167: Space Plus People Equals Place: 5 Common Practice Design Mistakes to Avoid. With Jerry Kennard

What if the thing making your working day harder isn’t the workload?

What if it's the building?

In this episode we're joined by Jerry Kennard from ⁠Evoke Projects⁠, someone who designs veterinary spaces for a living and has watched a lot of owners get this expensively wrong. Because a practice build always starts as a dream: the right location, the beautiful fit-out - the clinic you've always wanted. But plan it wrong, and that dream can quickly turn into a trap that stifles growth and demotivates teams . And most of it comes down to five mistakes that are a lot easier to avoid before you sign anything than after.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why falling in love with your site might be the single most expensive mistake you can make
• The "too big or too small" problem, and how to future-proof for expansion without drowning in debt
• Why designing for the pet and the client but forgetting your team is a false economy
• How lean design and smart workflow let you do more in less space, without burning anyone out

A great clinic isn't designed to look good on opening day. It's designed to perform every day. Join us to find out how.

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