Austin Haller
A Professional Bio
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” — Marcus Aurelius
Value Created Since 2014
Founded and led a B2B SaaS Company to $20M of Annual Recurring Revenue in 4 years
Led the acquisition and integration of 7 different operating businesses across 3 different industries
Achieved 3 successful exit events for a combined enterprise value of 9 digits
Expertise
EXPERIENCE
CEO, Margo
2022-2024
Took the crypto start-up from an EBITDA run rate of negative $6M to positive $4.9M in first year
Acquired 5 competitors in 9 months
Purchased assets out of bankruptcy from the 2nd largest company in the industry and cured commercial agreements for approximately 1,800 locations
Created and launched the Margo brand in under 2 months
Grew from 1,200 locations to 4,500 locations in less than 18 months
Grew from 3 employees to 60 employees in less than 18 months
Website: MargoNetwork.com | Bitstop.co
2016-2022
Founder & CEO, Schedule Engine
Developed business model in graduate school
Raised close to $4M in seed funding
Became the leading online scheduling platform for home services contractors in 3 years
Exceeded trailing 12 month average Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) growth of 300%
Retained over 94% of customers through life of the business
Sold to Service Titan in 2022
Continues to power Service Titan Scheduling Pro today
Website: ScheduleEngine.com
2015-2018
CEO, Sauder Fuel
Acquired a 25-year old family business running at close to $30M of annual Revenue
Migrated company to a new ERP
Rebranded and launched an online scheduling system
Retained close to 95% of employees
Acquired a competitor
Exited for 3x invested capital in less than 3 years
Website: SauderFuel.com
2005-2015
2nd Gen, Haller Enterprises
Cut duckboard in the warehouse and walked the magnet across the parking lot to pick up nails over summers at 12 years old
Worked in the field on new construction job sites over summers through high school
Interned in HVAC Sales over summers through college
Launched a new Solar Installation Department out of college that generated $6M of Revenue in 18th months
Managed over $20M of annual material purchasing and a controlled inventory across 5 warehouses and 300 vans
Led LEAN based process improvement initiatives across all departments
Participated in the Exit transaction
Website: HallerEnt.com
Not-for-Profit Work
2010-2024
Horizon Empowers
Visited Horizon’s flagship site in Kitale, Kenya twice from 2010 to 2011
Solidified the organizations Mission, Vision and Values in 2018
Completely rebranded the organization in 2019
Led the annual Gala in 2019 and developed a Text-to-Give platform to raise money in realtime at the event, doubling the event’s proceeds from the prior year
Joined the Board in 2021
Took over Chair position from the co-founder as the second person in the organization’s 20 year history to lead as Chair in 2022
Visited the organization’s School in Honduras twice between 2022 and 2023
Website: HorizonEmpowers.org
Education
MBA, Villanova University
BSBA, Denver University
D1 Student-Athlete
Denver University Men’s Soccer
Duquesne University Men’s Soccer