Episode 27: Entrepreneurs at Scale : Tim Crump, Founder and Chairman of house building company Oa...

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Welcome to another episode of the "Entrepreneurs at Scale" podcast, where we explore the journeys of some of the most resilient and visionary minds in the business world.  In the latest episode it was a great pleasure to welcome Tim Crump , the Founder and Chairman of the Herefordshire based Oak Framed building company Oakwrights. (https://www.oakwrights.co.uk/) This year Oakwrights celebrate their 25th year since setting up the company, and today they have around 75 employees and are helping people to design and build their dream homes using a combination of craftmanship and the very latest technology. Oakwrights built our new coaching / podcasting studio, so it was a great pleasure to welcome Tim to be the very first in person podcast that we had recorded in the studio that his team had built. KEY TAKEAWAYS • When Tim's first company went bust, the realisation that it is imperative to have good financial understanding and an appreciation on the importance of cash. • The importance of building a great team of people around you. • Being a role model as a leader.  Tim gets up at 4:30am every Monday morning to see all of the teams off the yard and on their way to construction sites around the country.  Never ask your people to do anything that you would not be prepared to do yourself. • Culture is all about the way that you see your team working together.  Book Tim  is currently reading : Commando (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Commando-Hor...) by Deneys Reitz Contact Tim: https://www.oakwrights.co.uk/about/team VALUABLE RESOURCES Entrepreneurs at Scale Podcast - https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/sc... (http://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/sca...) Scale Up Your Business, coaching/consulting: https://www.scalingup.co.uk/work-with... (http://www.scalingup.co.uk/work-with-...) How Scaleable is your business? Discover your Scaleability Score:  https://scaleable.scoreapp.com/ (http://scaleable.scoreapp.com/)