Why Tactical Mission Group?

The Dreamer

A veteran of more than two decades in the medical supplies and products industry, Tom Fitzgerald’s role with Tactical Mission Group includes developing new supply chain relationships.

Prior to forming Tactical Mission Group with Fitzgerald was responsible for $1.5 billion in sales and marketing of an extensive line of medical supplies, laboratory, RX and equipment at PSS World Medical, a company that has since been acquired by McKesson. Throughout a 23-year tenure at PSS, he provided leadership and strategy to regional VPs, national directors, a Strategic Planning Officer and 650 sales representatives.

After leaving PSS, Fitzgerald felt incomplete and that his work lacked purpose. He left PSS, opting to devote his time to self-fulfillment and soul searching, an exercise that included volunteer work, a trip to Africa and the creation of a non-profit that still provides basic necessities for children in third-world countries.
After reconnecting with Rembert, who was a former colleague, Fitzgerald learned about a social enterprise non-profit that aligns with businesses and facilitates ways for people with vision loss to live, learn and earn. The first time he visited the facility, Fitzgerald quickly found the purpose he had been missing. He also found a partner — and through prayer and faith, Tactical Mission Group was born.

In addition to his role as Chief Executive Officer of Tactical Mission Group, Fitzgerald is also co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Validity Diagnostics and the founder of Soul Missions. A graduate of Florida State University, Fitzgerald received his Bachelor of Science in Economics and has completed continuing education programs with the University of Notre Dame, Tony Robbins “Business Mastery & Life Mastery”, Keith Cunningham CFO coaching, Speakeasy, Ram Charon, Franklin Covey “4 Disciplines of Execution”, and Matthew Kelly business consulting.

The Innovator

Garet Rembert is the Chief Executive Officer of Tactical Mission Group. With more than two decades of entrepreneurial experience and a decade of proven success in the health care industry, Rembert’s role with Tactical Mission Group includes developing relationships with strategic partners and marketing innovations in technology that aim to solve health care’s most significant challenges.

Through a process that creates jobs for the visually impaired and disabled, Tactical Mission Group provides end-to-end product development consulting, product sourcing, medical kitting, and PPE supplies. The company is uniquely experienced to lead brands through strategic product development, supply chain management, marketing, e-commerce solutions, and go-to-market plans.

Prior to joining Tactical Mission Group, while at PSS World Medical and McKesson, Garet was recognized as one of the company’s top medical executives, receiving the prestigious President’s Club award, and was instrumental in the award of over $100 million in government project awards and achieved the largest federal contract in his division’s history. Rembert’s innovative approach to providing Medical Supply Solutions and dedication to partnering with people who share in the commitments of inspiring and enriching the lives of others fostered a unique business perspective that was “Mission Driven” and grounded in a “higher purpose”.

Joined by Iglesias, his career in business development led him to partner with a social enterprise non-profit that aligns with businesses and facilitates ways for people with vision loss to “live, learn and earn”. Rembert was immediately impressed with the acuity and capabilities of these facilities and could see the potential that the organization had to provide services for the medical supply chain and the good that the organization did for those living with vision loss.  For his efforts to provide Medical Supplies to Lighthouse Works for Kitting of the DOD Combat Lifesaver Kit, Rembert was awarded the National Industries for the Blind (NIB), 2013 Best New Supplier Partner for his commitment to supporting their “Mission” of creating jobs for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Rembert began to build his relationship with the visually impaired, connecting the blind organization with new partners that allowed the organization to grow in size and scale.

The team hatched a plan to create a company that could utilize the strength, expertise, and benevolence of Lighthouse Works, while also helping disruptors in the health care industry bring products to market. As a result, Tactical Mission Group was born.

In addition to his role as Chief Executive Officer of Tactical Mission Group, Rembert is also co-founder of Validity Diagnostics. Rembert is a graduate of Northwestern State University.

The Calming Force

Touting more than 20 years of success in medical industry sales and supply chain services, Iglesias’ role with Tactical Mission Group includes leading business development initiatives, collaborating with executives for strategic initiatives, driving operational excellence, and oversight of market research and competitive analysis.

Through a process that creates jobs for the visually impaired and disabled, Tactical Mission Group provides end-to-end product development consulting, product sourcing, medical kitting, and PPE supplies. The company is uniquely experienced to lead brands through strategic product development, supply chain management, marketing, e-commerce solutions, and go-to-market plans.

Prior to joining Tactical Mission Group, Iglesias was a Government Segment Sales Leader for PSS World Medical (PSSWM) and a Primary Care National Director of Government Sales for McKesson, which acquired PSS in 2012. Throughout his tenure with PSSWS/McKesson, Iglesias has been a sales standout. He led the ground-up strategic growth of medical supplies and equipment sales for PSSWM government business to $72 million in a five-year span which subsequently scaled to a $300MM business segment for McKesson Medical-Surgical Government Solutions. He has been particularly adept at navigating local, state, and federal IFBs and RFPs for large volume commodity purchases of medical supplies, equipment, and RX.

Joined by Rembert, his career in business development led him to partner with a social enterprise non-profit that aligns with businesses and facilitates ways for people with vision loss to live, learn, and earn. Iglesias recalls fondly the powerful wave of emotion that washed over him the first time he saw the visually impaired working together as a small call center.

Inspired by what Lighthouse Works was doing, Iglesias began to focus intently on working with the disabled. Since then, the partnerships that Iglesias and Rembert have helped the operation grow from a small office to a 25,000-square-foot production warehouse.  In 2013, Iglesias and Rembert were recognized by the National Industries for the Blind (NIB) in Washington, DC and awarded “Best New Supplier Partner” for their dedication and support to Lighthouse Works Medical CLS Kitting Award and returns annually to DC for the NIB’s National Conference to support their “mission”.

The Pioneer

Ryan has a proven track record of developing and implementing strategies to gain new customers at all levels of the customer’s organization and become integrated throughout.  He excels at pioneering new market development for all product lines represented. 

Some of Ryan’s recent accomplishments include operating four medical device start-up companies, concurrently, with a combined sales of $34 million providing products and services for various segments of the healthcare industry.  These companies provided self-manufactured products (FDA Class 1, 2 and 3) and professional supply chain services to virtually every segment of the healthcare industry (Acute Care Facilities, IDNs, ASC, Military, Distribution, EMS and GPO’s). He started his tenure with a combined base of $3 Million and grew total sales to $34 Million in nine years, improving top and bottom-line financial growth, and created a digital strategy for all business units.  He screened, hired, trained, and mentored four separate sales organizations. Ryan developed formal sales training programs that emphasized selling skills, managing influential relationships, and understanding technical product benefits.  He established policies, procedures, commission structure, and sales quotas. He was responsible for negotiating multimillion-dollar private label, distribution, and national group purchasing organization contracts.

Ryan is a graduate of Cornell University and has a master’s degree from Georgia State University.  He shares the passion of helping others with his Tactical Mission Group counterparts. He is dedicated to bringing awareness to children and adults with special needs and serves on the steering committee for The Tim Tebow Foundation, Night to Shine. He also volunteers as a coach in his local community. 

The Organizer

Stephanie is a results-oriented, leader who has demonstrated her ability to drive expansion and profit gains through analytical and financial analysis, process optimization, leadership, and staff development.  She provides superior and unparalleled client service and satisfaction as demonstrated in her thirteen years of customer service and accounting experience in the healthcare industry. Originally from Pittsburgh, PA Stephanie currently resides in Orlando, FL with her husband and chocolate lab.