Taylor Klemm
Trained as an architect. Built across real estate, venture and home services. Now he helps other people own businesses.
Book TaylorHe has run businesses at nearly every stage of their lifecycle.
Taylor Klemm earned a master's degree from Columbia University after training in architecture. He went into real estate development, then into leadership roles at multibillion-dollar public and private companies.
He co-founded a company that raised more than $50 million and later sold his stake. In his 30s he moved into home services. Today he owns three brands, and the Consumer Ratings Institute named him Top 1% in 2026.
Taylor Klemm in the news
Five publications on Taylor's path from multibillion-dollar real estate development to home-service ownership, and what he teaches about building a business you own.
From Billion-Dollar Corporations to Main Street Businesses: How Taylor Klemm Redefined Success
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From Real Estate Development to Home Services: Why Taylor Klemm Sees Opportunity Where Others Don’t
Read on SourceFed
The Case for Ownership: Taylor Klemm on Building Businesses, Creating Wealth, and Taking Control of Your Future
Read on Social Media Explorer
The Billion-Dollar Perspective: What Taylor Klemm Learned About Building Businesses at Every Scale
Read on mmminimal
Big Business Lessons, Small Business Opportunities: Taylor Klemm’s Approach to Entrepreneurship
Read on PluralistNearly $5 billion in development overseen before age 30.
Bars share one scale. Taylor's work has spanned a hundredfold range, and he now applies the same fundamentals to home-service companies built one customer at a time.
Architecture
Formal training, then a master's degree from Columbia University.
Real estate development
Leadership roles at major private organizations and nearly $5 billion in projects overseen.
Venture
Co-founded a company that raised more than $50 million, then sold his ownership interests.
Home services
Owns three brands and founded Buy Low USA.
Execution over ideas
Businesses succeed on execution, consistency, resilience and the people around you, far more often than on a brilliant idea.
An asset, beyond a salary
Ownership gives you control over your future and something with long-term value. It doesn't mean working less.
Overlooked industries
Home services provide essential work, earn real revenue and need no revolutionary technology. They reward owners who learn and execute.
"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor."
Buy Low USA
Taylor founded Buy Low USA to lower the barriers to owning a business. The company packages the systems, infrastructure and training from real home-service operations so new owners can launch under their own brands.
Owners keep control of what they build. Taylor's message to them stays the same: success takes hard work, calculated risk and consistent execution.
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Podcasts, publications and speaking on entrepreneurship and business ownership.
You can also message Taylor on LinkedIn.