Business Benchmark Group Podcast

'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...

Like sales, networking is a non-negotiable skill for business owners to master if they want to be successful. Even if you don’t think you’re good at networking, the more you do it, the more confident you’ll feel, and the more results you’ll see. The important part is putting in the time and effort and approaching it in a logical way. In this podcast, Stefan, together with Matthew from Tradie Wraps...

Now that technology is shaping and changing the world of business, will it help increase profitable business growth and make the boat speed up in the process? Joining with us today is Craig of Mood Workshop to share his great insights about: - What would you do differently if today was day one - How to elevate the business with the use of technology This is your chance to hear the conversation bet...

Making your business profitable and fostering business growth only works when you have great employees to back you up. Nothing lays the groundwork for the future quite like hiring well. Stefan is joined by Matthew Adams of Tradie Wraps and Nigel Gorman of Aussie Painters Network to share their knowledge about: - Being the business owner - Would you work for you? - What employees want (develop new...

It takes time to plan and create the proper strategy to have a profitable business. What difference can you make in order to achieve work that is profitable? Joining with us are Brendan Dover of The Drain Man, and Matthew Adams of Tradie Wraps to discuss: - Pricing, quoting, estimating - How vital choosing who your customers will be - What has been the most interesting thing that happened for trad...

Resources are cut and work is added. What does that mean for your business? We're joined by Matthew Adams from Tradie Wraps and Nigel Gorman from Aussie Painters Network about: - The opportunities and challenges as it relates to Trades - What does it take to build that confidence to start saying 'NO' as it relates to the members - What is the number one concern to help your customers build the cou...

The right team will be a massive boost to your business. There’s no doubt about it. To get the job done, you need the right people in the right seats. While the lone ranger mentality was necessary in the early days of your business, growth is limited when it’s dependent on one person. Learn as these great business owners - Brett Crowther (General Manager of Trade Alliance Group), Nick Collins (Gen...

Reducing the risk of not having enough resources is one of our guest speaker's areas of expertise! Stefan is excited to share the great insights from James Denton from Carpentry Australia together with Sean Jellie and Joe Leopard from SJ Carpentry Services - seen on hit TV show, THE BLOCK. Tune in as they discuss: -How they have continued to lead and grow their business with the drama of timber sh...

Running, failing, growing ⁠— whatever your trades business conundrum is, Stefan has got you covered! Listen as he is joined by Paul McRedmond and Ross McDonald, owners of Traffic Diversions Group - Victoria's Benchmark Traffic Management Company. They will share: -How they have continued to innovate and grow their business from 100 people to 500+ on the road every day -How they built a culture of...

Change is an inevitable factor in business growth. But not everyone likes change... in fact no-one does! Joining with Stefan Kazakis, is Terry Cayas and Shaun Carey from Quality Tiling Solutions. They will share how they gone from having a business that was 'hand to mouth' and job-to-job — where both owners were always 'on the tools,' to becoming a benchmark tiling business that works on A-Grade j...

It's evident that when achieving business goals, the good and the bad exist. And in between lies the fun side! On this episode, Brendan Dover of The Drain Man and Matthew Adams from Tradie Wraps share their amazing stories on how they run their businesses. Tune in as they discuss: - Growing a business that serves trade and construction based businesses throughout Australia and New Zealand - Buildi...

If it's hard, would you do it? Stefan kicks off the discussion with a thought-provoking quote, ""if a trade-based business was easy, everyone would be doing it."" In this episode, Brendan Dover shares great insights towards making 'The Drain Man' a success! The topic revolves around: - Managing growth vs leading growth - Building culture and standards vs just growing a team - How to stay focused o...

It gives me great pleasure to welcome Andrew Phillips to this week’s Great Australian stories in the Making. Andrew was destined to have a very promising career in the world of AFL in the 80’s. Sadly a degenerative back condition could not stand the rigors of AFL football and his career was cut short. The former Carlton footballer turned to the world of business and with the same grit, determinati...

James Hatzolos - Director at RT Edgar by Business Benchmark Group

During one of the strangest and toughest years of our lives, we invited Frank Ponissi, the General Manager – Melbourne Storm… ‘Standards not Targets’ EXTRACTS: •Employing great people is the highest priority. •No one gets a start on staff in Melbourne unless their work ethic meets very lofty standards. •Assistant coaches are expected to review hours and hours of game and training vision to give Be...

Our guest in this episode of "Great Australian Stories in the Making" will be sharing all he knows about mind, body and health. Judd Murray, founder and managing director of Cognercise Foundation will share how to be more functional as a human being, how to be less stressed and how to help improve our physical and mental health. With over 30 years of experience in core product design and treating...

Meet Anthony Phillips, our latest feature in our Great Australian Stories series. Anthony co-founded Camp Australia with his brother Andrew in 1987. Over the next three decades, Camp Australia grew to become one of the country's most well-known and respected brands. They eventually sold the company just a few years ago. Anthony is a man of many talents and is highly regarded in many circles. He ha...