TAKL

Nashville based Takl was founded in August 2015 and its CEO and Chairman, Willis Johnson, 69, is a seasoned start up veteran who was named a regional Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the year in 2004. His company, Copart (CPRT), was ranked at the top of Deloitte's "The Exceptional 100" list of companies in 2015 and his "rags to riches" story took him from owning one auto scrap yard to heading up a multi-billion dollar global business and has been published in his autobiography "Junk to Gold." Under Johnson's leadership, Copart revolutionized the auto auction industry through the development of an Internet auto auction platform that connects buyers and sellers in real time bidding. Similarly, the Takl platform connects home service providers of all kinds to other people needing on-demand help with small chores and tasks utilizing its proprietary mobile technology. In addition to Willis Johnson, fellow co-founders include Greg McCollum of Franklin, who has over 30 years of experience as a general contractor in the Nashville area, and Steven Cohan, who teamed up with Johnson 25 years ago in the early days of Copart and currently serves on Copart's board of directors. Other key members of the senior management team include Tennessee State Senator Jack Johnson, Chairman of the Tennessee Commerce and Labor Committee and Lee Crisp, former President of Pepsi MidAmerica and holder of 45 technology patents applied throughout the beverage industry.