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Education
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Business of the Year Nominee - 2015
Accomplishments
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Jack Fridge

Lawrenceburg,TN

Summary

As a seasoned Business Advisor and President at Express Entity, I've driven innovation and scaled operations to impressive heights, achieving over 5.5 million in revenue with Livingston Waste/Express Waste Solutions. My leadership fosters teamwork, operational efficiency, leveraging customer service management, and vendor collaboration to exceed strategic goals.

At the core of my success is a unwavering faith in Jesus, which guides my decision-making and leadership approach. My mission extends beyond business—I am dedicated to empowering others, fostering a culture of teamwork, and ensuring that the knowledge I have gained is passed on to create a positive and lasting impact.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Advisor

Self-Employed
03.2023 - Current

With a passion for innovation, strategic growth, and operational efficiency, I have mentored others to avoid common business and industry pitfalls.

  • Created revenue growth plan for fast-growth geographic market.
  • Recommended initiatives to improve performance and maximize return on sales incentives.
  • Capitalized on strategic business partnerships to foster new market penetration.
  • Developed strong relationships with clients, ensuring trust and open communication throughout the advisory process.

President

Express Entity
12.2017 - Current
  • Reduced operational costs through strategic cost management initiatives.
  • Established a culture of accountability by setting clear expectations and holding individuals responsible for results.
  • Inspired innovation by creating an environment that encouraged creative thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.


Express Waste is a roll off dumpster hauler. We manage front load, roll off, and port o let accounts for customers nationwide. We repair compactors, do bulk pickups for major department stores, and also offer repo and delivery services for other haulers. We do cart recovery and delivery for contracts to start in a fast response to insure the hauler can start the contract on time with all carts in place.

President

Express Services
12.2017 - Current

Express services is a service company that can do repairs, refurbishment, or installs on any Garbage compactor, Front load can, or Roll off can. We can also pressure wash on site for any of these also plus any other type of pressure washing necessary.

  • Reduced operational costs through strategic cost management initiatives.
  • Established a culture of accountability by setting clear expectations and holding individuals responsible for results.
  • Inspired innovation by creating an environment that encouraged creative thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.

Head Basketball Coach

St Thomas Middle School
10.2016 - 10.2022
  • Improved communication among teammates by incorporating trust-building exercises into regular practice routines.
  • Fostered a positive team culture by emphasizing sportsmanship, teamwork, and discipline both on and off the court.
  • Developed players'' skills through targeted training sessions and personalized coaching, resulting in improved on-court abilities.
  • The goal is to improve their skills everyday and teach them life lessons in the process to build character and help them become leaders as they grow.

President

Livingston Waste/Express Waste Solutions
07.2009 - 10.2017

A full service garbage company. I grew the company to 55 employees and over 25,000 customers in a little over 3 years with over 5.5 million in revenue.

President

Recycle Louisana
07.2009 - 05.2016

This was a division of Express Waste. Recycle Louisiana was a 12,000 square foot recycling facility of commingled recycle materials collected curbside from recycle contracts.

Head Basketball Coach

Mardi Gras Gators
01.2009 - 01.2013

I coached AAU basketball for the Mardi Gras Gators and was also in charge of running tournaments. I coached all high school age kids. I was in charge of money, fundraisers, kids, and coaching the teams. We were a non-profit organization and volunteered doing this. It was a great experience that helped me learn how to deal with different types of people and there personalities. It also helped me become more of a leader. It was time well spent because you have the opportunity to influence so many.

Education

Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge, LA

Skills

  • Innovation and creative problem solving
  • Scale Operations
  • Operational efficiency
  • Operations management
  • Organizational development
  • Customer service management
  • Fostering a culture of teamwork
  • Vendor collaboration

Business of the Year Nominee - 2015

With in 3 years the company grew to 25,000 customers and 55 employees while obtaining 2 municipal recycling contractions of 9000 residents. 

Accomplishments

I was the youngest Recipient of the 40 Under 40 award at the Waste Expo in 2016.


I successfully negotiated the acquisition of a recycle business in 2014


I successfully negotiated and sold Livingston Waste to the largest waste hauler in the world for 5.5 times EBITDA.

Timeline

Business Advisor

Self-Employed
03.2023 - Current

President

Express Entity
12.2017 - Current

President

Express Services
12.2017 - Current

Head Basketball Coach

St Thomas Middle School
10.2016 - 10.2022

President

Livingston Waste/Express Waste Solutions
07.2009 - 10.2017

President

Recycle Louisana
07.2009 - 05.2016

Head Basketball Coach

Mardi Gras Gators
01.2009 - 01.2013

Baton Rouge Community College
Jack Fridge