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Aug 19, 2026
#10 - The Culture Behind Melbourne's Fastest Growing Commercial Carpentry Business - Ethan Chittick
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70:27DanielHOST
it change your price or your conditions? Yes.
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70:30Ethan ChittickGUEST
So I think I've thought about this a lot lately and like you were just saying, your sort of tiered system, different tiers and different builders might get different pricing because they all sequence differently.
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70:41Ethan ChittickGUEST
I often find, and it's really hard to do this with the big builders, right? I often find the builders that use the same trades a lot are going to get a lot more continuity on the job.
Talking with Ethan Chittick about The Reality of Running a Subcontracting Business in Construction
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29:11Martin PriestHOST
What's that evolution like in a 10-year career thus far from going the guy on site to the guy running the business? What are the key changes and what have you had to get your head around as a business, as a business leader rather than a, a leader of a crew of guys or just a crew of tradies?
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29:30Ethan ChittickGUEST
When I started it was, it was me, Ben, and one apprentice o- o- originally.
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29:35Ethan ChittickGUEST
So I think, I think it's really tough in a trades business and probably most business because you are the best technician on your team.
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29:43Ethan ChittickGUEST
You start as being the best at what you do and you provide the most company value by you doing this with your hands on.
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29:49Ethan ChittickGUEST
As you grow, there needs to become a point where you hand the reins to your team and you don't micromanage and you learn to let go because you can't outwork five or 10 people that are working for you.
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55:48Martin PriestHOST
[clears throat] Is it hard finding good chippies or d- do you, or carpenters? Do you, do you, and, and do you try and get in lads and lasses out of school once they sort of, if they wanna become carpenters? Like, do you have to create that pathway for youngsters coming into the industry? Like how, how easy or difficult is it to find tradespeople to work in the business?
