The biggest threat to a trade business's profit usually isn't a lack of work - it's the dozens of small, everyday breakdowns (missed info, poor scheduling, incomplete job notes, delayed invoicing) that quietly compound until they show up on the P&L with no obvious cause. In this episode, Stefan sits down with Milan Kumar from Simpro to unpack why growth outpaces a business's ability to "remember what it knows about itself," where trade businesses are unknowingly leaking money, and how Simpro's new AI layer - Simpro Lightning - is designed to close those gaps without asking owners to change how they run the business.

The biggest threat to a trade business's profit usually isn't a lack of work - it's the dozens of small, everyday breakdowns (missed info, poor scheduling, incomplete job notes, delayed invoicing) that quietly compound until they show up on the P&L with no obvious cause. In this episode, Stefan sits down with Milan Kumar from Simpro to unpack why growth outpaces a business's ability to "remember what it knows about itself," where trade businesses are unknowingly leaking money, and how Simpro's new AI layer - Simpro Lightning - is designed to close those gaps without asking owners to change how they run the business.

Daniel Suter started AED Project Services - a Brisbane-based commercial electrical construction company - with himself and one apprentice in 2021. Today the business has roughly $20 million in secured work booked through to late 2027, and is scaling its team from around 10 people to approximately 35. In this Spotlight Session, Stefan Kazakis sits down with Daniel - a Business Benchmark Group Legacy Advisory client since January 2025 and winner of the 2025 BBG Leadership Transformation Award — to unpack what actually has to change inside a founder before the business can grow underneath them. It's a grounded, practical conversation about delegation, standards, cash flow discipline, and letting go of control without losing quality.

In this exclusive Spotlight Session, Stefan Kazakis, Founder of Business Benchmark Group, sits down with Matt Adams, Founder of Tradie Wraps, to explore one of the most underutilised marketing assets in any trade or service business: the vehicle fleet.

life success - 4 saboteurs and the reset required this next 12 months by Business Benchmark Group

Spotlight Sessions - Podium by Business Benchmark Group

In this exclusive Spotlight Session, Stefan Kazakis, Founder of Business Benchmark Group, sits down with Jim Koumides, Director of GK Financial Services, to explore one of the most overlooked challenges facing founder-led business owners: turning business success into personal wealth. Together, they unpack why strong revenue, healthy profits and years of hard work do not automatically translate into financial freedom, and what founders must do to build wealth beyond their business.

Hall of Fame Story - Grant Chugg 2026 Inductee by Business Benchmark Group

Spotlight Session - Farzin Hesari from LINK Business Brokers by Business Benchmark Group

Spotlight session - Middys CEO Nick Collins by Business Benchmark Group