Larry launched The Green Pet Shop in 2010 with a vision to develop a company that manufactures the highest quality, unique, Eco-friendly pet products available on the market today. He graduated from the University of Denver with a degree in Accounting in 1979 and traded Commodities on the floor of The Chicago Mercantile Exchange until he retired in 1999. In 2000, Larry and a partner formed an investment company, Olympus Capital, of which he is still President today. His experience as a successful trader and Investment professional, combined with a tireless work ethic formed through his years of commitment and dedication to the martial arts have given him the ability and insight to manage and operate companies at the highest level. Since taking over as CEO and managing the day to day operations of The Green Pet Shop in the fall of 2011, sales and revenues have increased dramatically. The company now has a direct to consumer presence, as well as becoming the parent company to a new spin-off, Cool Care Technologies, (CCT), which uses the patented Cool Pad technology to manufacture cooling products for humans. “We are extremely excited about the potential of this company. By developing strategic partnerships with like minded people and companies, who are driven by passion and perfection, we believe that there are no limits to which The Green Pet Shop can achieve!”