Heart To Beat Forms Strategic Partnership to Expand Life-Safety Services Nationwide
Heart To Beat's new ownership partnership with three business leaders will accelerate the company's growth and expand its life-saving safety services to more organizations across the United States.
Heart To Beat, a leading life-safety partner to organizations nationwide, has announced a strategic partnership with three business leaders who have joined Founder and CEO Scott Kuhlman as owners and operators of the business. Mike Britton, John Ryan, and Dave Stefanski have joined the expanded ownership group, which aims to strengthen operations, broaden reach, and reinforce the company's mission to protect workplaces and communities.
The leadership team plans to expand Heart To Beat's reach to more organizations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and nationwide by strengthening its core safety management platform, accelerating organic growth, and pursuing acquisitions of complementary life-safety businesses. This strategic move represents a significant step in scaling the company's impact while maintaining its core values and customer dedication.
"This partnership is not a change in who we are. It's an exciting step forward to get us to the next level," said Scott Kuhlman. "With added expertise and resources, we'll accelerate growth while maintaining the same values, leadership, and dedication to our customers." Heart To Beat helps organizations prepare for and respond to emergencies through a comprehensive suite of life-safety solutions, including AED management, CPR/First Aid training, and workplace safety consulting.
The company employs a growing team of certified professionals serving a blue-chip client base that includes Under Armour, Amtrak, the Washington Commanders, the University of Maryland, Albertsons, JLL, and Mission BBQ. The partnership combines Kuhlman's deep industry expertise with Britton, Ryan, and Stefanski's background in managing and scaling companies. The three founded Sisu Partners in 2024 to acquire and operate exceptional companies with strong fundamentals and meaningful missions.
"We were drawn to Heart To Beat because of its people, culture, and mission," said Mike Britton. "Scott has built a strong foundation and has an outstanding reputation in the industry. We're eager to build on that success and further establish Heart To Beat as the premier safety partner for organizations across the country." The expanded leadership brings extensive experience in growth strategy, operations, and acquisitions, adopting a hands-on approach to expand Heart To Beat's mission of workplace safety.
Heart To Beat provides comprehensive safety and project-based training programs from CPR/First Aid/AED training to Active Assailant Training and the implementation and management of AED/First Aid equipment programs. The company's team of seasoned emergency-services and law-enforcement professionals works with organizations ranging from 25 to more than 50,000 employees across industries and geographies, including large corporations, universities, healthcare systems, and major sports venues across the United States. For more information, visit HeartToBeat.com.