In 1987, immediately upon graduating from college with a degree in Business Administration, Ozzie entered his father’s 15-person interior design firm. Over the following years, he expanded the firm’s core design business with emerging technologies and consulting capabilities to create a compelling service delivery platform for large corporate clients. Under his direction, the firm expanded from a single discipline to its current 10 fully integrated service lines.

Ozzie became CEO of NELSON Worldwide in 2003. Since that time the firm has executed more than 40 merger/acquisitions, taking NELSON from the rank of #37 in the industry to “Top 10” with growth of more than 500 percent. In 2019 The Zweig Letter identified NELSON as the second “Fastest Growing AE Firm” based on percentage growth.

In 2019, Ozzie was named one of Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal’s Most Admired CEOs. This award honored Ozzie for his demonstration of strong leadership, integrity and impressive financial performance for the firm as well as his commitment to the community. LinkedIn