Oct 5, 2026
Two builders, $150K in debt between them, and the honest story of how business coaching turned it all around. Wayne Preston and Matthew Auld join Mick Hawes to talk about the financial crisis, mental health, and what it actually takes to build a construction business that works for you instead of against you.
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Sep 30, 2026
I sat down with residential builders Wayne Preston and Matthew Auld for a raw conversation on mental health in the building industry and what business coaching for builders actually looks like behind the scenes. Wayne shares the financial crisis that nearly cost him his house. Matthew opens up about the day his wife...
Sep 21, 2026
Most business owners aren't lazy or lost, they're sabotaging themselves without realising it. In this episode, Mick Hawes talks with entrepreneur Kassidy Warren about the real difference between purpose and distraction, why business owners create chaos instead of focus, and why he spent $35,000 to join a community and...
Sep 14, 2026
He started with one spare bedroom renting for $35 a night, and turned it into a $13 million short-term rental portfolio. In this episode I sit down with real estate investor Kassidy Warren to talk about how he actually did it, and what it cost him along the way.
We get into the discipline it takes to build...
Aug 17, 2026
Ben Hansen, known as The Profit Doctor, joins Mick Hawes for Part 2 of this conversation on The ToolShed Podcast, and it's a masterclass in why revenue doesn't guarantee profit. Ben explains why the biggest, most exciting projects are often the ones quietly bleeding a building business dry, and why the "sweet spot" jobs...