Leaping Forward: Growing from Full-time Employment to Entrepreneurship - 1.25 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)

Recorded On: 10/06/2024

Entrepreneurship is both risky and rewarding; making the move to running your own office can be daunting. This talk takes guests through the formation of a new firm. Learn about your rights as you transition from employee to employer. Instead of a side gig, why not start a main gig?

Learning objectives:

Learn preparatory strategies to consider for your future practice prior to leaving full-time employment.
Learn what to look out for in your employment agreements and contracts with regard to approaching existing client relationships, non-competes, and ethical conduct.
Gain step-by-step knowledge of starting a firm, including who to consult when thinking about a new venture and how to transition this knowledge into firm ownership.
Learn methods of funding and growing your business over time, beginning prior to departing full-time employment, and strategies for managing costs.

Matthew Gindlesperger, ASLA, PLA

Principal

LILA Landscape Architecture

Matthew stands as a distinguished leader in the landscape architecture realm, renowned for his exceptional creativity, artistic mastery, and profound commitment to sustainable design principles. He has been recognized for his innovative approach to creating sustainable and artistically captivating landscapes at all scales. This includes an entertainment hub in New York, a tech campus in Indianapolis, a collection of hotels and developments in Israel, towering residences in Miami, and the landscape for The Tianjin Juilliard School. His visionary approach and expertise continually shape landscapes that not only captivate aesthetically but also promote ecological harmony and community well-being.

Timothy Nawrocki, ASLA, PLA, AIA

Prinicpal

LILA Landscape Architecture

Timothy Nawrocki is an architect, landscape architect and a Principal at LILA. His multidisciplinary approach and collaborative spirit have earned him a reputation for leading consultant teams with a balance of creativity and level headedness. Ever the communicator, Tim often leads LILA's efforts on community driven design. His ability to advocate for landscape on multiple fronts, whether that be design, policy, economics or construction has equipped LILA with the ability to lead projects regionally and globally. Tim is an Instructor at Drexel University where he teaches studios and seminars focussed on integrating architecture and landscape into urban contexts.

Haemee Han, ASLA

Director / Instructor

Jaemee Studio / Rutgers University

Haemee is a public artist, a landscape architect, and an educator. Since establishing Jaemee Studio, Haemee has exhibited public art installations and garden installations in America, Europe, and Asia, including the Chaumont sur Loire Garden Festival in France. Her work explores the relationship between objects and personal and collective memories. Most of her works incorporate occupiable objects where visitors immerse themselves within the art. Currently, Haemee serves as a full-time faculty at Rutgers University. She holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from Harvard University (GSD) and a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.