[est. 2021]
Preserve.Inc is a unique network of caring professionals dedicated to helping individuals and organizations prepare, form, and maintain healthy organizations and relationships.
Our mission is to help individuals and organizations avoid many of the systemic and repetitive failures and pain points in life and business. We come at it from a position of understanding, encouragement, and with restoration and growth front of mind.
SaaS platform utilizing Proprietary AI Technology
Preserve what matters. ❤️
In addition to leadership roles as Co-Founder, Board Chair, and CFO, Karl is Head of Strategy, Innovation, and Technology, as well as leading Investor/Bank relations.
Karl used Preserve.Inc/BlackBoxx.ai as his case study in MIT's Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy course in 2024, and gained professor and head instructor support for the mission of BlackBoxx.ai and Preserve.Inc.
🇺🇸 Seattle, WA
[2007 - 2020]
Founded in 2007 by the Ohlemanns, Macadam Floor & Design is an industry leading collection of design centers with locations in the Seattle, WA area tailored to supporting the interior design, finishings, construction and installation needs of many of the country's largest and most prestigious builders.
Karl and his wife Stacey founded and built some of the largest, most modern and successful Design Centers on the West Coast. Karl combined his business expertise and design philosophy with full interior design and construction on close to 10,000 homes and over $200 million in sales in Washington and Oregon.
In addition to leadership roles as CEO and Head of Strategy, Innovation, and Technology, Karl led the Financial Management as CFO of this $30M+ ARR organization as well as Investor/Bank relations.
🇺🇸 Kirkland, WA | 🇺🇸 Bellevue, WA | 🇺🇸 Tukwila, WA
[1999 - 2007]
Chase International/Chase Wholesale Floors was a flooring and design business with full interior design, installation, and project management services. Chase also created a network of stores and independent sales agents across the United States, with private labeling of carpet and carpet cushion products and comprehensive sales and operating support.
🇺🇸 Portland, OR | 🇺🇸 Vancouver, WA
[1997 - 1999]
At the age of 22, Karl managed the team and centralization of Nike Retail Special Orders [NRSO] for all Nike Retail and Outlet Stores in US Market, which became Nike’s global E-commerce platform in 1999, Nike.com.
Executive Management assigned Karl with the rare status as a “Super User” for new system implementations as a highly competent conduit between system platform architects, Nike employees, vendors, and end consumers.
Longtime family friends with Nike founders Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman.
🇺🇸 Beaverton, OR (WHQ)