Episode 128: Organize, Manage, Lead & Control with Daniel Devol Custom Builder
Today Brad speaks with Dan DeVol, President at Daniel DeVol Custom Builders, an award-winning boutique builder with a passion for design and fine craftsmanship. For over the last 24 years, Daniel DeVol Custom Builder Inc. has established itself as the Dayton area's premier custom home builder. As founder and President, Dan DeVol has always attributed his success to the solid base that he built for himself early in his career.
Starting at the age of 17, working for Appalachian Forest Products, a company that manufactured molding and interior trim, Dan knew he had a passion for woodworking. He started DeVol Woodworks at the age of 19, specializing in high-end finish carpentry and cabinetmaking, sub-contracting his services to Dayton area home builders. Dan spent the next ten years perfecting his skills. Dan formed his own Custom Home Building Company in 1994 and has since built in excess of one hundred homes.
Dan explains the four principles of project management: organize, manage, lead and control, and how to use them build a lasting home. He went further and explained the benefits of creating a scope of work and attending the builder's show in your business.
Topics Discussed:
[02:39] The transition of DeVol Builder over the years
[05:26] Setting standards for clients during extreme climates
[07:42] Walking the customers through the construction cost
[14:24] How Dan is managing the schedule despite the construction evolution
[16:28] How DeVol Construction is involved in pre-construction to make sure that everything is in place
[19:12] Pushbacks from clients
[22:20] The benefits of creating a scope of work
[25:22] How to create a scope of work
[29:14] Communication with clients
[33:45] About the builder's show
[34:44] The benefits of the builders show in your business
[37:00] How Dan got into the builder 20 program
[44:21] Financial management in the builder 20 program
[45:19] How to recruit new builders into the 20 club program
[52:36] Setting price expectations
[56:33] What Dan enjoy the most in being a builder
Connect With Dan DeVol:
Website- http://www.devolbuilders.com/
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/devolbuilders/
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Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzB4R_DHPVV1SPh7RUfR5jg
Key Quotes by Dan DeVol:
There are four key principles of project management, organize, manage, lead, and control. You organize the project in the front end, manage the team of people going into it, lead them in and control.
A scope of work that is detailed really does help in misunderstandings and confusion, especially with the vendor.
As builders, we get some of our best education by talking to other builders. Podcasting enables you to hear other builders talk about their experience which might change how you do your business.
To be successful as a salesperson, you need to set realistic expectations.
