{"podcast":{"title":"Mindful Builder","slug":"mindful-builder-6841919","podcast_index_feed_id":6841919,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/mindful-builder/","website_url":"https://mindful-builder.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/00f468ee-32ce-4128-8bd8-e9350c2985bb/XizDXVIMb3hN1TASz3PU94Sv.jpg","author":"Matthew Carland and Hamish White","episode_count":141,"summary":"Join Matt from Carland Constructions and Hamish from Sanctum Homes in a podcast discussing sustainable building practices and passive house concepts. They also talk to experts from all avenues of the building industry to share their knowledge and insights on what the industry looks like today. Further to this, Matt and Hamish are building a platform through the podcast to discuss mental health issues that arise in the building industry. The industry can be quite negative at times and there is a great deal of stigma around what it means to be a \"tradie\". Matt and Hamish are here to shine a light of positivity on the industry and share relatable topics that will help you in your own building or construction business.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-28T04:19:14.694440+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-builder-6841919"},"episode":{"title":"The Day I Almost Quit Building for Good","slug":"the-day-i-almost-quit-building-for-good","published_at":"2026-07-26T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-builder-6841919/the-day-i-almost-quit-building-for-good","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-builder-6841919","url":"https://mindful-builder.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7a065e57-c385-4186-9974-babd10d4814a.mp3","summary":"James Turner from JTurner Constructions didn’t plan to start a building business. A torn ACL and a forced shift into subbie life pushed him into it, and he built the company the way most builders do: decks, renos, extensions, then new homes. Two and a bit years ago, he was ready to pull the pin. Bad estimating, people management gaps, COVID losses, and the mental load stacked up fast. A turning point came from an unexpected place: an eight-week men’s course (Rising Kings) that helped him rebuild structure through daily habits and exercise. From there, Zara D’Cotta’s course sparked a new interest in the health of homes, and Future Builder gave him the systems and support to start moving toward Passive House and high-performance building. This episode is a practical look at what it really takes to transition: filtering the noise, learning the fundamentals, marketing like a human, and selling health and comfort before you ever mention acronyms. CHAPTER MARKERS 00:00 Intro 01:00 Meet James Turner (J Turner Constructions) 02:20 How the business started: ACL injury, subbie shift 08:45 Exit meeting shock + the pivot into carpentry 10:10 Nearly quitting: estimating, people, COVID losses 11:30 Rising Kings: structure, habits, exercise, and the mental reset 17:50 Zara DCottas course: holistic homes and health 19:00 Kids health trigger: carpet, dust, mould, air filtration 24:00 Future Builder call: systems, assets, and direction 25:15 Discovering Passive House and high-performance building 34:25 Marketing advice: document the journey, be vulnerable 36:10 Content that works: face to camera, education, long game 39:25 Fear of failure + getting comfortable in your skin 44:05 Transition risk: don't shoot yourself in the foot 49:00 PHPP as an optimisation tool + right-sizing systems 5…","meta_description":"James Turner from JTurner Constructions didn’t plan to start a building business. A torn ACL and a forced shift into subbie life pushed him into it, and h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3121,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mindful-builder-6841919/episodes/the-day-i-almost-quit-building-for-good/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-builder-6841919/the-day-i-almost-quit-building-for-good.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}