Master of the Squares

Still, when the chips are down, he says he’s loath to compromise.

Click photo to enlarge“My idea of compromise is ‘Geeze, we should have done it this way, but we’ll just let it go,’” Mowry explains. “Sure, there are people who just want the lowest price and don’t mind if we cut every corner, but I tell them I don’t think we’re a good fit. I don’t like to say ‘no’ to work, but some jobs are best suited to my nature.”

With such a long history behind him, he adds that these days his clients are often people for whom he’s worked in the past, their friends and people who are looking for the same things Mowry offers.

“A lot of the customers become friends,” he says. “It’s relationships we’re trying to build – trustworthy relationships.”

Mowry may have spun his wheels a bit getting started in his career, but at 60, he has no thought of retiring. Not only is his work life in the place he wants, but his emphasis on character and communication has carried into his family and personal life and he considers himself truly blessed.

“I appreciate quality and I appreciate the variety my work offers,” he says. “I’m able to put things together in a way that suits me, and if I listen to others, I can try to draw out of them and help them also get what they can appreciate.

“I love what I do, and I’m very proud of it.”

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