Ronald L. Violi

Entrepreneurship. In 1975, Ron had a vision to implement specialty appliance stores to compete with the then dominate player-the department store. Dedicated execution of that strategy resulted in him co-founding The Appliance Store, which he grew from a start up store into a retail chain of 58 stores operating in three states. As CEO, Ron lead the decision making head on to develop market strategies, implementation of growth through both management and acquisitions, and the ultimate exit strategy of how and when to divest the business.