Joshua Pitts is a graduate of the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Houston, the #1 entrepreneurship program in the country. After graduation, Joshua Pitts began his career at Merrill Lynch's Smith Warren Group, an ultra high net worth team responsible for over 3 billion dollars for some of the most elite executives.
Despite loving the daily challenges and learning this position offered, his passion for entrepreneurship was calling; he began to shift his focus onto mastering sales processes and began his company, National LED ( formerly known as LED Lighting of Houston).
In less than 4 years of business, National LED boasts sales of over 10 million dollars and has done national deals with large corporations such as United Airlines, Shell and Cube Smart.
In addition to his personal business successes, he has embraced the opportunity to aid in the growth of other small businesses that were not yet in position to take on venture capital funding and is looking forward to more growth opportunity in the Houston, Dallas, and Austin markets.
In his personal time, Joshua Pitts enjoys volunteering in local inner city schools, mentoring college students with similar future goals, golfing and hunting.