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Welcome to the Designers Show, the place to be if you want to grow a more profitable design business. Join us each week as Dan Baumann and John Schrader share their experiences and interview top industry experts. You'll get actionable tips and strategies for the real world of design in construction to help you take your design and contracting business to the next level.

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More of What's New in X17

- Designers Show #154 -

Join us on July 18 for the next Designers Show: More of What’s New in Chief Architect X17

We’re picking up right where we left off in our deep dive into Chief Architect X17. In this follow-up episode, the Chief Experts will tackle your most pressing questions from our first two sessions—so send them in early!

We’ll explore advanced workflows that boost productivity, reveal time-saving tricks that power users swear by, and help you avoid the common pitfalls that slow down your process.

Whether you caught the initial preview or are tuning in for the first time, this session will equip you to get the most out of X17 and apply it confidently in your projects.

Friday, July 18, 2025
10 AM Pacific, 11 AM MT, 12 PM Central, 1 PM Eastern

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