Send us a text This month, we sit down with Sam Paauwe, Massey High School Building Academy Prefect, to discuss the fast track to a building career. Sam explains how the Building Academy helped him gain nearly a quarter of his apprenticeship credits by building Kāinga Ora houses. He emphasises that the academy acts as a critical support system, giving students who struggled academically a chance to excel in a practical field they genuinely love. Listen as he shares his confidence on site and ...
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Send us a text This month, we sit down with Sam Paauwe, Massey High School Building Academy Prefect, to discuss the fast track to a building career. Sam explains how the Building Academy helped him gain nearly a quarter of his apprenticeship credits by building Kāinga Ora houses. He emphasises that the academy acts as a critical support system, giving students who struggled academically a chance to excel in a practical field they genuinely love. Listen as he shares his confidence on site and ...
The Untold Truth of Growing Too Fast | Marlon Cosmas #75
Better Builder Podcast
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3 months ago
The Untold Truth of Growing Too Fast | Marlon Cosmas #75
Send us a text Join us this week on the Better Builder podcast as we sit down with Marlon Cosmas, a co-director of Reside. With decades of experience in the industry, Marlon shares his honest story of how his successful London-based company "exploded" with work, becoming an "uncontrolled monster." He discusses the chaos of rapid growth and how it led him and his business partner to sell their business and move back to New Zealand. He also opens up about the cultural differences in building be...
Better Builder Podcast
Send us a text This month, we sit down with Sam Paauwe, Massey High School Building Academy Prefect, to discuss the fast track to a building career. Sam explains how the Building Academy helped him gain nearly a quarter of his apprenticeship credits by building Kāinga Ora houses. He emphasises that the academy acts as a critical support system, giving students who struggled academically a chance to excel in a practical field they genuinely love. Listen as he shares his confidence on site and ...
