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From left, senior estimator and Vice President Lawrence Kram, general manager Louie Embroz, and owner Kevin Couper look over blueprints of a multimillion dollar home project that the Kyle Plumbing team is handling in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
It’s not unusual for plumbers to be very proficient at plying their trade, while at the same time spending years learning how to run a company profitably.
But Kevin Couper is an outlier — a numbers guy who flipped the script by bringing a strong background in finance and...