Adam Olschewske started Marshall Exteriors in Newark, N.Y. a little more than 15 years ago, and seriously began working on roofs for a living.

As part of our continued effort to provide comprehensive coverage of roofing contractors and their suppliers across the country, the editors at Roofing Contractor regularly profile roofing professionals in their 20s and 30s willing to share their career success stories.

Ken Duval’s love for the outdoors and penchant for hard work as a roofing contractor developed at a young age.

With just a few swipes on his tablet screen, or by punching a few numbers on his phone, Tecta America Corporation’s CEO and President Mark Santacrose can reach thousands of some of the most skilled roofing contractors from coast to coast for almost any situation. That’s the benefit of building one of the nation’s largest and most successful roofing-contractor companies through strategic partnerships.

Doug Cooper and Nick Wallace worked together in construction for more than a dozen years before recognizing they could build a successful business and make a bigger impact by focusing on roofing.

Originally founded in Salsbury, N.C., by Bob and his brother John Farrell, TeamCraft Roofing now has 17 locations in more than eight states, and has experienced steady growth as it approaches its 20th anniversary.

While he’s now been in the business for 26 years, Mike Adams didn’t grow up working in the roofing or construction fields.

Paul Ramon and Michael Franklin have been friends since they met each other in middle school in Fort Worth, Texas.

Anthony Schena’s commercial roofing company was put to the test by the Great Recession.

A family business poses its own set of challenges for the owners.