Our Story

Painter Pro was founded in November 2015 by Sam Reuter. Our founder comes from a well-rounded construction and home improvement background. Being a 3rd Generation Contractor - his Grandpa was an electrical contractor and his Father was a plumbing contractor. So he grew up around the trades fondly remembering riding around to job sites with his father in the work van. Once Sam got out of high school he knew he wanted to do something in the trades. He got his first start knocking on doors with his cousin for their lawn care business. His first taste of entrepreneurship. That evolved into adding painting to his repertoire which soon became the main source of business for a couple of summers. Shortly after, Sam got the opportunity to work at a local lumber company. Sam worked his way up from the bottom of the company as a framer eventually moving up into sales and management. This turned out to be the best-paid education and training possible for what was to come later.

After working there for about 5 years, Sam knew there had to be more opportunity in the marketplace, albeit in an industry he already had experience with. So, while working for the lumber company during the week, Sam would start to take on some painting projects on the side during the weekends. This would go on for a little over a year until in the Spring of 2017, it seemed the perfect time to go all in on the painting. He put in his two weeks’ notice and was told “the door is always open for you here.” That was a nice sentiment and as it turned out, that lumber company would become one of Painter Pro’s first and largest customers. Sam would continue working closely with the lumber company on their projects and facilities over the years.

Since starting this business, our founder Sam has gone from being a single guy to a family man.

Sam got married to his amazing wife in 2021 and had their first child, Theo in 2022. Theo was born 7 weeks early on Easter. So for 5 weeks after, mom and dad spent time every day in the NICU at Community North with Theo. It was a scary time, but we are very fortunate to have a healthy and happy baby at home who is very loved. We were so grateful for the amazing customers that kept us busy during that time, and our amazing team that fulfilled all of our commitments. We are looking forward to the future of Painter Pro, with the best customers and best team we could ask for. Thank you for letting us serve you, and we hope to continue serving more and more people in the coming years.

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