Jeremy Fuller, Managing Director, Oklahoma Bath Professionals

Jeremy Fuller runs Oklahoma Bath Professionals, a locally owned bathroom remodeling company serving the entire Tulsa metro. He has lived in Tulsa since he was 8, and at 16 his mother drove him to work for a Tulsa home builder with more than 40 years in the trade. He learned tile, painting, showers, vanities, and full bathroom and kitchen remodels by hand, and he started his first business the same year.

What stuck from that apprenticeship is how much of a bathroom's life is decided during installation. Damage done on the job shortens the life of the product, which is why his crews waterproof every wet area and never put sheetrock or green board behind a shower. He would rather tell a homeowner what he does not recommend than sell them something that fails in two years.

He answers the phone himself, walks every estimate, and tells owners what could change the price once the walls are open. He also owns Grow Senior Care Marketing, A Better Solution In Home Care, and Fence Company of Tulsa, and sits on the board of the nonprofit Tulsa Senior Compass, which helps families work through senior care decisions.