Starting Your Own Business: When To Take The Leap - Matt Lucarelli (MBA '16)

"Born and raised in Perth, straight after high school I went on to study Construction Management in Perth and abroad in the US. I have since spent 8 years working for Perkins, a mid tier commercial builder in Perth. Having worked my way up the organization from graduate to a senior management position, using the experience I gained and the skills learnt in my MBA at UWA put me in a position to start my own business.   In 2017 I formed Capstone Construction, a new commercial builder in the Perth market that focus’ on building long term relationships with staff and clients. Over the last 3 years we’ve been steadily building our reputation as a reliable and high quality builder working for high profile clients such as Perth Airport, Woolworths, National Archives of Australia and Lend Lease. Our small, high performing team is our strength and I believe that investing time and effort into your employees is not only the right thing to do for them, but is the only way to deliver long term results   Outside of work I have a young family with our second child on the way this year, love a game of golf when I get the time and am part of the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy program."