#196 - Ian Meacham - Toby Foundation & Constructive PD

About this episode

Ian Meacham shares his personal journey through his son's cancer diagnosis and discusses leadership and entrepreneurship in the construction industry.

Learn more and donate here 👉🏼 https://www.toby.org.au/ Ian Meacham shares the deeply personal story of his son Toby’s childhood cancer diagnosis and the emotional journey that followed. From the shock of diagnosis to months spent living near hospital care, Ian opens up about how this experience reshaped his priorities, his family life, and his perspective on success. Alongside this story, Ian discusses building and scaling multiple construction businesses, growing a team to nearly 90 employees, and delivering over $30 million in projects each year. He reflects on leadership under pressure, managing risk in large-scale construction, hiring the right people, and maintaining strong business culture while navigating personal adversity. This episode explores resilience, leadership, entrepreneurship, and how facing life’s hardest moments can redefine ambition, business growth, and what truly matters.

People in this episode

Host: Jake Kerr

Guest: Ian Meacham

Topics covered

• childhood cancer
• leadership
• entrepreneurship
• resilience
• personal adversity
• business culture

Keywords

• Toby Foundation
• childhood cancer
• leadership
• construction business
• resilience
• entrepreneurship
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Toby Foundation, Constructive PD

More episodes of BLXCK INK Podcast

• #205 - Jaysen Miguel - Bunbury Mayor · May 28, 2026 · 2h 16m
• #204 - Eliot Buswell - Civilcon Construction · May 19, 2026 · 2h 12m
• #230 - Jesse James · May 14, 2026 · 2h 24m
• #202 - Riz · May 4, 2026 · 2h 33m
• #201- Kirstie Hahn - Blue Tongue Screen Printing · April 19, 2026 · 2h 13m
• #200 - Hamish Hall - Triathlete · April 4, 2026 · 1h 55m