# Andy Powell

> Andy Powell is the co-founder and former CEO of CallRail and a co-founder of Toolpath. A Georgia Tech graduate based in Sharpsburg, Georgia, he started the BMW repair directory BimmerShops before building call tracking software with Kevin Mann in 2011. He handed CallRail’s CEO role to Marc Ginsberg in 2021 and moved into manufacturing software with Toolpath.

- **Role:** Co-founder at CallRail; Co-founder at Toolpath
- **Organizations:** CallRail, Toolpath, BimmerShops, i85media, DumbLaws
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded CallRail with $5,000 in combined founder capital; the company bootstrapped to $4 million ARR., Led CallRail during its first decade, including the period when it exceeded $60 million ARR in 2020., TiE Atlanta entrepreneur honoree in 2015 and 2016.

## Career timeline

- **Age 14** — Started DumbLaws with a friend; the website led to advertising income and books.
- **2005** — Graduated from Georgia Tech and built BimmerShops during the Christmas break.
- **2011** — Co-founded CallRail with Kevin Mann.
- **2015** — Placed second in the TiE Atlanta upper middle market entrepreneur category.
- **2016** — Placed fourth in TiE Atlanta’s Upper Market Category.
- **2020** — CallRail passed $60 million in annual recurring revenue.
- **2021** — Announced Marc Ginsberg as his successor as CallRail CEO; co-founded Toolpath with Justin Gray.
- **2024** — Leaders Fund announced a $10 million seed financing for Toolpath.

## Achievements

- Co-founded CallRail with $5,000 in combined founder capital; the company bootstrapped to $4 million ARR.
- Led CallRail during its first decade, including the period when it exceeded $60 million ARR in 2020.
- TiE Atlanta entrepreneur honoree in 2015 and 2016.
- Co-founded Toolpath, a CNC machining software company backed by Leaders Fund and other investors.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research checked: CallRail lists Powell as co-founder; Toolpath’s current leadership page lists Justin Gray as CEO and co-founder. Powell’s public GitHub bio identifies him as Toolpath co-founder.
- **2026-06** — Al Whatmough announced his departure from Toolpath and said Powell had stepped back into the CEO role at that time; this is a historical update, not the current title used here.
- **2026-05** — CallRail shared a fifteenth-anniversary fireside chat featuring Powell, Kevin Mann, Marc Ginsberg and Elliott Wood.
- **2024-09** — Leaders Fund announced a $10 million seed financing for Toolpath.

## Links

- Website: https://about.me/apowell
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apowellgt
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/apowellgt
- GitHub: https://github.com/apowellgt
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apowellgt

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Last updated: 2026-10-23