Crushing It In Construction

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. It's time for a different kind of episode today, as we dive into something that every construction company could benefit from: hiring overseas talent . Our expert? Founder and CEO of reputable marketing and lead generation agency GrowthLabz, Will Wang. As Will shares, he has hired over fifty employees from the Philippines over the years...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Joining from across the pond is Oregon-based bridge builder Con O'Connor, President of Hamilton Construction. With Hamilton diversifying over the last few years to offer more services and reach a wider target market, Con takes a step back to reflect on the successes, important lessons and business wisdom gained from his time in charge....

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. In the hot seat this week is Guy Schweitzer, one of the founding directors of MGN Civil in New South Wales. Now a national company taking on projects from east to west, MGN have grown rapidly since forming in 2015 - as Guy reveals, it really has been an unstoppable journey. He shares how some old-fashioned interpersonal skills landed them an...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. This week, we've got a special chat with the inimitable Colm Phibbs, Managing Director of CONO Services in Sydney. What makes it special? Well, Colm really tells it how it is - sparing no detail as he recounts the rise of CONO from a risk-taking one-man operation biting off more than he could chew, into a well-structured, successful and...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Kicking off 2024 in style, with episode 75, is a chat with none other than Jason De Vos from JDV Projects in Sydney. Since founding the company 25 years ago, Jason has grown JDV from a one-man band into a fully-formed team of construction, fitout and refurb specialists. And it's quite clear from this conversation just how big an emphasi...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Joining for one of the last episodes of 2023 is Peter Rahilly, Owner and Director of 2Construct in Melbourne. With heaps of experience delivering high quality projects, Peter has picked up a thing or two about running a business, managing money and navigating an ever-changing industry. Today's episode lays it all out on the table:  How...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. We have a bit of a different episode for you this week.  Everyone in the construction industry is struggling to attract and retain talent.  And as an industry we; Are attracting less than ⅓ of the job applications compared to 10 years ago Have an aging workforce that is rapidly moving towards retirement And our industry is failing to attract...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. And a warm welcome to this week's guest Jack Martin, CEO and co-founder of Brisbane landscapers Martin Brothers. Jack is brilliant in this episode. He shares a whole bunch of stories from his entrepreneurial career: selling cans out of his school locker, running warehouse parties and tinkering with SaaS businesses, before he joined forc...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Joining today is Managing Director of Mettle, Marc Kenney. With bases in Queensland and New South Wales, Mettle have become a construction powerhouse - ever since Marc took the reins and revitalised their approach. In the episode, he recounts some lessons from his prior experience as General Manager of Built, and reflects on Mettle's jo...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. It's a milestone moment, as we hit episode 70 in our series. And what better way to mark the occasion, than welcoming this week's guest Mike Paton from EOS Worldwide? EOS has cropped up a couple times in conversations with previous guests, and it was time to get to the bottom of what it's all about - quite simply, it's a...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Tuning in this week from central Queensland is Principal/Director of Butler Partners, Chris Bloxsom. An industry veteran, Chris has mastered his trade and acutely refined his approach to business - learning lessons from flawed corporate policy and underlining the unwavering importance of managing your cashflow. In our chat, Chris takes us th...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. In the hotseat today is Jason Priest, co-founder of WIRED Overhead Solutions. WIRED are doing really well for themselves - and Jason is here to explain exactly how they've gone from fledgling start-up to landing contracts on some of Queensland's biggest ever rail projects. The trick for their success? Writing a business case before...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. We return back to the stories, tips and tricks from Australia's best in the game by turning the spotlight on Damian Duke, Managing Director at BRL Contracting in Victoria. Damian was always destined for a career in construction, having helped his old man to build cabinets for a bit of pocket money on weekends from a super young age - in...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. We're delighted to jump back in this week with none other than Andrew Headberry, Managing Director of Harris HMC. Celebrating over seventeen years at the business, Andrew has seen the Melbourne-based outfit grow exponentially - adding multiple complementary services over the years to become a $250m operation. Andrew is passionate about...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. This week I'm delighted to joined by the inimitable Jimmy Starbuck - Founder and Director of Starbuck Excavation in Melbourne, Victoria. Jimmy has been around earthmoving for all his life - at the ripe age of 19 he went out and bought a 2.7ton excavator, throwing himself headfirst into the world of seeking customers, pricing jobs and gr...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Tuning in from Tasmania this week is industry veteran Chris Hazell, General Manager of Business Development at Spectran Group. With over 45 years experience in the construction and transport industry, Chris knows a thing or two about what it takes to succeed - with Spectran now employing over 200 staff to manage an ever-growing customer base...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Joining this week from Adelaide is Tim Mead, General Manager for LCS Landscapes. Tim's career began in the oil and gas industry, building up his experience in logistics and management before making the switch into construction. He shares how LCS has grown into a multi-armed operation, and reveals the steps you need to take if you'r...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. It's time to strap in for a fresh run of new episodes - kicking off with none other than Kelvin Andrijich, Managing Director at Alltype Engineering. Drawn to the industry fresh out of uni, Kelvin had an early stint with Alltype before building up his experience elsewhere and then making the return, tasked with getting the struggling com...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. This week's episode gives a unique insight into the potential of advisory boards - courtesy of Dan Eifermann of Eifers Civil. Based out of Victoria, Eifers have grown from Dan mowing lawns fresh out of uni to a family-owned team of concrete specialists - the experts in handling time-critical civil construction works. Dan shares the stor...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. We're back after a brief rest to bring you a bumper episode, packed to the brim with insights that will help your company thrive in the digital age. The expert: Chris van Enk from Cloudcon Solutions. Chris outlines his career in the industry, reflecting on the obstacles and frustrations that led him to developing software that is custom...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Is a lifestyle business possible in the construction industry? Definitely, according to Chris Finn from PSS Group, who comes on to share his tips for turning your construction business into a remote-working machine. Chris learned it the hard way, with some tough experiences of outdated systems spurring him on to getting the right software, p...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Today's episode is something different: an honest and candid look at experiencing and then counter-acting burnout from Dan Briskey. CEO and owner of NRG Services in Toowoomba, Dan shares how a gruelling routine and huge growth in the business led him to feel like he was drowning - sleepless nights, distance from his family life and an u...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Today I'm delighted to welcome Daniel Debattista onto the show, Managing Director  of WA-based outfit PARC Engineering. This week's episode is all about perseverance: how to think creatively when growing as a small business, building the client base and establishing relationships. With PARC growing from 2 to 300 people since their...

Welcome back to The Crushing It In Construction Podcast. In the hotseat this week is Treaven Martinus, CEO and founder of rail construction multinational Martinus Rail. Now based in Australia, New Zealand, America and Chile, Treaven reveals just how far they've come since starting the company off with just him and his wife. Citing the importance of the BHAG (tune in to find out...) as a key d...

Welcome back to The Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Joining me for a special episode this week to catch up on everything we missed at CON/AGG 2023 is dirt contractor and fellow construction industry content creator Bryan Furnace. Bryan's podcast Sweat & Grime reveal everything you need to know about construction in the USA, so who better to take us through his highlights, observation...