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Why Being a Woman Is an Advantage in Jim's Building Inspections - Interview with Laura Vella

Why does being a woman actually make Laura Vella a better building inspector? In this episode, I sit down with Laura Vella, an accredited certifier and Jim’s Building Inspections franchisee, to talk about life on site in a ma...

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Jan. 26, 2026

Why Being a Woman Is an Advantage in Jim's Building Inspections - Int…

Why does being a woman actually make Laura Vella a better building inspector? In this episode, I sit down with Laura Vella, an accredited certifier and Jim’s Building Inspections franchisee, to talk about life on site in a ma...

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Jan. 20, 2026

One of our franchisees bought a Porsche! Interview with Paul Sandles …

Paul is the Divisional Franchisor for Jim's Diggers, and in this interview, he shares a lot of detailed information about how the division works, services plus a lot more about the Jim's Diggers system. A great listen or watc...

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Jan. 13, 2026

From Builder to National Franchisee of the Year: Peter’s Journey with…

In this episode of the Jim’s Podcast, we chat with Peter , National Franchisee of the Year for Jim’s Building Inspections across Australia and New Zealand. Peter shares his journey from award-winning builder to franchise owne...

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Jan. 7, 2026

Meet Andreas, our Icelandic Jim's Building Inspector who tells you ho…

Meet Andreas, who is a star Jim's Building Inspections franchisee from Iceland originally. He shares a load of great knowledge in this interview, and it's a must listen for anyone into property.

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Jan. 4, 2026

I just wanted the leads from Jim's, however, I got so much more!

Meet Daniel from Jim's Bookkeeping, who shares a very honest insight into owning a Jim's franchise and how he has built his team already on the back of the Jim's leads.

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Dec. 28, 2025

Six Months In: Freedom, 110 Conversions, and the Spring Rush with Nat…

Nathan is six months into his Jim’s Mowing journey and spring has been absolute chaos (in the best way). In this check-in episode of the Jim’s Podcast , he shares what business really looks like once the busy season hits: man...

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About the Hosts

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Jim Penman

CEO/Founder/Franchising Icon of Australia

CEO and Founder of the Jim's Group

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Joel Kleber

Host and CMO

CMO for the Jim's Group and host of the podcast.

Reviews

Great insight into and Australian icon

"A great insight into the principles that drive Jim in business and life. His sincerity and commitment to service shine through. Thanks to Jim and Joel for making this podcast available to people outs…"

dylannickelson | Jan. 14, 2022

Great innovation

"Great innovation and so unique to the Australian franchising industry that one of its biggest players has its own podcast. Jim is great and provides so much value in every episode."

realtalkpod | July 10, 2020

The Jimscast

"An open, authentic and informative discussion series"

sim76w | July 19, 2019