Our Team
Our Team
Chris Long-
CEO -Founder
As the chief executive officer, Chris's responsibilities are to oversee the business development, team building, strategic growth, capital raising and ensuring long
term growth objections are achieved.
Chris founded Longyards with a need for
his Construction business, being in the
trades since the young age of 14, and also being in sales since a young age. Chris capitalized on the opportunity and need for this business niche, by bootstrapping the
first location having the vision to build Longyards out internationally.
Chris is also a dad of three daughters
residing in Tampa Florida with his wife
Elodie.
Meet our team
Elodie Long
Chief operations officer
As chief operations officer, Elodie focuses on the
systems,management, marketing, and all systems required for
growth.
Elodie Long's Franchise experience leads Longyards growth
in the Franchise path, she has been involved since the
beginning of one of Canada largest Karate franchise schools.
After her business education at College she quickly ventured
into Franchise business operations. She is now full time
vested in the International buildout of Longyards.
R. Ian Doromal
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
Ian is a seasoned entrepreneur with multiple successful
exits across two industries. With deep expertise in marketing,
branding, and go-to-market strategy, he’s helped early-stage
companies break into competitive markets and scale quickly.
As CRO, Ian leads growth across sales, marketing, and customer success, aligning teams under a unified strategy to drive
revenue and long-term value.
He’s built high-performing teams, launched new products,
and developed systems that turn early traction into sustained
growth. At his core, Ian is passionate about building—brands,
teams, and strategies that scale.
Bruce Firestone
KEY ADVISOR
Bruce is a seasoned entrepreneur, real estate mogul, and construction veteran with decades of experience building, scaling, and advising successful ventures. With a career that spans major developments
and business leadership, he brings unmatched strategic insight and operational know-how to the Longyards team.
He is best known as the founder of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators and the visionary behind the team’s arena development—an ambitious project that combined sports, real estate, and large-scale infrastructure.
Bruce’s ability to see opportunity where others don’t, and to execute
at scale, makes him an invaluable advisor as Longyards continues to expand across North America.
Scott Myers
LONGYARDS ADVISOR
Scott brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the table; Scott is one of the leaders in the Self Storage Industry.
He has built several multi-million businesses in real estate and his self- storage business, with ‘no toilets, tenants, or trash', is amongst his most successful ventures! Scott is an expert at teaching others how to grow and scale their self-storage business, while creating their dream lifestyle for their families.
Scott is also the founder of the successful The Self Storage Mastermind.
Alexis Cantin
Director of Projects
Alexis oversees all aspects of project development at Longyards, managing everything from construction timelines and vendor coordination to site readiness across multiple locations. With a
strong focus on execution, he ensures that each deployment is completed on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. His hands-on approach and attention to detail keep operations running smoothly as Longyards continues to expand.
With a background in managing complex, multi-site rollouts, Alexis brings structure and consistency to every phase of the project
lifecycle. He works closely with internal teams, contractors, and partners to align priorities and deliver seamless launches. Whether
it’s opening a new location or optimizing an existing one, Alexis
plays a vital role in scaling Longyards with speed and precision.
Anthony Prezioso
Corporate Partner
Anthony Prezioso, a first-generation college graduate and trained dentist, transitioned into entrepreneurship inspired by his parents’ success. After merging two dental practices in 2005, he shifted to real estate and investing, building a diverse portfolio including student housing, rentals, commercial properties, and early-stage startups—two of which saw major exits, including one acquired by American Express.
With hands-on experience as a general contractor and general partner in multiple ventures, he also leads a multi-million-dollar private lending business. Anthony now brings his expertise to Longyards, leveraging his background in real estate development and investment to help drive the company’s growth.
Meet our team
Elodie Long
Chief operations officer
As chief operations officer, Elodie focuses
on the systems,management, marketing,
and all systems required for growth.
Elodie Long's Franchise experience leads
Longyards growth in the Franchise path,
she has been involved since the beginning
of one of Canada largest Karate franchise
schools. After her business education at
College she quickly ventured into
Franchise business operations. She is now
full time vested in the International
buildout of Longyards.
Seth Henry
DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE
ACQUISITIONS
Seth Henry's main focus is with Longyards acquisitions of off and on market Industrial
Real Estate. Seth oversees the hiring of
VA's, Interns tohelp with daily operations.
Seth facilitates the LOI's, zoning, due
diligence, and feasibility for Longyards
locations in targeted markets.
Seth's other passion beyond real estate is
his non-profit work. Since 2017,Seth has
been a co-founder at Rural Opportunity
Institute, a small community non-profit
focused on supporting people's healing
from trauma. Seth manages fundraising,
team building and budgets. He has built a
$20 million endowment for rural
community development.
David Leoncavallo
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
David builds franchise systems both
nationally and internationally. He started
his career selling travel agency franchises
at the age of 19. He then started the largest Franchise Executive Search firm,
FranSearch, in 1999, which became
HireArk placing thousands of executives in the franchise industry.
In 2006, David founded Sopra
Capital/Sopra Brands, a multi- brand
franchisor company and investment firm
with 10 brands such as HouseMaster and
Teriyaki Stix. He contracted with over a
thousand franchisors over the last 30
years and completed due diligence on
over 900, which makes him well aware of
the strange and unique ways that franchise systems succeed and fail.
Along with consulting, David is once
again, building a multi- franchise brand
family to utilize his best of the best
executives and best practices to help
franchise founders avoid making the
mistakes he has made and seen others
make.
He is married to his beautiful wife,Myleen, and they have 7 rambunctious children, who are all arguably, grown-up, and of course, his pride and joy, beautiful
granddaughter.
Scott Myers
LONGYARDS ADVISOR
Scott brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the table; Scott is one of
the leaders in the Self Storage Industry.
He has built several multi-million
businesses in real estate and his self-
storage business, with ‘no toilets, tenants,
or trash', is amongst his most successful
ventures! Scott is an expert at teaching
others how to grow and scale their self-
storage business, while creating their
dream lifestyle for their families.
Scott is also the founder of the successful
The Self Storage Mastermind.
Anthony Prezioso
Corporate Partner
Anthony Prezioso, a first-generation
college graduate and professionally
trained dentist, transitioned into
entrepreneurship inspired by his parents' success in building two businesses from
nothing. Following their example, he has
built a diversified portfolio in real estate
and equity investing.
In 2005, Anthony acquired and merged
two dental practices but shifted focus to
real estate and investment. He has
invested in a range of assets, including
college housing, single-family rentals,
commercial real estate, and early-stage
companies, one of which went public, and another was acquired by American
Express.
Anthony also has hands-on experience as
a general contractor, building custom
homes, and serves as a general partner in
multiple real estate ventures. He is a
partner in a ground-up multi-family development in New England and
manages a multi-million-dollar private
lending business.
Now, Anthony is bringing his extensive
experience and strategic insight to the
Longyards model, aiming to leverage his
expertise in real estate development,
investment, and management to further
expand and enhance the Longyards
portfolio. His deep understanding of the
market and proven track record make him
a valuable asset to the Longyards team,
positioning the company for continued
growth and success.
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