Background

Mark Meece is an owner operator who, as COO of Evolution AVA, helped scale the business from roughly $4 million to $50 million by attacking process, reducing friction, and building the systems, teams, and documented procedures that let a company grow without breaking. He is now CEO and owner of Granite Mountain Countertops in Montana and founder of Smallball Consulting, which brings practical AI to small businesses.

Why American Operator

Mark has partnered with the American Operator team on diligence for multiple restoration deals, helping us evaluate which businesses are truly competitive and when it is the right decision to walk away.

Mark is an operator at heart, with a career built around turning chaos into systems and finding wins in the small inefficiencies. He brings hands-on judgment rather than theory, and can provide valuable perspective during diligence and mentor operators after close.