ABOUT THIS EPISODE
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.
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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.
ABOUT OWEN GARDNER
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.
TIMELINE
- 08:23 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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