=In April 2025, Alec and Annalise Burtner opened the first Indianapolis franchise of Sir Grout, a company based in Cumming, Ga., that specializes in restoring worn stone, tile and grout.
The married couple said they wanted to open the Indianapolis franchise because of Alec Burtner’s interest in hands-on work. Before they founded Sir Grout Indianapolis, he served in the U.S. Army and worked in the private industry.
“He’s been out of the Army for nine years now,” said Annalise Burtner, who previously worked as an actor and is now training to become a licensed mental health therapist. “We moved to Indiana originally because he started working for Eli Lilly and then shifted to being a business consultant for Deloitte. He’s been very passionate for years upon years upon years about getting into a business that’s more hands-on and more applicable to helping everyday people, and that’s how we came upon this.”…