Business Benchmark Group Podcast

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 be an outcome-based thinking individual This is your chance to hear the conversation of successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it.

How do we keep on doing better! Getting 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 business owners. Don’t miss it.

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 owners. Don’t miss it.

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 conversation of successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it.

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 businesses - How to embrace this new economy This is your chance to hear the conversation of the successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it.

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 successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it.

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 - Getting the hours back on the day - The safety and the reputation as a business that's truly across everything these days This is your chance to hear the conversation of the successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it.

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 - Getting the materials to get the job done on time and on budget - The vision of the market in the world of trades and construction This is your chance to hear the conversation of the successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it.

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.. This is your chance to hear the conversation of the successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it.

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 hear the conversation of the successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it.

'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 This is your chance to hear the conversation between the successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it!

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 and James from Carpentry Australia discuss: - How to access your network - What you need to generate to get what you want - The power of building a community This is your chance to hear the conversation between the successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it!

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 between the successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it!

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 skills, learn new things, work on different things) - Building healthy culture (taking ownership, being responsible and holding accountability) This is your chance to hear the conversation between the successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it!

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 trades business - How to adjust and adapt to material and costs This is your chance to hear the conversation between the successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it!

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 courage in saying 'no' - What is costing you to run your business - How do we deliver in overcoming the supply issues This is your chance to hear the conversation between the successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it.

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 (General Manager of Middy's Electrical), Luke Williams (General Manager of HazardCo Australia), Brendan Dover (CEO and Founder of The Drain Man), Joe Caprara (CEO of Cassaform) talk about: - How they have continued to lead and support their industries whilst working through materials and skilled workers shortages - How they have built, and continue to build, high performing teams whilst putting a spotlight on achieving 5-star service levels in a hyper growth market - Their top tips to attract and win A Grade customers, team, and suppliers to your business - Their greatest learnings from the last 5 years - How they'

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 shortages and skilled workers shortages throughout Australia Building a culture of a High-Performance Team - How to attract and win A grade customers, team, and suppliers to your business - What have been the greatest learnings in the last 5 years - How are they working through the timber shortage in the industry over the next 12-18 months - How to stay focused on what you can control - What they see as the next frontier for The Trades and Construction industry in Victoria and Australia This is your chance to hear the conversation between the successful trade business owners. Don’t miss it.