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#352 Embracing Pre-Construction with Marty Zahr

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Reno, Architect, Business, Projectmanager, Careers, Newconstruction, Homerenovation, Build, Interiordesigner, Carpentry, Construction, Builders

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Nick and Tyler have an in-depth conversation with Marty Zahr, co-founder of the Sydney-based construction company Austral Build. They discuss Marty's unconventional path to success, the challenges and strategies of running a family business, and the importance of implementing systems and technology to drive growth.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

It's a secret that not many people use. It's just the way that you articulate as a builder to a client when you send a proposal of $1.8 million to a client.

0:10.3

How do you know the reaction? Every builder has to present a proposal in either a FHC and FACE meeting or if they're far up by Zoom, get the client's reaction.

0:20.0

Understand where their pinch points are.

0:22.1

The most important thing, we all share the same vision.

0:28.8

Today's guest, he doesn't just build homes, he builds legacies.

0:31.7

Marty Zar, he's one of five brothers behind Austro Build, a Sydney-based company known for its architecturally driven

0:38.6

high-end custom homes. He didn't go to business school. He also didn't climb the corporate ladder,

0:43.5

and he never followed a traditional path. Instead, him and his brothers left school when he was just

0:48.1

14 years old. They mastered their trades and built a company from the ground up. Austrobil has

0:53.3

become a name synonymous with craftsmanship, innovation, and quality.

0:56.9

We're going to dig into the real and the raw side of building and what it takes to run a

1:02.1

family-run business without turning into an actual war zone.

1:05.6

Whether you're a builder, you're an architect, or just someone who appreciates the art of construction,

1:09.8

this one's going to hit home.

1:11.0

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