#77 Paths to Leadership with Liz Leber, Managing Partner, Beyer Blinder Belle

Design Voice Podcast

Liz Leber is the Managing Partner at Beyer Blinder Belle in New York City. Liz is dedicated to advancing mission-based institutions through forward-looking architecture and planning projects. Guided by her astute and inquisitive nature, Liz excels at extracting the core objectives of her clients and their stakeholders and translating the collective needs and mission of institutions into creative architectural solutions. Both within and outside the firm, she is recognized for her ability to approach every challenge with a balance of creativity, pragmatism, and unfailing optimism. In this episode, Liz talks about her experience spending much of career at the same firm, and how she advanced to become Managing Partner. She shares what made her gravitate toward leadership and management roles, how one can learn or hone their leadership skills, and the importance of vulnerability as a leader. Liz also talks about what drew her to adaptive reuse projects, her approach to these projects, and what impact she hopes to leave on the world.