Heart To Beat Expands Ownership to Accelerate Life-Safety Mission

Heart To Beat, a prominent life-safety partner serving organizations nationwide, has announced a transformative strategic partnership that brings three experienced business leaders into the ownership and operational structure of the company. Founder and CEO Scott Kuhlman is now joined by Mike Britton, John Ryan, and Dave Stefanski as co-owners and operators, creating an expanded leadership team poised to accelerate the company's mission of workplace and community protection. This partnership represents a significant evolution for the safety training and consulting firm, combining Kuhlman's deep industry expertise gained from his background as a Baltimore-area fire department EMS Captain with the new partners' extensive experience in managing and scaling companies through their recently formed Sisu Partners.

The core strategic objectives of this partnership include expanding Heart To Beat's reach to more organizations throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and nationwide by strengthening its core safety management platform, accelerating organic growth, and pursuing acquisitions of complementary life-safety businesses. As emphasized by Kuhlman, this move represents "an exciting step forward to get us to the next level" rather than a fundamental change in the company's identity or values. The company's comprehensive suite of life-safety solutions includes AED management, CPR/First Aid training, workplace safety consulting, Active Assailant Training, and implementation and management of AED/First Aid equipment programs, serving a diverse blue-chip client base that includes Under Armour, Amtrak, the Washington Commanders, the University of Maryland, Albertsons, JLL, and Mission BBQ.

The partnership brings together complementary strengths, with Britton, Ryan, and Stefanski bringing their background in growth strategy, operations, and acquisitions to build upon the strong foundation Kuhlman has established since founding Heart To Beat in 2016. As Britton noted, they were drawn to the company because of its "people, culture, and mission," recognizing Kuhlman's outstanding reputation in the industry and the company's meaningful purpose of teaching life-saving skills. The expanded leadership team plans to maintain Heart To Beat's dedication to customers while bringing a hands-on approach to expand the company's mission, serving organizations ranging from 25 to more than 50,000 employees across various industries and geographies throughout the United States.