Ep 100 - Chief's Chat: Adjusting your sails when the winds change

Ep 100 - Chief's Chat: Adjusting your sails when the winds change

From Master Builders Elevate: Building a Better Business by Ryan Castle

June 16, 2026 · 33 min · Episode 100

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Ryan Castle interviews Ankit Sharma about the government's capital package and insights from Master Builders' regional summits.

Ryan sits down with Master Builders CEO Ankit Sharma to unpack the government's $7 billion capital package and what it will actually take to turn that intention into real pipeline for the industry. They also dig into what Master Builders is hearing directly from members through its regional summit series, where over a thousand business leaders gathered this year, including the mindset gap between businesses that are merely surviving and those that are genuinely thriving right now. Ankit shares real examples from the listening tour he conducted alongside the summits, including a Wellington builder turning AI into a customer communication tool and coming out more profitable than ever. The conversation closes with four practical principles from Ankit's recent LinkedIn article, and a teaser of the full listening tour findings coming to Constructive 2026, 3 to 4 September at the Aotea Centre, Auckland. Useful links Connect with Ankit Sharma on LinkedIn When the Wind Changes, Great Leaders Tack Subscribe to Rethink 4.0 Newsletter Where else you can find us Website: https://www.masterbuilder.org.nz/ Elevate Platform: http://elevate.masterbuilder.org.nz Instagram…

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Host: Ryan Castle

Guest: Ankit Sharma

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Organizations: Master Builders, Constructive 2026

Places: Wellington, Aotea Centre, Auckland

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