Thought Leader Session: Visionary Builders - Innovative Decisions = Extraordinary Results

Tuesday, January 19 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Location: South 229

Format: Innovation Session 
Level of Content: Advanced 

Appropriate for: Remodelers, Single Family - All, Young Professionals

Track(s): Business Management & Operations

Speaker(s): 
Todd Anderson, Challenger Homes, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO | 
JD Espana, Piedmont Residential, Atlanta, GA | 
Andy Warren, Maracay Homes, Scottsdale, AZ

What It’s About:
This captivating Thought Leader session will bring you face-to-face with three market-leading builders who are transforming their businesses and the industry with progressive decision making and visionary ideas. Maracay Homes President Andy Warren will share his National Housing Quality Award winning approach to human capital. Challenger Homes COO Todd Anderson will discuss his pioneering "partnership builder" model and how it helped him survive an 80% contraction in his market. And JD Espana, Jr., President of Piedmont Residential, will address how making the "hard" decisions, such as splitting with his company partner, have led to a tenfold increase in profitability. This fast-paced, TED Talk style presentation is a can't-miss!

What You'll Learn:
Hear about the innovative leadership decisions of industry trailblazers that have led to exceptional growth and how you can benefit from their lessons learned. 
Gain insight into a National Housing Quality Award winning method for developing a high performance team. 
Learn the advantages of becoming a "partner builder", an innovative concept for working with trade partners, and how it can help you minimize risk and weather downturns. 
Discover how to make the truly "hard" choices for your business and how rejecting passivity, accepting responsibility and leading courageously can produce exceptional growth.

Continuing Education: NAHB - 1.00 CE hour(s), NKBA - 0.1 CEU(s)