Tim Rettig is a second-generation serial ESOP entrepreneur. Tim started Intrust IT in 1992 while in college at the University of Cincinnati, selling the company four short years later, but staying on to run the division for the parent company.
Eleven years after selling, he bought the division back and continued to grow the company, winning numerous awards, including being recognized as a Best Place to Work in Cincinnati for a total of fourteen years through 2025, a Best Workplace in Ohio in 2018 through 2025, Best IT Services Company in Cincinnati in 2018, named to Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces in 2023, and was listed on the Inc. 500|5000 six times.
Tim has built a unique company culture that has drastically reduced employee turnover and improved employee engagement. In 2019, Tim began transitioning his company to be employee owned via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), just like his father Jay Rettig did with his company Software Solutions in 2004. Tim's vision of having Intrust IT be 100% employee owned was realized in 2025 when Intrust IT joined 3LS, an ESOP holding company. Now all of Intrust's employees have ownership in not only Intrust, but in all of the 100% employee-owned companies that 3LS owns and operates.
Tim is now a champion for employee ownership; speaking, writing, and advocating for it so that more business owners are aware of the benefits, and so that government agencies can make it an easier path to follow. By being an advocate for employee ownership, Tim has a life goal to create 10,000 employee-owners.
In addition to employee-ownership, Tim regularly speaks at universities and conferences about entrepreneurship, cybersecurity, and the responsible use of artificial intelligence.
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