2024-12-21T23:04:21-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150448787/starting-a-successful-woman-owned-business-in-a-heavily-male-dominated-industry-is-no-joke-a-conversation-with-open-studio-collective Alexander Walter 2024-10-11T12:14:00-04:00 >2024-10-15T22:59:13-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9f/9fc6be03dad65efc912086d15d1ea322.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In this episode of our <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/1222145/studio-snapshots" target="_blank">Studio Snapshot</a> series, Archinect connected with Allison Bryan, Founding Principal of multi-disciplinary design practice <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150419061/open-studio-collective" target="_blank">Open Studio Collective</a>, based in Bozeman, Montana, and Ojai, California.</p> <p>Trained in both graphic design and architecture, Bryan talks about the importance of establishing an open-minded approach to business, what it means to build success as a female business owner in a male-dominated field, and the qualities her studio looks for in new hires.</p>