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Crushing It In Construction is a weekly podcast created to give people in the construction industry a resource where they can learn tips and tactics on how to improve their business, improve their career and keep up to date on everything happening in the world of construction. We cover a wide range of tips from marketing construction, technology, succession planning, recruiting, culture and much much more. Whether you're in heavy civil, mining, engineering, building, landscaping or plumbing our guests share tips and tactics that are actionable and insightful.
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Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! Joining us to unpack this bold idea is Anna Verghese, Founding Director of client-side consultancy Cerulean. Anna has a radically different view on stability, and she's built her entire career on it: true security isn't given to you by a company, it's built by you through calculated risks, global experience, and betting on yourself. Sharing how her journey from massive projects in Dubai to landing in Australia with no job offer led to a...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! This week, we're sitting down with Sean Rice from Proterra Group - an accidental founder who never set out to run an 80-person business. Starting with a single 6-month contract and a personal credit card used to cover his first payroll, Sean has navigated market crashes, painful downsizing, and the complexities of bringing in - and later buying out - business partners. Sharing how he built a business serving 45+ local councils witho...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! This week, Jordan sits down with Nic Parish - a man who went from designing chairs in college to co-owning and running his family's heavy civil, trucking, and dumpster businesses in Mississippi. But this isn't your typical "third-generation success story." Nic's grandfather famously sat him down and begged him: "Please don't do this. Go do anything but...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction podcast! After a chaotic few weeks of scheduling nightmares (thanks, end-of-financial-year madness), we’re finally back with a banger of an episode. I sat down with Kyra Naylor - CEO of Naylor Commercial Interiors and third-generation leader of her family’s Dallas-based architectural finishes biz. Kyra’s story isn’t your typical "grew up in the trades" tale. She was the kid in cowboy boots translating for supers on job sites, detoured throug...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! At 14, Kazan Hadden was training with Liverpool FC's youth squad. By 18? Injured, broke, and living in a caravan. Today, he's the founder of Nickaz Australia - a construction business that's thrived for three decades without ever chasing tenders. We're digging into how getting cut from football taught him more than any business degree, why he keeps 15 full-time trades when everyone else subcontracts, how childhood trauma became his un...
This week we're sitting down with Todd Bacon, Managing Director of Central Coast-based Collaborative Construction Solutions. Todd's got some strong opinions about our industry, and he's not holding back: from tradespeople who've never seen standard installation guides to clients accepting mediocre work, we're facing a quality crisis that starts with training and ends with expectations. Sharing how CCS operates differently, this episode takes us inside the challenging world of live-site cons...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! For Episode 112, we’re sitting down with Kane Keefe, the visionary Managing Director behind Alliance Building Construction. Based in Toowoomba but operating across Queensland, Kane took the unconventional path - launching during COVID’s toughest months, then systematically purchasing complementary businesses like a 30-year-old earthworks company rather than chasing traditional tenders. He reflects on this bold journey, sharing how buyin...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! This week, we’re sitting down with Brodie Haughton, Managing Director of Solidity, a company that’s redefining foundation engineering with screw piling. Now, screw piling might sound like a niche dark art (because it is), but Brodie’s taken this overlooked corner of construction and turned it into a multi-million-dollar business. And he did it by creating demand, not just fighting for scraps in an existing market. This is a master...
Welcome Back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. This week, we chatted with James Rutledge, the gritty founder of Rutledge Drilling - a family owned and operated geotechnical drilling and stabilisation company. From dodging cyclones to rebuilding after floods, James knows what it takes to stabilize both crumbling hillsides and a growing business. He shares his unorthodox journey from Army vet to underground miner to high-risk license trainer and why he finally decided to stop ma...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. This week, we’re sitting down with James Elliott, owner of Red Dog Group and a UK-born builder who traded drizzle for Queensland downpours (and somehow still came out on top). James has strong opinions about our industry, and he’s not sugar coating them: Builders are tired of being the scapegoat for every delay and price hike, overregulation is choking growth, and if we don’t start making trades appealing again, we’re in serious tro...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. This week’s guest is Brendan Nielsen, the founder of JC Engineers. Brendan’s not your typical engineer. He’s spent years getting his boots dirty on site and knows firsthand that there’s a big difference between what’s drawn on paper and what actually works in the real world. In this episode, he shares how he went from working in the industry to backing himself and starting JC Engineers, a business built on solving real problems with the...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Joining us today is Joseph Wainwright, the founder of Wainwright Facades, a successful cladding company based in Canberra. Joseph’s journey is one of hustle, persistence, and overcoming challenges that many in the industry can relate to. From leaving school at 16 and working odd jobs in the UK, to navigating the ups and downs of starting a business from scratch, Joseph opens up about the reality of building a company in today’s market. ...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. You know that moment in business where everything’s ticking along nicely, and instead of finally relaxing, your brain goes, Cool cool cool… But what now? In this episode, Jordan catches up with Anthony Braile, the Managing Director of Combined Demolition, and they get real about his wild ride from being a chippy on the tools to running a successful demolition company. They chat about how he spotted a gap in the industry, built something...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Starting a construction business at just 21 is no small feat especially in an industry known for its challenges and curveballs. In this episode, I sit down with Ethan Chittick, Founder of B&E Built and Commercial Carpentry. We chat about what it was really like getting his business off the ground at such a young age and the lessons he's learned along the way. We dive into the highs and lows of running a construction company, includi...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Building something great requires a strong foundation-whether it’s a skyscraper, a business, or even a podcast. Just like in construction, where every beam and bolt serves a purpose, the right tools and insights can shape the industry’s future. But what happens when the technology meant to help builders becomes more of a hindrance than a solution? Today, we’re talking with Tyler Campbell, a former steel detailer, co-host of the Construc...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Are you a subcontractor who's lost in an endless list of manual tasks and processes? This week sees Daniel Ouliaris step into the chair - he's a former concreter and now Founder/CEO of Neo Intelligence. Neo came about when Daniel and his brothers chose to reinvest money from their successful concreting business into designing software that solves all of their biggest pain points. And it turned out they weren't alone - subbies all over ...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. This week's guest is none other than Peter Bottero, Founder/Director of Tensile Design & Construct. Tensile have a unique niche within the industry. They specialise in structural cables, rods and tensioned mesh - transforming interiors, decorating facades and implementing cutting edge urban green roofing to help cool our cities. He reflects on how he found his niche, laughing about business mishaps and lessons learnt, and why he's g...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. And a warm welcome to Jeremy Dyer, Managing Director of Total Fitouts. Jeremy takes us through the unique way his business operates - sharing how the franchising model works perfectly for fitouts, and provides a heap of benefits to everyone involved. As he says, business is all about relationships. Whether that's getting your face out there on buses and sponsoring sports teams, getting a recommendation from a happy client, or shaking h...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. It's our 100th episode! Who better to join us to mark our first century than Director of DBG Projects, Brett Marris. Brett has a few stories from his time in business, and he shares candidly on his upbringing, his route into the industry, and some of the hardships he's faced along the way. With DBG Projects now putting a difficult COVID era behind them, they're setting the sights on the future - doubling down on their strengths and mai...
Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Joining to talk us through life as Founder and Managing Director of Perth-based Classic Contractors, is Mark Stewart. Mark has issues with our industry, and he isn't afraid to spell it out: we need to get rid of retention, get our teams working in the office together, and promote the importance of connection. Sharing how CC are handling things differently, this episode dives back into the post-COVID aftermath - proving just how much we...
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