Randall Hall went into business in 1978 with a friend, Elliot Archilla, building new homes in Lake Highlands and Highland Park.
In 1981, he founded Randall Hall Design/Build, a business that remodels homes and businesses.
“It gave me the opportunity to create something that made people happy,” Hall says.
Over the years, the business has received its share of honors, including numerous awards from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry and the NARI of Greater Dallas. These awards have included being named National Contractor of the Year and Professional Remodeler of the Year by the Dallas chapter.
Hall was also designated one of the remodeling industry’s top 50 national achievers in 1995 when Remodeling magazine named him to the Big 50 at its conference.
Such recognition is gratifying. But success, he says, is easier to measure by “most of your business coming from repeat customers and referrals from previous clients.”
Hall’s civic and professional activities include serving on the White Rock YMCA Board of Directors, Lake Highlands Exchange Club and Dallas Private Industry Council. He also has served as president of the Remodelers Council of the Dallas Home and Apartment Builders Association and of the NARI of Greater Dallas.
Hall has been married for 33 years to Nancy Hall, his college sweetheart. They have two daughters, Michele and Kelly.
Q: My favorite quote is:
A: “Work on your business, not in your business.” (Michael E. Gerber)
Q: My greatest asset is:
A: Willingness to learn and understand that there has always got to be a better way of doing things.
Q: I’ve never understood why everyone is so crazy about:
A: Sushi.
Q: The last book I read was:
A: “The Street Lawyer” by John Grisham.
Q: My definition of “success” is:
A: Setting a goal and reaching it, whatever it might be.
Q: I never have enough time to:
A: Spend with my family, just enjoying life.
Q: My perfect day alone would include:
A: A good book, a comfortable chair, cool breeze, a big shade tree and a running brook.
Q: The hardest part of running a business is:
A: Being willing to make the hard decisions when you have to.
Q: If I won the lottery, I would:
A: Retire and move to Colorado.
Q: The best advice I ever received was:
A: You can learn a lot more by listening than by talking.
Q: People I admire are:
A: Honest, friendly and willing to accept responsibility. They also have integrity, intention, commitment and vision.
Q: I love what I do because:
A: There is always a new challenge and a new opportunity.
Q: Life is too short to:
A: Worry about the things you cannot change or do anything about.
Q: My advice to anyone trying to start a business is:
A: Find a perceived need and fill it.
Q: I’m not afraid to:
A: Change. I know that if you always do what you have always done, then you will get what you always got.
Q: If I could meet any famous person, it would be:
A: Henry Ford
Q: I don’t believe in:
A: “We have always done it this way.”
Q: Businesses succeed when:
A: We do what we do best and get other people to help us do the rest.