About

Hi, I'm Tristan.

Husband to Lynsey. Dad to Allie and Chloe. Follower of Jesus. Builder of things that make life easier for the people who use them.

Tristan Gardner smiling in a gray polo with arms crossed
Tristan Gardner and his wife Lynsey standing together outdoors
Faith first

I'm a Christian, and I don't keep that in a separate box from work. I believe we're called to serve people and build things that last. That shapes how I hire, how I lend, how I sell and how I treat the customer who's having the worst week of their life. Business is one of the ways I get to love people well.

"Whatever you do,work at it with allyour heart, as workingfor the Lord."

Colossians 3:23
My story

How we got here

2019

Joined the founders at ezJustice (built by StepMobile Technology, where I'm a co-founder) with one goal: make courts work better. Helped scale Supervision across Ohio.

2020

Partnered with Franklin County Municipal Court to build ezWarrant, which became a model for courts nationally.

2020

Started Gardner Property Group, flipping houses in Mansfield and learning creative finance the hard way. Grew into lending.

2022

Led the push to connect every ezJustice app into one platform.

2024

Started Mansfield Growth Collective, a monthly meetup for local builders at Old Bag of Nails.

2025

Launched Jury by ezJustice.

June 2026

Bought MobiStor and rebuilt how it runs with MobiOps.

October 2026

Launched Valley Tints Operating Group and the Shadeboard platform.

What drives me

Faith and purpose

My work, family and leadership are rooted in serving others.

Integrity first

Do what's right when nobody's watching.

Excellence always

Craftsmanship in code, content and concrete.

People matter

Relationships before revenue, every time.

Tristan and Lynsey Gardner at home with their daughters Allie and Chloe
Tristan Gardner and his wife Lynsey standing together outdoors
Family

The steady center

Lynsey and I have built this life together, and she's the steady one. Allie and Chloe keep us humble and busy. Most of what I build is about giving them a dad who's present and a community worth growing up in.

Around town

Where you'll find me

  • Lead a small group for young married couples at church
  • Coach a special needs swim team
  • Richland Young Professionals board
  • Richland Area Chamber of Commerce member
  • Lead the Mansfield Real Estate Investors group
  • Betterlife Tribe mastermind
Richland Area Chamber member card held up in front of a MobiStor container in downtown Mansfield

Spoken at William & Mary Law School, Franklin County Municipal Court, and judicial and pretrial conferences nationwide.

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If any of this resonates,let's talk.