Power Up Your Business Podcast

"I was looking at all these new different things and had all these great ideas. But I wasn't actually applying myself to doing the actual hard work to get it right. I was just skimming the surface on things and then getting frustrated because it wasn't working. And that frustration carried onto the team." Markus Mueller - Outdoor Solutions Queensland

Growing to $3 million turnover by 2020, having started the business In 2010, Marku...

"We were lost on our numbers, weekends weren't weekends, working Saturday, Sunday, just crazy hours. I was probably looking for an early heart attack, to be honest, just in terms of those crazy stress levels that we were facing every day." Kate & Kieran Moriarty - KPM Plumbing

In 2014 Kate and Kieran started with $100, then they slogged it out for the next six years, in the 'tradie mindset' of being busy saying yes to everyone....

"You taught me to change my mindset to work 'ON' the business continually. This is not a quick fix, but a continual process to make it better with better systems. Previously I was never given the knowledge how to operate a business how it should be run." Matt Lowlett - Endless Landscapes

This is an inspirational story of Matty Lowlett, from Endless Pools and Landscapes, who has been on a rollercoaster journey like most business own...

"You have to be vulnerable because without being that, without being vulnerable, without putting yourself forward, you're never going to build connection with your team. When you put yourself forward and you're vulnerable and you have the courage to say, you know, today is really a shit day for me, you're actually owning it. And we can't be happy and positive all the time that's not the way that we're wired." Danielle Buckley -&nbs...

"We have this belief that for every apprentice that comes through they will be better than the last one because the bar just keeps getting set higher and higher, and the performance gets better and better. Our apprentices are pushing for the training and their learnings are just off the charts." Peter Hill - Hills Electrical

This episode is a blueprint for how Tradie business owners can 'WIN THE WAR ON TALENT'. Across Australia the...

"I thought the more I was on the tools the more cash I would have. I was doing all the admin from 7 to 10 at night, and everything was done very poorly. I would be wired so I couldn't switch off to get to sleep because I would be thinking about what I have just been doing for the past 3 hours." Jason Hobson - Perth Air & Power Solutions

Starting Perth Air & Power Solutions in 2014, Jason Hobson quickly got into the cycle of...

"I have changed my mindset and I am enjoying being a coach for the team onsite, rather than being the boss onsite. Often I will say I am the apprentice now and ask the team what do you want me to do, which gets the apprentices to think about the job differently which has created a big advantage for their skill development." Brenton Neville - Brenton Neville Plumbing

Brenton & Tanya Neville commenced Brenton Neville Plumbing 201...

"Taking the time to set up the processes for our new admin manager role was critical for success. Audrey has now taken all the admin tasks load, the team appreciate the business is now running smoother, and I can now be proactive in managing the business. It has made a world of difference, it has provided me with great confidence for the future and given me my life back."                 ...

"It's been great. The boys know that we no longer do residential or commercial building, it's just the commercial maintenance. They know where they're going and it's slowed down, everything is a lot slower. We've got more time to concentrate on what we're doing and they're loving it. The focus has completely changed improving client satisfaction resulting in a 500% increase in reviews."            &nbs...

This is a great episode for any husband and wife team looking to escape the constant struggles of balancing managing a business and a family. In this episode, our inaugural 'Leading Ladies', we speak with 3 determined business women who along with their husbands have successfully turned around their business, and more importantly their lives.

Kylie (Brizscapes Landscaping), Hailley (Laurence Plumbing Group, and Lyndall (All Outside...

"We grew the business into new areas and we were heavily focussed on revenue, however there was no structure in our costs, we weren't focusing on our gross profit margins. We were driving the business with no control. It was like being on wheel of fortune, spinning the wheel and hoping for the best."                                      &...

"After we achieved our 5 year goals we stopped focussing on the success habits that got us there. We started getting distracted by new shiny objects and as a result the business quickly nose dived. Once we got back to implementing our core success habits our revenue and profit is the best it has ever been"                                    &n...

"When Dad who founded and managed the business was diagnosed with terminal cancer it forced us to reevaluate everything. Myself along with my brothers agreed to continue running the business while Dad was going through treatment."                            Corey King - SJM Plumbing Services

Corey King was thrown into the deep end when he was required to step up ...

"I ended up working huge hours for very little money. It all came to a head after 5 years when my 3 year old said Mummy when is Daddy going to have time for me. It was at that point in my life that something had to change. This is not what I signed up for."                                                  &nb...

"I didn't want to be the Dad that was never there for my kids. It was a personal wake up call to make positive change within the business in order to turn our lives around."                                                                          &nb...

“We were slogging it out for 12 years, working long hours and thinking why don't we have any money in the bank. Got sick of being under constant stress with no reward.”                                                                      Malcolm Va...

“The power of delegation - my business partner and I both believe that by surrounding yourself with good people it enables you to do what you do best.”                                   Bill Alexiou-Hucker – GPSM Freight Forwarding

This is an awesome episode full of tips that will help every business owner build a prof...

It is with great pleasure we speak with Glen Carlson, co-founder of Dent Global, who are best known for their ‘Key Person of Influence’ business brand accelerator program, which is recognised by Inc.com as the number one brand accelerator program globally.

Having assisted over 3,000 business owners to define their passion to stand out from the crowd, Glen provides awesome insights how to build a profitable, leveraged bu...

On this episode we speak with the husband and wife team Grant & Renee Walker, owners of Grant Walker Electrical. Having operated their business for the past 18 years they share the highs and lows they have experienced on their journey together.

Grant & Renee provide key learnings and tips that are applicable to all business owners – from making the mistake thinking that by being busy all the time they must be getting ...