Kevin Carswell - President/CEO

Prior companies I have worked for:

COLECO Industries, TIE Communications, C. ITOH, STARTEL and Sun Moon Star

Personal Information:

I live in The Woodlands, Texas with my wife Mia and our 3 children; Jeremy, Nico and Sophia. Just six months after Mia and I were married in 1989, I founded The Via Group with my business partner Dave Corl. My original name for the business was to be Mia but I changed it to Via with the "V" representing Voice. It has been a wild and fun ride and I am so proud of and grateful for what we have and continue to achieve. I am blessed both personally and professionally.

What was your first job?

Digging graves for Mr. White at the local cemetery in East Franklin, Vermont for $10 a grave. A bit freaky now that I look back on it but it was money for a 13 year old aspiring business man.

I have the following pet(s):

Two dogs (Bella and Jonas) that we rescued from the shelter. They are definitely part of the family.

My hobbies and passions are:

My family, my company, building things with my hands, and golf when I have time

Charities, causes, or institutions I currently do or plan to support in the future:

I am a dedicated apheresis blood donor. My wife and daughter were both saved by blood donations from generous donors for which I will be forever grateful.

Functional / Technical Skills:

I have 20+ years as an entrepreneur growing and managing Via. I wrote the code for many of the software applications for our early customers. I have been technically certified on many of the Microsoft, AVAYA, etc. platforms since the 1990's. You could say I am a bit of a techie.

Three things that many people don't know about me:

I am known at home for my awesome weekend breakfasts, I love to remodel the house myself and I bought a Flowbee off an infomercial and used it to cut my hair when I first started Via.

My personal mantra, favorite saying, quote, or expression is...

Never quit!