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Greg Kyler is a retired businessman who currently resides in Oakdale, CA. Mr. Kyler began his career at the age of 10 with a paper route, and he credits the experience with being the catalyst for his entrepreneurial career trajectory. At the age of 17 he was hired at Save Mart Supermarkets as a service clerk, and went on to be promoted several times, ultimately serving as an Assistant Manager. After 15 years at Save Mart, he made the decision to leave and begin a career with UPS as a route driver. Thanks to his prior leadership experience , he was promoted to the position of On-Car Supervisor after less than two years.
In 1997, at the age of 40 and after a 23-year career in corporate America, Mr. Kyler realized his lifelong goal of business ownership by founding City Signs in Modesto, CA. What started as a one-employee organization with sales of $189 thousand grew to be an organization that employees 28 individuals and recorded $3.3 million in sales for fiscal year 2020 under his leadership. Mr. Kyler sold City Signs at the end of 2020 to two of the company’s most tenured employees, and the company continues to thrive under their leadership.
Mr. Kyler is a native Californian who was born in Red Bluff, CA and relocated to Turlock, CA at the age of six. He has lived in Stanislaus County ever since. He is enjoying retirement with his wife Chris and his long-haired German Shepherd Hawk. Mr. Kyler has two adult children and two grandchildren, and stays busy in retirement by spending time with his family and playing plenty of golf. The Kyler’s are in the process of building a retirement home in Salado, TX, and they plan to relocate in the early fall.
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Greg Kyler is a retired businessman who currently resides in Oakdale, CA. Mr. Kyler began his career at the age of 10 with a paper route, and he credits the experience with being the catalyst for his entrepreneurial career trajectory. At the age of 17 he was hired at Save Mart Supermarkets as a service clerk, and went on to be promoted several times, ultimately serving as an Assistant Manager. After 15 years at Save Mart, he made the decision to leave and begin a career with UPS as a route driver. Thanks to his prior leadership experience , he was promoted to the position of On-Car Supervisor after less than two years.
In 1997, at the age of 40 and after a 23-year career in corporate America, Mr. Kyler realized his lifelong goal of business ownership by founding City Signs in Modesto, CA. What started as a one-employee organization with sales of $189 thousand grew to be an organization that employees 28 individuals and recorded $3.3 million in sales for fiscal year 2020 under his leadership. Mr. Kyler sold City Signs at the end of 2020 to two of the company’s most tenured employees, and the company continues to thrive under their leadership.
Mr. Kyler is a native Californian who was born in Red Bluff, CA and relocated to Turlock, CA at the age of six. He has lived in Stanislaus County ever since. He is enjoying retirement with his wife Chris and his long-haired German Shepherd Hawk. Mr. Kyler has two adult children and two grandchildren, and stays busy in retirement by spending time with his family and playing plenty of golf. The Kyler’s are in the process of building a retirement home in Salado, TX, and they plan to relocate in the early fall.