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Ep. 180: Moving to Australia? Lose the Ego & Get Real

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Ep. 179: RANT... Money, Work & Feeling Fucking Lost

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Ep 178: Why's it SO HARD to recruit Good People in Construction?

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Ep 177: What the F*** Is Happening in Poland’s Construction Market?

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Ep 176: Career Clinic: Is Now the Right Time to Move Overseas?

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Ep 175: The Take Off - Why We Had To Change

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EP 174 | The realities of moving to australia as a QS

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EP 173 | Alberto Fernandez – Senior Cost Engineer at Amazon on Stadiums, AI and a Global Career in Construction

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EP 172 | Joey Hidalgo – Founder & CEO of The Measuring Company on Engineering, Entrepreneurship & Estimating at Scale

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EP 171 | Joseph Stewart, Director of JS Held - A Deep Dive Into Quantum expert Work

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EP 170 | Orla Kellehan - Chartered Quantity Surveyor at John Sisk on a Life as a Female QS, Mother & Leader in the Global Construction Sector

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EP 169 | International Experience, Local Impact with Paschal Walsh Managing Director at TIMESING

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EP 168 | Mastering the Fundamentals is the Real QS Superpower with Aaron Tomsett from Costplan Group

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EP 167 | Director of Quantity Surveying at TTPP on a Life & Career in Quantity Surveying

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EP 166 | Leadership, Loyalty, and Letting Go—A Raw Chat with Neil Watson

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EP 165 - The power of Making one Hard Decision and sticking to it

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EP 164: Stop Guessing. Start Delivering — with Megan Smith, Adrian Budiono & Dan Butterick

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EP 163 | 50 Years of Lessons with Colin Addley from Addmore Services

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EP 162 - The skills gap is worse than ever with Rachel Bermoy from Büteros

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EP 161 - Improving the view of Estimating & Cost Management in Australia with Reiss Draper, Mathys Olivier, Tony Avsec & Matt Miles

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EP 160 - Is construction STILL operating like it’s the 1970s? With Ralph Montague, from ARCDOX

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EP 159 | What's behind our big move to Ireland with Mick Donaghy

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EP 158 | Our 2024 Year Review with Mick Donaghy

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EP 157 | Alex Johnson on Building a Fit Out & Interior Construction Business

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EP 156 | About Leading an Indigenous Construction Business

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EP 155 | From Outsider to Construction Business Owner with Richard Austin from OMNII

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EP 154 | What does it take to become a Top Tier Estimator?

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EP 153 - Why the Quantity Surveying Market in Australia has Dropped ?

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EP 152 | Do we need more Data-Driven Quantity Surveyors ?

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EP 151 # Throwback | Degrees vs. Experience: Which Path Leads to Success in Construction?

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EP 150 | A life in Property Development With Steve Chandler

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Episode 149 - What's Bringing the Talent Down Under?

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Episode 148: Building for the Future with Lee Lambert

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EP 147 - The Nuances of working in different markets with Patrick McGrath

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EP 146 | Throwback with Fiona Doherty Director of RLB Canberra on a life in Quantity Surveying

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EP 145 Interview: Rob De Villiers Director of PiVOTiQ on International Quantity Surveying

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EP 144 Construction Market Update – CFMEU and Donald Trump

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EP 143 | Understanding Client Outcomes: The Key to Success With Julian Hemms

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EP 142 | You Asked, We Answered! 15 Top Construction Career Questions

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EP 141 Recap: The Art of Communication

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EP 140 |Everyone is Anti-Development until it's their Own Home with Damien Ussia

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EP 139 | The Evolution of the PreConstruction roles with Patrick McGrath

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EP 138 | The Importance of Having a Mentor with Paul Johnson

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EP 137 | Danny Assagby on Launching a business that competes against your own

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Ep 136 | Rob Lineker - The real impact of alcohol in life, business and construction Part II

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EP 135 | Rob Lineker & Mick Donaghy Discuss Alcohol & it's Impact on Construction, Life & Business

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Ep 134 Ali Nami - A career in Planning from the Middle East to Australia

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Ep 133 | Andrew Marsonet - Project Director of Acciona on Life & Learnings of a Career in Infrastructure throughout Australia

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EP 132 | How to Start Working Towards Retirement? with Mick Donaghy

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EP 131 | How To Build A Successful Career And Personal Brand As An Immigrant In Australia? With Angel Iyke-Osuji

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EP 130 | Consultancy vs. Contract - Which is Right for You? with Mick Donaghy

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EP 129 | What Is The Turning Point Of A Construction Project? with Peter Colacino

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EP 128 | What Does a Construction Lawyer Do? with Michelle Cirson

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EP 127: Revisiting David Madden (Episode 37) on growing a QS firm from 4 employees to over 100

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EP 126: Why are so many construction companies are going bust? - with Michelle Cirson | Bonus EP 3 |

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EP 124: EXPAT SERIES - Andrew Lowther - Queensland Manager of Gallagher Jeffs on Building a Career and a Life Downunder

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EP 125 : The secret to Strengthening Builder-Subcontractor Relationships with Michelle Cirson

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EP 124 | EXPAT SERIES | Expanding Horizons: A Quantity Surveyor's Journey from London to Sydney with Reiss Draper

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EP 123: How can subcontractors succeed? With Michelle Cirson, Construction Lawyer

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EP 122: TRAILBLAZER SERIES: Samantha Hiller - Breaking the Mold: How to start and thrive in a career in Development Management?

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EP 121: Jonathan Warburton: EXPAT SERIES: Liverpool to Sydney via Namibia, The Power of Saying Yes to Opportunities & Building World Wide Relationships

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EP 120: Matt Miles: EXPAT SERIES: Leaving England, Moving to Brisbane, Hating It, Loving it, The Power of Hard Work & Putting Yourself Out There

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EP 119: Kevin Granger - EXPAT SERIES - Leaving the UK to Building a life in Australia as Project Manager in the Construction Industry"

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EP 118: Career Crossroads: Electrician to Associate Director - Lessons from John Mahon's Journey

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Ep 1117: Our hunch on the Australian Construction Industry in 2024 and Plans for the Podcast this year with Mick Donaghy

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EP 116: Review of 2023 Australian Construction Industry & What We Need To Do For Success in 2024

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EP 115 | Scott Clements: Managing Director of Inertia Engineering on Building an Engineering Consultancy to over 60 People throughout Australia

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EP 114 | The Reality behind being a subcontractor with Robert Wolfe

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EP 113 | REPOST: Joe Fusca, Managing Director of Graphite Projects on Switching from the Aviation to the Construction Industry at 30

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EP 112 | Estimators Are Vanishing: What's Behind the Construction Industry's Talent Drain?

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Ep 111: Alison Mirams from Quantity Surveyor to Building a $1.5 Billion Pipeline in 5 years as CEO of Roberts Co, the Boutique Tier 1 Contractor

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EP 110 | Guy Clothier, Project Manager and Interior Specialist

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EP 109 | Joel Dobbins, Project Manager and Director of Dobbins Construction on Project Management, Mental Health in Construction & Following Your Passion

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EP 108 | Louise Vlatko, Chief Commercial Officer HQ Worldwide Shows on Construction in Australia Post Pandemic and Quantity Surveying Opportunities in Dubai & UAE

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EP 107 | Tamika Smith - Founding Director of My Bella Casa & Most Influential Woman In Construction on Fixing Australia's Affordable Housing Problem

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Ep 106: Kylie Dixon, Director of The Bid Coordinator and What it Takes to Creating Winning Bids & Communicating Value like Never Before

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Ep 105 | Mark Obushak of INTREC and Evolving from Project Management to a Career in Business Development & Estimating Management

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EP 104 | What to consider before signing high risk contracts with Construction Lawyer, Michelle Cirson

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EP 103 | Rob McCahill: Estimating & Pre Construction Expert, Mining and Resources

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EP 102 | Joshua Preston, Project Manager of INTREC & the Reality of Modern Project Management

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Ep 101 | Jon Davies, CEO of the Australian Constructors Association and The Productivity Problem in Australia

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Ep 100: Matt Stone & The Realities of Becoming a Freelance Quantity Surveyor

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Ep 99: Interview with Dennis James Stokes, Residential Quantity Surveyor & Estimator & Founder of Quantity Surveyors of New Zealand

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Ep 98: The Progression Opportunities within a Career in Quantity Surveying (Reacting to Linkedin Post with over 17,000 views)

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EP 97 | Interview with Robert Sobyra; All Risk, No Reward

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Ep 96: How to advance your career when it's come to a halt!

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Ep 95 | CAREER DEVELOPMENT - HOW TO KEEP GROWING ONCE YOU HAVE REACHED SENIOR ROLES

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EP 94 | Where are the investment options when everyone is talking about a recession?

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EP 93 | Why having more Women in Construction will evidently benefit men in the long run

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EP 92 The Changing World of Quantity Surveying & Estimating" featuring @Tony Avsec

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EP 91 Why are so many construction companies going bust right now in Australia?

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EP 90 | Differences between the Irish & Australian Construction Markets

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Are salaries in Brisbane starting to rival those in Sydney and Melbourne?

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5 ways a Brit or Irish can land a Job in Australia or New Zealand in Quantity Surveying or Estimating

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Constructions, Mental Health and Binge Drinking Crisis

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Ep 84: The 5 reasons why Construction Professionals want to work Client/Developer side

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Ep 83: Are degrees required for a successful career in construction?

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Ep 82: Why ChatGPT will END construction as we know it and why we need to ADAPT or DIE

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Ep 81: Dealing with Burnout in Construction & Why Routine Builds Success

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Ep 80: Mick & Paudie Review the Winners and Losers of the Aussie Construction Market!!!