It all began around a kitchen table in Porter, Texas, 50 years ago. Ray and Gayle Joslin took a leap of faith and started Joslin Construction in 1973 when Curt was just 9 months old. Making a living in construction in the Houston market wasn’t for the weak of heart or mind. Leading by example, the Joslins instilled toughness in their kids along with an unwavering faith in God, and a great example of how to raise a family while running a business. After many years of working for and alongside his dad, Curt took over running the family business in 2004. He saw significant growth enabling expansion into other construction-related businesses with some extraordinary partners; some of which are family, and others that might as well be! In 2018, Curt turned over the CEO seat of Joslin Construction to his brother-in-law, Shaun Dean, to focus on other family business ventures.
Leading their family and entrepreneurial endeavors with an unwavering faith in God and a lot of hard work, Curt and Jennifer Joslin founded the Joslin Development Group (JDG) with a vision to create unique pocket developments across Texas while keeping family values at the heart of their company’s framework. Together, they’ve always made sacrifices to maintain a balance between the two dynamics, always putting family first. The Joslins encouraged and instilled this discipline into their daughters Katelyn, Kristin, Paige, and Peyton as each of their girls currently has plans to operate their own businesses. The family believes that the entrepreneurial spirit may be contagious, but hard work, discipline, and faith are taught, and that making sacrifices today will be rewarded in the future.
Katelyn and Josh Voelkel own and operate Dreambuilder Homes Texas, combining Katelyn’s business degree and passion with Josh’s engineering degree to create beautiful custom homes. Kristin owns Neon Blonde Parlour, a spunky and fun full-service hair salon, located in Kingwood. Paige is currently working for a real estate firm in New Caney while obtaining her real estate license, and her twin sister, Peyton, is attending Texas A&M, pursuing a degree in Allied Health with plans to open her own birthing center.
Curt believes three key factors have been the building blocks in how the family operates their businesses and has helped integrate their values into daily operations: 1) Setting expectations and demanding results, 2) setting goals and working towards them, and 3) treating everyone with respect. One of the greatest advantages of having a family-owned business in the corporate world is that people enjoy doing business with real people. Clients have always appreciated and enjoyed the companies’ culture, values, and faith in their business practices and daily decisions.
With various developments across the great state of Texas, including a gated community in Washington County, and a large acreage development in Tyler County, the Joslin Development Group is excited to start their next development in East Montgomery County, with an announcement coming soon. The Joslin family focuses on making a difference in the community through various business endeavors, partnerships, and opportunities to give back. They are always eager to support local initiatives, especially those that are important to East Montgomery County.
JDG follows Luke 12:48, “To whom much is given, much will be required,” and feels that they are responsible for what God gives them. God has blessed their family to become a tool to develop businesses and communities, so they work to obey His direction and use their company to benefit others. Philanthropy can be considered the heart of their businesses, and they are always glad to support organizations and programs within the community they call home.
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