As I reflect on 2022, one of the first things that came to my mind was our 30-year anniversary event of hosting a construction carnival at Smyrna Elementary. What an incredible night that was for all of us. Holley Potts and Ryan Sanford did such a wonderful job of planning that event. And I am even more excited about building a new outdoor classroom that has already begun.
We added eight new awesome people to our team in 2022. That's right, eight! That is a 38% growth in our employee family. Emily Beasley, AJ Blankenship, William Green, Taylor Loyal, Landon McDearmon (returned - welcome home Landon), Ryan Sanford, Mike Speirs, and Jason Tigg. The quality of people that we are able to attract is mind-blowing to me. WOW!
Gary Grisham left his earthly body this year and is living his resurrected life with Christ.
I fired myself as Marketing Director and replaced myself with Taylor Loyal in that role. Since then, one can see incredible growth in our social media content and engagement, a monthly employee newsletter (with purpose and effectiveness), a market study, and plans to upgrade and update our CRM (Client Relationship Management) system just to name a few. Taylor’s love and wisdom are very contagious as well.
In addition to firing myself as Marketing Director, I took a 30-day sabbatical in June. What a wonderful time this was for me and my family. I learned a lot about myself and reaffirmed some priorities and goals personally and professionally. One lesson I learned is that the less I do, the more gets done at DSC.
Our Small Projects, Maintenance & Warranty (SMW) division is now very profitable.
In spite of this growth, our team unity is sky-high! And I think that is directly related to our Wellness Program.
We have been so blessed to work with so many incredible clients and to continue to have the opportunity to serve the community we love. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season!
Merry Christmas,
