Simon Mulligan's guest appearances

Simon Mulligan

Jazz Inspired - [DEPRECIATED] - See Description

Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone

Talking Better Business with Craig Oliver

Soundboard

Judy Carmichael's Jazz Inspired

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Isaac Mizrahi

Willie Nelson

Don Hahn

Jeff Goldblum

Todd White

Larry King

Brian Williams

Alonzo Bodden

Frank Gehry

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Seth MacFarlane

Jane Lynch

Penn Jillette

David Berger

Jessica Molaskey

OwlTail

Who Wants To Live Forever?Steinway Artist Simon Mulligan is the most recorded pianist for the Steinway &amp; Sons Spirio, the world’s finest high resolution player piano. Mulligan discusses his arrangements for the instrument, including songs by Queen, with Soundboard producer and host Ben Finane.

Who Wants To Live Forever? Steinway Artist Simon Mulligan is the most recorded pianist for the Steinway &amp; Sons Spirio, the world’s finest high resolution player piano. Mulligan discusses his arrangements for the instrument, including songs by Queen, with Soundboard producer and host Ben Finane.

Soundboard: Simon Mulligan

The Art of Managing Growth: An interview with Simon Mulligan   Managing growth and aligning it with your company’s vision is a tall order for most businesses.  Today’s guest, Simon Mulligan of Taranaki Civil Construction has been able to manage its processes and human resource very well.  Incorporated in 2004, this company has been led to its level of success under the leadership of Simon Mulligan and Shayne Bunn.   Having a clear vision in mind, Simon has developed a business model that was born out of years of experience in the industry and taking advice from trusted mentors who have helped him along the way.    Simon’s experience working in and around multinationals has helped him get an in-depth understanding of structures around CAPEX and other business activities related to construction.  As tempting as it is for most business owners, Simon and Shayne have been able to keep their expenditures to a minimum and still manage to be efficient.  Knowing which processes to outsource has also proven to be one of Taranaki Civil’s strengths.  They have been able to build strategic alliances that have helped them grow.   Being a family owned business Simon and business partner Shayne (Brother in-law) have been able to strategically develop a unique point of difference of being able to undertake 90% of their projects using in-house resources. .  Unlike their competitors, their size, capability, and flexibility give them the leverage they need to stay relevant in the market.  The flexibility in their decision making processes has allowed them secure key contracts and become a well-recognized and respected force in the industry.  According to Simon, the buck stopped with them and although they have an operations manager who runs the day-to-day operations, they still stay in the loop and give their support where needed.   Recognisng and maximising talent has also helped in Taranaki Civil’s growth.  Clear-cut roles had already been established from the start based on each owner’s strength.  The culture of family remains strong within Taranaki Civil’s organisation.  They recognize that their employees have lives outside of work, and in all reasonable situations encourage their staff  to maintain this work life balance.  Simon knows that a happy home life produces happy and loyal employees, and thus a more productive workforce.    As part of their organisational practice, they have management meetings once a week.  During these meetings, they discuss issues such as identifying opportunities and keeping track of what they currently have.  They also have a four-week plan in place at any given time.    Among the challenges Simon and Shayne are facing in 2016, was the compliance of health and safety regulations put in place by the government.  They chose to see this as a marketing tool to differentiate themselves from the competition.  This has helped take their business to another level.  As a result, opportunities of helping clients and negotiating contracts have opened up.    One of the things Simon emphasised was the importance of not being afraid to employ someone with better skills than him, and now has almost made it a requirement.  This has allowed him to delegate more work, knowing that his company is in good hands.  Asking the help of experience people who have been in the industry has also helped.  According to Simon, they have been very good at pointing out some pitfalls or some opportunities.    In terms of technology, Simon has embraced the latest technology, an area that he has used this for has been Asset Management.  Having this technology has allowed his Operations Manager to keep track of their assets at any given time.  At the same time, it has allowed Taranaki Civil to be transparent with their clients.  Another area where technology has helped was in the maintenance of their equipment.   The several business awards that Taranaki Civil have won, gave his the team well-deserved recognition for the hard work they do.  Simon explains at that time of entering the awards, they were more focused on benchmarking to see where they were at, however the awards cemented their place in the community and that has helped their business to further develop and improve.       If you would like  more information on Taranaki Civil Construction Ltd, or to contact Simon direct please visit their website at www.TCCL.co.nz   SIMONS QUICK FIRE ROUND:   Best Marketing Tip:  Always be honest. Best Operations Tip:  Always get it done. Best Staff Management Tip:  Be the one who starts the conversation. Best Time Management Tip:  Whatever you think you can get done in a day, take 30% off. Best Business Tip:  Never overcommit.  Keep that bit of humbleness about you. 

The Art of Managing Growth: An interview with Simon Mulligan Managing growth and aligning it with your company’s vision is a tall order for most businesses.  Today’s guest, Simon Mulligan of Taranaki Civil Construction has been able to manage its processes and human resource very well.  Incorporated in 2004, this company has been led to its level of success under the leadership of Simon Mulligan and Shayne Bunn. Having a clear vision in mind, Simon has developed a business model that was born out of years of experience in the industry and taking advice from trusted mentors who have helped him along the way.    Simon’s experience working in and around multinationals has helped him get an in-depth understanding of structures around CAPEX and other business activities related to construction.  As tempting as it is for most business owners, Simon and Shayne have been able to keep their expenditures to a minimum and still manage to be efficient.  Knowing which processes to outsource has also proven to be one of Taranaki Civil’s strengths.  They have been able to build strategic alliances that have helped them grow. Being a family owned business Simon and business partner Shayne (Brother in-law) have been able to strategically develop a unique point of difference of being able to undertake 90% of their projects using in-house resources. .  Unlike their competitors, their size, capability, and flexibility give them the leverage they need to stay relevant in the market.  The flexibility in their decision making processes has allowed them secure key contracts and become a well-recognized and respected force in the industry.  According to Simon, the buck stopped with them and although they have an operations manager who runs the day-to-day operations, they still stay in the loop and give their support where needed. Recognisng and maximising talent has also helped in Taranaki Civil’s growth.  Clear-cut roles had already been established from the start based on each owner’s strength.  The culture of family remains strong within Taranaki Civil’s organisation.  They recognize that their employees have lives outside of work, and in all reasonable situations encourage their staff  to maintain this work life balance.  Simon knows that a happy home life produces happy and loyal employees, and thus a more productive workforce.  As part of their organisational practice, they have management meetings once a week.  During these meetings, they discuss issues such as identifying opportunities and keeping track of what they currently have.  They also have a four-week plan in place at any given time.  Among the challenges Simon and Shayne are facing in 2016, was the compliance of health and safety regulations put in place by the government.  They chose to see this as a marketing tool to differentiate themselves from the competition.  This has helped take their business to another level.  As a result, opportunities of helping clients and negotiating contracts have opened up.  One of the things Simon emphasised was the importance of not being afraid to employ someone with better skills than him, and now has almost made it a requirement.  This has allowed him to delegate more work, knowing that his company is in good hands.  Asking the help of experience people who have been in the industry has also helped.  According to Simon, they have been very good at pointing out some pitfalls or some opportunities.  In terms of technology, Simon has embraced the latest technology, an area that he has used this for has been Asset Management.  Having this technology has allowed his Operations Manager to keep track of their assets at any given time.  At the same time, it has allowed Taranaki Civil to be transparent with their clients.  Another area where technology has helped was in the maintenance of their equipment. The several business awards that Taranaki Civil have won, gave his the team well-deserved recognition for the hard work they do.  Simon explains at that time of entering the awards, they were more focused on benchmarking to see where they were at, however the awards cemented their place in the community and that has helped their business to further develop and improve.     If you would like  more information on Taranaki Civil Construction Ltd, or to contact Simon direct please visit their website at <a href="http://www.TCCL.co.nz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TCCL.co.nz</a> SIMONS QUICK FIRE ROUND: Best Marketing Tip:  Always be honest. Best Operations Tip:  Always get it done. Best Staff Management Tip:  Be the one who starts the conversation. Best Time Management Tip:  Whatever you think you can get done in a day, take 30% off. Best Business Tip:  Never overcommit.  Keep that bit of humbleness about you.

Simon Mulligan of Taranaki Civil Construction on he importance of knowing your limits in business and playing the long game.

UPDATED 11/4/17 - From child prodigy as a classical pianist to his own Dixieland band as an eight year old to the musician Yehudi Menuhin calls Ã¢??one of the finest pianists I have ever had the pleasure of performing with."

UPDATED 11/4/17 - From child prodigy as a classical pianist to his own Dixieland band as an eight year old to the musician Yehudi Menuhin calls Ã¢??one of the finest pianists I have ever had the pleasure of performing with."

Jazz Inspired - Simon Mulligan