Trade Business Success: Recent Episodes
Trade Business Success
Trade Business Success is a podcast for contractors / tradies / trade business owners to learn from some of the industry's best on how to build a successful trade business.
The construction industry is good at a lot of things… Customer service is NOT one of them. But as we close the chapter on 2022, it’s clear that just focusing on quality of work is no longer enough. In order for the modern-day contractor to succeed, they must embrace the new ‘experience economy’ and become 'easy to do business with’. On episode 14 of Contractor Secrets, Troy Larkham sits down again with Dr. Thomas Schleifer (a man with over 60 years experience in the construction industry, who owned and ran the worlds largest international surety firm ($1B per annum) salvaging failed construction companies and projects), to breakdown how contractors can embrace this new-age of construction.
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Join us at Trade Business Accountants, a specialist accounting firm that works exclusively with Australian trade and construction businesses to help them build greater security in their business by dramatically increasing their profits and cash. For more info visit: https://calendly.com/trade-business-accountants/discovery-call?month=2022-02
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The construction industry is well-known for its high rate of business failures, ranking 2nd in the total number of insolvencies only to the food and restaurant industry. With tens of thousands of trade and constructions businesses going under every single year in Australia alone (from startups to billion dollar building giants), one question rises above all others - WHY? On episode 13 of Contractor Secrets, Troy Larkham sits down with Dr. Thomas Schleifer, an industry veteran with over 60 years experience in construction business ownership, consultancy and research, to answer this very question and provide a valuable insight for other trade contractors out there on how they can avoid the same fate.
--- WANT TO SUBSCRIBE TO TOMS WEEKLY CONSTRUCTION MESSAGE? ---
https://simplarfoundation.org/category/business-of-construction/weekly-construction-message/
--- PURCHASE TOMS NEW BOOK: 'THE SECRETS TO CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS SUCCESS' ---
https://www.amazon.com.au/Secrets-Construction-Business-Success/dp/1032134739/ref=sr_1_2?crid=8COMB0JN1V6E&keywords=The+Secrets+to+Construction+Business+Success&qid=1664773602&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjUwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=the+secrets+to+construction+business+success%2Caps%2C258&sr=8-2
--- WANT TO WORK WITH OUR TEAM? ---
Join us at Trade Business Accountants, a specialist accounting firm that works exclusively with Australian trade and construction businesses to help them build greater security in their business by dramatically increasing their profits and cash. For more info visit: https://calendly.com/trade-business-accountants/discovery-call?month=2022-02
🚀 Find us on social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tradebusinessaccountants
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tradebusinessaccountants
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tradebusinessaccountants
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tradebusinessaccountants
Website: https://tradebusinessaccountants.com.au
When there’s major projects to deliver in WA, in the public eye, with government officials, ministers and all kinds of media, and the pressures on… who do you call? On episode 12 of Contractor Secrets, Warren Peachey sits down with Jason Gavranic, a civil engineer with over 25 years’ experience in construction, project operations, and executive level management throughout all levels of infrastructure, construction, building, and services work. Managing director of JDN Consulting and Engineering Solutions (Specialising in project and asset management, electrical, maintenance and building services integration in the building, construction, and mining industries) Jason has a long history of successfully delivered major projects under his belt with plenty of valuable insights learnt along the way.
When there’s major projects to deliver in WA, in the public eye, with government officials, ministers and all kinds of media, and the pressures on… who do you call? On episode 12 of Contractor Secrets, Warren Peachey sits down with Jason Gavranic, a civil engineer with over 25 years’ experience in construction, project operations, and executive level management throughout all levels of infrastructure, construction, building, and services work. Managing director of JDN Consulting and Engineering Solutions (Specialising in project and asset management, electrical, maintenance and building services integration in the building, construction, and mining industries) Jason has a long history of successfully delivered major projects under his belt with plenty of valuable insights learnt along the way.
On episode eleven of Contractor Secrets, Troy Larkham interviews Rex Redden, Co-Founder of Groundplan and founder of simTRAC. As a two-time software founder in the trade and construction industry, Rex has seen first-hand the impact that the 'tech age' has had on the trade and construction industry over the last 10 years. In this episode, Rex breaks down the past, present and future, and what it'll take for trade and construction business owners to succeed over the next 10 years.
--- WANT TO WORK WITH OUR TEAM? ---
Join us at Trade Business Accountants, a specialist accounting firm that works exclusively with Australian trade and construction businesses to help them build greater security in their business by dramatically increasing their profits and cash. For more info visit: https://calendly.com/trade-business-accountants/discovery-call?month=2022-02
🚀 Find us on social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tradebusinessaccountants
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tradebusinessaccountants
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tradebusinessaccountants
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tradebusinessaccountants
Website: https://tradebusinessaccountants.com.au
On episode ten of Contractor Secrets, Bayley Peachey interviews Peter Bond, Director of YTB Plumbing. YTB have built a fierce reputation for being Southeast Queensland’s leading civil plumbing connection specialists. Peter has an exceptional attitude and mindset towards life, family, and business, and is renowned for his ability to lead, inspire, and build high performance cultures.
On episode nine of Contractor Secrets, Bayley Peachey interviews James Riddle, Director and CEO of Plumbing Bros: A multi-award-winning plumbing company originally founded in Perth back in 2017, which has since grown and expanded into a team of over 100 people, servicing 3 different industries, and operating across 4 different states.
On this episode of Contractor Secrets, Managing Director of Trade Business Accountants, Warren Peachey sits down with Michelle Cirson from Tricks Of Your Trade to discuss builder contracts and what subcontractors can do to ensure they get paid, risk vs rewards of signing big contracts, understanding the cash & time impacts of projects, and the legal resources needed to take on builders… just to name a few!
To download the ’10 questions to ask your trade credit insurance broker’ resource: https://www.tricksofyourtrade.com.au/10questions
To get in touch with Michelle and the Tricks Of Your Trade team: https://www.tricksofyourtrade.com.au/
On this episode of Contractor Secrets, Bayley Peachey interviews David Jim Penman, founder and CEO of Jim's Group. Starting out with $24 back in 1982, Jim has since grown his business into the largest home-service franchise in Australia with now over 50 divisions operating internationally, with over 4,600 individual franchisees, servicing roughly 35,000 customers a day, and turning over $500 million annually.
On episode six of Contractor Secrets, Bayley Peachey is once again joined by Troy Larkham to run through another Q&A and discuss everything from why discounting jobs is stupid, how to hire superstar employees in a competitive landscape, to how win more large commercial projects!
On episode five of Contractor Secrets, Bayley Peachey is joined by TBA Client Advisor Troy Larkham to run through a Q&A and discuss everything from breaking out of plateaus and accelerating growth in a trade business to recommended gross profit targets on jobs/projects and everything in between!
On episode four of Contractor Secrets, Warren Peachey is joined by Lorenzo Poletto - owner of Master Plumbers Network, FlatRateNOW & ex-owner of Chiswick Plumbing. Starting out over 45 years ago, Lorenzo was a pioneer of the flat rate pricing model here in Australia, served on the board of the Master Plumbers Association, and grew his plumbing business to a team of 25 staff.
In today's episode, Warren and Lorenzo discuss his story, lessons learnt growing his company and ultimately, how he managed to recently sell it.
On episode three of Contractor Secrets, Bayley Peachey is joined by Scott Howard - owner of Melbourne Masonry, The Brick Business, and the Better Brick App. Starting out on the tools with his brother and best mate, they quickly scaled Melbourne Masonry to 90 employees in just three short years. In today's episode, Bayley and Scott break down the wins, the losses, the lessons learned, and advice for other contractors looking to scale.
The Do & Charge Dilemma, tying into the aged old argument of Do & Charge VS Fixed Pricing, is costing contractors hundreds of thousands of dollars every single year! Today on Contractor Secrets, Troy Larkham catches up with Marcel Donnelly from FlatRateNOW.
Hungry contractors are always looking for successful ways to improve their business, and what better way to do so than hearing from those who have already walked that path! Today on Contractor Secrets, Warren Peachey catches up with Jamie Small from Pro Image Electrical.