Ted Swanson, president and owner of Trinity Exteriors, got his foot in the roofing industry after graduating from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., with a degree in entrepreneurship in 2001.
“I began looking for a job, which led me to a friend who was selling roofing and siding for a fast-growing construction company,” said Swanson. “I began working there in 2003 and moved up the chain of command rather quickly. I was sent to open up offices in Illinois and Colorado. After working there for five years, the last two of which I was a sales manager, I decided to open my own company.”