# He Shut Down His Business. Then Started Again | Max Eagles Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/jimmy-talks-construction-7352594/he-shut-down-his-business-then-started-again-max-eagles Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/jimmy-talks-construction-7352594/he-shut-down-his-business-then-started-again-max-eagles.md Podcast: [Jimmy Talks Construction](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jimmy-talks-construction-7352594) Published: 2026-07-14T06:58:50+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/jimmy-talks/2987940 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/331611/2987940/jimmy-talks/2026_07_14_06_52_11_d2ac4040-60a1-4e5c-8ba1-5aa13ec50393.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jimmy-talks-construction-7352594/episodes/he-shut-down-his-business-then-started-again-max-eagles Duration seconds: 4634 ## Resource Max Eagles, owner of X1 Plumbing, joins Jimmy Talks Construction to share how his first plumbing business failedโ€”and what he changed before starting again. In this episode, Max and James discuss: The difference between being a good plumber and running a profitable plumbing business Quoting a $40,000 job when the next price was approximately $70,000 The apprentice mistake that flooded an entire basement Why verbal warnings were not enough during a Fair Work claim The risks of operating as a sole trader Calculating charge-out rates, overheads, efficiency and profit margins Whether taking lower-priced work is better than leaving employees at home Losing money on a job to protect an important client relationship Moving from residential maintenance into larger commercial plumbing work Rebuilding after failure and launching X1 Plumbing Hiring, leadership and maintaining company culture while growing Subscribe to Jimmy Talks Construction for honest conversations with the people building Australiaโ€™s construction industry. Connect with Max: ๐ŸŒ Website: https://www.x1plumb.com.au/ ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/x1plumb/ ๐Ÿ“˜ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/X1-Plumb-61568419870480/ ๐Ÿ’ผ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/x1-plumb-pty-ltd/?originalSubdomain=au ๐Ÿ’ผ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-eagles-5248822a8/ Connect with Jimmy: ๐ŸŒ Website: https://starbuckgroup.com.au ๐Ÿ“บ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyTalksConstruction ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starbuckexcavation ๐Ÿ“˜ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/starbuckexcavation ๐Ÿ’ผ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-starbuck-13336546/ Sponsorships + Guest Enquiries: louis@lj-media.com Send in Business Problems: jimmytalksconstruction@gmail.com ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jimmy-talks-construction-7352594/episodes/he-shut-down-his-business-then-started-again-max-eagles/transcription-requests` โ€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/jimmy-talks-construction-7352594/he-shut-down-his-business-then-started-again-max-eagles.md` โ€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.