Doug Sutter had just left the stage at the 2019 Best of Success conference in Miami and was eager to add a little footnote to his presentation on four generations worth of lessons learned in roofing.
He had finally worked out a deal to purchase the original roofing company that started a family legacy in his native West Virginia. The move — prompted by his uncle Dave’s retirement — was the culmination of a long-sought dream of unifying the roots of his family business with the flourishing commercial roofing enterprise his father, Stephen, and now he and brother, Brad, cultivated in Florida.