perspective on his industry. His eclectic range of talents and business acumen has left us floored from the very beginning, but we’re always pleasantly surprised to hear more from him at our frequent meetings. Simply put: He’s an overachiever with a mindset to the future. His desire to improve his business and expand the quality of his services is a perfect example of the type of clients we love at Sandler Training. Like most businessmen, his journey to success wasn’t fast. He had to work his way up to become the man he is today. As Linder explains, he started out as a general building contractor, which would prove an integral asset to his business later in life. Rather than look at it as a way to bring in income, he sought to use his position to try and make real change. “Day to day, I was seeking to help people enrich their lives by running this design and construction business. Then, when I was fortunate enough to go into sales with my next position with a design remodeling firm, that was the beginning of the change in my career,” Linder says of his growth early on. “I realized wholeheartedly I enjoyed the sales more than the construction aspect, so I was happy to move up and take on a new role as the architect and designer for this new venture.” Of course, the good times don’t always last in the sometimes-volatile world of construction, especially in the late 2000s. When the economy took a dive and the housing market crashed in 2008, he could see the writing on the wall. He knew what was coming, and it soon did. Linder found himself in one of the last groups his employer laid off, and that’s when he took the opportunity to make something out of his misfortune. He found himself in the perfect place to finally branch out and make a company he could be proud of. After letting his associates know he was
planning to start his own business, he covered all his bases and locked down his connections. At that point, an associate made him an offer he couldn’t refuse — despite how dead set he was on starting his brand right away. It’s no surprise somebody with his background would be snatched up so quickly as soon as people heard he was on the market. You see, here at Sandler Training, we understand the value our clients bring to their clients. Linder Jones is a stellar example of that value, too. His unique talents as an architect and a designer give him a distinct advantage in his field. He is the type of person anyone in the building industry would be lucky to have on payroll. Having access to buildable designs and knowing how to avoid troublesome projects is an invaluable asset. “My clients and their contractors aren’t going to be spinning their tires trying to design something impossible,” Linder explains. “As good as that sounds, we’re also able to offer the best service possible. We don’t have to cut corners, and we don’t have to sacrifice good materials and
details just to save a buck. I can bring along a skill set that allows me to save my clients money and time by figuring out the most plausible solutions to their dreams. My past experience as a contractor allows me to recognize when a dream is an impossible task. I work hand in hand with my clients to find a way to bring those dreams into the real world.” Linder went on to explain how many times in his career, people would come to him with a set of plans they had already paid for. These clients were looking for bids to figure out how much this particular project would cost. Well, in dozens of cases, they’d receive bids on plans that were flat out not buildable. Nobody stopped to take the time to give these clients a realistic view of whether or not their project could be built in the first place. Their plans would not be practical for any number of reasons, whether it was because they were way over budget, or the architect and builder couldn’t agree on what was possible. Whatever the reason, he soon found that all these factors could have a major impact on the customer’s experience. These people were walking
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