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title: "APB Digest: Everything APB Teaches, Under One Login"
description: Everything APB teaches now sits behind one login at APBMembers.com, plus Sky Kolade's live AI training on 22 October and the launch date for APB Now.
---

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# [APB Digest: Everything APB Teaches, Under One Login](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/apb-digest-everything-apb-teaches-under-one-login)

 Written by [Association of Professional Builders](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/author/association-of-professional-builders) | Oct 15, 2026, 10:23:23 PM

Welcome to the APB Digest. This fortnight APB brings everything we do into one place at APBMembers.com, Sky Kolade runs a live training on putting AI to work in your building company, and our new podcast, APB Now, has a launch date.

<https://apbmembers.com/>

## Everything APB Does, In One Place

Everything APB does now sits behind one login at APBMembers.com. Whether you're an APB Client, a builder who has followed APB for a while, or one of our partners, you can set up your login today. Go to apbmembers.com, click Sign up under "Don't have an account?", then enter your email address and choose a password.

[Set Up My Login](https://apbmembers.com/)

<https://go.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/ai-web-registration>

## How the Top 1% of Residential Builders Are Using AI to Get Their Time Back

In 60 minutes, APB Co-Founder Sky Kolade shows you the order to install AI in your building company, which parts of your week it should be running, and how to extend it across your team safely.

**Thursday 22 October, 9am AEDT / Wednesday 21 October, 6pm EDT, 3pm PDT**

[Save My Seat](https://go.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/ai-web-registration)

## Straight From Instagram

<https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeQ-lfrgc3W/>

## Don't Be Your Building Company's Bottleneck

Quoting, chasing subs and keeping jobs on schedule fills every week, so looking at the business itself never gets a slot. Russ Stephens on why the person who would have to do that looking is the same one holding the whole thing together.

[Watch on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeQ-lfrgc3W/)

<https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeDfdnkCDiq/>

## Your Agency Hit Every Target. You Got Nothing.

Leads up, cost per lead down, and a phone that stayed cold. Leah Ward on the builder whose enquiries were all for renovations, and what happened when he repositioned around what his market was asking for.

[Watch on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeDfdnkCDiq/)

## APB Now, Our New Podcast

APB's podcast is back with a new name and a new format. APB Now is a weekly show of 20 to 30 minutes on what's happening in residential building right now, hosted by Sky Kolade and Russ Stephens. The first episode lands Friday 6 November. Stay tuned...

<https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/small-custom-builder-vs-volume-builders>

## How Does A Small Custom Builder Compete In An Area Full Of Volume Builders?

Volume builders will win on price in a growth area. Toby and Elizabeth Searle of Highwater Homes chose custom new homes, stayed at a size where they guide every client themselves, and used their marketing to show value before clients compare quotes.

[Read Article](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/small-custom-builder-vs-volume-builders)

## What APB Clients Say

> "Running a construction company still isn't easy, but there's a real difference between being stuck in the grind and making progress. We've grown from 5 employees to 14, have close to a year of work ahead of us, and are hitting our target margins."
> 
> *Scott Groschel, JobTread Marketplace review*

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