Episode 1: The Origin Story - From High Rises to Hard Lessons

Most builders only talk about their wins. In this candid origin story, Greg Kite sits down behind the wheel for a raw, unfiltered look at the hard lessons, financial scares, and pivotal moments that shaped Kiadom Homes. From starting out alongside his dad in Canberra building decks and pergolas in the 90s, to high-rise commercial fit-outs on the Gold Coast (including Palazzo Versace), Greg lived the highs and lows of the construction game firsthand. But the real turning points came from the brutal lessons: navigating the 2008 GFC, the stress of custom pricing blowouts, pulling personal equity out of the family home just to make sure subbies were paid, and realizing that having a builder’s license doesn’t mean you have a sustainable building system. Hear how those high-pressure years and disaster-relief builds led to a fundamental shift in mindset—moving away from unpredictable custom chaos and towards engineered, transparent, fixed-price systems designed to protect clients, families, and trades alike