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MY HOMETOWN
AN INTERVIEW WITH LOCAL RESIDENT ADAM ALISON
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You’ve been in Santee your whole life, why is it so important to you?
Santee has a strong community atmosphere, with a small town feel, while also being a growing city. It's a place where you can go all the way from kindergarten through high school and then your kids can follow behind you (and even have some of the same teachers). As Cajon Park and Santana High alumni, it’s been a blessing to watch my kids grow up on the same campuses where I have many memories of my own. Santee is so unique. It’s really a place where you can memorize names and faces of local business owners and employees, get to know them on a personal level, and feel a connection where you shop. It’s a great feeling.
Why do you strive to keep your business local?
First and foremost, it gives me the ability to give my potential clients a far more competitive bid than if I were traveling to other cities. It reduces my carbon footprint and gives me control over my individual environmental impact. It also gives me the ability to be an involved parent in school functions, sports and extracurricular activities for my kids. As I do things around town, I really enjoy being able to take local pride in my completed jobs. I see my work as a personal contribution to upgrading the town where I grew up; it really makes me feel like I’m doing my part to give back to the place we call “home”.
You started your company in your early twenties, what advice would you give to young people considering tradework for their career path?
From my experience, tradework is a never-ending industry that I realized (at a young age) would allow me to feed my family and be successful without having a formal education. Not to be mistaken though, there is a lot of struggle, hard work, and long hours that have gone along with it, but with that comes a huge sense of satisfaction and accomplishment of finishing something with my own two hands. Construction trades are needed more than ever in a modern society. It takes dedication and a willingness to oftentimes put projects ahead of your personal life because people's homes are in your hands and without continuing forward for them, their life can be on hold.
What do you love about the kind of work you perform?
For me, it’s the satisfaction of seeing a homeowner fall in love with their new space once completed. That alone is worth its weight in gold, even though this has also been fruitful for my family! I also have the thrill of meeting new people daily. You get to see their different flavors and tastes before even touching a job, which is exciting. It doesn’t just take the ability to do the work, it takes a personality for people to welcome you into their home and have a willingness to allow you to do work in their personal space. Earning my customers’ trust upfront is just as important as the work I put into their homes. Their satisfaction at the end of the project is front-of-mind the whole way through. I specialize in additions, home remodels, office TI and more.
For a quote, call or text Adam at 619-966-8543.
– Kristen Dare, ACE Santee Chamber of Commerce
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