Tim Rettig, Angel Investor

Tim Rettig is a second-generation serial ESOP entrepreneur. Tim started Intrust IT in 1992 while in college at the University of Cincinnati, selling the company four short years later, but staying on to run the division for the parent company. Eleven years after selling he bought the division back and continued to grow the company, winning numerous awards, including being recognized as a Best Place to Work in Cincinnati for a total of twelve years through 2024, the Best Workplace in Ohio in 2018 through 2024, Best IT Services Company in Cincinnati in 2018, named to Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces in 2023, and was listed on the Inc. 500|5000 six times. Tim has built a unique company culture that has drastically reduced employee turnover and improved employee engagement. In 2019 Tim began transitioning his company to be employee-owned via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), just like his father Jay Rettig did with his company Software Solutions. Tim is now part of a group of entrepreneurs and investors working to improve our regional economy and reduce income inequality by buying companies from retiring owners, investing in them, modernizing them, and empowering the employees to become the owners. By being an advocate for employee ownership, Tim has a life goal to create 10,000 employee-owners.