{"podcast":{"title":"Jimmy Talks Construction","slug":"jimmy-talks-construction-7352594","podcast_index_feed_id":7352594,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/jimmy-talks/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/jimmy-talks","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/jimmy-talks/podcast_cover_20260616_050603_d09c5960f1d4918ab573921835e12538.jpg","author":"James Starbuck","episode_count":57,"summary":"Jimmy Talks Construction is an Australian construction podcast focused on real conversations with builders, contractors, tradies, and business owners across the construction industry. Each episode dives into construction business growth, civil construction, earthmoving, excavation, leadership on site, hiring subcontractors, scaling trade businesses, and the real challenges of running a construction company in Australia. From infrastructure projects and heavy machinery to cash flow, management, and lessons learned the hard way, this podcast shares honest insights from people building successful construction businesses from the ground up.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T16:22:17.719612+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jimmy-talks-construction-7352594"},"episode":{"title":"Ben Graham (Director of Civil Contracting Solutions QLD) - Jimmy Talks Construction","slug":"ben-graham-director-of-civil-contracting-solutions-qld-jimmy-talks-construction","published_at":"2026-02-17T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jimmy-talks-construction-7352594/ben-graham-director-of-civil-contracting-solutions-qld-jimmy-talks-construction","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jimmy-talks-construction-7352594","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/jimmy-talks/2554269","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/331611/2554269/jimmy-talks/2026_02_17_01_30_56_57ccb65d-3359-4c09-a55d-b1ead0057a76.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Jimmy Talks Construction, Jimmy sits down with Ben Graham, Director of Civil Contracting Solutions QLD, for a brutally honest conversation about building a civil construction business in Queensland. Ben shares his journey from working on tier one basement projects in Brisbane to being told he couldn’t work in the city for 12 months — and what it actually took to start again from scratch with a 5.5-tonne excavator and tipper combo while raising young kids. This episode gets into the realities most contractors only talk about off camera: – Walking away from tier one work and starting over – Finding work with no following (door knocking, noticeboards, and flyers) – The expensive lessons that come with bad finance decisions – Why rates in QLD can destroy margins if you’re highly leveraged – Wet weather planning, build pads, and selling solutions instead of just machines – The difference between being busy and actually making money If you’re in civil construction, earthmoving, excavation, plant hire, subdivisions, or thinking about going from PAYG to running your own gear, this episode is packed with real-world lessons you can actually apply. If you enjoyed the episode, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share the podcast - it helps bring bigger guests and better conversations to the channel. Connect with Ben: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civilcontractingsolutionsqld/?hl=en 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Civil-Contracting-Solutions-QLD-PTY-LTD-100086025881406/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-graham-2a11347b/?originalSubdomain=au Connect with Jimmy: 🌐 Website: https://starbuckgroup.com.au 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyTalksConstruction 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starbuckexcavation 📘 Facebook: https://w…","meta_description":"In this episode of Jimmy Talks Construction, Jimmy sits down with Ben Graham, Director of Civil Contracting Solutions QLD, for a brutally honest conversat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4354,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jimmy-talks-construction-7352594/episodes/ben-graham-director-of-civil-contracting-solutions-qld-jimmy-talks-construction/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jimmy-talks-construction-7352594/ben-graham-director-of-civil-contracting-solutions-qld-jimmy-talks-construction.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}