BoSP Melbourne on Business Structure & Planning
BoSP is back in Melbourne on 26 March, this time at Metz Tile Gallery in Collingwood. For our second event our experienced panel is discussing organisational structure and business planning. The BoSP forum is a fantastic opportunity for those running a small practice or interested in getting started to meet up, listen to experts, share knowledge and learn from each other.
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ABOUT BOSP
BoSP events are casual, fun and informative, with valuable insights shared to assist architects in starting, running and sustainably growing their small practices. The BoSP is centred on the generous sharing of business experience and current challenges and opportunities, learning from each other as business owners who are all striving to be better. Current and future small practice directors are all welcome, along with interested members of the extended architecture and small business community.
PANELLISTS
With Kieran Benson from Kirby Architects as facilitator, we’ve assembled an amazing panel for BoSP#2 –
Toby Ewert
Toby is a seasoned design professional, entrepreneur and business mentor with a passion for fostering growth in the design and property industry. As the Co-Founder of Ewert Leaf, he played a key role in transforming the creative firm into a thriving 50-person practice. Toby also co-founded Landchecker, a prop-tech platform revolutionising property search and data access. Following a life-changing health adjustment, Toby has shifted focus to mentorship, professional wellness and advocacy for brain cancer research. Now, he actively empowers design professionals and businesses to navigate challenges, find balance, and achieve meaningful success.
Ross Clark
Ross is the founder of WhyWhatHow, a national consultancy providing coaching and business advisory services to architectural practices and their leaders. Ross’s experience extends across strategic level advice in business performance and leadership, process improvement, strategic and operational planning, systems implementation, people management, program delivery, succession planning and project and change management. His depth of knowledge comes from direct, personal experience of architecture from every perspective – as practice owner/founder, teacher, client, employee, jury member, policymaker, competition and client adviser, director, project manager, board member, and association executive. Ross’s career history includes early work with Yuncken Freeman and Bates Smart; his own practice, which evolved from an eponymous solo practice to become KLCK Architects; Director Projects with the national not-for-profit, Vision Australia; and, before establishing WhyWhatHow, thirteen years as National COO at the Australian Institute of Architects.
Shae Parker McCashen
Shae is the founding director of Green Sheep Collective, a leading architectural practice dedicated to sustainable design and community-driven projects. With over 24 years of industry experience, she has worked across a range of design-focused firms, honing expertise in passive solar design, detail-oriented architecture, and collaborative project delivery. A passionate advocate for sustainability, Shae has been recognised with awards and commendations for her contributions to the field. She has shared her knowledge as a guest lecturer at RMIT and as a panelist at Sustainability Live and Design Matters technical CPDs. In 2025, she is serving as a creative director for the ArchiTeam Conference. As both a practitioner and thought leader, Shae continues to push the boundaries of environmentally responsible architecture while fostering inclusive, people-centred design solutions.
WHEN
Wednesday 26 March 2025
From 6pm – drinks and refreshments
From approx. 6.30pm – panel discussion start
WHERE
Metz Tiles Melbourne Design Gallery
108-120 Gipps Street
Corner of Gipps & Hoddle Streets
Collingwood 3066
COST & BOOKING
ACA members, Parlour Collective & ArchiTeam – free of charge
Non-members – $5 (incl GST)
To reserve your place, book below or head to the booking site.
For any questions, contact Katherine Ygosse victas@aca.org.au.
CPD
Participation in this event will deliver 1 formal CPD point and certificate of completion on subsequent submission of answers to CPD questions.
Learning outcomes – A transparent discussion of business organisational structure and planning, including challenges and solutions from start-up through to growth and refining of direction to achieve a sustainable and successful small practice.
AACA NSCA – Practice Management & Professional Conduct – PC 1. Additional Performance Criteria to be advised.