Re: Lindsey, what's the plan after this?
Hi Kirk, this is my wife's email address. Let me know. When you're coming to DENVER. Terry Marcovich Office: 720-287-3210 Cell: 720-369-1111 terry@smartwindowsco.com terry@tdogdoors.com LTM Home Solutions, LLC (Doing Business As) Smart Windows Colorado & T-Dog Door Manufacturing 950 S. Sherman Street, Suite 100 Longmont, CO 80501 Office Hours: By Appointment Only Download Product Line Card > On Aug 10, 2026, at 9:34 AM, 'Kirk Koskiniemi' via Smart Windows Sales wrote: > > Hi Lindsey, > > Last note from me. > > If handing off the business isn't on your radar, good. Keep building. If it ever is — this year or five years out — I'm easy to find, and the conversation costs you nothing. > > Either way, respect for what you've built. Most guys don't last in this trade. You did. > > – > Kirk Koskiniemi > hussarholdings․com > > PS: I write a monthly letter for owners like you — stories and tactics from the trades, no strings. Reply "letter" if you want it. > > On Tue, August 4, 2026 3:10 PM, Kirk Koskiniemi > [kirk.k@hussarholdingsmail.com]> wrote: > >> Lindsey, >> >> Fair question: who is this guy? >> >> I started at 10 turning wrenches on log trucks in my dad's shop. Put in 12 years at a fence and deck company. Then built my own roofing business from scratch and sold it. >> >> I've dug the post holes and I've made the payroll. When I say I get the trade, it's because I've done the work. >> >> That's why Hussar exists. We buy businesses like yours and hold them. The name stays. The crew stays. The reputation you spent many years building doesn't get stripped for parts. >> >> Has a transition ever crossed your mind? Even five years out, it's worth a conversation. >> >> – >> Kirk Koskiniemi >> hussarholdings.com >> >> PS: I'm not private equity in a suit. I'm a trades guy who buys trades businesses. >> On Thu, July 30, 2026 7:13 PM, Kirk Koskiniemi >> [kirk.k@hussarholdingsmail.com]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Lindsey, >>> >>> I'm Kirk. I run Hussar Holdings, and I spend a lot of my time talking with window and door owners who built their companies from nothing. >>> >>> Most started with a truck and a tape measure. Twenty years later they're still training installers and taking the tough calls — not because they have to, but because nobody else does it to their standard. >>> >>> So here's what I'm curious about: when the day comes to step back, who takes it over? Not asking because I think you're done, I'm asking because the guys who built something real usually want to see it kept going. >>> >>> – >>> Kirk Koskiniemi >>> hussarholdings.com >>> >>> PS: If this isn't relevant to you, just reply "pass" and I won't email again. >>>
