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Construction Software to Streamline Your Building Projects with Sam Wardle-Reid, BuildPass

BuildPass is an AI-powered software platform helping create safer, more efficient construction sites within one easy-to-use hub.  Through the web based app you can digitise site processes with ease, helping you remove manual tasks, enhance safety systems and give your team greater visibility to the status of every project you run – both on and…

Educating Your Clients and Winning More Projects From Your Proposals with Duayne, Live Life Build

On this call, Duayne discusses why he believes that the proposal is the most important document in your building business.  So much so that he and his wife Camille sold their family home to develop software that makes doing proposals easy, and helps hundreds of builders and trades win more profitable projects.  Learn how your…

Regulating Your Nervous System with Breath with Justin Andrews, Inner Breath

This Session focuses on the importance of breath in regulating the nervous system.  You will learn three specific breathing techniques to use at different times throughout the day:  one to energise upon waking another to regain calmness during stressful moments in the afternoon, and a final technique to promote better sleep at night.  A QR…

Small Considerations with Sharon Eldridge, TIACS

Our businesses are our livelihoods and it is where most of us spend our waking hours and energy.  What we do and how well we do it, informs our view of ourselves and how others see us.  So when unexpected and seemingly unfair events occur they can feel out of our control and often unsurmountable. …

Building Biology Applied with Dr Paula Baker-Laporte, EcoNest Architecture

Dr Baker-Laporte  was a keynote speaker at the Live Life Build Brisbane Fuel Session on 29 May 2025. You can watch the recording from that session and view Paula’s slide presentation. In her presentation, Dr Baker-Laporte shares how first-hand experience with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities in the 1980’s was the impetus behind her search for healthier…

This is How We Do It with John Tonkin, Brain in a Box

A great outcome for any builder is to finish the job with a truly satisfied client who leaves you a fantastic testimonial, pays every invoice on time and communicates effectively with you throughout the build. Top that with knowing that your team works well together, follows the guidance they’re given and works conscientiously on every…

Social Proof That Sells: How Awards Position You as the Go-To Builder with Amelia Lee, Live Life Build

Most builders underestimate the power of entering awards, but awards aren’t just about trophies. They’re one of the most effective (and underused) tools for building trust, attracting the right clients, and standing out in a crowded market. In this session, we’ll show you how to use awards as a form of social proof that sells…

Perception vs Perspective + Eisenhower Matrix Workshop with Aaron Applefield, Stoic Coaching

This session demonstrates that ‘perception’ is about how we sense and interpret the world, while ‘perspective’ is about our viewpoint or attitude toward that interpretation and how we can gain perspective from the viewpoint of others. Aaron examines how using the Eisenhower Matrix can help to focus on what truly matters, ensuring productive allocation of…

Emotional Intelligence: The #1 Leadership Competency that Everyone Can Learn with Helen Rogerson, Leadership EQ

Helen’s presentation explores the evolving understanding of success factors in professional and personal development. Historically, it was widely accepted that IQ (intelligence quotient) was the primary determinant of one’s success. However, this perspective has been significantly challenged. Consider those academically gifted students from your school years – while some have achieved considerable success, many others…

The Basics of Insurance for Builders with Ryan Houston, Master Builders

Insurance can be complicated, confusing and overwhelming for many people. It is often seen as a grudge purchase with many people lacking faith in the product or the insurer’s willingness to pay a claim should the worst happen.  In this session we chatted to industry specialist, Ryan Houston of Master Builders, about the practical overview…