EP55 - How I Grew a Property Business to 200+ Houses With No Starting Capital - Jamie Darkin
In this episode of ‘We Built This Business’ we talk with Jamie Darkin from Cornerstone Property Group.
Jamie shares the inspiring journey of building a successful social housingbusiness that now manages over 200 properties across Kent and London. Starting from humble beginnings with limited capital, Jamie teamed up with his dad to create a business that has now housed over 1,000 vulnerable families. We dive into the early struggles, the power of mentorship, building a team, learning through experience, and Jamie’s next chapter in business acquisitions.HIGHLIGHTS
• How Jamie went from university dropout to founder of a social housing business
• Starting a company with his dad and their early challenges with cash flow and scaling
• The decision to focus on Cornerstone after trying (and failing) with several other ventures
• Why personal development and mentorship accelerated Jamie’s business growth
• The power of LinkedIn and personal branding for long-term opportunity
• Future goals: Expanding through property development and business acquisitions
PODCAST INTRODUCTION
Daniel Osullivan invites business owners and industry experts onto the We Built This Business Podcast to discuss how they have built their business. We discuss how they started, their business challenges, successes, failures and everything in between. Running a business is hard work so why not learn from business owners who are currently building or who have built a business.
PODCAST SPONSOR
Team Building Experiences are a nationwide team building company who are experts in Keeping Things Fun for companies. With a wide range of mobile events such as Game Shows, Sports Days, Crystal Challenge and more, there is something for every company.
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VALUABLE RESOURCES
Guest Website - https://cornerstoneproperty.co.uk
Host Website – https://beacons.ai/wbtb
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Episode 6 - How I Built a Digital Marketing Business and How I Exited - Alex Minchin
ABOUT THE HOST
Daniel Osullivan is the CEO of The Experience Specialists Group we have brands in the events, entertainment and media industries including Red Cactus Events, Team Building Experiences, Shizzoo.co, Football Zorbing UK, Nel Events and X Event Solutions.
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We Built This Business
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Whether you're starting, building or aspiring to build a business, this podcast gives you access to experienced UK entrepreneurs and insight on how they started and grew their business.
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