Professional Remodeler's Forty Under 40 Class of 2012

Bryan Henson, 35
President, Allen Associates, Santa Barbara, Calif.

EDUCATION

• BS, Environmental Science, Humboldt State University
• Masters, Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Started Allen Associates’ building performance division and grew it into a regional leader.
• Consultant and LEED AP on two LEED Platinum, net-zero projects.

OFF THE CLOCK

• Hobbies: Surfing, hiking, and exploring new places.
• Favorite food: “Right now it’s pad sey yew with tofu and a Thai iced tea.”

SECRET LIFE

• Once water-skied on the Amazon River in Peru while volunteering on an engineering project. “Deep in the Peruvian jungle is a small village full of people that believed I could walk on water.”

Heather Shuster, 37
Project development director, Renewal Design-Build, Decatur, Ga.

EDUCATION

• BA, Art History/English Literature, University of Georgia
• Masters of Art History, University of Georgia

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Worked with company ownership to develop and oversee Renewal’s own in-house design department.
• Led and developed sales and design team that went from 70% to 90% contract conversion over the last two years.
• Oversaw $10 million plus in sales over the last three years.

OFF THE CLOCK

• Hobbies: “I love hunting for unusual furniture and decorations. Salvage yards, garage sales, and online sites help fuel this passion.”
• Enjoys taking photos of road signs from the 1950s and 1960s.

SECRET LIFE

• She and her husband met BB King in a hotel elevator in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Sven Gustafson, 38
President, Revision LLC/Stonewood, Minneapolis

EDUCATION

• B.S., St. Olaf College

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Fourth-generation homebuilder grew small family business into high-end custom home builder.
• Earned 2011 Room of the Year award from the American Society of Interior Designers.
• Developed and launched BuildTools application for clients to track construction budgets and progress.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• For every Stonewood home built, makes a donation in the homeowner’s name toward construction of a home for impoverished families in Guatemala.

OFF THE CLOCK

• Hobbies: Snowboarding, wakeboarding, and learning any new sport that involves a board.
• Can’t live without: Apple products.
• Co-owner of an organic clothing manufacturer.

SECRET LIFE

• Grandfather, a friend of Minnesota Vikings co-founder Max Winter, is credited with naming the team.

Ben Templeton, 31
Vice president, Templeton Building Co., Birmingham, Mich.

EDUCATION

• BS, Technical Communication, Lawrence Technological University

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

• Michigan Builders License, CGB, CGR, CGP.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Implemented successful marketing program that includes traditional and social media.
• Opened Templeton Commercial Division to expand the company, which already offers residential remodeling, new homes, a service division, and a custom cabinetry and furniture division.
• Started a business networking group, Business Professionals of Birmingham Bloomfield Hills.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Member/vice-chair, NAHB Remodelers.
• Board member, Building Industry Association of Southeast Michigan.
• Board member, IIT Swartz Creek.

OFF THE CLOCK

• Hobbies: Detroit Lions football, golfing.
• Favorite vacation spot: Traverse City, Mich.
• Favorite food: Burger from The Forest Grill, Birmingham, Mich.

SECRET LIFE

• Great-grandfather had six fingers on one hand (completely functional second thumb between thumb and index finger).

Matt Millsap, 36
President, Building Co. No. 7, Nashville, Tenn.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Launched Building Co. No. 7 as the recession started and then guided the company to 500% growth in four years.
• Sponsor of the East-Centric Pavilion, a community-based music venue in East Nashville.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Member, NARI.
• Energy Right Certified contractor.
• EPA-certified contractor.

OFF THE CLOCK

• Hobbies: Backpacking, fly fishing, and canoeing.
• Favorite vacation spot: A secret beach on the Emerald Coast in Florida.
• Favorite reads: Winning (Jack Welch) and What Matters Most (Hyrum Smith).

SECRET LIFE

• Uncle, who has a doctorate in library science, has written three books about the Dewey decimal system.