17. Building A Winning Team With Jacob Oelofse

In episode 17 of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by one of the executive business coaches at APB, Jacob Oelofse. Throughout this episode, Jacob shares the secrets to building a winning team for a building company. Jacob’s background includes creating and selling five companies in 12 years across different industries including manufacturing, agriculture, e-commerce, and government. Jacob has personally coached hundreds of business owners over the last 15 years and his real passion lies in helping other entrepreneurs work ON their building companies, rather than in them. In this episode, Jacob reveals the challenges that come with building a winning team, why it’s crucial to invest time to build your winning team, the most important roles you must employ now and SO much more. Tune in to the full episode now to hear everything you need to know about building a team that can lead your building company to success. ABOUT JACOB OELOFSE Jacob joined the APB team in 2021 when he moved his family from South Africa to Sydney. Jacob has coached hundreds of building company owners over the last 15 years. He enjoys stakeholder relations, financials and risk, sustainability, growth, marketing, and maximising profit margins in a company. Connect with Jacob: linkedin.com/in/jacob-oelofse TIMELINE 1:05 Jacob’s background. 4:00 What Jacob loves about coaching builders. 6:55 The pain points Jacob sees in the industry. 9:16 The challenges that come with building a winning team. 11:11 Why it’s crucial to invest time to build your winning team. 13:26 The most important roles you must employ now. 15:08 Where and how to start building your winning team. 20:48 How coaching can help build you and your team up. 24:07 What’s surprised Jacob the most about the residential construction industry. 25:31 Blindspots builders need to be paying attention to. 27:24 Successful habits for successful builders. 29:30 Jacob’s advice to builders. 31:13 Why builders need to hire slow and fire fast. 34:31 Jacob’s recommended reading. LINKS, RESOURCES & MORE APB Website: associationofprofessionalbuilders.com APB on Instagram: instagram.com/apbbuilders/ APB on Facebook: facebook.com/associationofprofessionalbuilders APB on YouTube: youtube.com/c/associationofprofessionalbuilders Join the Professional Builders Secrets Facebook group for builders & connect with professional builders world-wide: facebook.com/groups/builderssecrets