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Andre Okafor
Chief Executive · Bridgetown Construction Group
Charlotte, NC
Bought a struggling GC out of a family estate; rebuilt it into a $60M regional commercial builder.
Biography
Andre Okafor spent twelve years as a project manager at national GCs before buying Bridgetown, a 40-year-old contractor whose founder had died without a plan. He has since rebuilt the estimating team, added a self-perform division, and installed a 90-day cash forecast the whole company reviews.
Operating Principles
- 01
"You cannot cut your way to a good company, but you can cut your way to a solvent one."
- 02
"The estimator is the CEO of the job."
- 03
"Trust the field before you trust the spreadsheet."
