In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and David discuss: David’s journey in home building and his God focused service. Restructuring your business to restructure your time. Local service then expanding beyond your community. Giving with your heart and your head. Key Takeaways: While many people are generous with their money and resources, many do not leverage their time. Everything we have was given by God. How you choose to use that to serve determines more than how much you make. When you combine giving time with giving money, you make much more of a difference than just writing a check. You will find joy if you use your God given skills in your philanthropy. "The business moved from being me focused, to being other focused. When I became other focused, great things happened. It shouldn't be a surprise to anybody but when you take good care of people, they'll take good care of your customers, and everything seems to work out." — David Weekley About David Weekley: David M. Weekley, Chairman of David Weekley Homes, began his home building company at the age of 23. Since 1976, he has been recognized twice by Inc. Magazine as having one of America’s 500 Fastest Growing Companies; in 1986 he was the National Association of Homebuilders’ Builder of the Year; in 1989 he was named Houston Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc; and in 2018, for his distinguished business accomplishments and continued contributions to our community, David was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame. David Weekley Homes was also named National Builder of the Year by Professional Builder magazine for its second time in 2013. David Weekley Homes was named a Customer Service Champion and has ranked highest in Customer Satisfaction among new home builders in multiple markets, according to J.D. Power and Associates. David Weekley is an avid student of the most progressive management methodologies, where people are the primary focus of the organization. The company has been named to FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list 15 times. David Weekley Homes has earned multiple honors in the areas of product design, marketing and management, and closed nearly $2.8 billion worth of new homes in 19 different cities in 2021. As a community leader, David has served on the Vestry at Palmer Memorial Church and is Past Chairman and Executive Committee Member of the Sam Houston Area Council of Boy Scouts, Past President of the Houston Chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization, Past President of the Greater Houston Builder’s Association, former Chairman and Board Member of Metro Houston Young Life, former Chair of the Greater Houston Community Foundation, Trustee Emeritus for Kinkaid School and Chairman of Kinkaid’s $42,000,000 Capital and Endowment Campaign. David holds degrees in Economics and Geology from San Antonio’s Trinity University. He and his wife, Bonnie, have been married for more than 45 years and have three children and eight grandchildren. Connect with David Weekley: Website: https://dwff.org/ & https://www.davidweekleyhomes.com/ Email: dweekley@dwhomes.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/davidweekleyhomes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/david-weekley-homes/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidweekley/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidweekleyhomes/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidWeekleyHomes/ Connect with Jeff Thomas: Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/ Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-up Email: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisors Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/
In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and David discuss:
Key Takeaways:
"The business moved from being me focused, to being other focused. When I became other focused, great things happened. It shouldn't be a surprise to anybody but when you take good care of people, they'll take good care of your customers, and everything seems to work out." — David Weekley
About David Weekley:
David M. Weekley, Chairman of David Weekley Homes, began his home building company at the age of 23. Since 1976, he has been recognized twice by Inc. Magazine as having one of America’s 500 Fastest Growing Companies; in 1986 he was the National Association of Homebuilders’ Builder of the Year; in 1989 he was named Houston Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc; and in 2018, for his distinguished business accomplishments and continued contributions to our community, David was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame.
David Weekley Homes was also named National Builder of the Year by Professional Builder magazine for its second time in 2013. David Weekley Homes was named a Customer Service Champion and has ranked highest in Customer Satisfaction among new home builders in multiple markets, according to J.D. Power and Associates.
David Weekley is an avid student of the most progressive management methodologies, where people are the primary focus of the organization. The company has been named to FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list 15 times. David Weekley Homes has earned multiple honors in the areas of product design, marketing and management, and closed nearly $2.8 billion worth of new homes in 19 different cities in 2021.
As a community leader, David has served on the Vestry at Palmer Memorial Church and is Past Chairman and Executive Committee Member of the Sam Houston Area Council of Boy Scouts, Past President of the Houston Chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization, Past President of the Greater Houston Builder’s Association, former Chairman and Board Member of Metro Houston Young Life, former Chair of the Greater Houston Community Foundation, Trustee Emeritus for Kinkaid School and Chairman of Kinkaid’s $42,000,000 Capital and Endowment Campaign.
David holds degrees in Economics and Geology from San Antonio’s Trinity University. He and his wife, Bonnie, have been married for more than 45 years and have three children and eight grandchildren.
Connect with David Weekley:
Website: https://dwff.org/ & https://www.davidweekleyhomes.com/
Email: dweekley@dwhomes.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/davidweekleyhomes
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/david-weekley-homes/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidweekley/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidweekleyhomes/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidWeekleyHomes/
Connect with Jeff Thomas:
Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/
Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-up
Email: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisors