VGM Live at Home Consultants

VGM Live at Home members have access to home-access industry professionals who are dedicated to sharing their expertise and consulting services to help give members a competitive advantage.

Jared Chevraux

Jared Chevraux

Jared Chevraux is a Certified Environmental Access Consultant, CEO of JTEK Franchising, Vice President of JTEK Solutions Group, and owner of Jared Chevraux Consulting, LLC.  

Jared can help you with a home accessibility showroom design. He has a bathroom remodeling design and sale program for companies without a showroom. He can also assist on any project with design and scope consulting. 

In 2018, Jared was announced as a Forty Under 40 award winner in Professional Remodeler Magazine. He has also been published in HME Business and Qualified Remodeler magazines. He received the Best of Houzz award in the Service category in 2019, 2021, and 2022. In February 2021, Jared and JTEK were awarded Best Independent Showroom from the National Kitchen & Bath Association for his design and construction of JTEK’s Home Access Design Studio in North Canton, OH. Most recently, Kitchen & Bath Design News has included Jared among their class of 2023 Innovators. 

Jared teaches Home Modification as a Fieldwork Instructor for Walsh University’s Graduate OT program. He also serves as Board Chair for The Golden Key School for Exceptional Children in Canton, OH, specializing in early intervention and education for K-8 students on the autism spectrum. Jared holds a BA in Management from Malone University.

Services and Pricing

Robert Gurinowitsch

Robert Gurinowitsch

Robert Gurinowitsch’ s industry experience includes insurance restoration, general construction, specialty coatings and coverings, and custom remodeling. He has previously held various roles in the home modification business, including President of Life Access, COO of HandyPro, COO and VP of Home Access Professionals (a workers' comp company). 

Robert currently teaches and works with small-to-mid size businesses on how to educate, work, and provide services to the aging in place and disabled markets. He provides patient-specific education and planning for living comfortably and safely at home through environmental modifications and utilizing adaptive equipment.

Robert offers several consulting services that can help your company grow.

Services and Pricing

Rick Lair

Rick Lair

Rick Lair is a specialist in home modifications and medical equipment for individuals with special needs for 38 years through his company, Challenge Specialties. His experience includes working in special needs home modification, needs assessments, construction management, and medical equipment design and consulting by manufacturers. 

In those years, Rick has become well versed in marketing to and performing services for bank trusts. He is currently working as a factotum for several bank trust groups and is providing solutions and care for many of their special needs clients. 

He also has been very successful in providing services to residents that have unique structures or very challenging situations. Rick has designed an entire home for an individual without arms.     

Rick has developed a very successful model for providing estimates to potential clients that will:
1) Clearly show the value of your company.
2) Simply outline the work being performed. 
3) Ensure job is profitable- remains in the black.

Click here for Rick's CV

Services and Pricing

Cindi Petito

Cindi Petito, OTR/L, ATP, CEAC, CAPS, CLIPP

Cindi Petito has practiced as an occupational therapist for 28 years in multiple healthcare settings treating individuals with traumatic neurological injuries, neuromuscular and neurodegenerative diseases, amputees, and aging adults. 

She specializes in home modifications, home safety, wheeled mobility and complex seating, and smart home technologies. She has experience working with several funding sources including Medicare, Medicaid, managed care organizations, Veterans Administration, state funded agencies, and workers' compensation. 

Cindi provides continuing education webinars and in-services for clinical professionals like case managers, occupational therapists, and physical therapists. She can provide virtual home assessments and has built a network of OTs that can do assessments in your market. Cindi is also able to assist in project and value-based services.

Cindi offers a unique holistic approach to home accessibility evaluations and consultative services in several regions throughout the United States.

CLICK HERE FOR CINDI'S CV

Services and Pricing

Service providers shown on this page are offered for your consideration. VGM has a paid arrangement with one or more of them. Their inclusion on this page does not imply an endorsement or recommendation by VGM. A decision about engagement of any service provider should be made based on your own research and evaluation.