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Jay is a bootstrapper whose four-decade journey in business shows how to navigate through the many issues a growing business is confronted with. His companies have become leaders in their fields and employ over one hundred people. They encompass retail, manufacturing, ecommerce, distribution and direct sales, giving him an unusually diverse business perspective. Learn more about Jay’s journey.
Goltz Group
Four Companies, Connected By Design
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Artists Frame Service
As the largest picture frame store in the country with three Chicagoland locations in Lincoln Park, Highland Park and River North, Artists Frame Service has been elevating the artistry of custom framing for over 40 years. We know framing, you’ll know the difference.
Jayson Home
At Jayson Home, beautiful things aren’t just a passion— they’re an obsession. For over twenty years, the store’s buyers have scoured the globe to find a collection of modern and vintage furniture, tableware, lighting, textiles, candles, books and other accessories that add a striking layer to any room.
Chicago Art Source
Chicago Art Source creates spaces that are the backdrop of your life - places to work, play, live and heal. The blend of in-house consultants, curators, project managers and framers - coupled with an evolving collection of artists - allows the team to craft projects with artwork that engages and inspires.
Bella Moulding
Leveraging years of experience importing and selling frames, the Goltz Group launched Bella Moulding in 1999, followed by Prisma Frames in 2010. Distributed to galleries and frame shops nationwide, all the companies’ mouldings and frames are tried and tested at Artists Frame Service.
Media Highlights
Author of The Street-Smart Entrepreneur
Featured in the book Small Giants: Companies That Choose To Be Great Instead of Big
Profiled in Inc. magazine cover story
Lead contributor to The New York Times Small Business Blog, 2009-2014
Regular participant on the 21 Hats small business podcast