My name is Frank Motola, and I am the founder of Brandtastic. This has been something that I have been able to bring from a vision to a reality. As a fledgling entrepreneur, I made just about every mistake in the book. On top of that, I was a Type "D" personality! For years, the growth was slow, but we developed a set of services that worked together in a way that no one else in our niche had. This led to Brandtastic Marketing being the premier choice for anyone serious in the Hearth | Chimney space.

It took about 25 years longer than it should to get where we are, but we made it. I can actually say that I own a self-sustaining company that I don't have to work in! But, of course, I still do get involved at another level. Brandtastic is on its own journey.

As our horizons grow, we have seen much success in uncommon hours in other sectors as well. Our sweet spot is surely the Blue Collar Service Industry because it is where we see the most increased success with the same loyal clients year after year. AI will never replace the jobs that will be growing in all of these services.

That's why we are seeing a rush of Private Equity money pouring into this sector. Brandtastic is also honored to work with many of those PE firms and individuals as they get involved with our clients. Our clients are actually the "head of the class," so they are the prime targets for PE. We get that — and we are ready to keep on pushing for the new owners just like the previous ones. Brandtastic is a Marketing Machine, and I am very proud of it.

But before pride brings me to a fall, I need to give FULL credit to both Stephen Allen, our GM, and Kallie Motola, our CFO | HR Manager, for taking us places that this "ill-equipped" owner of Brandtastic could never manage. My lack of skills are complemented by yours. And our whole team works together like magic.