O’Brien is the owner of Ace Hardware Co, the four-store Maxbauer Ace Hardware chain located in the Traverse City, Mich., area. Maxbauer Ace Hardware was started in 1954 by Bill and John Maxbauer. O’Brien started working for the Maxbauer family in 1985 when he was a senior in high school. When he finished college in 1990, O’Brien returned to Maxbauer Ace Hardware as a Store Manager and was then promoted to Operations Manager for three stores. In 2015, he purchased the stores from Don Maxbauer and Joan Boyd. The fourth Maxbauer Ace Hardware will open in January 2025.
O’Brien was previously Group Leader for the Northern Michigan Ace Dealers, NOMAD, and is currently its advertising chair. O’Brien graduated from Michigan State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising Management, with a focus on Marketing.
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Surname: O’Brien
M/F: Male
Nationality: American
Country of Birth: United States of America
Language: English
Qualification: B.A(Marketing/Advertising)
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