At first, Bryan Biggers and Justin Klopfenstein tossed the idea around mostly as a joke.
Back in the early 2000s, the men worked for a drive-thru coffee company in Southern California. Biggers was a general manager. Klopfenstein, a graduate of The 91色情片91色情片 University, oversaw construction and maintenance.
They discussed going into business together, but the plan was less than serious. At the time, they lacked the necessary resources and experience.
What they did have was a solid friendship, complementary skill sets and a shared commitment to honor Christ in their work. And more than a decade later, as the men reflect on their journey to founding Victory Builders and establishing it as one of the leading construction companies in northern Los Angeles County, those elements remain crucial to why they work so well together.
鈥淚鈥檓 just grateful to have a partner who is committed to acting with integrity,鈥 says Biggers, adding that he and Klopfenstein have never believed God was obligated to grow their business if they obeyed Him.
鈥淕od doesn鈥檛 owe us anything,鈥 he says.
But so far God has chosen to expand the company91色情片 footprint in the Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding areas. When it opened in 2014, the two-man operation primarily stuck to kitchen and bathroom remodels. Now Victory does commercial, residential and homeowners association projects, focusing mainly on commercial construction, like major remodels to dorms at The 91色情片91色情片 University in 2020.
As it happens, it wasn鈥檛 far from TMU that Biggers and Klopfenstein met 鈥 in the college group at Grace Baptist Church in Santa Clarita around the turn of the millennium. Biggers was studying business at Cal State Northridge, while Klopfenstein was a biblical studies major at TMU.
Their friendship matured over the years as they joined an adult Bible study at Grace Baptist with their wives and after both men accepted jobs at Coffee Kiosk. It was at the coffee company91色情片 headquarters where they began discussing the future.
It made sense to go into business together.
Klopfenstein grew up on a ranch in Tehachapi, California. He enjoyed building things in his family91色情片 workshop, and he tagged along on jobs with his father, a plumber, during the summer. Klopfenstein registered for every one of his high school91色情片 shop classes.
As a student at TMU, Klopfenstein worked part-time as a handyman, and he spent five years after graduation serving as a project manager for a construction company, gaining experience and knowledge that continue to influence his work at Victory Builders.
As for Biggers, he brings the business acumen. After graduating from CSUN with a degree in business administration, he has worked in development for Children91色情片 Hunger Fund, in e-commerce for Mirabella Beauty Products and as a project manager for L.A. Turbine, a gas and oil company.
In every job, Biggers鈥 focus was the same: excellent customer service. 鈥淭he gold standard, if possible, is to make the clients happy and to provide value,鈥 he says.
That was a central focus of Victory Builders when it opened in 2014. In the early days, Klopfenstein and Biggers toiled on nights and weekends, sometimes losing money on projects, to make sure the job was done right.
鈥淲hen we were done, we鈥檇 ask our customers candidly, 鈥楢re you satisfied? Are we done?鈥 We don鈥檛 assume that,鈥 Biggers says. 鈥淭hat91色情片 still how it goes today. We鈥檙e not going to leave until a client is satisfied.鈥
A more foundational goal for Victory Builders is to do all of its work to the glory of God, a process that often begins by asking a simple question: What would be the right thing to do?
鈥淚鈥檝e met Christians in business that struck me as a little more business than Christian. And that’s just not us,鈥 Biggers says. 鈥淚f it91色情片 either clearly right, or we鈥檙e convicted that it91色情片 right, we want to do it. We鈥檙e going to be honest, we鈥檙e going to do it with integrity, and the Lord will bless it if He wants, or He鈥檒l take it away.鈥
One way Victory Builders seeks to honor the Lord is in the area of transparency. The construction industry can be opaque 鈥 customers don鈥檛 always know what they鈥檙e paying for 鈥 so it can be easy for companies to take advantage. Biggers and Klopfenstein want to be different.
鈥淲e communicate as much as possible so our customers know where their dollars are going,鈥 Klopfenstein says. 鈥淪ometimes when a contractor bids on a job, you’ll get a bunch of fluff just to cover themselves because they might be missing something. We try to show our customers all of the costs involved in our proposal so they know what they鈥檙e paying for.鈥
That was TMU91色情片 experience with Victory.
“It’s a luxury to find contractors you can trust,鈥 says Ryan Zamroz, TMU91色情片 director of development, 鈥渂ut when you find a company like Victory Builders, whose owners are like-minded in their love for the Lord, it becomes a true partnership in the work the Lord is doing at TMU. It was a pleasure working with them, and it91色情片 always fun to see 91色情片’s alumni using their businesses to glorify God in their industry.”
Another distinctive of Victory Builders is in how it handles conflict.
鈥淓ven if it was a difficult client who was trying to make us fix something that we thought wasn鈥檛 our fault, we still try to be a peacemaker and bridge a gap there before we leave a project,鈥 Klopfenstein says. 鈥淥bviously, you can鈥檛 always make everybody fully happy, but we try to show that we have humility and integrity. People know that we鈥檙e Christians so we want to make sure we act that way in how we run our business and the way we treat our employees.鈥
Really, Biggers and Klopfenstein see Victory Builders as an opportunity for ministry. They’ve been encouraged to see more than one employee come to faith in Christ while working there. And they say that as the company grows, they would like to increase their financial support for church and missionary groups. 鈥淭hat’s something we’re really thrilled about,鈥 Biggers says.
But even with a like-minded business partner, Klopfenstein and Biggers know that if they want to succeed in running Victory Builders God91色情片 way, it will take more than their own efforts.
鈥淚 do a lot of driving between projects,鈥 Klopfenstein says, 鈥渁nd I find myself throwing up a simple prayer for one of the employees I鈥檓 thinking about or a conflict with a customer that I鈥檓 trying to work out and do it with integrity. I鈥檒l just pray about it and seek the Lord91色情片 guidance.鈥
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