Business Benchmark Group Podcast

Listen in for business strategies and interviews with small business experts on our latest podcast episodes. Stefan Kazakis, Founder and CEO of Business Benchmark Group, will be hosting Episode 2 of the Gala Award Winner Interview Series, this time with Beau Bugeja, Director of Beaumade Builds, the award winner of the University Program Business of the Year for 2022. Learn how to think strategical...

We've just released a very special episode for the Gala Award Winner Interviews Series, Episode 1. Together with Stefan Kazakis, Founder and CEO of Business Benchmark Group, hear how Bradley Roberts, Director of Bradley Alan Build, won the Academy Program Business of the Year for 2022. Learn how to think strategically about your business. Go stream it now!

Julie Quinton shares her genuinely touching and inspiring personal story of her business life. Without any prior experience in the business, Julie took on the challenge of taking over the family business to ensure Brian’s legacy continued for the next generation of family members. Listen to Julie share all her challenges since becoming a business owner. Know how she achieved so much, how she set u...

What does it take to actually work and continuously move forward, the ups and downs - the journey that's an exit strategy and succession plan? There's so much investment or learning that needs to be done and created, to ensure that you're working and ultimately delivering on what is a choice. This is your chance to hear the conversation of successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it.

The ultimate essence of partnership is the understanding of who's doing what by when but at a very higher level because the stakes are so much high. As I always say, all my problems today started out as a great idea; and partnerships in most cases are exactly that. This is your chance to hear the conversation of successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it.

A bit of a story is what you'll expect from this episode today. It resonates with most businesses because we all begin somewhere; with that start and that grind. Bek shares with her some great experiences on: - How she dealt with the business issues - How she increased revenue - Better time management system - Better accountability and - Better understanding of her target market This is your chanc...

The basics of the most successful business model in the world regardless of the industry, regardless of size - it all comes down to how you actually build a repeat and referral-based business. Stefan explains further how we do that: - It's simple - it's an attitude; - It comes down to consistency. Of consistently really being clear about what is it that our clients really want This is your chance...

Close relationship with time management, the tools, and the freedom that they created; these business owners made all those things look easy in handling their own "GM time." Listen to how they can help you: - Allocate on your business and - Ensuring with clarity and thinking, you're making a decision that's gonna make a difference This is your chance to hear the conversation of successful trade bu...

Setting goals and retaining customers - while these are some of the struggles many trades business owners encounter, our guests have taken and managed these in a smart way. Ben and Emma Stallworthy, together with Stefan, shares: - The growing of a business at a late twenties - Where to go about setting goals - Where to go and how to go to the next level This is your chance to hear the conversation...

Diversification, and not just being opportunistic! When it comes to business, we're looking at how to add value and diversify our product or service with an add-on - an additional bit and piece to result in something that goes a little deeper and a little more meaningful; resulting in long-term success in customer retention. Stefan takes us to a learning on: - How to go further in-depth to build t...

Duncan Ward - Founder and CEO of Classroom of Hope recently joined Stefan Kazakis for a chat ahead of our 2022 fundraising gala. Duncan was raised in South Africa and says he is Nelson Mandela’s number one fan. From that stems his belief that ‘education is the most powerful weapon that we can use to change the world. So how does one man go from being a sweeper of London Bridge Station to today bei...

Getting advanced and mature in thinking if a brick wall is about to hit; what should be done about it, how does that look? So the good, the bad, and the ugly in making partnerships is about to unfold. These things leave scars—it challenges trust and taints your view of being open and honest and it ensures vulnerability, and if not considered, you can feel that the world has turned against you. In...

Everybody has a vision—everybody wants to go to heaven. When it comes to execution, we ask questions like, "where is the consistency?," "how do we slowly but surely work towards that space called - "I am moving towards my vision," "I am achieving my goals," "I am hitting my targets?" In this episode, Stefan discusses: - Being accountable for the actions that are part of the plan - What it takes to...

How do we keep on doing better! Getting up is a decision to make; it's a decision you do when you wake up this morning to get in your car, and go to your place of productivity and contribution. In this episode, Stefan discusses: - Servicing another delighted customer - Being brilliant at the basics - Being consistent at doing better This is your chance to hear the conversation of successful trade...

Growth -- giving us a business insight today into what it takes to go from, to keep on backing it up as often as we need to remain constant in business. In this episode, Stefan, with Brendan Dover, discusses: - Continuously innovating - Remarkable difference in the attitude/mindset of what you do daily This is your chance to hear the conversation of successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it.

What it's like to be partners and be clear about your roles and responsibilities. In this episode, Stefan, with Traffic Diversions Group, discusses: - Traffic control - Traffic management This is your chance to hear the conversation of successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it.

Adding value to your business and how are you going to continue being at a greater level, a high-standard service. In this episode, Stefan, with Frank Ponissi, discusses: - How are you going to be of service - Getting through and shaping up for the next game - The importance of how everyone should lead in an organisation This is your chance to hear the conversation of successful trade business own...

There is a commonality between sports and business and at times you're in that situation whether you're going to succeed or fail. In this episode, Stefan, with David Buttifant, discusses: - How to act when things don't well; feeling vulnerable/anxious - How to unlock your potential - How to go to the next level - What is it you need to do to get to the next level This is your chance to hear the co...

When in the trades and construction, our clients don’t want to have a substandard service, one of the reasons can be because of the inflation that causes materials to increase their prices. Hear about the great insights that Stefan shares, together with James Denton of Carpentry Australia and Angelo Alateras of Pragma Design: - How to meet our clients expectations with some of the best tradie busi...

What does it mean to be in a tight labour market? Labour market or job market refers to providing the supply of employees and employers providing the demand. Listen as Stefan, together with Joe Caprara of Cassaform and Jon McKay of Rose Landscape Services, shares great insights about: - Limited resource of labour - Exceptional A-grade labour This is your chance to hear the conversation of the succ...

Why is it important to invest in construction technology in 2022? It is because it increases productivity, enhances jobsite safety, and lessens the risks. New technology for the construction industry can also build stronger structures. In this episode, Stefan, with Luke Williams of HazardCo, Leigh Jacobs of Melbourne Glass, and Julian Krishnan Nair of Buildxact discusses: - Utilising tools - Getti...

What is the cost of resources? It is the fixed cost of equipment that your people need. With the increasing cost of resources, high cost of renewable energy, and so on, some businesses declined. Listen as how Stefan, together with Michael Steckler of Tradify, Matthew Adams of Tradie Wraps, and Sean Jellie of SJ Carpentry, will provide more insights about: - The challenges of hiring people - Gettin...

What is trading and construction? These are occupations that involve alteration, construction, remodeling, demolition, and so on. Hear Stefan, together with Paul Tyrell of Field Insight, Mark Flynn of Brickit and Michael Bennett of Master Plumbers NSW, discuss about: - Skilled labor - Getting properly credential plumbers into the industry - Enabling the employee-employer value proposition and more...

What is a profitable business? It is the moment where your business has a greater income than business costs. In this episode, Stefan, with Mark Carrington of Middy's Electrical and David Holmes of Fergus, discusses: - How to be the most profitable business in spite of the inflation in our economy - Profitable work in an inflationary economy along with our guest panelists This is your chance to he...

'Is the bubble about to burst?' That is the main question for trades and construction industry now as it relates in the last two years. Joined by Stefan is Simon from Trade Alliance Group, Russell from Chatfield OzCool, and Joe from Cassaform to get to know more about: - Different views on the bubble about to burst - How company's profitability suffered - The shortage of manpower and materials Thi...