Shawn Van Dyke is a construction industry consultant, business coach, and mentor. He is the author of The Paperwork Punch List: 28 Days to Streamline Your Construction Business, speaker, and Brand Ambassador for FineHomebuilding.com. He created the SKILLED TRADE | SOUND BUSINESS project. That on-going research project helps construction and skilled trade business owners identify the issues and challenges they face in growing and scaling their construction businesses. Before he started his coaching and consulting business, Shawn owned a real estate development consulting company, a general contracting business, and also was the Chief Operations officer for a specialty construction business. He is happily married to his wife Katie and enjoys life living with her and their 5 children in Knoxville, TN.
Website: shawnvandyke.com/venture
What motivates Shawn to continue as an entrepreneur is walking his clients through a process to help them make their own company better. He is glad to hear that his service is working.
Shawn understands that being an entrepreneur can sometimes be difficult and you may question yourself if what you are doing now is going to work. But if someone reaches out to you and tells you that you are making a positive impact in their lives, that moment is life changing.
Great words of advice:
“If someone asks you a question about construction, you’re an expert if you A: know the answer to that question or B: if you don’t know the answer, you know where to find the answer…You can apply this to your industry”
Suggested books to read:
“Creativity Inc” by Ed Catmull, “The Obstacle is the way” by Ryan Holiday