Business Chief US+CAN Magazine November 2015 | Page 67

ENERGY and his brother Michael Parrella — CEO of ESCO Advisors — are growing the energy supply industry one company at a time .
From consultations to integration Prior to founding ESCO Advisors , Jon Parrella founded and operated a retail supply company . At the time , the market had much less competition , and as a smaller company Jon Parrella was able to compete with the larger companies .
As the field began to fill with competitors , the company was sold and Jon Parrella began to do
consulting work at the request of industry executives .
“ I started working with one of the larger suppliers at the time alongside my previous VP of Sales ( now VP of Sales at ESCO Advisors ), just working on IT and sales consulting ,” said Jon Parrella . “ We then looked at each other and said , ‘ Why consult with just one company when we can consult with many ?’”
And , so , ESCO Advisors was born , with the company broadening its consulting services to sales and marketing departments , brokerage network development , IT architecture and risk management .
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