Meet the Project Manager: Paul Lundgren - "Never Stop Learning. If You Do, You Must Be Dead."

The Story Behind Paul Lundgren.

I was born into the construction industry.

My father was a painting contractor turned General contractor in Southern California.

I worked with my father ever since I was old enough to sweep the floor. ⁠

I eventually went to college for an art degree with an emphasis in graphic design/marketing. ⁠

After I got married and found out we were pregnant with our first child and I realized I needed to step up my game.

My father handed the business over and continued to work for me. ⁠

At the age of 35 my wife and I moved to Colorado to start over.

I started a home improvement business from scratch. ⁠

It didn’t hurt to have a marketing background, I knew that education would come in handy someday.

I built that business for 13 years.

I got to the point where I wanted to specialize and hone my skills as a finish carpenter.

So I partnered with a friend and started a company called Trim Corp.

A year into that venture my family of 11 decided we wanted to make a change.

I was rapidly approaching the age of 50 and knew daily manual labor wasn’t going to be sustainable in the coming decades.

My family and I were drawn to Arizona, so I decided to do an Instagram Meetup there and invite everyone I had connected with.

I wanted to get a feel for the pulse of construction in AZ.

I ended up planting a seed with Brad Leavitt at AFT Construction.

Within four months I closed my Colorado business, finished remodeling my house to put up for sale, moved my family to Arizona and began a job with A Finer Touch Construction as a project manager.

This is the Cliff notes version to my story but nonetheless...⁠

It’s a journey, not a destination.

My career was made possible with the help and power of social media. ⁠

"You never know where your next opportunity will present itself! Keep fighting!⁠"

The fact that I’ve been in the industry for the past 30-40 years, I’m excited for how much better we are building houses! ⁠

And I believe we are only getting better and smarter!⁠

Here's my mantra:

"You NEVER stop learning, if you do, you must be dead.⁠"

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Paul Lundgren // Project Manager at AFT Construction

Instagram @aft_construction2