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Episode 231: Small Changes, Big Results With Owen Gardner

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It's all about the people. Running a business of any sort, you need the right people.

Professional Builders Secrets brings you an exclusive episode with Owen Gardner, Co-founder of Gardner Construction in Sydney, Australia. Throughout this episode, Owen shares the real story behind building a company over 24 years, from sole trader carpenter to running a full design and construct business with an in-house team of five architects, and the mindset, lessons, and incremental improvements that got him there.

Inside episode 231 you will discover

How Owen transitioned from sole trader to design and construction
Why the biggest breakthroughs come from small, incremental improvements
How Owen protects his business from clients who don't pay
How one difficult client became one of his biggest advocates
Why understanding your numbers is the single biggest thing that transformed Owen's business
And much, much more.

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key moments

8:23 More staff, less money (temporarily)
13:12 How builders can unknowingly operate insolvent for years
14:50 The client who refused to pay
17:17 Why Owen brought design in-house and never looked back
32:29 The peaks and troughs of building
38:00 The one thing that transformed the business

key moments

8:23 More staff, less money (temporarily)
13:12 How builders can unknowingly operate insolvent for years
14:50 The client who refused to pay
17:17 Why Owen brought design in-house and never looked back
32:29 The peaks and troughs of building
38:00 The one thing that transformed the business

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Owen Gardner is the founder of Gardner Construction, a residential design and construct company based in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. With 24 years in the industry, Owen started as a carpenter straight out of his apprenticeship and has built the company into a full design and construct operation, complete with an in-house team of five architects. He runs the business alongside his identical twin brother Matt, who oversees the day-to-day construction side of the company.

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