{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Let's Build with Armada","title":"Why We Built Armada Differently: The Story Behind Our Design-Build Company","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4888,"description":"Why did we decide that the traditional remodeling model wasn’t good enough?\nIn this special episode, I sit down with Alex Shikhanov, Founder and CEO of Armada Design & Build, to tell the story behind Armada and explain why we built the company around a different approach to remodeling.\nAlex shares his journey from arriving in the U.S. and learning tile installation to building a full-service design-build company in the Greater Seattle Area. We talk about the turning points along the way, why Armada adopted the design-build model, and how people, systems, planning, and transparency became central to the way we work.\nWe also get into the realities homeowners care about most: budgets, pricing, change orders, our showroom model, and why bringing design and construction together can make a complex renovation more predictable.\nThis is the story of where Armada came from, but more importantly, why we operate the way we do today and what that means for our clients.\n🎥 You can also watch the full video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel - Let’s Build with Armada.\n\n👉 Planning a kitchen, bathroom, addition, ADU, or whole-home renovation? Learn more about our process and start a conversation with our team: https://armadabuild.com/?utm_source=podcast","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zTJbT-35Gi0oEXlcpcIEOAujY0STyXLVhXpp41w7NmY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iYzgx/ZDE1ZmY2MzQwYjli/ZmRmNjNmMjU3ODg4/YThhOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}