Scaling @kelso_ind beyond $1.5 billion annually, commercial and industrial MEP+ service provider, 40 acquisitions, BYU fan
Phoenix, AZ
Joined February 2025
- Tweets1.8K
- Following1.3K
- Followers1.8K
- Likes17K
Pinned Tweet
It’s my birthday today. 🎂
Four years ago, @kelso_ind was just an idea between two childhood friends.
Today, with 3,500+ teammates and 29 amazing partner companies, we’ve crossed $1B in annual revenue.
Grateful. Excited. And honestly, still a little in awe of what this team has built together. 🚀
Steve Carroll retweeted
Very RARE AIR last night for Bear Bachmeier 🤯
He’s the FIRST FBS player in the past 30 years to throw, catch, and rush for TD against an AP TOP 5 opponent in the same game
Steve Carroll retweeted
BYU has been ABSOLUTELY on fire in the Athletics Department..
LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY...
@cosmo_cougar is lifting FIERY weights
#CollegeGameDay
We were VERY excited to get out here to Provo, Utah..
This is a HEAVENLY place..
This GLORIOUS city is ALL about ball
#CollegeGameDay
Steve Carroll retweeted
@NDFootball legend Chris Zorich shares his inspiring story of growing up in Chicago, playing for Notre Dame, his career in the NFL, and the incredible people who shaped his life—especially his mother.
Steve Carroll retweeted
I got to freestyle for @McConaughey and @WoodyHarrelson for their new show Brothers on @appletv #AppleTVPartner
Steve Carroll retweeted
BREAKING: a16z Launches The Horowitz Andreessen Academy with $42M in Funding
Yes, a school.
The Academy is an unaccredited, residential alternative to a 4-year degree in San Francisco, led by Founder & CEO Gagan Biyani (@gaganbiyani) (Udemy, Maven).
Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) & Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) are on the board. Investors include Adam D'Angelo, Tobi Lütke, Tony Xu, Fidji Simo & Shyam Sankar.
Applications open today for a Founding Class of roughly 50 students, starting Fall 2027. 1 year, no tuition, admitted on proof of work.
Anthropic, Anduril, Coinbase, Meta, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Palantir, Replit & Stripe are Founding Partners, with 30+ hiring partners behind them.
We cover:
› The $42M raise and the runway behind it
› Portfolios, interviews and IQ testing in admissions
› 75% to 80% project time and weekly pod check-ins
› Tuition, partnerships and equity as the 3 revenue lines
› Why the Academy is telling fundable 17-year-olds to wait
"The big difference between going to the academy and going to college is we are not gonna prioritize your grades. We're gonna prioritize proof of work."
𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒
(00:00) Gagan Biyani, Founder & CEO of Horowitz Andreessen Academy
(01:01) Why this Academy is different from college
(04:44) Started his first company at age 13
(08:30) Building a school for Silicon Valley
(11:55) Raising $40M for a School
(14:06) "You Did What?" - Proof of work over grades
(19:08) Should young builders really start companies?
(22:37) Why this is different from YC and fellowships
(27:35) The Academy is for young builders
(31:33) Why schools need to embrace AI
(37:18) How AI is changing education
(44:17) What an AI-native curriculum looks like
(48:51) Why high-agency students struggle in college
(53:12) Why the best builders zigzag
(1:02:19) Why you should apply even if you don't get in
(1:04:36) Building a supportive environment for young builders
(1:08:54) What the Academy program looks like
(1:10:44) Why the Academy is in San Francisco
(1:11:19) The people who shaped Gagan
(1:14:41) Favorite book!
We had a nice event last week!
40 acquisitions in 5 years.
Over 5,000 team members.
60+ of our top leaders together in one room this week.
And I’ve never been more bullish on what we’re building at Kelso.
We’re getting bigger, but we refuse to become corporate, slow or comfortable.
Stay hungry. Stay scrappy. Move fast. Take care of our people. Take care of our customers. Find a way to get it done.
That mentality got us here. It’s the same mentality that will take us where we’re going.
To the great business owners out there building something special: we want Kelso to be the kind of place you’d be proud to see your company become part of someday.
40 acquisitions down.
We’re just getting started.
Steve Carroll retweeted
From his name to his number, there are many unique facets to Bear Bachmeier.
After growing up in a football family, Bear and his brother Tiger Bachmeier are now teammates at @BYUFootball
#feature
Steve Carroll retweeted
INSTANT REACTION TO BYU TROUNCING ARIZONA: youtube.com/watch?v=8U7GBttq…
Steve Carroll retweeted
Sammy Sosa during the Cubs first home game after 9/11. This gives me goosebumps everytime. It’s so much more than just a game
The US flag was a great touch by Sammy.
#September11
Steve Carroll retweeted
Huge news for my friends @StevenHartC @stevenbn83 and the crew at Kelso Industries.
Showing all of us in the independent sponsor world how it’s done!
“Day 1” as Steve Carroll likes to say.
finance.yahoo.com/small-busi…
Anybody see anything interesting on this list? I’m more excited about @kelso_ind than ever.
Steve Carroll retweeted
The way PREDATOR (1987) rolls its end credits like a feel-good sitcom will never stop being funny.
Thought I’d share a little update:
39 acquisitions in just over five years. 🚀
Today marks an exciting milestone for @kelso_ind as we have completed our 39th partnership as we expand our national full service MEP+ solutions.
While the number is a point of pride, what matters most is what it represents.
Years of building relationships, earning trust, and welcoming exceptional companies and team members into the Kelso family.
From day one, our mission has been to partner with great businesses and help them grow. That mission hasn’t changed, but the scale of what we’re building together certainly has.
This milestone is a testament to the incredible work of our operating companies, our home office team, and every member of the Kelso family who lives our values every day.
Together we’ve built something truly special, and we’re just getting started.
Our scale and team has enabled some very exciting growth in some key areas.
-Scaling our modular and prefab services with FabLogix and many more Kelso companies
-Bringing to life our Kelso Flywheel with Kelso Building Services as we provide full MEP+ solutions to our customers for maintenance and service solutions
-Expanding our mission critical services solutions across a number of Kelso Industries companies and divisions including Mullins Mechanical, APG Electric, LLC, KBS, Kelso SW, and more including some amazing markets for data centers, life sciences, pharma, semiconductor, hospitals, airports, and beyond
We’re grateful for how far we’ve come, but even more energized by what lies ahead.
Thank you to everyone who’s been and is now part of this journey and we are just getting started! 🙏
It’s still Day 1 and here’s to the next chapter.
#KelsoIndustries, #leadership, #growth, #partnership, #acquisitions, #BuildingTogether
