After two decades in the fitness industry, Kirt Linington used his brawn and
brain to build Linear Roofing & General Contractors into one of the
fastest-growing roofing companies in North Texas. The South African
native said he came to the United States in 1999 with less than $1,000
and big ambitions that revolved around physical fitness – a personal
passion.
He started out as a personal trainer at LA Fitness and
stair-climbed his way up the corporate structure to vice president of
sales – where he played a pivotal role in expanding the chain from a few
dozen locations to more than 800 nationwide. Driven by new challenges,
he partnered up with his friend, Neil Palmer, and launched a roofing
company in the Dallas-area’s robust marketplace in 2015.