Concordia Grad Finds Earthly Reward For Humane Service - Star Tribune
Nicholas Thomley was a college sophomore when he started his social services company, which has grown in seven years to $7.2 million in revenue.
By Dick Youngblood, Star Tribune
Nicholas Thomley's entrepreneurial impulses date to eighth grade, when he and a buddy organized a floating craps game at their Maple Grove middle school.
By the time school officials caught up with them and imposed a three-day suspension during which they were to contemplate their transgressions, they had pocketed about $100.
And that didn't count the proceeds from a retail business they were running, selling soda, candy and gum out of their lockers.
Thomley's creative focus has since shifted to more legitimate pursuits: He's the founder and CEO of Pinnacle Services, a rapidly growing St. Louis Park firm that offers vocational, residential and financial management services to the elderly and people with disabilities.
I'm not usually the envious sort, but this guy's record has turned me a virulent shade of green. Consider:
- Thomley started the company as a sophomore at Concordia University
- He grossed nearly $2 million in his second year of operation and hoisted his revenue to more than $7 million within five years after that
- Oh, and he just turned 27
Did I spell virulent correctly?
