Business View Magazine March 2023

99 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 3 the scheduling and coordination of those construction crews.” In addition to its high caliber of professional personnel, RestoreMasters also deploys the industry’s latest technological innovations. “We use a ton of drones because a lot of structures are multi-storied and not safe to be on,” Iovieno relates. “They’ve become as essential as having a ladder. We have some drones that have thermal imaging. You can fly over a building and see moisture underneath the system, down to the studs. Then there are several apps that track weather events. So, when you’re looking at a city, it will overlay the damage, so you can see what buildings are in that damage zone. Without that, it’s the blind leading the blind. So, it’s critical to the industry.” Over the last three years, RestoreMasters has been expanding its national footprint. “I think we’ve grown 1500% since I’ve been a part of the company,” Iovieno shares. “We just moved our corporate headquarters down to Dallas; we were based in Oklahoma. We’ve grown our corporate leadership team by 300%. We’ve invested millions just to bring in top talent to run the different departments of our company. We’ve got 15 sales locations with about 300 commercial sales reps – probably one of the most robust sales forces in the industry. The growth is controlled but pretty aggressive.” Somewhat counterintuitively, the company even prospered RESTOREMASTERS