{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Good Builder Podcast","title":"The Daily Dose #348 | What Actually Makes a Good Builder? Mitch Thompson on People, Standards and Building a Business That Lasts","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2883,"description":"What does being a good builder actually look like when you strip away the systems, processes and business jargon?\nIn this episode of The Good Builder Podcast, Az sits down with Mitch Thompson from Vista Built in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges for a conversation about building better homes, better teams and a building business you actually want to be part of.\nMitch has deliberately taken Vista Built down the high-performance and healthy-home path, working across new homes, renovations and extensions. But some of the most interesting lessons in this conversation have very little to do with what happens on the tools.\nMitch talks about why he’s prepared to knock back the wrong projects, how Vista Built can price five jobs rather than 50, why long-term relationships with trades matter, and why apprentices shouldn’t simply be viewed as cheap labour. He also explains why good culture comes before systems and processes, and why Australia’s minimum building standard should be exactly that: the minimum.\nIt’s a refreshingly practical conversation with a builder who isn’t trying to become the biggest. He’s focused on doing good work, with good people, for clients who value the same things.\nIn this episode:\nWhy Vista Built has chosen to specialise in high-performance and healthier homes\nWhy Mitch treats minimum building standards as a starting point\nThe business case for being selective about clients and projects\nHow Vista Built has built a strong pipeline through reputation and word of mouth\nWhy culture and good people come before systems and processes\nThe importance of paying and looking after trades and suppliers\nWhy builders should think differently about apprentices and the next generation\nWhat Mitch thinks the current market could mean for good operators\nWhy he has no ambition to become one of Australia’s biggest builders\nAnd ultimately, what Mitch believes makes a good builder\nThis one gets right to the heart of why The Good Builder exists: putting the spotlight on builders...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kfWyLokmOh8IknRiu8hFWliTL287_yQe0yBgRNp7WJc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZmE4/MDdmMWNmOWU1Yjc4/ZGU2OTIxYTcwOTk0/OTk3YS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}