The Building Talks Podcast
by Martin Preece
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Talking with David Misson about what Business can learn from Elite…
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About this podcast
A fortnightly podcast showcasing conversations with professionals across Australia’s Built Environment—spanning Construction, Property Development, Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Consulting (and much besides).
In each episode, we explore the challenges, opportunities, and trends shaping the industry, while hearing the stories, insights, and experiences of the people behind the projects. From architects and engineers to builders, project managers, quantity surveyors, researchers, and business leaders, our guests offer valuable perspectives from across the sector.
Whether you're curious about industry issues or want to better understand the people driving Australia’s built environment, The Building Talks Podcast brings you authentic conversations with those ‘in the know.’
Episodes
The newest 20 of 122 episodes
- Talking with David Misson about what Business can learn from Elite Sport about Leadership, Culture, Developing people and Building Better Teams · 1 h 20 min · Season 5 Episode 19Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Your best performer gets results, but makes life difficult for everyone else. Where do you draw the line? That’s one…
- Talking with Mike Smith about Lobbying, Government Buy In and Getting Projects Heard · 1 h 8 min · Season 5 Episode 18Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Ever wondered what actually happens between having a good idea and getting government to seriously listen to it? In…
- Talking with Jonathan O’Brien about Housing, Zoning Reform and the YIMBY Movement in Australia · 1 h 26 min · Season 5 Episode 17Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Housing debates can get noisy pretty quickly, but this conversation brings something particularly useful to the table…
- Talking with Simon Betteridge about Leadership, Productivity and Growing a Construction Business for the Long Term · 1 h 26 min · Season 5 Episode 16Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! What does it take to grow a construction business for more than two decades, build a team you can trust, and then lead…
- Talking with Christian Schiemann about Smarter Buildings, Energy Performance and the Future of Property Technology · 1 h 7 min · Season 5 Episode 15Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! What if the biggest opportunity in construction is not just what we build next, but how we make the buildings we…
- Talking with Dan Silver about Site Managers, Psychosocial Safety and AI in Construction · 1 h 18 min · Season 5 Episode 14Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Some episodes look at projects; this one looks at the people carrying them. In this episode of The Building Talks…
- Talking with Callum Cryans about AI, Quantity Surveying and the Future of Construction · 1 h 22 min · Season 5 Episode 13Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! If AI still feels like something for later, this episode is a good reminder that later has probably already arrived…
- Talking with Sean Ryan about Built to Rent, Backing Yourself and Starting Delatite Projects · 1 h 26 min · Season 5 Episode 12Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! This one takes us back to have another look into the built-to-rent market and how it's evolving. We hear what it's…
- Talking with Dave Woolsey about Construction Leadership, Career Growth and Resilience · 1 h 4 min · Season 5 Episode 11Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Here’s one for the construction leaders, the career builders and anyone who knows resilience is built long before the…
- Talking with Brad Duggan and Rob Pradolin about Housing All Australians, Housing Affordability, Homelessness, and Compassionate Capitalism · 60 min · Season 5 Episode 10Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! This one matters, because housing is no longer just a policy issue, it is a community issue, an economic issue and an…
- Talking with Andrew Sparks about Founder Dependency, Scaling Construction Companies Smarter and Building Business Value · 1 h 21 min · Season 5 Episode 9Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Pull up a chair for another episode of The Building Talks Podcast, this one is for construction business owners (or…
- Talking with Mark O'Mahony, about Quantity Surveying, Costs and Escalations, the role of the QS and the Construction market · 1 h 20 min · Season 5 Episode 8Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Welcome back to The Building Talks Podcast. This one gets right into one of the biggest pressure points in…
- SPECIAL EPISODE: Talking With Dave Woolsey, about resilience, mindset and commitment, as he cycles 3,500km from Perth to Melbourne, to raise money for the Brain Cancer foundation · 43 min · Season 5 Episode 7Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Thanks for tuning in to another episode of The Building Talks Podcast. This one is a little different......and…
- Talking with Alastair Blenkin and Tim Rogers about ProcurePro - Procurement, Protecting Margin, and Using Tech to Reduce Risk in Construction · 1 h 12 min · Season 5 Episode 6Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Thanks for tuning in to another episode of The Building Talks Podcast. This one digs into where margin and risk really…
- Talking with Ethan Chittick about The Reality of Running a Subcontracting Business in Construction · 1 h 18 min · Season 5 Episode 5Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Back with another episode of The Building Talks Podcast, this one’s a deep dive into how smart subcontractors actually…
- Talking with Brian Donovan about Risk, Resilience and Building a Business from Scratch · 1 h 21 min · Season 5 Episode 4Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! In this episode, we hear from Brian Donovan, who built an enviable career through his time at Multiplex and Mirvac…
- Talking with Justin McGrath about Leadership Pressure, Health and the Cost of High Performance in Construction · 1 h 43 min · Season 5 Episode 3Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Thanks for jumping into another episode of The Building Talks Podcast…this episode’s a little different, and one that…
- Talking with Seamus Egan about Leadership, Resilience and Navigating Construction’s Toughest Moments · 1 h 6 min · Season 5 Episode 2Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Season 5 rolls on with a thoughtful and honest conversation about leadership in the toughest moments of construction…
- Talking with Jesse Lockhart Krause about Reimagining Bondi Surf Club and Designing with Community in Mind · 1 h 8 min · Season 5 Episode 1Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Season 5 is here, and we’re kicking off with a big one! I’m joined by Jesse Lockhart Krause, founder of…
- Talking with Joey Hidalgo about Estimating, Offshoring, and the Power of Starting from Zero · 1 h 45 min · Season 4 Episode 22Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Welcome back to The Building Talks Podcast, wrapping up Season 4 with a story that perfectly captures grit, growth…
