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Tristan Gardner smiling in a gray polo with arms crossedMansfield, Ohio Builder Operator Dad

I build companiesthat put people backin front of people.

I'm Tristan Gardner. I help courts in 20 states modernize, run a storage company and a tint management company on software we built ourselves, and lend on real estate across North Central Ohio. Faith and family come first. Everything else gets the systems.

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Hey, I'm Tristan. This little corner of the internet is where I share what I'm building, what's working, what isn't, and the stories in between.

I run five ventures on software we built ourselves. I'd rather show you the real numbers and the real mess than give advice from the sidelines.

I have it all figured out. I'm figuring it out in public.

What is this site?

  • The blog: notes from the build, raw and honest.
  • The ventures: courts, storage, tint shops, real estate and a room full of local builders.
  • The bookshelf: the books that shaped how I think.

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What I'm building

Five ventures.One way of working.

Courts

ezJustice

Court software used in 20 states. I lead sales, marketing and implementation.

What I do there →↗ ezjustice.us
Storage

MobiStor

Portable storage in North Central Ohio, run end to end on MobiOps, the platform we built.

What I do there →↗ mobistor.me
Tint

Valley Tints Operating Group

A tech-first management company for tint shops. First shop live, more coming.

What I do there →↗ valleytints.co
Real estate

Gardner Property Group

Hard money loans, JV deals and off-market real estate.

What I do there →
Community

Mansfield Growth Collective

The monthly meetup I started for local builders.

What I do there →
How I work
01

Technology does the busywork.

AI and custom software handle scheduling, billing, follow-up and reporting, so my teams spend their time with customers.

02

People over paperwork.

Every business I run is judged by how it treats the person on the other end of the phone.

03

Faith in the middle.

I'm a Christian first. That sets how I lead, lend and make decisions.

Tristan and Lynsey Gardner at home with their daughters Allie and Chloe

Lynsey, Allie, Chloe and me.

The reason behind all of it.

"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15

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Life lately

Around here

Tristan and Lynsey Gardner at home with their daughters Allie and Chloe
Home base
Tristan Gardner and his wife Lynsey standing together outdoors
With Lynsey
Tristan Gardner standing in front of stacked MobiStor containers and a delivery truck
Bought a storage company
Richland Area Chamber member card held up in front of a MobiStor container in downtown Mansfield
Proud Chamber member
Tristan Gardner speaking into a microphone during a roundtable session
Talking courts
Latest writing

Notes from the field

Books that shaped how I think

The bookshelf →
The 10X RuleGrant Cardone
The 10X Rule
Grant Cardone
Rich Dad Poor DadRobert Kiyosaki
Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert Kiyosaki
Start With WhySimon Sinek
Start With Why
Simon Sinek
Sell or Be Sold by Grant Cardone
Sell or Be Sold
Grant Cardone
The Nine Figure Mindset by Brandon Dawson, book cover
The Nine Figure Mindset
Brandon Dawson
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