About Us
We started Pothos in 2019 as a real estate investment and short-term rental management company, later adding service businesses to support our properties and others in Central New Hampshire. By 2025, we sold our real estate portfolio and shifted our focus to where we’d built the most traction - managing a trash pick-up business, growing Tuck Home Services into one of the region’s leading residential construction and maintenance companies, and advising other business owners through Fractional CFO consulting. Along the way, we learned firsthand how to build operationally intensive businesses, raise capital, and create financial systems that drive clarity and growth. Today, we bring that same mix of operator, investor, and advisor perspective to help business owners grow with confidence.
Meet the Team
Owner, Sales and Growth
Allen Meringolo
Allen’s background spans real estate, consumer products, and startups. He got his start as a Boston rental agent during college, then ran grocery and foodservice sales at CPG startup Eat Your Coffee, and later became the first full-time hire at a virtual event technology company.
In 2022, he moved to New Hampshire to be boots on the ground for Pothos, focusing on people, sales, and strategy, while helping grow Tuck Home Services into one of the region’s leading property maintenance and construction companies. Allen thrives on building businesses from the ground up and connecting big-picture strategy with day-to-day execution.
Owner, Finance and Operations
Jesse Prato
Raised in a family who own a general contracting business, a KOA Campground, and a small real estate portfolio, Jesse developed a passion for real estate and small business at a young age. After graduating from Northeastern University, he became a Director at HealthTrust, completing over 1,500 commercial real estate and business valuations worth $25B+.
During this time, he also led the underwriting and acquisition of five Pothos properties, sharpening his ability to analyze opportunities and structure deals.
Using his spreadsheet wizardry and analytical brain, Jesse leads operations at Tuck Home Services and helps Pothos clients turn complex data into clear, practical decisions.