Jake is an aspiring business owner based in Austin, Texas, focused on acquiring and operating a high-quality technician-based essential business in Central Texas through his family-funded acquisition vehicle West Lake Legacy.
His decade-plus professional background spans technical sales, finance, and operations—from helping enterprise clients translate complex technology into measurable business outcomes at Amazon Web Services (AWS) to leading analytics and sales functions at high-growth VC-backed startups and global enterprises like Walmart and Deloitte Consulting. Across these experiences, Jake has learned that durable businesses are built on fundamentals: great people, disciplined operations, and a clear value proposition.
He aims to apply that same systems mindset to small business ownership: finding durable companies, partnering with owners during succession, and building on their legacies through disciplined operations, people development, and thoughtful modernization. That’s what draws him to HVAC and essential services—industries that combine craftsmanship with operational excellence and real community impact.
Jake holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science and Finance from Washington University in St. Louis and a M.S. degree in Finance from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
“Discipline builds durability. Care sustains it.”