Constructing You

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.

Harvey Jutton, a 19-year-old entrepreneur originally hailing from the United Kingdom, currently resides in Sydney, Australia. His journey began in hostels until he found his footing in Double Bay.

Venturing into the business world, Harvey made the bold decision to move, knowing no one in his new surroundings. In just the second month of his business endeavor, he and his Chief Technology Officer (CTO) have achieved an impressive feat: successfully placing six individuals into permanent job roles.

Harvey's business specializes in the field of Electrical and HVAC Recruitment. Leveraging cutting-edge AI and data-driven strategies, his company is experiencing rapid expansion.

With ambitions that extend beyond Australia, Harvey has plans to establish a presence in Dubai. Networking and connecting with like-minded individuals are central to his approach. He believes that there's something to learn from everyone, and he seizes any opportunity to gain new insights, regardless of the circumstances.

Beyond the realm of business, Harvey's interests delve into macroeconomics, and his personality is intrinsically tied to the world of commerce. In his leisure time, he can often be found conducting research on the economy or actively engaging in networking events, including frequents visits to esteemed clubs such as the CYCA (Cruising Yacht Club of Australia), where he has cultivated meaningful connections.

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".

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Jon Sibley is the CEO of TrueBuilt. Jon has 7+ years of experience in enterprise software sales and sales leadership. He is a former Team USA and NCAA Athlete. He holds an MBA from USC Marshall and a BA in Law and Economics from UC Berkeley and grew up around his immediate family in construction.

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Marie believes that engineering is one of the most fascinating industries and professions there can be. Whilst the industry has a long way to go, she sees an industry where engineering is accessible to everyone and there is creativity and innovation embedded in professional practice to address society's needs. She started her journey decades ago and has had incredible opportunities to advance and to deliver award winning projects and was nominated for the ACSE NSW Female Engineer of the Year in 2021. It wasn't always a straightforward path finding herself in the industry, but she has found it extremely rewarding.

Because of the world of possibility, she is a keen STEAM enthusiast and through mentoring and speaking events she supports creative engineers to be the best that they can be. She has volunteered with Engineers Australia at various STEM events and careers nights and she has judged with Re-Engineered Australia Foundation for the F1 in Schools competition. Marie is an Associate Director and shareholder at SDA Structures and leads by creating space to listen and for sharing of ideas. Marie has played on many successful sporting teams and has received numerous player's awards. Her favourite achievement so far is the friendships she has made with people from all over the world.

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Consider this: what would you do if you realised that the only you you ever knew never really existed, but was a fragment of everyone else's perceptions and belief systems about you?

It's a scary thought.

Brave enough to explore?

Play now.

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'

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The nagging is the quite little voice within that's trying to speak the truth to you.

But your unconscious belief system isn't allowing you to listen, because if you did, you'd likely realise that there's much more to you than what even meets your eye.

Over her impressive 16-year career, Kabri Lehrman-Schmid has established herself as a trailblazing superintendent for Hensel Phelps in the United States. She has set new standards for the influence of field leadership on her design-build teams, while passionately endorsing industry initiatives aimed at enhancing workforce well-being.

Her $1.9B portfolio highlights her adept management across all phases of progressive delivery projects within the transportation and higher education sectors. Kabri's contributions have been acknowledged with multiple honors, including recognition as one of Engineering News-Record's 2023 National Top 20 Under 40 professionals, featured on Construction Business Owner's 2019 cover for 20 Outstanding Women in Construction, and as the inaugural recipient of AGC of Washington's 2022 Rising Star Award.

Kabri advocates for the potential of field management in tackling biases and mental health stigmas within the construction industry and is a dedicated contributor to training programs aimed at elevating leadership skillsets among forepersons.

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; https://www.facebook.com/groups/constructingyou/ Get a copy of my book: https://amzn.to/31ILAdv