Could Your Business Survive Without You? | Ben Wells, Mainer Associates - Ep 59

<p></p><p><strong>Could your business survive without you?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Growing Consultancies, Paul Micallef sits down with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-wells-a909b247/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Ben Wells</strong></a><strong> </strong>of <a href="https://www.mainer.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Mainer Associates</strong></a> for a powerful conversation about construction, sustainability, business growth and what happens when life suddenly changes everything.</p><p><br></p><p>Ben shares the story of the cycling accident that left him in a coma and how a business continuity plan helped keep his consultancy running while he recovered.</p><p><br></p><p>They also explore the future of the built environment, including sustainability, whole-life carbon, Design &amp; Build, construction procurement, AI and technology, and why the traditional priorities of cost and programme are increasingly becoming carbon, cost and programme.</p><p><br></p><p>Ben talks openly about growing Mainer Associates, building a business that doesn&#39;t depend entirely on its founder, employee ownership, EOTs and creating a consultancy that can continue long into the future.</p><p><br></p><p>They also discuss Carbon Centric, the technology being developed to help track embodied carbon through design, procurement and construction.</p><p><br></p><p>A fascinating episode for Quantity Surveyors, Project Managers, Cost Consultants, Sustainability Consultants, construction professionals and consultancy owners.</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Growing Consultancies, conversations with the people growing, leading and shaping the construction consultancy sector.</p><p></p>