
Simon Betteridge
CEO of Gardner Vaughan Group (GVG), a South East Queensland builder-developer, with over 20 years growing the company from construction roles to chief executive.
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Sep 14, 2026
Talking with Simon Betteridge about Leadership, Productivity and Growing a Construction Business for the Long Term
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8:00Martin PreeceHOST
What do you think a good, or with all the experience you've got, what would you advise a 20-year-old, 18, 20, 21, 22-year-old? What is a good foundational pathway? Is it a qualification? Is it a trade? Is there a difference these days? Will one hamper your progression towards upper echelon management or not? What's your perspective on it now, having gone through all this over sort of 25 years?

Simon BetteridgeGUEST
Yeah, it's an interesting question and I don't think there's probably any one answer.

Simon BetteridgeGUEST
It worked pretty well for me having that foundation and it was coupled with the opportunity that I had in working for the family business.

Simon BetteridgeGUEST
I worked hands-on in the business and worked holidays probably from when I was about 13 or 14.

Simon BetteridgeGUEST
You couldn't do that these days with workplace health and safety and whatnot.

Simon BetteridgeGUEST
You're a cadet, you want to get every extra dollar you can, so I'd go in and help out on the jobs if I had the opportunity.
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42:28Martin PreeceHOST
So how do you try and create an environment and a culture and a career and all those sorts of stuff so you can actually deliver what is the goals and objectives of the business?