TPB - The Professional Builder

This is what builders said walking out of our last summit in Queenstown.

AI integration. Hiring a VA. Confidence to charge what they're worth. Conversations with other builders operating at the same level.

No fluff. No theory. Stuff they're putting to work the week they get home.

The Gold Coast Summit is next. 15 & 16 October 2026 at The Star.

Two days. You'll build AI systems live in the room, map your pipeline for the next 12 months, and leave with a 90-day plan you're already actioning.

$599 per seat. Every ticket goes in the draw to win a $10,000 Fiji holiday.

If you're running a building company and you want to walk out like these guys did, link in bio or DM us "SUMMIT".

Spots are capped by the room.

"We've been working with TPB for nine months now and cannot recommend them enough. The coaching and support network is excellent and the results speak for themselves." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sean dropped this Google review and breaks down the piece most builders don't expect when they join.

The network.

We've got Women in Construction. Performance communities that connect you with building companies of a similar size and similar opportunity. Whether you're hiring your first project manager, structuring a foreman buy-in, moving into development work, or scaling beyond eight sites at a time.

Whatever you're trying to solve, we connect you with people who are just ahead of you or working on the same problem right now. So you stop feeling like you're figuring it all out on an island.

Sean, appreciate the feedback brother. Coach Carla and Coach Ari send their regards 🤙

If you're running a building company doing $1M+ and you want to get around people who've been where you are and can show you what's on the other side, link in bio.

We handed the mic around at the Queenstown Summit and asked members one question:

"What's your biggest win?"

Here's what came back. 👇

One builder finally stopped expecting his team to read his mind and started putting proper systems and SAPs in place for his guys on site.

Another one walked in thinking AI was "too far out there" for his business. Left planning to build a custom app for his systems.

One member took Richard's advice on pricing confidence. Drop your number. Stay silent. Let the client decide. No justifying. No discounting.

And the one that hit hardest for the whole room? Family values. Because we can talk about business and succeeding all day long. But what are we actually doing it for?

That's what happens when you get builders in a room together who are all pushing for the same thing.

The next one is the Gold Coast. October 15-16 at The Star.

Two days focused on AI and marketing for residential builders. You'll build your pipeline plan, install AI systems that buy back 12+ hours a week, and leave with a 90-day roadmap you're already actioning.

Every ticket goes in the draw to win a $10,000 Fiji holiday. Flights, resort, transfers, the lot. Drawn live on stage.

Seats are capped in the room. $599 per person. Bring your partner or key team member.

Link in bio to claim your seat. 🎟️

"Do you understand why you're not making any money?"

That's the first question Richie Ferri from would ask any builder who came to him today.

12 months ago, things looked different. Jobs were few and far between. Profit was low. Hours were long and non-productive. He knew where the problems were, but not how to fix them.

Since joining TPB:

📌 Revenue has grown and all upcoming projects are priced with profitable margins, allowing for costs he didn't even realise were missing previously.

📌 Hired a VA (Jess) who's helped him build systems and processes, giving him time back to work on the business instead of drowning in it.

📌 Implemented a labour incentive program that gets his team working better and harder.

📌 His confidence leading the team has grown massively. He understands exactly what needs to be done and how to get there.

In Richie's words: "Running a business is much harder than building a house. I always knew I needed coaching."

🎤 Richie will be speaking LIVE at our upcoming TPB Profit & Pipeline Workshops in Victoria this August.

📍 Melbourne — August 26
📍 Geelong — August 27

He'll be sharing how he pulled back his hours and increased profit in just over a year with TPB. If you want to hear it straight from a builder who's living it, this is your chance.

Spots are limited. Link in bio to grab your ticket.

How much should you actually spend on marketing your building company? And how do you know if your agency is delivering or just burning your cash?

In this episode of The Builders Ladder, sits down with Elly from .digital to break down the numbers.

Here's what she covered:

📌 If you're an established building brand, 3% of revenue is a solid marketing budget. Newer brands should look at 5–10%.

📌 Three months is the itchy mark where builders want to pull the plug on an agency. But because the residential buying cycle is long, it's often too soon to call the ROI.

📌 Randomly boosting Facebook posts or paying for cheap SEO that targets basic keywords is not a marketing strategy. It's burning money.

📌 Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) is here. Clients are now using ChatGPT to research build costs and processes. Ranking #1 on Google is no longer enough. You need long-form content that answers the questions clients are asking AI platforms.

📌 Combining AI visibility with face-to-camera social content builds trust long before the client ever picks up the phone to request a quote.

If you've been spending money on marketing with no idea what you're getting from it, this one's worth 20 minutes of your time.

🎧 Full episode link in bio.

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15 years in business. Still wearing every hat. Still "just getting by."

That was Andrew Holden from before he joined TPB.

Running custom new home builds, extensions and renovations out of Kellyville, NSW. Doing everything himself. Long hours. No real profit to show for it.

He'd even tried coaching before. Nothing stuck.

Then he joined us and started installing proper systems. Automated his lead follow-up. Structured his sales process so new enquiries actually convert into signed contracts with decent margins.

In Andrew's words:

"Since working with TPB, I've discovered I don't need to do everything myself. I can set things up so I can rely on other people to get the job done."

Now he's turning better quality leads into jobs with bigger profits. And he's building towards getting a couple more blokes on site so he can take proper holidays with his family.

Not just surviving anymore. Actually growing.

If you're a building company owner doing $1M+ and you feel like you've been running in circles for years... we've helped 3,100+ builders since 2004 get out of that exact spot.

🔗 Link in bio to see how we can help you do the same.

Two days. One room. Every part of your building business on the table.

Here's the truth most builders never get told: word of mouth and hope is not a system. A pipeline that runs in the background is.

That's what our North American Summit is built to install. This one is AI from the ground up, not bolted on the side. The AI Edge we set up with you, live in the room, on your own business, gives you around 12 hours of your week back. One member put it simply: "The biggest result over the last six months has been regaining my time and building systems. I'm working 35 to 40 hours a week now."

We sit down with you and work out exactly how to fill your pipeline and win your time back. Pricing, hiring, contracts, and the systems that protect your margin instead of eating it. This is the stuff most builders never get taught.

Since 2004 we've coached more than 3,200 builders. Together they've put over $7 billion through their businesses. So when we tell you something's off in your numbers before you can even see it, that's 20 years of looking under the hood of thousands of building companies talking.

This isn't a regular business seminar. It's what's already working on job sites in hundreds of American and Canadian building companies right now. You'll spend two days with coaches, specialists, and builders who have already walked it. Numbers, sales, marketing, team, systems. Every constraint you've got, worked on in the room.

Because having the plan was never the point. Ex*****on is. Your number one job as an owner is making sure the work actually gets done, and gets done profitably.

And it's two days in the heart of one of America's most walkable cities, with the Riverwalk, the Alamo, and the Texas Hill Country on the doorstep. Work hard, switch off, bring the family. You can even go in the draw to win one of the grand prizes: a $10,000 Hawaii holiday.

This is for you if:

You own a residential building company and want a fuller, more predictable pipeline
You're time poor and want AI handling the marketing and admin you never get to
You're tired of relying on word of mouth and want to control where the work comes from
You'll roll your sleeves up and build the systems in the room, not just watch

Here's the deal. Sit through day one. If you don't think it was worth it, we refund what you paid. Lowest risk you'll take all year, for the biggest shift in your business.

Space is limited and seats are filling. Secure your spot today.

🎟️ Link in bio to grab your seat.