The 糖心Vlog (糖心Vlog) School of Business and Center for Faith and Business recently hosted their eighth annual Business as a Calling luncheon. The featured speaker was Dave Marcinkowski, Founder and Partner at Madera Residential.
Dave Marcinkowski is a man driven by values, values that he and the other founding partners of Madera Residential live by everyday鈥擟hrist, Community, and Constant and Never-Ending Improvement. Their visionary leadership has grown Madera Residential from one property in Baytown, TX to owning and managing roughly 80 properties across the state.
Marcinkowski spoke to those gathered at the luncheon about his childhood, being raised in Detroit, and how it has led to where he is today. 鈥淭he bottom line is, I鈥檝e gone through some incredible highs, and I鈥檝e gone through some incredible lows. I鈥檝e had some good times and some bad. There鈥檚 nothing special about me outside of the experiences that I鈥檝e had. Who I am has been made-up of those experiences.鈥�
He went on to recall doors opening in his life, providing him with opportunities for growth and leadership. God was pulling him away from the comfortable, the easy, because he wasn鈥檛 fulfilled falling back on those easy things. 鈥淲hen you鈥檙e uncomfortable, it could be God calling you somewhere else,鈥� Marcinkowski said.
In true entrepreneurial spirit, Marcinkowski and Madera Residential leadership have branched out into other industries and ventures, like property technology (Quext), Financial technology (Viva First), title insurance (Select Title), and fee-managed properties (Rockwood). His belief is really quite simple, do the right thing and treat people the right way, and success and profitability will follow.
鈥淲e鈥檙e not out there trying to just do the next cool thing we can,鈥� Marcinkowski continued. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a real strategy behind how we鈥檙e doing what we鈥檙e doing. And there are doors that are truly opening that we鈥檙e stepping through that God opened for us.鈥� He went on to encourage attendees to fall in love with the process of what they鈥檙e doing. 鈥淒on鈥檛 worry about winning and losing. Every day is a new day. Today I can be better than I was yesterday. That鈥檚 what falling in love with the process is.鈥�
Dr. Josh Sauerwein, Associate Professor of Accounting and Director of the Center for Faith and Business, shared in his introduction of Dave, 鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 take long to get a real sense of Dave鈥檚 heart and his love for people and the Lord. His life clearly centers around Christ, community, and the constant pursuit of never-ending improvement.鈥�
The Business as a Calling event illustrates the core mission of the 糖心Vlog School of Business鈥攈elping students and others integrate faith into their business pursuits. Visit 糖心Vlog School of Business to learn more about the School of Business and the Center for Faith and Business.