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November 9, 2026

Pricing for Value in Engineering Services

We sat down with Greg Kelly, CEO of STV sand Vice Chair of the ACEC Research Institute to discuss a new study on Value Based Pricing. Recorded live at the ACEC 2026 Fall Conference. Read the Study: https://www.acec.org/resource/beyond-the-hour-making-the-case-for-value-based-pri…

Host: Jeff Urbanchuk

Guests: Greg Kelly, STV

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October 28, 2026

Flake and Mehlman on the Midterms: Divided Government, Congressional Authority, and the Case for Optimism

With the 2026 midterm elections just days away, Engineering Influence sat down in Phoenix with two seasoned observers of Washington: Ambassador Jeff Flake, former U.S. Senator from Arizona, and Bruce Mehlman, founder of Mehlman Consulting and a former Under Secretary of Commerce…

Host: Jeff Urbanchuk

Guests: Ambassador Jeff Flake ; Bruce Mehlman, Mehlman Consulting

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October 12, 2026

Engineering Isn't Broken-The Flow of Work Is

Jessica North digs into why so many engineering firms struggle with friction, rework, slow decisions, and burnout, and why the problem is usually the system, not the team. Unclear decision-making, competing priorities, and messy handoffs quietly drain performance. Jessica shares…

Host: Shreya Jain

Guests: Jessica North, EverNorth Solutions

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September 21, 2026

Inside the Numbers: AI Risk in Engineering with Jim Compton and Joe Bates

Artificial intelligence is moving fast and engineering firms are being asked to adopt it just as quickly. But what does that mean for risk? On this episode of Engineering Influence, Jim Compton and Joe Bates dig into new research from the ACEC Research Institute examining how AI…

Host: Jeff Urbanchuk

Guests: Jim Compton, Jim Compton is the CTO of ESP Associates ; Joe Bates, Senior Researcher, ACEC Research Institute

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