About this episode
Mitch Suleau moved from Tasmania to Perth two years ago with a carpenter’s ticket, no residential connections, and no business plan. He started MBS Building Company anyway. Now he has a team, a CRM, a builders ticket on the way, and his first social media video went viral and landed two jobs worth $30,000 each.
Kane and Mitch get into what the early years of a trade business actually look like. Why you have no idea what you want until you are almost there. Why hiring a tradesman as your first employee beats bringing on an apprentice. How to find work through referrals and social media before advertising. What it actually takes to build a reputation fast in a city where bad tradespeople can hide. And what Kane would do differently if he was starting Smartfix again from year one.
If you are in the first two to three years of running a trade business and figuring it out as you go, this episode is worth your time.
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About Mitch Suleau
Mitch Suleau is the founder of MBS Building Company, a Perth-based carpentry and outdoor living business specialising in decking, pergolas, patios, and renovations. Two years in, building the right way with a growing team and a builders ticket on the way.
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00:00 Moving from Tasmania to Perth and starting a business with nothing
02:20 Why Mitch went out on his own straight away
04:00 Doing gutter cleans and odd jobs just to survive
06:30 The moment things started to click
08:00 Why hiring a tradesman beats hiring an apprentice first
10:30 How Mitch found and onboarded his first employee
13:00 Building a team of four and looking to grow
15:30 Getting a CRM and what changed when he did
18:00 Going from spreadsheets and notebooks to ServiceMate
21:00 Why knowing your numbers from day one matters
24:00 Profit First and how Mitch handles cashflow
27:00 The builders ticket and why he is doing it
30:00 What structure means before you try to scale
33:00 Why referrals are worth more than any ad spend
36:00 Social media and the video that got 30,000 views
40:00 How two jobs worth $20,000 to $30,000 each came from one post
44:00 Why every trade business owner is a content creator now
48:00 Is the customer always right?
52:00 What Kane would do differently if he started Smartfix again
56:00 Why picking a niche early is the right move
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