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Chief Executive Officer

Flying Horse Capital · Fort Lauderdale, FL

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERResidential HVAC Services — Fort Lauderdale, FLFlying Horse Capital | Ownership TrackTHE OPPORTUNITYFlying Horse Capital has acquired a residential HVAC services company in the Fort Lauderdale market—a founder-owned and operated business with more than 20 years of history and approximately $6M in annual revenue. We are looking for the next CEO to lead the business through its next chapter. If you came up through the trade, have been running somebody else's shop, and have wondered when you would get the opportunity to build something of your own, this is that seat. Real equity. Real authority. And an owner behind you who is not operating on a five-year clock.ABOUT FLYING HORSE CAPITALWe are a Dallas-based permanent capital firm that acquires lower-middle-market family- and founder-owned businesses. We are not a private equity fund. No fund life. No five-year clock. No forced exit. We buy good businesses and hold them.THE ROLEYou run the company—the P&L, the team, the customers, and the outcome.This is a $6M business, not a corporate platform. There is no large corporate infrastructure behind you. You will be close to the technicians, the customers, and the numbers every day.You will own:Field operations — dispatch, scheduling, service delivery, installation crews, fleet, inventory, permitting, and safetyThe crew — technician recruiting, retention, development, and accountability. At this size, losing two good technicians is a material event, particularly in a highly competitive labor marketCustomers — service standards, callback rates, online reputation, customer retention, and maintenance-agreement growthUnit economics — gross margin by service line, labor utilization, average ticket, close rates, and overall profitabilityGrowth — strengthening the core business and expanding market share across Broward and adjacent countiesCulture — maintaining what made the business successful while building the accountability, processes, and team required for its next stage of growthYOU WILL NOT BE DOING THIS ALONEA structured 90-day handoff from the founder—accounts, vendors, referral sources, customer relationships, and the institutional knowledge that lives in no systemA fractional CFO provided by Flying Horse Capital to own reporting, cash management, budgeting, and lender relationships. You own the P&L; you will not be in QuickBooks at midnightA Sales Director we will fund and recruit once the business is stabilized, reporting directly to youSupport navigating the licensing and qualifying-agent transition, including applicable examination or licensing requirementsDirect access to ownership. One phone call. Fast decisions.WHO WE ARE LOOKING FORYou started in the field as a hands-on HVAC technician. You have run diagnostics, pulled a compressor, and had the hard conversation with a homeowner in AugustYou have since led—as a service manager, operations manager, GM, or branch manager—in a multi-truck residential HVAC environmentYou have carried accountability for roughly $3M+ in revenue and 10+ field personnel. You do not need to have run a large platform. You need to have run something real, and run it wellYou understand the economics of a residential service business and know how technician productivity, pricing, close rates, callbacks, and customer retention ultimately flow through the P&LYou want ownership, not a bigger titleYou are relentlessly hands-on. At this size, that is not a preference—it is the jobStrongly preferred: An active Florida CAC license or candidates positioned to meet applicable Florida licensing requirements. Also valued: maintenance-program growth experience, South Florida or Gulf Coast market experience, and bilingual English/Spanish capabilities. If you hold an applicable Florida license, lead with it.COMPENSATIONMeaningful equity participation a genuine owner alongside Flying Horse Capital, not a token granteeLong-term opportunity to build personal wealth through the growth of the businessLOCATIONFully onsite in greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County. Candidates requiring relocation are encouraged to apply.OUR VIEWWe believe the right CEO is the single most important factor in a successful ownership transition. The capital and the structure are replaceable. The operator is not. We are selective about who we partner with. We are looking for an operator who wants to take real ownership of a business, build something lasting, and participate directly in the value they create.