Jackson Yin-From a Garage to Global Kit Home Lead in 10 Yrs-driven by OPV, AI, Interns

In just 10 years, Jackson has grown iBuild from a garage start-up into one of Australia’s fastest-growing kit home and modular housing manufacturers, selling from local suburbs to royal families abroad.

We unpack how Jackson:

✅ Turned his strategic plan into a weekly rhythm that his whole team lives by

✅ Systemised his business with the OPV framework to boost performance

✅ Built a university internship programme that feeds his talent pipeline year-round

✅ Embedded AI tools into daily processes to amplify-not replace-his people

What You’ll Learn:

=$= How to make your strategic plan part of your daily operations. You’ll see how assigning daily focus areas keeps your strategy front-of-mind; and makes results show up faster.

=$= Why interns can be a long-term asset, not a short-term project. You’ll hear how many of his best team members started as interns-and how you can do the same.

=$= How to practically apply AI for 10x performance without extra headcount. Jackson explains how embedding AI into daily routines, rather than bolting it on; delivers real gains.

=$= How systemising success fuels consistent, global growth. You’ll take away ideas for applying the same disciplined approach in your own business.

⏱ Highlights

00:00 The Journey of iBuild: From Garage to Global

09:05 Innovative Business Strategies and Frameworks

20:13 The Power of Internships: Building a Talent Pipeline

33:44 Partnering with Universities

34:41 Exploring AI in Business

35:51 AI in Marketing and Content Creation

38:42 AI in IT and Coding

39:38 AI in Customer Experience

41:11 AI in Project Management

49:08 Adopting AI in Business

55:31 Challenges and Strategies for AI Implementation

57:45 The #CriticalFewActions™ to get started on right now

The #CriticalFewActions™ You Can Do Today:

🔹 Build a simple weekly rhythm - Have a look at the OPV to diagnose your hot spots and prioritise those #CriticalFewActions™. Assign each day a focus linked to your top strategic priorities. Keep progress visible and momentum steady.

🔹 Treat your strategic plan as a daily guide - Share the plan in plain language and use it to guide team discussions and decisions.

🔹 Embed AI into real work, not just ideas - Choose one routine task where AI can save time or improve results, and start using it this week.

🔹 Turn internships into a long-term talent pipeline - Partner with a university and offer students real, value-adding work. It builds future capability for both of you.

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