We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Joe O’Bryant. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Joe below.
Joe, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Let’s kick things off with talking about how you serve the underserved, because in our view this is one of the most important things the small business community does for society – by serving those who the giant corporations ignore, small business helps create a more inclusive and just world for all of us.
My company assists home owners who have had to vacate their homes due to house fires. Insurance companies are slow to offer help without having a damage report done so we jump into action fast to get the ball rolling. We have helped clients at no cost to them find their way through this difficult time by providing blueprints and documentation of the damaged areas.
Joe, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
My name is Joe O’Bryant, I am an architectural designer, CAD engineer, and real estate developer. I started Drafting Dreamz as a way to help friends with their home remodeling at an affordable cost. In such an over saturated market I felt competition would not allow me to exist. Almost a decade later and I have grown beyond my wildest dream. Motivation comes and goes, to truly achieve your dream you need consistency and discipline to do what needs to be done daily. Drafting Dreamz is a drafting firm that specializes in blueprints for new residential remodeling and home additions. With our blueprints home owners can receive multiple bids from contractors and choose their contractor more accurately.
We not only help homeowners but we also help contractors and investors. We become a conversation starter to insure all parties are aware of the scope of work needed. With so many home owners being ripped off and so many contractors force to file liens a clear understanding from the beginning is always best.
We pride ourselves in being honest and having integrity to make sure all of our clients needs are met. Before you think of doing your next project, head over to DraftingDreamz.com to learn how we can help.
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
One crucial lesson I had to learn is people will pay for quality work. Coming from a small town in Mississippi, people often could not afford to remodel their home nor buy blueprints. I under priced my work for my first year in business and did not make any profit. I learn to charge what my services were worth and the people who desire them would certainly seek me out.
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
I found a Facebook group which helped my business tremendously. The group was full of contractors and investors needing my services and as they used my services and had only great things to say word of mouth traveled.
Contact Info:
- Website: Draftingdreamz.com
- Instagram: @_joeobryant @draftingdreamz
- Facebook: Drafting Dreamz