Founded in North Carolina, our mission is to create a healthier, safer planet. The Purus Thinking leadership team has over a century of experience delivering products and services that positively impact the way businesses engage with their customers, and consumers go about their daily lives.
We are committed to serving our customers and enhancing our new technology as part of our quest to eliminate indoor pathogens worldwide.
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Larry is a seasoned sales and marketing executive with extensive experience scaling technology solutions and securing partnerships with large brands, as well as directly contributing to the launch of multiple successful companies. Before founding CleanStrike, Larry was SVP-Global Sales at InspireHUB, Inc., responsible for managing and recruiting sales representatives internationally. From 2012 through 2015, Larry was Senior Vice President of Shoutz, Inc., a gaming, marketing and technology company. He oversaw development of mobile technology solutions that help major brands advance loyalty programs through mobile gamification. In 2004, Larry joined sports and entertainment company Stoneacre Inc. as SVP-Marketing. He led the strategy that monetized fan interactions through membership clubs and targeted advertising. Larry was influential in organizing operations under the NASCAR fan club and was directly responsible for securing long-term agreements with the NFL Alumni, Tennis Channel & The American Outdoorsman. Larry’s expertise as a pioneer in the software distribution industry began at Ingram Micro, the world’s largest technology distributor for resellers in 145 countries.
Lou has a 35-year career as a corporate and sales executive with deep corporate matchmaking, relationship management, product/service development, business strategy, strong revenue generation, and implementation experience. Lou has pioneered new or niche market services, new brands and emerging technologies, in addition to existing brand expansions. Lou founded and is the CEO of Product and Service Distribution Technologies (PSDT), a contracted professional sales force of over 500 channel partners to introduce and drive sales for partners from start ups to top global organizations. Clients since PSDT’s founding in 1997 have included Transamerica Insurance, Time Inc., Direct Energy, T-Mobile, InComm, Amtrust, and Taiki. Lou has direct experience developing and driving business for service providers delivering consumer and business products into targeted markets and corporations internationally. Lou directed PSDT’s international expansion in 2012. Prior to PSDT, Lou held senior management positions in the environmental, telecommunications, insurance, and corporate training industries with a broad focus on B to B, B to C, and B to B to C business development. Lou attended SUNY Fredonia.
Cory has over 25 years’ experience in the services, energy and construction industries leading both startups and established businesses. These include North American field-based organizations in the HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and solar verticals, serving both B2B and B2C customers. From 2009 to 2012, as VP and General Manager of Direct Energy, Cory led the company’s retail energy expansion in the Midwest and Northeast U.S., increasing profitability more than tenfold to $50M+ and tripling the customer base to over 1M customers. He successfully led Direct Energy’s acquisition teams in acquiring more than $250M of businesses. From 2013 to 2016, Cory led several of Direct Energy’s home services businesses, including home warranties, product leasing, water heater rentals and the Clockwork field operations teams (electricians, plumbers & HVAC technicians). While studying for his MBA and J.D., Cory worked in multiple parts of the utilities industry. Cory earned a J.D. from Capital University Law School in 1998, an MBA in Management from University of Mary in 1992, and a BBA in Economics from the University of North Dakota in 1991.
Thom has over 25 years’ experience leading companies in the energy, connected home, insurance and commercial construction industries with a specific focus on step-change growth strategies. Most recently, Thom was Head of Strategic Sales for Direct Energy where he led a team managing 3rd-party sales and affinity partnerships (digital and offline) across the retail energy, home warranties, home services and connected home sectors. He also led the DE Solar team responsible for pre-sale qualification, sales logistics and system design. From 2006-2012, Thom managed customer acquisition and retention strategies for IGS Energy and Accent Energy Group, LLC which resulted in a doubling of the customer portfolio to over 1M customers and a 50% increase in net operating profit respectively. Previously, Thom held management positions at The New Power Company, Enron and Access Energy. Thom received a J.D. from Capital University in 2001 and a B.A. in International Business and Japanese from Ohio State University in 1993.
Finally, a safe and effective way to kill pathogens in all indoor environments
We are continually finding more use cases for our technology. From nurseries to nursing homes, and from chicken hatcheries to hospitals, our technology successfully destroys pathogens.
Whether you are using our technology to mitigate risk via preventative maintenance in your facility, or you are reacting to a natural disaster; we are here to improve your lives. Whether you are moving into a new home, or are recovering from a recent surgery; you can count on us.
Whether you want to purchase equipment directly to use on your own, or you would like to have our skilled technicians perform the service; we have a solution for you.
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