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About Louis Bruno

Early on, Louis Bruno leveraged his passion for investing, scaling businesses, and exiting high-growth companies to achieve success. Dreaming big and confident in his abilities, Louis built his first company right out of high school, generating $3 million in monthly revenue within 30 months and leading to a successful exit in 2019. He then led efforts in the M&A space, driving growth from one to 18 locations in just three years, which resulted in another profitable exit in 2022. 

Today, as co-general partner of Platform Partner Holdings, Louis has helped expand the platform to 33 partners and $200 million in revenue within three years, solidifying its position as a powerhouse for operator-led private equity companies.

In addition to building companies, Louis has provided advice to hundreds of owner-operators on management, scalability, and liquidity events. He has helped them optimize profitability and prepare for exits. His passion lies in leveraging advanced analytics and machine learning to transform business operations and enhance owner-operator education, building management teams through daily predictive reporting and data-driven best practices.

Louis is an inspirational speaker, venture capitalist, author, and mentor, dedicated to empowering thousands of contractors as the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Louis’s Professional Experience

From Technician to Transformational Leader 

Louis’s journey is a blueprint for turning adversity into advantage and vision into results. With no formal business background, he entered the workforce straight out of high school as a technician, but with an unstoppable work ethic and entrepreneurial drive, he developed a highly successful home services company, driving innovation and operational efficiency with Bruno Air Conditioning. He built the business from scratch to $3 million in monthly revenue within 30 months. In 2019, Louis exited the company, transitioning to investment and advisory roles.

Louis’s next venture was serving as an M&A Leader with Air Pros USA, a leading HVAC company, for three years. He expanded the business from one to 18 locations in three years through strategic acquisitions, led the acquisition strategy and operational integration, ensuring seamless scalability, and achieved a profitable exit in 2022, passing operations off to the leadership team. His approach was to move fast, think long-term, and build infrastructure that scales.

Louis joined Houston-based Platform Partner Holdings as Co-General Partner in 2022, rapidly growing the firm to 33 partners and $200 million in annual revenue in three years. The private investment firm partners with founders and executives of companies with enterprise values typically between $25 million and $250 million.

Driving strategic growth and private equity investments in home services and multi-location businesses, Louis established the company as a dominant force in operator-led private equity groups. His leadership isn’t just about growth—it’s about multiplying the success of others. Louis has mentored and advised owner-operators on scaling, liquidity events, and operational excellence. 

Louis has also redefined what’s possible in the home service industry. By integrating predictive analytics and machine learning, he’s introduced a new era of owner-operator education, enabling over 11,000 owners and key managers to manage through data, not guesswork. He also co-created the first online best practice group to deliver actionable insights and education daily, impacting businesses nationwide.

Louis’s Success Has Gained National Attention for His Leadership and Industry Impact

Louis Bruno’s business achievements and where he sits in the industry have been recognized by numerous prestigious business and media organizations, including:

• “Ernst & Young (EY) of the Year Finalist,” along with Ellen Latham (Orangetheory Fitness) and Justin Wetherill (uBreakiFix)
• “Inc. 5000 Honoree,” where he was ranked #527 with 419% growth.
• CNBC’s “Blue Collar Millionaires” for building one of the fastest-growing companies ($25 million per year) in the country, along with Brian Scudamore, 1-800-GOT-JUNK, and Nation Waste, which was acquired by Waste Management
• “12 Under 40” (The News-Press)
• “40 Under 40” (Gulfshore Business)
• “Entrepreneur of the Year” (Business Observer)

Resiliency in the Face of Adversity

Perhaps Louis’s most defining trait is his resilience. After his first exit in 2019, Louis faced unfounded accusations in 2020. Rather than retreat, he faced the challenge head-on, was fully exonerated in 2021, and finalized a successful exit from Air Pros USA the following year, proving that true leadership is forged in adversity.

Today, Louis is more than an entrepreneur. He’s a venture capitalist, mentor, speaker, and author, focused on building businesses that endure, empowering founders who are ready to scale, and helping decision-makers make their next bold move.

Louis, throughout his career, has found inspiration and guidance in the writings of several books by the most influential thinkers, entrepreneurs, and strategists of our time. They have inspired Louis by challenging him to take full ownership of his potential, to think outside the box, and to act boldly.

Communicate effectively, build wealth, and live with purpose:

• Managing Oneself: The Key to Success — Peter F. Drucker
• Shut Up and Listen! — Tilman Fertitta and Jim Gray
• Evolutionary Psychology — David M. Buss
• The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: — G. Ng (author), M. Tan (editor)
• The Courage to Be Disliked: — Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
• Think and Grow Rich — Napoleon Hill
• Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got — Jay Abraham
• Rich Dad Poor Dad — Robert Kiyosaki
• The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People — Stephen Covey
• Awaken the Giant Within — Anthony Robbins
• The Holy Bible — Various Authors
• How to Win Friends and Influence People — Dale Carnegie
• The Ultimate Sales Machine — Chet Holmes
• The 4-Hour Work Week — Tim Ferriss
• Good to Great — Jim Collins
• Unlimited Power — Anthony Robbins
• The Sticking Point Solution — Jay Abraham
• The Richest Man in Babylon — George Clason