Business View Magazine May 2023

47 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 5 LEVEL CRAF T CONSTRUCT ION she describes. “ So we’ll go in and we’ll build out the restaurant and put in things like the foundation, all of the mechanicals, the lighting, the kitchen as well as the furnishings.” “For some of the neighborhoods that we build out, they already have everything chosen but they may want us to help work with their designer.” “Yesterday, for example, I did a walkthrough and I wasn’t loving the finishes. They look good on paper but they don’t work inside, so I will have a meeting and give him some of my suggestions of what to fix to give it that ‘wow’ factor,” Van Lear continues. Although touching every aspect of the home design and new construction business, Van Lear points out that for Level Craft’s varying projects on both the residential and commercial side, the company will bring in subcontractors who represent hundreds of specialized trade professionals. Level Craft will skillfully manage all aspects of the project as well as the subs that the company works with on any given project. An expert in the construction field, when asked what motivates the work she undertakes every day, Van Lear pauses to think about the answer. “I truly would rather not work and travel around the world with my husband,” She jokes. She adds, however, “I love the role that I play in the company, where I have this leadership role and I get to do this every day.” “I love my team and I love my employees. “Debie, my business partner and I handpick the people that work for us for certain reasons and I just love seeing them work every day. They are an extension of what Debbie and I are in our core values,” she elaborates. “It is also really nice to see a finished project when it is not something on paper, but a finished home.” “Our clients walk into their homes and it feels so good. It is so hard to build, and there are so many things you have to do and problems that need solving and at the end of it you are like ‘wow’ and there is a sense of pride,” Van Lear describes.