The Michigan Opportunity

S2 Ep.36 Jonathan Quarles, Founder and CEO – BTL Group & Quartz Water Source

October 12, 2022 Michigan Economic Development Corporation Season 2 Episode 36
The Michigan Opportunity
S2 Ep.36 Jonathan Quarles, Founder and CEO – BTL Group & Quartz Water Source
Show Notes

Who is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, founder and CEO of two companies, author, global connector, and runs a foundation for entrepreneurial high school kids? Jonathon Quarles “JQ”, that's who! 

 Join our guest Jonathan Quarles and host Ed Clemente as they discuss JQ’s position as a renaissance business-person and his variety of entrepreneurial initiatives. As a serial entrepreneur, he started his first business as the top-selling paperboy in his neighborhood at the age of eight. Thirty years later, Jonathan has created and developed more than 10 businesses ranging from a custom T-Shirt operation to a creative printing company. He is an avid angel investor, setting his sights on fast-growing, disruptive companies with a social impact component. Additionally, as a Flint native, he’s making a difference in his community through the various boards he serves, including Global Ties Detroit/US, DEGC and others. You can also read the transcript from our conversation.