Jesse Lear is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for customer experience. He and his ventures have been featured in Fortune, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Time, and many other publications. His first real business, a valet trash and recycling service for apartment communities, expanded to 5 Midwest cities before a successful exit via acquisition in 2018. Today, Jesse is Founder and CEO at Epicurean Properties, a boutique provider of furnished short-term apartments in Columbus, Ohio. When he isn’t working, Jesse enjoys traveling, spending time outdoors, and watching reruns with his wife.