20-40 Visionaries — Young Turks Set the Pace

“When I was 22 years old, I set a goal that I wanted to become president of an organization with 50 or more employees prior to my 30th birthday,” he says. “I made it by three months.”

A graduate of Tufts University with degrees in economics/industrial organization and Spanish/Latin American literature, Wells owned and operated a 25-employee residential painting company while still in school. Upon graduation, he took a position as district manager for College Pro Painters, where he rose to general manager.