James Fulton has 17 years of HVACR experience, making him among the most experienced of this year’s Top 40 Under 40 recipients.

Shortly after earning an associate degree in business from Tarrant County College, he was on the lookout for a job. He happened to meet Bill Boyd, the founder of AC Supply, in the fall of 2000. That next spring, at the age of 21, Bill and his son Randy offered Fulton a job at AC Supply.