Bridge Builders - June 23rd - Spotlight Speakers
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We are excited to announce our next Spotlight Speaker for June - John and Jan Bowman - TLC Construction.
John left Sundstrand a few months after it was acquired by UTC. For some time, he had thought of starting a business but needed to identify the type of business. One day John was having lunch with a fellow church member who described his journey from branch manager of a trucking company to a handyman and advised that John could do the same. As he reflected on the conversation, John realized that he would like to become a general contractor and starting as a handyman was an entry point that would add to skills accumulated over many years. Also, John had various assignments that touched on construction - such as having been the project manager for construction of the Atwood Mobile Products headquarters. The business was launched with a used pickup and 1000 flyers.
Jan had a career in education culminating in doing staff development for the Regional Office of Education, leaving during the great recession of 2008. Over a number of months, they had a rolling discussion about how her talents could apply to TLC Construction and what Jan’s role would be. TLC Construction already had a bookkeeper and that didn’t really seem to be a fit anyway. With construction of new homes coming to a screeching halt, many of the unemployed home builders and construction workers became competitors. This really diluted TLC’s market of renovations and additions. She joined with the emphasis on marketing by getting to know even more people thru joining network groups and serving on community boards.
As a result, TLC Construction is now 25 years old.
Join them June 23rd to hear how this married couple made it work with Tender Loving Care.
John left Sundstrand a few months after it was acquired by UTC. For some time, he had thought of starting a business but needed to identify the type of business. One day John was having lunch with a fellow church member who described his journey from branch manager of a trucking company to a handyman and advised that John could do the same. As he reflected on the conversation, John realized that he would like to become a general contractor and starting as a handyman was an entry point that would add to skills accumulated over many years. Also, John had various assignments that touched on construction - such as having been the project manager for construction of the Atwood Mobile Products headquarters. The business was launched with a used pickup and 1000 flyers.
Jan had a career in education culminating in doing staff development for the Regional Office of Education, leaving during the great recession of 2008. Over a number of months, they had a rolling discussion about how her talents could apply to TLC Construction and what Jan’s role would be. TLC Construction already had a bookkeeper and that didn’t really seem to be a fit anyway. With construction of new homes coming to a screeching halt, many of the unemployed home builders and construction workers became competitors. This really diluted TLC’s market of renovations and additions. She joined with the emphasis on marketing by getting to know even more people thru joining network groups and serving on community boards.
As a result, TLC Construction is now 25 years old.
Join them June 23rd to hear how this married couple made it work with Tender Loving Care.
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