S2 Ep.36 Jonathan Quarles, Founder and CEO – BTL Group & Quartz Water Source

Who is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, founder and CEO of two companies, author, global connector, and runs a foundation for entrepreneurial high school kids? Jonathon Quarles “JQ”, that's who! 

 Join our guest Jonathan Quarles, founder and CEO of BTL Group and Quartz Water Source, and host Ed Clemente as they discuss JQ’s position as a renaissance business-person and his variety of entrepreneurial initiatives. As a serial entrepreneur, he started his first business as the top-selling paperboy in his neighborhood at the age of eight. Thirty years later, Jonathan has created and developed more than 10 businesses ranging from a custom T-Shirt operation to a creative printing company. He is an avid angel investor, setting his sights on fast-growing, disruptive companies with a social impact component. Additionally, as a Flint native, he’s making a difference in his community through the various boards he serves, including Global Ties Detroit/US, DEGC and others. You can also read the transcript from our conversation.