Trench Talk is hosted by award-winning plumber Matt Reynolds based out of Melbourne. Primarily in interview format, you’ll hear from interesting people including industry insiders, leaders and celebrities who share the critical lessons they feel have helped them carve out a career and master their own trade. From the unique perspective of a local tradesman, this format is wide as we discuss all things business and self-improvement. Think tools, tips and strategies from high-level achievers. ...
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#074: Andy Buerckner | Platinum Travel Corporation
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Andy Buerckner is a Director at Platinum Travel Corporation. Platinum Travel is a family owned and operated agency with offices in Australia and New Zealand, they won both the Travel Agency of the Year in 2018 and the Corporate Travel Agency of the Year in 2019. I wanted to talk to Andy for this episode after I watched an interview he did recently …
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#073: Sarah Taylor | 21 x World Bodybuilding Champion
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Sarah Taylor is both the Chief Operations Officer and Chief Technical Officer at one of Melbourne’s hottest startups and a 21 x World Bodybuilding Champion. Classified obese at age 40, Sarah lost 25kg without dieting while getting fit to achieve a person goal of climbing a mountain. At that time, she was working a high-profile job, running 3 active…
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Gavin Routledge is Chief Back Officer at is practice Active X Backs in Edinburgh, Scotland. Gavin is an Osteopath with 30 years professional experience in lower back pain and sciatica. Gavin graduated in 1991 from the British School of Osteopathy as a Gold Medallist and is now a Vice Patron at the University College of Osteopathy. He co-authored th…
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John Vuong the Founder and President of Local SEO Search, an award winning SEO Company out of Toronto, Canada. John is a seasoned sales professional and Internet marketer with an exceptional track record helping companies grow their clientele and profits. Through 15 years of experience working with CEOs, business owners, and marketing leaders at so…
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#070: Adam Sand | Roofing Business Partner
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Adam Sand of Roofing Business Partner and Sargeants Roofing joined me on the podcast for this episode to discuss his business and several ideas and strategies he's using to navigate the current COVID-19 pandemic period. Adam first appeared on Trench Talk for episode #047 which you can find at https://www.xrm.com.au/047-adam-sand-roofing-business-pa…
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#069: Judy & Eriks Celmins | Engage4Insights
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Judy Celmins is the Marketing Director and Eriks Celmins is the CEO of Engage4Insights, a New Zealand based research and innovation company which helps businesses engage with and to better understand their audiences (including their customers and employees) in order to drive better decisions and outcomes. Judy is a born marketer who loves building …
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Irwin Hau is the Founder and Director of Chromatix, a web design and conversion agency that specialises in captivating user experiences that drive results utilising human behaviour psychology blended with web technology. What does that mean you might ask? Irwin and his team are very good at designing and building websites that convert traffic into …
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#067: Ben Sofowora | bensofowora.com
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Yoga teacher, healer and actor Ben Sofowora joined me on the podcast for this episode to discuss several ideas and strategies he's using to navigate the current COVID-19 pandemic period, from a health and wellbeing perspective. Ben first appeared on Trench Talk for episode #007 which you can find at https://www.xrm.com.au/007-ben-sofowora/ Find out…
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#066: Ben Walton-Healey | Aqua Blu Plumbing
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Aqua Blu Plumbing Director Ben Walton-Healey joined me on the podcast for this episode to discuss his business and several ideas and strategies he's using to navigate the current COVID-19 pandemic period. Ben first appeared on Trench Talk for episode #017 which you can find at https://www.xrm.com.au/017-ben-walton-healey/ Find out more about Ben at…
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#065: Tommy Mello | A1 Garage Doors
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Tommy Mello is the owner and operator of A1 Garage Door Service. He is also the host of the Home Service Expert podcast, and owner, partner, or investor in 14 other businesses ranging from Christmas lights and real estate to mobile apps. In 2010, Tommy became the sole owner and operator of a single Phoenix-based garage door service business, which …
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#063: Dr John Demartini | Human Behavioral Specialist
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Dr John Demartini is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on human behavior and personal development. He is the founder of the Demartini Institute, a private research and education organization with a curriculum of over 76 courses covering multiple aspects of human development. His father owned a plumbing supply store where Dr Demartin…
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Gabriel Pinchev is the Founder and CEO of FieldPulse. FieldPulse is field service software that acts as the digital hub for running your entire contracting business from a single app. Gabe’s background is in the technology sector. After working with multiple contractors and seeing the amount of hand-written paperwork they were sending out (and not …
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John Akhoian is the Founder and CEO at Rooter Hero, a plumbing company based in California in the United States. John opened his doors in 2011 and now, a short 8 years later, has some 250 trucks on the road serving clients across 2 states. John has plans to go national and has even given thought to international expansion. John has a real people fo…
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#060: James Newbury MP | Liberal Member for Brighton
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James Newbury MP is the elected Liberal Member for Brighton, my hometown here in Melbourne, Australia. James was born in Melbourne and grew up in East Malvern. During high school, James did bookwork for his father’s dental practice, where he learned about the burden of over regulation and the challenges of running a small business. James has comple…
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#059: Brigham Dickinson | Power Selling Pros
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Brigham Dickinson is the President at Power Selling Pros, a customer service coaching business for the home services industry including trades such as plumbing and electrical amongst many others based out of Utah in the United States. His clients also include the likes of Mitsubishi Electric, Lennox, the Dwyer Group, Carrier, American Standard and …
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#058: Michael Armstrong & Justin Hodgson | Kay & Burton
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This episode features Michael Armstrong, a Partner at Kay & Burton and their General Manager of Marketing, Justin Hodgson. The Kay & Burton name has been synonymous with luxury property in the Melbourne market, connecting buyers from around the globe with premium Melbourne and Mornington Peninsula real estate, for more than 80 years. This is a conv…
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#057: Mark Pesce | Futurist & Inventor
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Mark Pesce is a futurist, speaker, inventor, multiple award-winning author and podcaster, educator and entrepreneur. He is also a keynote speaker for the 2019 World Plumbing Conference. Mark has been at the forefront of the digital revolution for thirty-five years and is a sought-after keynote speaker for major conferences and leadership gatherings…
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#056: Rob Gell AM | ReThink Sustainability
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Rob Gell is a coastal geomorphologist by training; he taught Environmental Science and Physical Geography at Melbourne State College and Melbourne University, then for thirty-one years presented television weather. He is also a keynote speaker and the MC for the 2019 World Plumbing Conference. Rob has extensive experience in environmental communica…
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#055: Tristan White | The Physio Co
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Tristan White is the Founder and CEO at The Physio Co, a unique healthcare business that, in 2014, ranked No. 1 on BRW’s list of Australia’s 50 Best Places to Work. The Physio Co has ranked as one of Australia’s 50 Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years (2009-2018) along with being one of the Best Workplaces in Asia from 2015-2018. In 2004, …
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#054: Jeremy Streten | Business Legal Lifecycle
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Jeremy Streten is a lawyer and author of the book The Business Legal Lifecycle. Jeremy has been featured on TV many times having experience in the areas of property law, conveyancing, retail and commercial leases, wills, probate, estate planning, litigation and dispute resolution, debt recovery, building and construction law, commercial and corpora…
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#053: Shayne La Combre | World Plumbing Council & PICAC
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Shayne La Combre is the CEO of the Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC) and the current Chair of the World Plumbing Council. Shayne has been a Board Member at PICAC since 2011 and has been instrumental in the continuous expansion of the training organisation which now has several facilities throughout Australia including their newest cam…
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#052: Rohan Sykes | Phoenix Workplace Safety
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Rohan Sykes is the Founder of Phoenix Workplace Safety. Rohan has turned a horrendous workplace accident that left him with burns to 35% of his body into the motivation for starting his own speaking, training and consulting company of which his clients include the likes of BHP, Origin Energy, Boral, Thiess, Shell, Mazda, Toyota, Nestle and Ford. Th…
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#051: Jon Hollenberg | Five by Five
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Jon Hollenberg is the Founder of Five by Five, a website design company operating out of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. He has worked with more than 500 Australian and international companies including the likes of Porsche, Qantas, Jetstar, Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge. In addition to growing a team of some 20 plus employees who build great l…
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#050: Vanessa Robinson | The Chase and Tyler Foundation
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Vanessa Robinson is the Founder and Executive Director at The Chase and Tyler Foundation. Vanessa started the foundation in honor of her two boys, Chase and Tyler, who were killed from carbon monoxide poisoning originating from a faulty gas heater in their rental home. She knew almost immediately that something had to be done to raise awareness for…
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Peter Lalor is the Managing Director at BlueRock. When Peter started BlueRock it was a pure accounting firm. That firm has grown and now employs nearly 200 staff across divisions they’ve added including finance, bookkeeping, law, insurance, private wealth, self-managed retirement funds and a digital arm that specialises in turning data into real bu…
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#048: Sean Stryker | Stryker Training
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Sean Stryker specialises in business growth and has worked with many of Australia’s most well-known companies including Coates Hire, News Limited, Harvey Norman, Bunnings, Pacific Brands, BlueScope Steel, Galaxy Entertainment Group, LJ Hooker, Amcor, Super A-Mart, iiNet, BlueRock and Bakers Delight. In addition to consulting to some of Australia’s …
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#047: Adam Sand | Roofing Business Partner
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Adam Sand is an online marketer unlike many who operate in the trade space because he actually owns and assists in running a successful roofing company – Sargeants Roofing out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. After Adam applied and perfected the 15 plus years of experience he gained marketing in a variety of industries which included building and sell…
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Tony Nash is the Founder of Booktopia. He started the online bookstore as an evening side project with a $10 a day budget in 2004, the company has continued to grow at a rapid rate ever since. Booktopia employs 160 people and sells one item every 6.9 seconds. In Christmas 2018 they were shipping 30,000 individual items per day. Revenue for FY2018 i…
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Josh Kelly lead the marketing team at one of the top 5 plumbing companies in the United States, Phoenix based, Parker and Sons. He has helped grow the business from a $6m turnover to in excess of $100m in the past 13 years, they now employ more than 500 people. Off the back of Josh’s success at the Family owned business, he founded and is now build…
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David Makin, along with his partner Zoe, Founded Axil Coffee Roasters. Dave completed a bachelor of Business in catering and hotel management before spending a fair bit of time in the service industry. He worked for a coffee company and ran several cafes before turning his attention to the competitive side of coffee making. He became the runner-up …
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#043: Leath Nicholson & Veroshan Sripragasan | Nicholson Ryan Lawyers
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This episode features Leath Nicholson and Veroshan Sripragasan of Nicholson Ryan Lawyers. Leath graduated with a Bachelor of Economics (Honours), and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Master of Laws (Commercial Law) from Monash University. He was admitted to practice in Victoria in 1997 and since then has practised extensively in corporate and commerc…
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#042: Matt Reynolds | Technology in Plumbing
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I was recently asked to present my thoughts and ideas about the changing technology landscape in a talk for the Master Plumbers and Mechanical Services Association. Here's the recording... During the talk, I covered: how apps are changing the way we run trade businesses how you need to think to best leverage to power of technology why it's about to…
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Peter Daly is the CEO of the Master Plumbers and Mechanical Services Association. Peter is a civil engineer by trade and spent some 17 years at the RACV before joining the Master Plumbers in 2018. The Master Plumbers is Australia’s largest plumbing industry association and an industry leader for more than 125 years. It is a trusted source of inform…
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Chris Smith is the Founder of both Yolk Agency and Happy HR. Chris left home at just 14 years old and started washing cars to make his rent payments. It wasn’t long before the intuitive entrepreneur expanded his business in a somewhat unusual way - baking apple pies for his clients whose cars he was cleaning. He eventually found his way to a commer…
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Theo Venter is the only known man to survive a 22,000-volt electrical shock and a motivational speaker focusing on workplace safety. An electrical linesman by trade, Theo has worked in the high voltage business for over 23 years. After leaving his home country of South Africa, Theo and his family immigrated to Australia where his trade was in high …
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Sachi Wickramage (@sachiwickramage) is a Jury Member of the United Nations’ World Summit Awards Global Contest, a panel that selects and promotes the world’s best Disruptive Digital Innovation Technologies with a Positive Impact on Society. He is also appointed as the National Expert for Australia by the UN WSA to spearhead the World Summit Awards …
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Dave Porter (@daveporter) is the Founder of PorterVac, Australia’s only specialist vacuum gutter cleaning service employing qualified roof tilers and the latest cutting edge technology. The neat thing about Dave’s story is that he started at ground zero. He’s a former roof tiler but knew his time as a roofer was limited, so he closed down the busin…
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#036: Jerome Beekmans | Mr Electric
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Jerome Beekmans (@jeromebeekmans) is the owner the franchise group Mr Electric Australia. Jerome is a 3rd generation electrician who’s had some great times in the building industry but he’s also had to endure, like many have, some tough times as well. It’s a familiar story for those of you who know the trade sector well; you build your business, gr…
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Ryan Trainor (@ryantrainor) is a serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder at BSchool (@bschool_aus). Ryan is an extremely humble guy who would never say it himself, but he's accomplished more in business and life than many of us have probably ever thought possible. He sold his first company to Wilson Parking, sold his second company to the Washington Pos…
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Simon Griffiths (@simongriffiths) is a toilet paper merchant and Co-Founder at Who Gives A Crap. A little over five years ago, Simon sat on a toilet for 50 straight hours as a publicity stunt to raise awareness for their crowd funding campaign. The plan was to start a toilet paper company and it worked, far better than they ever thought possible! T…
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Amy Kilpin (@akilpin) runs her own marketing agency and is an age group triathlete, racing for Great Britain. Amy has some of the most popular brands in the world of Triathlon supporting and sponsoring her journey, though, in her own words, she’s never really won one of the big races. We covered a little on her training, how she has set up her busi…
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#032: Colin Wright | Exile Lifestyle
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Colin Wright (@colinismyname) is an author who travels full-time. Originally from California, Colin started and ran a branding studio in Los Angeles. After experiencing some financial success, he refocused his attention on being happier, healthier, and doing work he believes in; which meant a dramatic adjustment to the metrics of how he measured su…
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30 Highlights from 2017 featuring – #001: Scotty Cam | The Block #002: Justin Burgoine | Kincrome #003: Shane Jacobson | Kenny #004: Ross Savas | Kay & Burton #005: Andrew Cotton | Big Wave Surfer #006: Trav Bell | The Bucket List Guy #007: Ben Sofowora | Be Empowered Naturally #008: Anthony Koutoufides | koutafit.com #009: Steve McKnight | propert…
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#030: Renee Kiley | Professional Triathlete
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Renee Kiley (@reneekiley_) has transformed herself from an overweight business owner at 104kgs to a professional triathlete in just 3.5 years. In 2013 at 30 years old, Renee was the owner of multiple successful small businesses, had an extensive investment property portfolio and was earning a very good income. Life looked fantastic on the surface. …
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Logan Nathan (@logannathan) has developed and built an app for the building and maintenance industry called i4Tradies. He’s also an electronics engineer, Microsoft Brand Ambassador and former employee of BHP where he rolled out the first IBM PS2 machine (the most powerful computer at the time), before then, a little later, introducing the first App…
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Ben Sofowora (@bensofowora) has put together a 3-part introductory series on meditation for you, this is part 3 (episode 28). Please navigate back to episode 25 of the podcast for the full series introduction. Episode 26 is a quick meditation designed to help you release stress. It can be done in any position, even seated so this works perfectly in…
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Ben Sofowora (@bensofowora) has put together a 3-part introductory series on meditation for you, this is part 2 (episode 27). Please navigate back to episode 25 of the podcast for the full series introduction. Episode 26 is a quick meditation designed to help you release stress. It can be done in any position, even seated so this works perfectly in…
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Ben Sofowora (@bensofowora) has put together a 3-part introductory series on meditation for you, this is part 1 (episode 26). Please navigate back to episode 25 of the podcast for the full series introduction. Episode 26 is a quick meditation designed to help you release stress. It can be done in any position, even seated so this works perfectly in…
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#025: Ben Sofowora |Meditation Introduction for Episodes 26, 27 & 28
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Ben Sofowora (@bensofowora) is back and has put together a 3-part introductory series on meditation for you. This episode is an introduction to the series by me, Matt Reynolds. Meditation and meditative practices have come up a few times over the course of my interviews so far. Ben and I got talking and eventually decided to do this, an audio intro…
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