Forty Under 40

40 Under 40 Class of 2025: Meet the Sales & Design Pros

Welcome to our 14th annual Forty Under 40 awards where we celebrate some of 2025’s best and brightest stars of remodeling and home improvement.

The individuals featured here—all under 40—are the creative designers and strategic sales pros working in design or sales at successful design-build and home improvement companies across the U.S.

Read more about each of their journeys, challenges, successes, and personal philosophies:

Marcus Carroll, VP Sales & Marketing, Lifestyle Home Products

Alice Conlin, Sales Manager, Hull Millwork

Samantha Ferris, Sales & Design, J.S. Brown & Company

Tiernan Hannes, Project Leader, BOWA

Mark Kissel, Home Consultant, Mosby Building Arts

McKenzie Pederson, Design-Build Consultant, Murphy Bros.

Evan Perez, Sales Manager, Contract Exteriors

Jen Pinto, Senior Interior Designer & Design Department Head, Jackson Design & Remodeling

Joe Rocco, Remodeling Consultant, FRED Home Improvement, Case Design Remodeling

Jillian Sarkis, Designer, Emerald Design Studio

About the Author

Erika Mosse, Jay Schneider, Philip Vaughn

Erika Mosse is the former editorial director for Pro Remodeler and Jay Schneider is the senior editor. Philip Vaughn is a freelance writer living in New York. 

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