"Together, the honors mark a significant year for a company that has grown from a local home improvement business into a national organization while continuing to invest in its employees, customers and communities," the release stated.

Home Genius Exteriors’ No. 465 ranking on the 2026 Inc. 5000 puts the company among the top 10 percent of the fastest-growing private companies in America and represents a major milestone in its national expansion. The company was among six roofing contractors to make the list this year. 

 “When Max Alesi, Brent Miller, Austin Killian and I started Home Genius Exteriors, we had a simple belief: home improvement could be better,” said Jeff Gunhus, CEO and co-founder. “Better for the homeowner. Better for the people doing the work. Better for the communities we serve. That belief became our mission to create A Different Experience, and it still guides how we grow today. This recognition belongs to the Geniuses who bring that mission to life every day and to the homeowners who trust us with their homes. We’re proud of how far we’ve come, but our vision is bigger than growth. It’s about building a company that puts people first, creates real opportunity, gives back, and keeps raising the bar for what this industry can be.”

The Inc. 5000 ranks companies based on percentage revenue growth over a three-year period. Companies on the 2026 list are ranked according to growth from 2022 to 2025. Inc. will celebrate the 2026 honorees at the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala in October in Dallas.

Last month, Home Genius Exteriors earned a Top 100 spot by generating more than $161 million in 2025, roughly 73% growth over the previous year, company officials said. 

“This growth comes from the strength of our people and the way we continue to evolve as a company,” said Customer Experience Officer Victoria Ogrizek, a Roofing Contractor 2026 Young Gun. “We are expanding into new markets, investing in technology and building stronger systems that allow us to serve more homeowners while creating real opportunities for our employees.”

The recognition comes as Home Genius Exteriors continues its national expansion, using advanced analytics, technology and increasingly sophisticated systems to improve the sales, production and customer experience while supporting growth in new and existing markets.

For Ogrizek, being recognized by an industry publication alongside the Inc. 5000 and PEOPLE honors reinforces the broader story behind the company’s growth.

“These recognitions celebrate three different parts of the Home Genius Exteriors story, and that’s what makes receiving all three in the same year so meaningful,” Ogrizek said. “One reflects our growth. One reflects the culture our Geniuses are building. One reflects the impact we’re making across our industry. Ultimately, each contributes to our mission of creating A Different Experience for homeowners, building meaningful careers for our people, and growing a company that leaves every home, community, and person we meet better than we found them.”

Home Genius Exteriors was also named one of the 2026 PEOPLE® Companies That Care, a national recognition presented by PEOPLE and Great Place To Work® honoring 100 U.S. companies that combine business success with an exceptional commitment to their employees, communities and the world around them. 

For Home Genius Exteriors, the honor is particularly meaningful because employee feedback plays a significant role in determining which companies make the list.

“Growth only matters if you are building something people want to be part of,” said Gunhus. “We have always believed that taking care of our people and investing in the communities we serve go hand in hand. This recognition is especially meaningful because so much of it comes back to what our employees say about their experience here and the culture they help create every day.”

The 2026 PEOPLE® Companies That Care list was developed by PEOPLE in partnership with Great Place To Work, which analyzed more than 1.3 million employee survey responses from companies representing more than 7.3 million employees, including nearly 970,000 responses from employees at companies eligible for the 2026 list.