C.J. Orrico, Doggyfide co-founder
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Managing Partner & CEO · Knoxville, TN

C.J. Orrico

Building a company around love and care, for dogs and the people who love them.

Experience
25+ years as an entrepreneur
Giving back
Co-founder, Widowed Parent Relief Project
Pups at home
Jovi & Tilly, two Cavapoos

Home & pups

Originally from Chicago, IL, he currently resides in Knoxville, TN, where he and his wife, Kelly, are recent empty nesters focusing all their attention on their two Cavapoos, Jovi and Tilly.

Building Doggyfide

He has spent over 25 years as an entrepreneur, focusing on industries that provide love and care to customers. While fully dedicated to the success of Doggyfide, he and his wife also co-founded the Widowed Parent Relief Project, where they work alongside their team to help alleviate everyday stressors and build an enduring support system for young widowed families.

Off the clock

When not building or acquiring businesses, he enjoys golfing, boating, traveling, all things Chicago and Tennessee Vols sports, and surrounding himself with his wife, four adult kids and future daughter-in-law, family, and friends who feel like family.

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