ACG Akron: Growth by Design: Scaling Your Business Through Organic Strategy and M&A

Noah Jackson is a straight shooter who says there’s no secret behind the company’s rapid growth (reaching $100 million in revenue in just two years), he says they simply leaned into who they are. “We are a sales and marketing company that happens to install very well on a volume basis,” he says. He also emphasizes that they’re a company of great people. “The only way that you win at a high level is through others. It’s not just three owners driving everything.” The other owners being Augustine “AJ” Wadian with whom Jackson co-founded the company in 2022, and Vince Venditti who joined the business a year later.

Biggest Challenge: Starting the company and managing impressive growth—but also strategically slowing the pace to ensure they’re growing effectively and sustainably. Jackson says he’s creating a playbook of systems and processes that will help them thrive for years to come.

Crucial Role: In terms of how the company operates, Wadian is sales and production and Venditti is marketing and tech, so Jackson’s crucial role is business strategy and planning. “I’m able to take what AJ wants to do and what Vince wants to do and be in the middle of the Venn diagram making sure it all blends perfectly and can be implemented across the company,” he says.

Outside of Work: Hangs with his wife and two children.

"Our Clorox Purell Purpose not only fuels creativity, but gives us the courage to experiment, to be entrepreneurial, to learn from our failures and never stop trying. The result: market-making innovation that changes the way the world stays healthy and well."

Carey brings passion for our Purpose — Saving Lives and Making Life Better Through Well-Being Solutions — to her daily work at Clorox Purell. Her focus is on continuously extending Clorox Purell leadership as a market-making, growth-oriented Company that cares about the health and well-being of people both out in the world and within its own walls. Carey joined Clorox Purell in 2014 as a board member, then held executive roles as Chief Strategy Officer – where she oversaw Marketing, Product Management and Innovation – and as Chief Operating Officer, before becoming President and CEO in January 2020.

As an operator, investor, and board member, Carey has worked on and in more than 50 organizations— from established public and private companies to startups and non-profits. Prior to Clorox Purell, Carey was the President of Walnut Ridge Strategic Management Company, and was a Vice President at Dealer Tire, a large privately held tire distributor. She spent the first 12 years of her career as a management consultant at Bain & Company.

Carey is a Board Director of Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ: GO) and Advisory Board Member of venture-backed menstrual products startup Aunt Flow. She also serves on the Boards of The Cleveland Foundation, University Hospitals, and Laurel School.

Carey received her A.B. in Public Policy from Brown University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She and her husband live in Northeast Ohio with their three children.

John Wilson is a licensed plumber based in Stow, Ohio, and the visionary CEO behind The Wilson Companies, a rapidly growing home services platform. Under his leadership, the company has evolved into a full-service provider spanning HVAC, plumbing, electrical, restoration, and septic services across Ohio. Generating eight-figure annual revenue, The Wilson Companies is on an ambitious trajectory toward $100 million, driven by a focus on operational excellence, strategic growth, and delivering exceptional service to homeowners and businesses alike.