Constructing You

The construction and property industries are people industries, after all. Except, typically when we look at our built form, and ask, ‘who built this?’, the answer is a name of a company. But who are the people behind the projects, who are the ones who have brought them to life? That’s why my multiple award-winning podcast, Constructing You, looks at the people behind the projects, and I’m starting at the top. I’ll be sharing interviews with exceptional leaders, industry titans and young guns with you. I’m not only going to find out what they do, but also who they are, and who they’ve had to become to achieve what they have. What does it really take to become an exemplary, excellent and exceptional person behind the projects? Because I want to inspire and ignite you to become not just a technically apt person on projects. I want you to become an exemplary person behind the project, via learning from the people who have already made it. I want you to aim as high as the skyscrapers in your career, and life, by sharing the successful journeys of others so you can see what’s possible. Are you ready to work on your greatest project ever?

The End of Constructing You 02/13/2024

Young Gun Brenda Kiptugen on Constructing You - Follow Yourself, Reject Labels, Mastermind Time 02/01/2024

The Secret Series - The Ultimate Leadership Manifesto 01/25/2024

The Secret Series - What it Takes to Defy the Grain 01/21/2024

Time to DEFY 01/18/2024

The Secret Series - Why the Next Generation is Losing (It). 01/14/2024

Who's losing it? 01/11/2024

The Secret Series - Where Did it All Go Wrong? 01/07/2024

Welcome back! 01/04/2024

In Reflection - 2023 12/17/2023

In Reflection - 2023 Every week since I started breaking down my own psyche I send an email to my coach titled in reflection. Sharing the syncronichies, revelations, awakenings and new found awarenesses that the universe delivered me as the week unfolded. At times I would sit there thinking what could possibly show up, it’s been a quite week and then BAM, something would be delivered. But why – why stop, why let the wheels fall off? Power opposing independence! The world told me I was a success, it kept on confirming it but I’ve always lived in two realities, and it’s the reality that was numbed and suppressed because it was too painful to acknowledge was the underlying driver of my life. And I had to face it this year, it was delivered to me, rolled like a ball at my feet, and I had to hear the calling. Until you don’t confront what is numbed and suppressed within, that is unconsciously running your life, it is like a house on sand. My house was built on sand, and the sand began washing away, and so the house fell. As it needed to, as it still is, because what the destruction had to offer and has to offer is so beautiful. Parts of me that I didn’t even know existed, have just come online, and I realised that the level of pleasure one can experience is only relative to the pain they can experience, and both are awakening, revealing and beautiful. If you have been listening to the show this year, I again thank you for choosing this space and for taking value from the show. I couldn’t always deliver this year, as literally, my wheels fell off, and I had to stop and inspect the vehicle. Thoroughly. Join me in January for the secret series, where co-authors from SOTCI have joined to bring disruptive perspectives and truths to you, in anticipation of the release of our anthology. I’m extremely proud of it, and I know it’s going to serve its purpose of lodging a spanner in the minds of many, because not to dissimilar to what I’ve been speaking on, something needs to enter to break your mind so you can experience far more than what is currently in your realm. I wish you a blessed and abundance Christmas if you celebrate, as I do a prosperous, abundant and growth filled new year. I wish you all the best and nothing less, and if you choose to be back next year, then all I can say is, we’re going somewhere so vastly different than where we have been, and the invitation is always open for you to join. Until 2024, here’s to constructing you…. /episode/index/show/b2cf9e9d-0021-421e-a3db-61bacae46dac/id/29119938

Constructing You with Matt Perrott - Creating BuildPass, Entrepreneurial Success Principles 12/13/2023

Constructing You with Matt Perrott - Creating BuildPass, Entrepreneurial Success Principles Co-founder of BuildPass, Matt Perrott, began his working life with hands-on labouring experience doing shop fittings while employed as a lifeguard on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, at notorious surf beaches such as Gunnamatta and Portsea. At The University of Melbourne Matt completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Civil Engineering and Finance), where he was first exposed to powerful software like CAD, which stoked his natural curiosity in how digital tools could be utilised for building. This drew Matt to further his education at The University of Melbourne with a Masters in Software Engineering, graduating with First Class Honours. During university, Matt’s love for building and digital spurred his first foray into the app world, launching an online community platform called Jufl that helped students create friendships and networks through spontaneous lunch catch-ups. After his first taste of the tech world, Matt was hooked. And it wasn’t long until his drive to discover more about how technology could be used to improve day-to-day life, particularly in a business setting, saw him seek out a career in software development. Matt’s first full-time role at a technology business was with EverProof, a digital platform that provides secure access to sensitive documentation. Here Matt worked in the business development and strategy teams, where he grew his sales toolkit while observing how small software teams can work together efficiently. After a year at EverProof, Matt doubled-down on his move into technology, landing a graduate role with REA Group where he rotated throughout the business, deepening his technical ability and knowledge in operational processes that drive sustained success. In 2019 while working on REA Group’s peer-working platform, Spacely, Matt met his BuildPass co-founder, Aaron Vanston. /episode/index/show/b2cf9e9d-0021-421e-a3db-61bacae46dac/id/29052948

Young Gun Harvey Jutton on Constructing You - Business at 19, Global Expansion 12/06/2023

Constructing You with Amit Puri - Winning the Championship 11/29/2023

Constructing You with Amit Puri - Winning the Championship Qualified as an Architect MBA, Amit has been working to contribute to the global real estate sector for two and a half decades. He has spent almost a decade in the region curating stories for mixed-use and retail assets. Amit has rich experience with brands such as Ivanhoe Cambridge, Old mutual group, McArthur, RMZ, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, and DLF in leadership positions. All along his passionate journey in real estate, he has been instrumental in formulating innovative strategies and opening top new revenue streams for his stakeholders. He has worked for multi billion private family offices and publicly listed institutional funds and developers to build businesses from scratch or help grow them to the next level. Amit is currently the Partner and Board advisor at ACR Partners & Chief strategy office at Aliriza Robotics. Until recently, in his last role at DAMAC Properties, Amit handled the entire P&L of the leased and managed assets. Amit’s prime focus was to establish DAMAC as a mixed-use and community retail player in the region, which included developing new territories for DAMAC in London, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon. He built a mall management team through strategic hiring and mentoring for delivering exceptional retailer and customer experiences. In parallel, he ensured the enhancement of productivity and overall valuation of the operational assets of DAMAC through management of DAMAC owned malls in the United Arab Emirates. Amit has been invited to speak at esteemed retail events such as ICSC (Jakarta), MECSC (Dubai), World Corporate Summit (Dubai), Future Retail Destinations (Qatar), 11th Annual Shopping Mall Summit Malaysia, 12th Annual Shopping Mall Summit (Thailand), 9th Annual CEM & Customer Loyalty MENA Summit (Dubai), and Property Technology Festival (Dubai) to name a few. In his free time, Amit likes to assess feasibility of tech start ups and help them grow. He also likes to play off as time permits and he is a progressive believer in the powerful adage “Teamwork makes the dream work”. If you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn. Don't forget you can also join the free facebook community to discuss your journey in the building industry; Get a copy of my book: /episode/index/show/b2cf9e9d-0021-421e-a3db-61bacae46dac/id/28844608

Secrets of the Construction Industry - Upcoming Book! 11/28/2023

Constructing You with Jon Sibley - Sports, Sales and Pscyhology to Win the Championship 11/24/2023

Constructing You with Marie O'Looney - The Fascination of Engineering 11/07/2023

Attachment to Identity 11/06/2023

Mark Greenhill OAM on Constructing You - Leadership learned from Crisis, Managing Relations with High Stakes 10/30/2023

Mark Greenhill OAM on Constructing You - Leadership learned from Crisis, Managing Relations with High Stakes Mark first worked as a union official in the 90s and then went on to be a senior advisor to the NSW’s longest serving Premier The Hon Bob Carr MP. He later went on to become Chief of Staff to Minister Grant McBride. Following his time in NSW State Parliament, ran for a seat in the Blue Mountains City Council. The City of Blue Mountains is one of only two cities in the world surrounded by a UNESCO declared World Heritage National Park Area. With a spectacular environmental setting, the Blue Mountains is home to a community of nearly 80,000 people living in 27 towns and villages located over 100 km of mountainous terrain. As a passionate environmentalist, Mark was inspired to run for Council to stop a development he thought would have a detrimental impact on the native flora and fauna. Mark was elected in 1999. He has served 20 years as a Councillor, and has been Mayor of the Blue Mountains Council for the past 10 years. This is the longest time ever served by a Mayor in this Council, and the second longest time after Councillor Clover Moore AO, Lord Mayor of Sydney. In 2016 Mark was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to local government and to the community of the Blue Mountains. This was also in recognition of the extraordinary efforts he went to support the people of the Blue Mountains after the devastating impact of the 2013 and Black Summer Fires. He established the Mayoral Relief Fund and raised millions of dollars for those who lost their homes. He was also awarded National Emergency Medal by the Governor General for his service as a Fire Fighter during the Black Summer Fires, and the Western Sydney University Community Leadership Award for his leadership during the 2013 fires Mark was named Climate Ambassador in 2020 by the Climate Council for his work as Mayor of the Blue Mountains in publicly drawing the link between the Black Summer Fires and climate change. For Mark, leading the recovery processes from those bushfire events, helping people put their lives back together, and seeing them resettled in their homes are the two most rewarding things from his time in local government. He maintains the inspiration you draw from communities in extremis – their unity of purpose and their individual and collective bravery – has been a very rewarding part of the job. Industrial relations career: Mark has had a 20-year career in industrial relations. He has experience working for the CMFEU, as Head of Industrial Relations for RailCorp NSW, Endeavour Energy, Networks NSW, UGL, Ventia and now at Bouygues Construction Australia. He is a commercially focused and legally trained Executive Human Resources professional with expertise in industrial relations, employee relations, change management and leadership. He has managed complex and high-profile Enterprise Agreement negotiations, workplace investigations and disciplinary matters, supported reform initiatives and reduced operating expenditure through improved employee relations and management practices. He has experience at the highest levels of business, government and media coupled with extensive knowledge of contemporary employment/ industrial relations management. Mark's book of choice: Tim Winton's 'Breath' Show notes: If you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn. Don't forget you can also join the free facebook community to discuss your journey in the building industry; Get a copy of my book: /episode/index/show/b2cf9e9d-0021-421e-a3db-61bacae46dac/id/28468229

The Nagging 10/27/2023

Kabri Lehrman-Schmid on Constructing You - Becoming a Trailblazing Superintedent, Real Impact on Sites 10/26/2023

Note from Self 10/16/2023

Young Gun Alice Graham on Constructing You - Challenging Cultural Paradigms, Making Great Community Impact 10/14/2023

Young Gun Alice Graham on Constructing You - Challenging Cultural Paradigms, Making Great Community Impact Alice is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with 6 years of experience since graduating in 2018 with a first-class degree in Quantity Surveying. Her career started at a global construction consultancy, where she provided cost management services on a wide range of projects in the public and private sector, including new build and refurbishment projects. She currently works as a Solutions Engineer at Procore Technologies, where she leverages her industry expertise to support clients in adopting cutting-edge construction cost management tech solutions, contributing to the industry's digital transformation. Alice's career is marked by a strong commitment to innovation, diversity, and industry advocacy. She has received multiple industry awards for her outstanding contributions. She actively serves as a Trustee for the Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry and contributes to the Building the Future Young Persons’ Advisory Panel. Alice is passionate about learning and self development. Currently, she is coming to the end of a Master's degree in Leading Major Programmes. In this episode you will discover: Young gun approved professional practices for high achievement What it means to go above and beyond in a graduate role The correlation between performance and ambition Principles of young guns success to always stay ahead How to maximise your efforts in community engagement And so much more! Show notes If you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn. Don't forget you can also join the free facebook community to discuss your journey in the building industry; Get a copy of my book: /episode/index/show/b2cf9e9d-0021-421e-a3db-61bacae46dac/id/28297025

Young Gun Idris Sarwar on Constructing You - Performance, Ambition and High Achievement 09/18/2023

Young Gun Idris Sarwar on Constructing You - Performance, Ambition and High Achievement Employed at Ferrovial, working on the Thames Tideway Tunnel; the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the UK water industry. Winner of Ferrovial UK&I VGA Graduate of the Year 2023 award. Professional member: Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) – GMICE Registered STEM Ambassador with Go Construct actively influencing the community through career fairs, lectures, workshops, and providing mentoring to students who seek involvement within the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) sector. Also involved in environmental development and restoration projects to improve sustainability and aid in community wellbeing. Strong education professional having completed an accredited Master's (MEng) degree in Civil Engineering at City, University of London. Skilled in Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Autodesk AutoCAD, Primavera P6, SureTrak, Aphex, MATLAB, StaadPro, Databases, Microsoft Access, and a plethora of Engineering and IT-based infrastructures. Experienced Tutor with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. In this episode you will discover: Young gun approved professional practices for high achievement What it means to go above and beyond in a graduate role The correlation between performance and ambition Principles of young guns success to always stay ahead How to maximise your efforts in community engagement And so much more! Show notes If you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn. Don't forget you can also join the free facebook community to discuss your journey in the building industry; Get a copy of my book: /episode/index/show/b2cf9e9d-0021-421e-a3db-61bacae46dac/id/28062501

Houssam Abiad on Constructing You - Immense fear over faith, allowing all to get better 09/10/2023

Spiroula Stathakis on Constructing You: Freedom of Speech, Circumstances Matter Not 09/02/2023

Spiroula Stathakis on Constructing You: Freedom of Speech, Circumstances Matter Not FOS Collective is based on 3 primary principals, inspiration, education and collaboration. We believe that those core principals can work in harmony with one another to create amazing results for our design studio and our clients alike. Our goal is to create functional and striking spaces by applying our combined and collective skill sets. The driving force behind the brand is our founder and director, Spiroula Stathakis who, with over a decade of experience, continuously works to perfect her craft. She believes the key to a successful project and overall outcome is complete transparency and education with all parties involved and that this allows room for exploration and development of ideas and solutions. Collaboration has been a key component in her career to date, emphasising the importance of constantly learning and expanding through working with some of the industries best. She believes that the world of design and construction is much greater than any one individual and it is through the art of collaboration, greatness comes to fruition. Spiroula’s portfolio extends to national and pioneer levels, having designed showrooms for some of the largest companies across the country, working as the lead designer in Australia’s first co-living space and being part of the incredible team at Sydney’s Crown Casino amongst many others. Winning Good Design Australia Awards, working on TV shows such as The Block, her ambassadorship, being interviewed on podcasts, producing educational material, key-note presentations and a co-authorship, has secured her position within the industry as an expert in her own right with a cornucopia of experience which she endeavours to expand on through her business FOS Collective and as an ambitious individual who wants to continue making waves in the industry for years to come. If you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn. Join the home of young guns here: Get a copy of my book: /episode/index/show/b2cf9e9d-0021-421e-a3db-61bacae46dac/id/27924444

Young Gun Matt DiBara on Constructing You - The Language of Success (This is How it's Done) 08/26/2023

Young Gun Matt DiBara on Constructing You - The Language of Success (This is How it's Done) Matt DiBara, is a successful entrepreneur, the owner of DiBara Masonry, and the Contractor Consultants. Matt is a 4th generation mason who co-created The Contractor Consultants to revolutionize recruitment for contractors. He has been featured in several publications such as California Business Journal, CEO Weekly, Yahoo! Finance, The Detroit News, LA Weekly, and more for his outstanding contributions to the construction industry. DiBara wanted to modernize the business in ways his dad wasn’t comfortable with, so, with his dad’s support, DiBara started DiBara Masonry, a company he set up and ran while still a full-time student. Growing up in a family of masons, Matt DiBara's passion for the construction industry was instilled in him from a young age. At just nine years old, Matt began working alongside his father, learning the importance of a strong work ethic and commitment to craftsmanship. As he matured, Matt's admiration for his father's dedication and the challenges faced by contractors inspired him to co-found The Contractor Consultants. This innovative company aims to revolutionize recruitment for contractors and help construction companies embrace modern technology, improving their operations and work-life balance. Their services, including a comprehensive 63-module Contractor Hiring Course and an Outsourced Hiring Service, support contractors in building better teams and enhancing work-life balance. In partnership with Indeed, ZipRecruiter, and Angi, The Contractor Consultants offer efficient recruitment solutions for the construction industry. Matt's expertise has led to speaking engagements at major industry events like RoofCon, IBS, and the World of Concrete. He has also been awarded a prestigious Quality and Craftsmanship Award from Congress, appeared on popular construction podcasts, and contributed articles to leading industry publications. By providing innovative recruitment solutions and sharing his knowledge through speaking engagements, podcasts, and written contributions, Matt DiBara and The Contractor Consultants are empowering contractors to build better businesses and transform the construction industry. At only 30, he’s achieved levels of success most would deem remarkable for someone of retirement age: He became a millionaire at 27, works on celebrity homes in L.A., is in the early stages of developing a potential TV show, writes books, and curriculum, serves as a keynote speaker … achievements and opportunities born from a lifelong passion for a skilled trade that some actually discouraged him from pursuing. Ultimately, DiBara paved his own path. In this episode, you'll discover: How the comeback is stronger than the setback The powerhouse practices behind winning mindsets Revolutionizing hiring in the industry Protecting your ambition and success Who young guns should listen to And so much more Show notes If you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn. Join the home of young guns here: Get a copy of my book: /episode/index/show/b2cf9e9d-0021-421e-a3db-61bacae46dac/id/27795699

Inside out or Outside in? 08/19/2023

Casey Grey on Constructing You - Conscious Building and Living 08/19/2023

300th Special Episode - Rob Penney on Constructing You - The Psychology and Processes of Continuous Improvement 07/30/2023

To Elinor is a Verb 07/30/2023

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