Jerry Mussenden

Jerry Mussenden

Senior Director of Business Development

Jerry Mussenden is an expert in business valuation and pet center profit expansion with years of experience in the pet resort and veterinary medicine space. Known as a collaborative consultant in his role as the Senior Director of Business Development for a national aggregator Destination Pet, Jerry creates value for pet sellers by sharing insider tips and tricks on how to maximize revenue opportunities and drive efficiencies.

Prior to Destination Pet Jerry spent 5 years with the second largest veterinary acquisition player, National Veterinary Associates where he developed the pet resort division. Earlier in his career, Jerry developed his agile servant leadership style within the fast-paced pharmaceutical industry for 18 years, where his commitment to building high-performance teams was only outdone by his ability to translate strategy to execution and deliver big results.

Jerry is passionate about helping people with their goals and adept at synthesizing his broad real-world experience into actionable takeaways for pet resort owners and veterinarians alike.

Jerry lives in the Tampa Bay area, the sunshine state where he married his 8th-grade sweetheart and has two amazing girls. As a proud pet parent, Jerry rescued two dogs (both boys to balance the gender dynamic in the household) and helps to look after two hamsters and a leopard gecko. Jerry enjoys spending quality time with his wife, daughters, and extended family whenever he can.