Path to Success 

Belief. Passion. Hunger. Drive. These are the things that propelled Blaine Flynn to work hard and go after his dreams. When he dropped out of high school at 16 years-old and started painting houses for his dad’s company, who could have predicted he would own his own residential construction company by age 25?  Blaine Flynn could have.

“You can’t be afraid to give up ‘good’ for ‘great’, Flynn said. “And you have to have passion.  If you do not have passion about what you do, you will find a reason to quit.  When you do have passion, you will find out it is not about the money, it is about the experience.” 

Blaine grew up on the west side of Pensacola to working class parents who taught him the value of a dollar.  He watched his dad go from the military to house painting to the market crash and persevere. Blaine watched him and learned about hard work. At 11 years-old, Blaine began mowing lawns for his dad’s house painting customers.  He worked a lot of hours for not a lot of money. By the time he started painting, he knew he wanted more.  

By 19, Blaine began working for a local home builder as a warrant technician.  He improved turnaround time from 30 days to 10 days, and his employer saw potential.  Not long after, Blaine asked for a job working as a superintendent. He drove to work in Crestview every day for one and-a-half years for the opportunity.  He exceeded expectations and won every production award every quarter he was there. By 25, he was ready to forge his own path. 

As Blaine experienced the fear and anxiety that comes with taking such a big risk – he had a family to care for – he began a morning mantra - “Why not me?” 

“I looked around at other successful people, and just thought to myself, ‘Why not me?’” Blaine said. “I knew the value of a dollar. I knew the value of hard work.  And I knew I wanted to build something in the community and for my family – so really, why not me?”