Russ began his career in IT and over the course of the next decade Russ drove sales in small business IT solutions and trained the next generation of IT professionals in complex topics. Choosing to trade network architecture for brick and mortar construction in 2004, Russ helmed multiple decorative concrete businesses and continued to showcase his sales expertise by becoming a trusted resource for some of New York and Portland's most noted architects and general contractors, as well as working with individual homeowners. Russ continues to work with the A/E/C community bringing comfort and quiet to thousands of people and projects every year as the Vice President of Sales for Indow, an industry leading manufacturer of thermal and acoustic interior window inserts.