PRESIDENT / PARTNER

“Commitment” and “integrity” are two defining terms for Ken Mendez. He is devoted to bringing innovation, and introducing new concepts he is passionate about to industries in need of change. Ken also delivers on his promises in both his professional and personal life every time. These are just two of the reasons why people are drawn to him. Ken has always dedicated himself to developing high-achieving teams of disruptors and challenging them to do things differently in an industry that has only known how to do things one way for too long. His skill at communicating brand concepts and intentions to the marketplace makes the change easier to understand inspiring advocacy from even the staunchest skeptics. Ken’s strength is collaborating with his partners to develop the corporate infrastructure, and the marketing profile to build a high-quality team.

PARTNER

Diana is a solutions-focused professional who co-founded one of the largest, most successful furniture dealerships in the nation following her early career as a record-setting salesperson. Her professional and personal achievements are built on a foundation of integrity. Diana’s open, honest, and engaging communication style has allowed her to forge meaningful relationships that have been the key to her success as well as many of those around her. Few things give her greater satisfaction than connecting people who could profit from knowing one another. Diana’s sustained success as a business leader and entrepreneur can be attributed to her unwavering commitment to authenticity and dedication to successful outcomes for each client, every time. She continually finds ways to enhance the customer experience and demands the same from those around her. Diana champions her teams and allows them to find success, providing guidance, but never taking over.

EVP / PARTNER

Jim has started, built, bought, and sold numerous businesses across multiple industries during an extensive career that has spanned decades. He is a salesman at his core, able to forge meaningful, lifelong relationships with no more than a smile and natural curiosity. That’s because Jim hunts for more than just the sale. He listens, searching for alignment to help propel either a person or their business forward. Jim assists people with fixing things that might be broken or adding value to what they may already be doing. That is where he finds his satisfaction. Jim brings a high level of energy to our partnership, and his decades of experience allow him to troubleshoot any situation quickly and react nimbly. Everything Jim does and says is purposeful. His goal each day is to make a difference in somebody’s life.

COO / PARTNER

There is nothing from a logistical standpoint that is beyond Nick’s capabilities. He was a sergeant in the Army National Guard responsible for moving multimillion-dollar pieces of military equipment from the United States to combat zones in the Middle East and back. Getting client orders where they need to be is not a problem. Nick has managed logistics for the National Guard and for one of the largest office furniture manufacturing companies in the industry. He has overseen the completion of projects across the country. Nick has built and led teams focused on operational excellence where jobs were done completely, cleanly and collaboratively with other trades. He has helped organizations quadruple their revenue is just three years with his operational leadership.

CFO / PARTNER

Math has always been easy for Max, so he often finds himself in the CFO’s role with new ventures. But unlike so many CFOs who focus only on the numbers, Max gets emotionally invested in the team, its vision, and its mission. He is just as comfortable putting on a suit to meet with bankers as he is doing what CFOs often delegate to others. Max and his other partners will never say, “That’s not my job.” He has always challenged the status quo; not just for the sake of it, but because it is needed. Max says he sees our partnership revolutionizing an industry that is long overdue for a change.

PARTNER

Brad has been building relationships and caring for customers in the contract furniture business for more than 30 years. He evolves into an extension of his client’s organization with each project. Brad takes great care on every job because he appreciates the investment being made and dedicates himself to ensuring everything goes according to plan. That is one of the reasons for his stellar reputation in the industry. Brad now transitions from providing proven solutions enhancing employee workflow to delivering complete, high-quality interior spaces to developers in the multifamily industry. He says he is passionate about our standard of quality which exceeds that of the competition. Brad’s main focus is ensuring client satisfaction.