June 2026
5 profiles
Cody Bartholomew spent 10 years earning the licenses to open Titan Electric
After a decade working up through Oregon’s electrical licenses, Cody Bartholomew opened Titan Electric in Salem and kept a photo record of the jobs that followed.
Carlson Painting’s crew is Chris Carlson and his son, and he wants it that way
Chris Carlson once ran a crew of painters he trained himself, but now he works only with his son and keeps every job in his own hands.
Melvyn Gomez turned weekend tree jobs into Garden Oaks Tree Service
Melvyn Gomez took small tree jobs on weekends until the calls outgrew his day job, and his Houston crew now prunes for homeowners, neighborhood associations and a water district.
Emerald Heat & Air fixes the system, then explains it
Sarah Hiler and Emi Alsobrook started the Norman heating and air company in 2010 with one truck, and they made teaching customers about their equipment part of the job.
Jarrell Wilson learned carpet at 10 in his grandfather’s Houston company
Jarrell Wilson learned the carpet trade in his grandfather’s Houston business as a boy, and now runs his own crew doing the same work.