TJ Ware
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Executive summary
Visionary founder and operator with a track record of building, scaling, and leading companies across insurance, construction, data, media, and technology. Known for high-conviction leadership, strategic team building, strong B2B sales performance, rapid deployment, and turning complex ideas into revenue-producing businesses.
Best fit is a CEO, CMO, Visionary, or founder-led operating mandate where growth, market positioning, organic attention, and execution matter. He is strongest when a company needs help, direction, and accountability for a specific role without a full-time executive hire.
Additional background includes Department of Justice experience inside the U.S. Attorney's Office, media hosting, video production, software and developer team coordination, construction estimating, mergers, strategic partnerships, regulator and legislator-facing work, nonprofit involvement, and culture building inside founder-led organizations.
Core capabilities
- Founder-led strategy and execution
- CEO / CMO / Visionary fractional leadership
- Rapid deployment into founder-led businesses
- Bootstrapping and scaling companies
- Organic social media, brand, and market positioning
- B2B sales, closing, and partnerships
- Regulatory and legislative stakeholder navigation
- Technology, software, and product strategy
- Operational design, cost savings, and strategic hiring
Education and credentials
Education
- The Art Institute - Media / Visual Arts
- Tarrant County College
- LeTourneau University
- Palm Beach State College
- Commercial aviation studies
Credentials
- Former clerk at the U.S. Attorney's Office under the United States Department of Justice
- U.S. Marine Corps Iraq veteran
- Licensed Public Insurance Adjuster
- Licensed Electrician
- Instrument-rated private pilot
- General contracting / roofing operations experience
- Experienced working with regulators, legislators, and industry stakeholders
- Culture Index knowledgeable; EOS familiar
Experience
Founder & CEO
NTS ID LLC / Name That Shingle
2021-2025
Southlake, TX
- Founded and led a data and technology company focused on product identification, industry data assets, and software-enabled solutions for roofing and related markets.
- Directed product strategy, market positioning, sales development, and team coordination across technical and commercial functions.
- Combined technology, industry insight, operator speed, and market storytelling to create differentiated assets in a specialized market.
Founder & CEO
Paradise Claims
2021-Present
Texas / multi-state
- Built a licensed public insurance adjusting firm serving clients in multiple states with a focus on large-loss strategy, claims execution, and business development.
- Established systems, branding, recruiting, and operational workflows while driving growth through partnerships, sales, media presence, and organic social content.
- Brings claims knowledge, market credibility, and founder-led commercial execution into a high-trust, regulated environment.
Founder / Owner
Roofing, Electrical, and General Contracting Ventures
2018-Present
Texas
- Launched and operated contracting businesses spanning roofing, electrical, fencing, flooring, and general construction services.
- Oversaw estimating, field operations, vendor coordination, pricing, sales, and customer delivery in competitive service markets.
- Built practical systems in founder-led service environments where operations, cost control, and sales all matter every week.
Founder / Operator
Photography, Pet Services, Flooring & Fencing Businesses
2005-2015
Texas
- Started and ran multiple small businesses, building firsthand expertise in branding, sales, operations, client management, and local-market execution.
- Developed a repeatable founder skill set centered on starting fast, selling quickly, building practical systems from scratch, and scaling what worked.
- Built the entrepreneurial foundation that later scaled into larger operating and executive opportunities.
Clerk
United States Department of Justice / U.S. Attorney's Office
2001-2002
United States
- Served as a clerk inside the U.S. Attorney's Office, gaining early exposure to legal process, case support, and disciplined professional communication inside a high-accountability environment.
- Built practical experience around detail, documentation, and working across institutional stakeholders before moving into entrepreneurship and operator roles.
- Established an early foundation for navigating regulator-facing, legislator-facing, and policy-adjacent conversations with professionalism and composure.
Aviation Supply Specialist
United States Marine Corps
2002-2005
United States
- Worked in aviation supply, logistics, and support operations and received a meritorious promotion.
- Deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and built discipline, operational rigor, and leadership foundations that carried into later entrepreneurial work.
- Brings mission-first accountability, direct communication, and calm execution under pressure.