Relationships are critical for any business to survive as long Sutter Roofing Company of Sarasota, Fla. has. And as a fourth generation roofing contractor who spent his entire childhood and professional career in the roofing industry, President Doug Sutter learned early on that cultivating those relationships is essential for profitability and longevity.
Now in his third decade of leading the company — which finished with more than $34 million in revenue last year, good for 30th on Roofing Contractor’s 2015 Top 100 List — Sutter said a lot of his success in growing the company wouldn’t have happened without his peer group.