Likeminded Painters Australia: Painters Domain Podcast Clayton Coughlan

In this episode of the Likeminded Painters Australia, Painters Domain podcast we delve into a conversation recorded about 10 months ago with one of the most authentic and down-to-earth painters you'll ever encounter. Hailing from a quaint town in regional New South Wales, he carries on the tradition as a second-generation painter, steadfast in his belief in old-school values. Not only does he prioritise upskilling and training his team, but he also emphasises the significance of taking care o...

In this episode of the Like Minded Painters Australia: Painters Domain Podcast, we are talking to a 20 year old industry veteran, a trade qualified painter and decorator, and the co-founder of HALT, Hope Assistance Local Tradies. And he hails from the small country town of Castlemaine about an hour and a half from Melbourne. Jeremy Forbes or Jezz to his friends, has experienced the highs and lows associated with the building industry financially, physically, mentally. And he would like ...

Todd Smith might be one of the nicest blokes that I've met in the Australian painting industry.that I've met in the Australian painting industry. Hailing from Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah, Todd started his career in the painting industry working for a major paint supplier in the U.S. Arriving in Australia in 2010, Todd started working for Bunnings in Brisbane, where he met a sales rep for Wagner, and that's where his career in the painting industry here really expanded. For those ...

George Roumpanis is a third generation painter and owner operator of Contemporary Finishes in Sydney. In this podcast, we learn how George's world changed overnight. When one morning, his father simply did not come down for work, first thing in the morning, like he'd done religiously for years before. After that morning, George had to take the bull by the horns and take charge of the business. He openly admits that he was in wire in his head. Depression kicked in, but he found his feet and he...

Richard Abela is the son of immigrant parents, who were established in Australia originally as cane farmers in North Queensland. However, Richard would be raised in the Western suburbs of Sydney. Richard's education was not the best to begin with as his HSC results would show. So here is the interesting thing about Richard, he has a fear of failure. Determined not to let those results get the better of him, he got up, dusted himself off and turned his education around. Richard knuckled down t...

In this episode of The Likeminded Painters Australia: Painter's Domain Podcast recorded in November, 2021. Christina Toon explains how one one set of systems won't work all businesses and why. Christina Toon has been helping painting business owners across Australia for many years. I have personally seen some of these business owners grow from a simple one-person operation wearing all the caps. They do all the office work, quoting, tax, all down to applying the product to the surface. Y...