Beachfront Builders

10 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 9 he is working to separate the company’s custom build and spec build departments in hopes of greater efficiency and an enhanced customer experience. “We have a director in charge of the custom homes that has to do certain things a certain way, say, talk to the interior designers to make sure we have the right colors on the floor tile and our client is happy with it. In our spec homes, we decide those things. We build the house the way we see fit. So, we’re separating those things to make both experiences better for our clients.” “If we’re going to build a custom home, they have a dedicated team and people to assist them through those decisions and make sure we get those decisions made so we don’t delay the build time. Then, on our spec home side, we’re looking to expand into multi-family, more townhomes. So it’s a different business model. The nice thing is that because we’re separating them, they’re both going to run a lot smoother.” Today, although Shoultz runs a very successful multi-million-dollar business, he still retains the same boyish enthusiasm for home construction that he first experienced as a teenager in Minnesota all those years ago. “I love working with the architects and coming up with really unique things in these homes,” he says, enthusiastically “I love walking into a house and showing it off: ’Alexa: turn on the fireplace!’ ‘Put the lights in dinner mode!’ And then the lights dim and the pool lights come on! I love that stuff.” PREFERRED VENDOR/ PARTNER n Mundo Madeval USA www.madeval.com