guest of yours, how incredibly

Mel Barfield:

thorough you are with your preliminary work before you interview people.

Mel Barfield:

Um, I think a lot of, um, interview-based podcasts could.

Mel Barfield:

Could do is learning a, a thing or two from you about how to do due diligence.

Mel Barfield:

We've learned a, a thing or two from you about doing due diligence

Mel Barfield:

as well, even though ours isn't a, an interview based one.

Mel Barfield:

Um, I just think you are incredibly thorough, incredibly passionate

Mel Barfield:

about it, and that really comes through in the end product.

Mel Barfield:

So a huge, huge congratulations on reaching 100 your podcast century.

Mel Barfield:

Um, congratulations and here's to the next 100.

Jon Clayton:

A few people also shared thoughts on how the podcast could evolve

Jon Clayton:

from round tables and panel discussions to new topics for future episodes.

Beatrice Ronchetti:

What I would love to see in future episodes is perhaps

Beatrice Ronchetti:

hearing the stories of, you know, the entrepreneurs and the businesses, um,

Beatrice Ronchetti:

that are listening to the podcast.

Ross Foulkes:

Hello, John.

Ross Foulkes:

It's uh, Ross from RAG Designs in ton wood.

Ross Foulkes:

I'd be interested to hear, uh, something on Kobe and BIM and

Ross Foulkes:

their role in, um, big projects.

Ross Foulkes:

We've got one on, uh, project at the moment.

Ross Foulkes:

That'd be interesting to hear someone else's take on it.

Ross Foulkes:

Um, love the content so far.

Vardeep Edwards:

This is Bardi.

Vardeep Edwards:

I just wanted to say a massive congratulations for reaching

Vardeep Edwards:

a hundred podcast episodes.

Vardeep Edwards:

That's quite an achievement and a lot of people drop off.

Vardeep Edwards:

Um, so well done.

Vardeep Edwards:

And.

Vardeep Edwards:

I just wanted to say how great you were as a host on the

Vardeep Edwards:

podcast episode that I was on.

Vardeep Edwards:

Very organized and a very natural conversation, which I love, as

Vardeep Edwards:

well as just generally the range of episodes that you have on your show

Vardeep Edwards:

covers a wide range of different.

Vardeep Edwards:

Business related topics.

Vardeep Edwards:

So there's always something useful, um, for all sorts of people as well as the

Vardeep Edwards:

people, um, in the architecture space.

Vardeep Edwards:

In terms of maybe what, um, I would love for a future is maybe it could

Vardeep Edwards:

be an option for a panel or some sort of group around a particular type

Vardeep Edwards:

of, um, service between some of your guests could be an interesting take.

Vardeep Edwards:

I don't see many people do that.

Vardeep Edwards:

Obviously I'd love to be involved and, um, yeah.

Vardeep Edwards:

Congratulations again, and thank you for having me as a guest.

Laura Pearman:

It's Laura Perman here.

Laura Pearman:

I just wanted to jump on and say congratulations on

Laura Pearman:

hitting a hundred episodes.

Laura Pearman:

I think you and I could probably talk for hours about everything and nothing.

Laura Pearman:

And when we recorded my episode, it really did feel just like one

Laura Pearman:

of our natural conversations.

Laura Pearman:

That's a rare talent to make people feel so at ease, and you've put it to great

Laura Pearman:

use, galvanize and connection here across the architectural community in the uk.

Laura Pearman:

And beyond.

Laura Pearman:

One thing we touched on in my episode that really sticks with me is consistency.

Laura Pearman:

It's not glamorous.

Laura Pearman:

It's not a shiny quick win, but whether it's in personal branding

Laura Pearman:

or podcasting, showing up again and again is what builds real impact.

Laura Pearman:

And John, your living proof of that with this milestone.

Laura Pearman:

Here's to the next hundred, and I'd love to come back one day maybe for a

Laura Pearman:

panel discussion with some of the other amazing branding experts you featured.

Laura Pearman:

What about a bit of a round table where we take questions from your growing audience?

Laura Pearman:

It would be a fun Teta Tet, and a huge value add for listeners.

Laura Pearman:

Congratulations, John.

Laura Pearman:

You've built something really special.

Jon Clayton:

Before we wrap up, I just want to say a huge thank you to every

Jon Clayton:

guest who's shared their expertise, to every listener who has tuned in,

Jon Clayton:

and And to everyone who took the time to send a message for this episode,

Jon Clayton:

producing 100 episodes hasn't always been easy, but it's been one of the most

Jon Clayton:

rewarding things that I have ever done.

Jon Clayton:

So here's to the next hundred.

Jon Clayton:

Here's Rachel Stance, communications experts, and copywriter, who

Jon Clayton:

is a guest on episode 89.

Rachel Extance:

Hi John and everyone in the architecture business club.

Rachel Extance:

What a fantastic achievement.

Rachel Extance:

A hundred episodes.

Rachel Extance:

That's absolutely amazing and what a lot of things you have covered in that time.

Rachel Extance:

I think one of the brilliant things about this show is the variety.

Rachel Extance:

When you start a business, you start it because you love what you do and you've

Rachel Extance:

got a talent for something, and then you realize all of the other hats that you

Rachel Extance:

have to wear and all the other things that you need to, that suddenly come on

Rachel Extance:

your radar that you had no idea about.

Rachel Extance:

And I think it's great to have a show that.

Rachel Extance:

A understands that's the situation that you are in and helps you with those things

Rachel Extance:

that maybe are new to you or that you feel are not necessarily the things that your

Rachel Extance:

strong points, uh, but also that talks about things in lots of different ways.

Rachel Extance:

So you have.

Rachel Extance:

Different people coming in that look at things from different angles.

Rachel Extance:

So if one organizational thing doesn't work for your brain, somebody's gonna

Rachel Extance:

talk about something else, which will, and somebody's going to come in and

Rachel Extance:

say, oh, you might have this problem and it might be something that nobody's

Rachel Extance:

ever talked to you about before, but they are an expert in that and

Rachel Extance:

they're able to talk you through it.

Rachel Extance:

And I think that's such a wonderful.

Rachel Extance:

Opportunity and such a great resource that you can turn to something like this

Rachel Extance:

and find answers and people who get you.

Rachel Extance:

So again, congratulations on a hundred episodes.

LIz Murrell:

Congratulations on your hundredth episode.

LIz Murrell:

It's Liz from Interior Zing Interior Architecture.

LIz Murrell:

Just want to say what great podcast it is really informative.

LIz Murrell:

Great content.

LIz Murrell:

I've learned so much since listening and, uh, it's kind of like having my

LIz Murrell:

little online friend because every week I listen in to your calming

LIz Murrell:

voice, and it's just really comforting.

Jon Clayton:

So that's it for our 100th episode.

Jon Clayton:

Thank you for listening, and I'll see you in the next one.

Jon Clayton:

I.

Jon Clayton:

Next time I'm joined by William Rings Dorf to discuss the problem of undervaluing

Jon Clayton:

your expertise and how you can fix it.

Jon Clayton:

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Jon Clayton:

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Jon Clayton:

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Jon Clayton:

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Jon Clayton:

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Jon Clayton:

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