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Jonathan Cardella

Founder & Director at Ventive

Founder & Executive
Boise, ID

Jonathan Cardella serves as Founder & Director at Ventive, a managed IT and cybersecurity provider in Boise, ID, leading its work across Managed IT Services, Cybersecurity & Threat Protection, and Cloud Services & Migration.

Reviewed by Best IT MSP · Updated June 2026

About Jonathan Cardella

Jonathan Cardella is the founder and director of Ventive, a full-service digital product agency he started in 2014 in downtown Boise that designs and develops enterprise software, web and mobile applications, and growth strategy.

He is a technology entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience building businesses that solve real problems through rapid development of web and mobile applications. He has founded, bootstrapped, and grown startups up to $50M in revenue and over one hundred employees, including managing hyper-growth businesses and subsidiaries, building call centers, and leading turn-around mandates to restore profitability.

Before Ventive, he founded and bootstrapped Ski West, an online travel startup that exited to Overstock.com, where he served as CEO leading digital strategy, product development, marketing, and executive management. After leaving Overstock Travel, he founded NeighborCity in residential real estate to increase transparency into Realtor performance.

Ventive works with companies such as BroadSoft, Vacasa, and Rally4, focusing on customer, partner, and user experience as well as customer acquisition and retention, and the page reports it is profitable with nearly 2500% four-year growth and a client retention rate above 90%.

Areas of Expertise

Managed IT Services
Cybersecurity & Threat Protection
Cloud Services & Migration
IT Help Desk & End-User Support
Backup & Business Continuity

Career & Recognition

Prior experience

CEO, Ski West, Founder, NeighborCity

Recognition

Inc. 5000 (medallion shown on his profile)

How This Profile Is Verified

Employment
Certifications (pending)
Thought Leadership