Alan Melton is an Inc. 500 founder and business coach who has built, scaled, or acquired 18 companies. His early life was marked by adversity — kicked out at 15, he was taken in by two families who introduced him to faith and personal development. He later built a transportation company trusted by the Ritz-Carlton, Marriott at Sawgrass, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Merrill Lynch, earning a place on the Inc. 500 and winning the Florida Governor’s Sterling Award. Today, Alan leads Small Business Coach Associates and has coached more than 1,100 business owners.