Jun 14, 2020
In this episode, I interview Kylee Scott, a director, and the studio manager at Cumulus Studio. After leaving a leading architectural firm to work for a large engineering company, Kylee saw how profitable a well run professional services company can be, so she convinced her partner in Hobart and a best friend to quit their architectural jobs and in late 2011 started Cumulus studios, a national and international award-winning firm.
Starting with 4 full-time employees and two of the founders working other jobs to pay the bills, they quickly grew to 18 with more than half of those females. Adding an office in Melbourne and working around southeast Asia and Australia, revenue exploded from $55,000 in 2012 to now $3 Million. In 2020, Cumulus was named one of Ten Small Architecture Firms To Watch from a leading New York architecture magazine. They have continually funded their growth from their initial savings and now profits.
Kylee invests a lot in professional development and their culture, and she believes the hardest thing in growing a small business is maintaining work-life balance especially when working with your life partner. The advice she would give herself on day one is, “Don’t try and work everything out on your own. Get mentors” Stay tuned for more on her amazing business ownership journey and the insights she has to share.
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