When Gary Joeris’ father started a construction firm in San Antonio in 1967, the younger Joeris’ eyes were opened to an opportunity he’s focused on ever since.
“I decided early on in that was the direction I wanted to go,” he says. As a student, he worked construction during summers, joining his dad’s company full-time after graduation and becoming more active in its operations, and eventually taking over as CEO upon his father’s retirement. Joeris credits his dad for being a great teacher while also allowing him the freedom to take the firm in a new direction through a purposeful strategic planning process.