Jim Rosewater, Ex-Chief Executive, Arthur Rutenberg Homes: From Marketing Whizz to World-class Homebuilding Leader.

Welcome to The US Homebuilder "From Good to Great" podcast series, brought to you by US Human Capital. In this podcast, we are joined by Jim Rosewater, ex-chief executive of Arthur Rutenberg Homes, arguably the United States’ most well-known luxury custom home franchise. Jim originally got into the homebuilding industry in the 80s, thanks to his father-in-law who hired him on the basis of his marketing expertise, to help market a mixed-use project in Broward County, Florida. After several successful projects with his father-in-law, a desire to move to Charlotte saw Jim reach out to his connection and industry legend, Arthur (Art), to understand more about the market there; and the rest, as they say, is history. Eventually, Jim would become instrumental in expanding and diversifying the company's footprint, transitioning AR homes from being very much an entrepreneur vision driven business, to being a more professionally managed company and w. All whilst maintaining Art Rutenberg’s spirit and drive As well as exploring Jim’s career, we discuss building an executive management team of discipline experts that can execute strategy, building a culture and an environment that attracts and retains world class talent - including one of the best employee referencing strategies that I have come across. And of course, there is an insight into working with one of home buildings true legends, Art Rutenberg. From the learning curve like as a newbie in the industry right through to actionable advice on hiring the right people, adapting to the shift an online marketplace and being world-class within your business, this episode is hosted by President of US Human Capital, Gerard Ball. - If you enjoyed this episode - be sure to like, follow and subscribe for more! Contact host and President of US Human Capital, Gerard Ball, at [email protected] Thank you for listening, The US Homebuilder “From Good to Great” Series is brought to you by US Human Capital. This podcast is a Loaded Hype production.