01 The Company
A licensed elevator contractor that kept its crews in house.
Professional Lift Solutions was founded in 2017 to sell, install, and service vertical transportation for private homes and small commercial buildings across the Southeast. Nine years later we run three offices, our own installation and service teams, and the largest residential elevator showroom in the region.
- Founded
- 2017
- Inc. 5000 rankings
- 5x
- Growth, 2020 to 2024
- 395%
- Offices in FL, GA, SC
- 3
02 How We Work
The Four Pillars of Professional Lift Solutions
In-house crews, no subcontractors
Every installer and technician who touches your equipment is on our payroll, factory trained on the brands we carry, and driving our truck. Most elevator jobs pass through a supplier, an installer, and a service company that have never met. When something is wrong on one of ours, there is nobody to point at.
One company from quote to inspection
We prepare the shop drawings, coordinate with your builder and engineer, pull what the local authority needs, install, meet the inspector, and hold the maintenance contract afterward. That continuity is the reason our service history on a unit goes back to the day it landed.
Members of AEMA and NAEC
We hold membership in the Accessibility Equipment Manufacturers Association and the National Association of Elevator Contractors, which is where the residential and accessibility code work actually happens. It keeps our crews current on standards before they reach the state boards.
Growth we can staff
Five consecutive Inc. 5000 rankings and 395 percent growth between 2020 and 2024 came from adding offices and crews, not from subbing out volume. We open a market when we can staff a service team there, which is why Atlanta and Charleston both run their own trucks.
03 Leadership
Who runs the work.
Grant Talkie — Co-Founder & CEO
Grant Talkie has spent the past 10 years in the elevator industry, building strong client and manufacturer relationships and fostering collaboration across every project. He believes that teamwork is key to delivering exceptional results and values his employees as the company's greatest asset. Grant's commitment to supporting his team and clients drives every successful project for Professional Lift Solutions. His leadership approach consistently inspires innovation and growth within the organization.
Paul Johnson — Co-Founder & President
Co-founded the company in 2017 and leads sales, manufacturer relationships, and the design center program. Spends most of his week with architects and builders working out hoistway details before a project goes to permit.
Carter Johnson — Chief Operating Officer
Carter Johnson serves as Chief Operating Officer at Professional Lift Solutions, where he leads expansion strategy, process optimization, efficiency gain initiatives, and acquisition diligence — guiding the company's growth whether through organic expansion or strategic M&A opportunities. Carter brings a finance-driven lens to operational strategy, holding a B.S. in Finance and Economics from Florida State University alongside a Licensed Elevator Mechanic Card (CC5684) — a rare pairing of financial acumen and hands-on industry expertise that shapes how he leads the business.
04 Offices
Three markets, three service teams.
05 Get Started
Start with a conversation.
Send us your plans or a photo of the space. We will come back with the options that actually fit, and what each one costs.
- Phone
- (888) 346-3651
- sales@lifts.pro
- Hours
- Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
- Showroom
- 6311 Porter Road, Suite 6, Sarasota