
John Naughton
CEO at GoContractor
John Naughton is the CEO of GoContractor, a SaaS platform connecting construction companies and trade workers to get workers on site faster while also reducing compliance risk and improving safety.
Through the pandemic, GoContractor scaled their platform and usage 10x. They now have over 500,000 user profiles on the platform.
John’s reach is over 20,000, and he would be happy to let his network know to listen in!
- Consturction
- Tech
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Brisbane, Australia
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LET'S TALK ABOUT CONSTRUCTION
- HEALTH & SAFETY
- E-Learning
- How Japan has used technology to address steep labor shortages and what the rest of the world can learn.
- The construction tech landscape and how to drive adoption.
- Setting up business in emerging markets.
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John Naughton has been in construction tech leadership for more than 15 years. Prior to launching the GoContractor brand, Naughton was at Trimble Inc. for 10 years where he led construction machine automation and autonomy technical, sales and product teams.
Having worked and lived in Europe, Asia and North America, John has been a part of the construction tech evolution in both emerging and developed markets. He has great insight into how to drive technology adoption in diverse markets with equally diverse challenges.
John has dual Irish and Australian citizenship and enjoys his shrimp on the barbie with a side of potatoes.

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John Naughton
CEO at GoContractor
- Construction
- Tech
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Brisbane, Australia
John Naughton is the CEO of GoContractor, a SaaS platform connecting construction companies and trade workers to get workers on site faster while also reducing compliance risk and improving safety.
Through the pandemic, GoContractor scaled their platform and usage 10x. They now have over 500,000 user profiles on the platform.
John’s reach is over 20,000, and he would be happy to let his network know to listen in!
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT CONSTRUCTION
- HEALTH & SAFETY
- E-Learning
- How Japan has used technology to address steep labor shortages and what the rest of the world can learn.
- The construction tech landscape and how to drive adoption.
- Setting up business in emerging markets.
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John Naughton has been in construction tech leadership for more than 15 years. Prior to launching the GoContractor brand, Naughton was at Trimble Inc. for 10 years where he led construction machine automation and autonomy technical, sales and product teams.
Having worked and lived in Europe, Asia and North America, John has been a part of the construction tech evolution in both emerging and developed markets. He has great insight into how to drive technology adoption in diverse markets with equally diverse challenges.
John has dual Irish and Australian citizenship and enjoys his shrimp on the barbie with a side of potatoes.
BOOK NOW FOR your podcast
John Naughton
CEO at GoContractor
- 📍Brisbane, Australia
- Construction
- Tech
- Entrepreneur
John Naughton is the CEO of GoContractor, a SaaS platform connecting construction companies and trade workers to get workers on site faster while also reducing compliance risk and improving safety.
Through the pandemic, GoContractor scaled their platform and usage 10x. They now have over 500,000 user profiles on the platform.
John’s reach is over 20,000, and he would be happy to let his network know to listen in!
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT CONSTRUCTION
- HEALTH & SAFETY
- E-Learning
- How Japan has used technology to address steep labor shortages and what the rest of the world can learn.
- The construction tech landscape and how to drive adoption.
- Setting up business in emerging markets.
--
John Naughton has been in construction tech leadership for more than 15 years. Prior to launching the GoContractor brand, Naughton was at Trimble Inc. for 10 years where he led construction machine automation and autonomy technical, sales and product teams.
Having worked and lived in Europe, Asia and North America, John has been a part of the construction tech evolution in both emerging and developed markets. He has great insight into how to drive technology adoption in diverse markets with equally diverse challenges.
John has dual Irish and Australian citizenship and enjoys his shrimp on the barbie with a side of potatoes.
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GoContractor is to relocate its headquarters from Dublin to the US to take advantage of opportunities there after raising $5 million (€4.2 million) from backers.
Timeline
Mar 2019 – Present
GoContractor
CEO
May 2009 - Mar 2019
Trimble, Inc.
Business Area Director
2016 - 2018
SITECH Japan
Advisory Board Member
May 2007 - Oct 2008
KOREC Group
Sales Application Engineer
Jun 2004 - May 2007
Intel
Process Engineer
Ask me
What is your vision for GoContractor? |
How has your international experience shaped you as a construction tech leader? |
You’ve spent significant time setting up construction tech businesses in Japan - what can/should the rest of the world learn from Japan? |
What was the moment you knew you wanted to work in this industry? |
You’ve worked and lived internationally; what are the main differences you’ve encountered between developing and developed markets? |