Deal: TDIndustries — Service / Maintenance AI Pilot
Summary
$25K pilot for service/maintenance AI pitched to CEO Frank Musolino (Tampa-remote) + CFO Andrew Stokes (Dallas).
Why this deal is real
TDI is employee-owned (ESOP) — productivity-for-employees framing resonates. Musolino is 28 months into CEO role, past honeymoon. Lauren Turner running Building Services is the functional sponsor for service-maintenance wedge.
Pilot scope (draft)
Next step
Parallel outreach: Turner for functional buy-in (service ops), Musolino for executive air-cover.
Risks
Apollo pegs revenue at $300M but TDI is likely $1B+ (understated). Validate before stating numbers publicly.