Trench Talk with Matt Reynolds

Sarah Taylor is both the Chief Operations Officer and Chief Technical Officer at one of Melbourne’s hottest startups and a 21 x World Bodybuilding Champion.

Classified obese at age 40, Sarah lost 25kg without dieting while getting fit to achieve a person goal of climbing a mountain. At that time, she was working a high-profile job, running 3 active blogs, trying to carve out a side hustle as a photographer and running a digital mag...

Gavin Routledge is Chief Back Officer at is practice Active X Backs in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Gavin is an Osteopath with 30 years professional experience in lower back pain and sciatica. Gavin graduated in 1991 from the British School of Osteopathy as a Gold Medallist and is now a Vice Patron at the University College of Osteopathy. He co-authored the book...

John Vuong the Founder and President of Local SEO Search, an award winning SEO Company out of Toronto, Canada.

John is a seasoned sales professional and Internet marketer with an exceptional track record helping companies grow their clientele and profits. Through 15 years of experience working with CEOs, business owners, and marketing leaders at some of Canada’s most successful corporation...

Adam Sand of Roofing Business Partner and Sargeants Roofing joined me on the podcast for this episode to discuss his business and several ideas and strategies he's using to navigate the current COVID-19 pandemic period.

Adam first appeared on Trench Talk for episode #047 which you can find at https://www.xrm.com.au/047-adam-sand-roofing-business-partner/ 

Find out more about Adam at https://www.roofingbusinesspartner.com

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Judy Celmins is the Marketing Director and Eriks Celmins is the CEO of Engage4Insights, a New Zealand based research and innovation company which helps businesses engage with and to better understand their audiences (including their customers and employees) in order to drive better decisions and outcomes.

Judy is a born marketer who loves building relationships with people and understanding why they buy. She has spent her career ex...

Irwin Hau is the Founder and Director of Chromatix, a web design and conversion agency that specialises in captivating user experiences that drive results utilising human behaviour psychology blended with web technology.

What does that mean you might ask? Irwin and his team are very good at designing and building websites that convert traffic into enquiries, leads, quoting opportunities, bookings, phone calls or whatever the inte...

Yoga teacher, healer and actor Ben Sofowora joined me on the podcast for this episode to discuss several ideas and strategies he's using to navigate the current COVID-19 pandemic period, from a health and wellbeing perspective.

Ben first appeared on Trench Talk for episode #007 which you can find at https://www.xrm.com.au/007-ben-sofowora/

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Aqua Blu Plumbing Director Ben Walton-Healey joined me on the podcast for this episode to discuss his business and several ideas and strategies he's using to navigate the current COVID-19 pandemic period.

Ben first appeared on Trench Talk for episode #017 which you can find at https://www.xrm.com.au/017-ben-walton-healey/

Find out more about Ben at https://www.aquablu.plumbing

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Tommy Mello is the owner and operator of A1 Garage Door Service. He is also the host of the Home Service Expert podcast, and owner, partner, or investor in 14 other businesses ranging from Christmas lights and real estate to mobile apps.

In 2010, Tommy became the sole owner and operator of a single Phoenix-based garage door service business, which came with $50,000 in debt. Today, A1Garage generates north of $50 million dollars i...

Tessa Carroll is the Co-Founder of both the luxury accessories label Ahimsa Collective and The Common Good Company.

Tessa was brought up to turn off the taps when brushing her teeth and to make sure lights weren’t left on unnecessarily, so she developed a keen interest in the environment early in life. That upbringing coupled with her interest in design and fashion has led to the creation of two unique and very impressive companies...

Dr John Demartini is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on human behavior and personal development. He is the founder of the Demartini Institute, a private research and education organization with a curriculum of over 76 courses covering multiple aspects of human development. His father owned a plumbing supply store where Dr Demartini began working when he was just 4 ...

Gabriel Pinchev is the Founder and CEO of FieldPulse. FieldPulse is field service software that acts as the digital hub for running your entire contracting business from a single app.

Gabe’s background is in the technology sector. After working with multiple contractors and seeing the amount of hand-written paperwork they were sending out (and not getting paid for), Gabe started Fie...

John Akhoian is the Founder and CEO at Rooter Hero, a plumbing company based in California in the United States. John opened his doors in 2011 and now, a short 8 years later, has some 250 trucks on the road serving clients across 2 states. John has plans to go national and has even given thought to international expansion.

John has a real people focus. His mission is to help others ...

James Newbury MP is the elected Liberal Member for Brighton, my hometown here in Melbourne, Australia.

James was born in Melbourne and grew up in East Malvern.

During high school, James did bookwork for his father’s dental practice, where he learned about the burden of over regulation and the challenges of running a small business.

James has completed three university degrees, includ...

Brigham Dickinson is the President at Power Selling Pros, a customer service coaching business for the home services industry including trades such as plumbing and electrical amongst many others based out of Utah in the United States.

His clients also include the likes of Mitsubishi Electric, Lennox, the Dwyer Group, Carrier, American Standard and The Electric & Gas Industries Assoc...

This episode features Michael Armstrong, a Partner at Kay & Burton and their General Manager of Marketing, Justin Hodgson.

The Kay & Burton name has been synonymous with luxury property in the Melbourne market, connecting buyers from around the globe with premium Melbourne and Mornington Peninsula real estate, for more than 80 years.

Mark Pesce is a futurist, speaker, inventor, multiple award-winning author and podcaster, educator and entrepreneur. He is also a keynote speaker for the 2019 World Plumbing Conference.

Mark has been at the forefront of the digital revolution for thirty-five years and is a sought-after keynote speaker for major conferences and leadership gatherings. Bringing clarity, understanding and insight. From virtual reality to education, fin...

Rob Gell is a coastal geomorphologist by training; he taught Environmental Science and Physical Geography at Melbourne State College and Melbourne University, then for thirty-one years presented television weather. He is also a keynote speaker and the MC for the 2019 World Plumbing Conference.

Rob has extensive experience in environmental communications and marketing, business strategy and sustainable development project design- re...

Tristan White is the Founder and CEO at The Physio Co, a unique healthcare business that, in 2014, ranked No. 1 on BRW’s list of Australia’s 50 Best Places to Work. The Physio Co has ranked as one of Australia’s 50 Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years (2009-2018) along with being one of the Best Workplaces in Asia from 2015-2018.

In 2004, The Physio Co was born with just one team member, Tristan himself. Today in 2019, The...