In part one of a two part series, Pat Hoffmann introduces us to Mike Gouloff of Elevatus Architecture. Gouloff’s career reads like the American dream right out of a storybook.
Born and raised in Fort Wayne, he landed an internship in 1967 at SchenkelShultz, one of the top architecture firms in the country. He quickly rose through the ranks to own 50-percent of the company. After restructuring, Mike and his partners relaunched the Fort Wayne office under the name Elevatus Architecture to better represent the company’s values.
Look for part two Tuesday morning on First News at 6:15 a.m. The story will focus on some of the exciting things Mike does to elevate his home town that he loves so much.
Mike Gouloff with Murphy from the upcoming Hollywood movie The Wedding Pact 2 
Mike Gouloff in the 1970’s at SchenkelShultz COURTESY ELEVATUS ARCHITECTURE 
Mike Gouloff on the cover of Business People Magazine in 1998 
Jim Schenkel took Mike Gouloff under his wings to eventually take over the company. COURTESY ELEVATUS ARCHITECTURE 
Dick Schultz took Mike Gouloff under his wings to eventually take over the company. COURTESY ELEVATUS ARCHITECTURE 
Dick Schultz took Mike Gouloff under his wings to eventually take over the company. COURTESY ELEVATUS ARCHITECTURE 
Mike with Partner/Business Developing Marketing Director Cory Dietz and Elevatus employees on Red Nose Day which raises money to fight childhood poverty. COURTESY ELEVATUS ARCHITECTURE 
Mike Gouloff with Co-owner and Partner Cory Miller on Red Nose Day which raises money to fight childhood poverty. COURTESY ELEVATUS ARCHITECTURE 
Mike Gouloff COURTESY ELEVATUS ARCHITECTURE 
Mike Gouloff COURTESY ELEVATUS ARCHITECTURE 
Mike Gouloff 2022 
The Bradley Hotel COURTESY ELEVATUS ARCHITECTURE 
The Bradley Hotel COURTESY ELEVATUS ARCHITECTURE 
The Bradley Hotel COURTESY ELEVATUS ARCHITECTURE
