Fortess is the Ideal Partner.

We're doing business acquisition differently. Here's how we work:

We care about the people working in the business. We believe companies are communities of people and we seek to create better opportunities for everyone.

We bring experience and resources. We invest in successful businesses that are well positioned to grow and expand based on market opportunities, capital investments, sales & marketing, management processes and an employee-focused approach.

We are reasonable, level-headed people. We collaborate to explore options and possibilities, create solutions for continuous improvement to achieve results that sustain and grow our companies.

We invest in businesses with the intention of owning and operating long-term.

We strive to be a partner you're proud of. We believe in honesty, integrity and fair dealing.

MEET OUR TEAM

The Fortress Leadership Team are seasoned executives with strategically diverse and complementary skill sets, backgrounds and experiences.

DAVE MONTE

Co-Founder

Dave Monte is an energy and utility executive with 33 years of experience in the energy industry and has led natural gas and electric utility companies in the areas of field operations, safety, environmental, engineering, construction, risk and asset management, emergency management, quality management, work planning and scheduling, capital program management, customer operations, labor/employee relations, training, fleet services, warehousing and materials management.

Dave holds an MBA from Franklin University as well as a BS in Electrical Engineering from Union College.

CRAIG RICHARDSON

Co-Founder

Craig Richardson is an award-winning sales and account management leader with a 25-year record of success developing and implementing marketing strategic plans, campaign management, and sales team training and development. A networking champion known for relationship building, contract negotiation, and stakeholder communication, he has developed and implemented unique market and product growth strategies, KPI's to track performance and technology integration solutions to improve customer satisfaction and retention.

Craig holds an MBA from Otterbein University and a BS in Environmental Education from The Ohio State University.

"When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness and trust."

- Raja Krishnamoorthi

Call or email us. We'd like to learn more about you and your business.

614.787.8986
fortress.columbus.oh@gmail.com