Who Is Neal Prasad?

Neal K. Prasad is an American entrepreneur and United States Marine Corps veteran from New Jersey. He is the founder of Prime Comfort Group (formerly Prime Heating and Cooling), a family-owned, veteran-owned heating and cooling company in Toms River, NJ. He lives in Pine Beach, New Jersey, with his wife, Kimberly, and their five children.

His full name is Neal K. Prasad. He is also known as Neal Prasad and Neal K Prasad. nealprasad.com is his official personal website.

Neal Prasad was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1970 to Murli and Darshan Prasad, and grew up in Brick Township, New Jersey, where he attended Brick Township High School. He has lived in Pine Beach, Ocean County, New Jersey, since 2005.

Yes. Neal Prasad enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1989. He completed recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina, graduating as a Private First Class, and served at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. He received an honorable discharge.

Yes. Neal Prasad's Marine Corps service included deployments and service connected with Beirut, Panama and Operation Desert Storm.

Neal Prasad is the founder of Prime Comfort Group (primecomfortnj.com), formerly Prime Heating and Cooling. It is a family-owned, veteran-owned heating and cooling (HVAC) company headquartered at 1200 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753, serving homeowners in Ocean, Monmouth, Burlington and Middlesex counties with AC, furnace, heat pump, boiler and water heater repair, installation and maintenance, plus 24/7 emergency service.

Prime Heating and Cooling is the former name of Prime Comfort Group, the New Jersey heating and cooling company founded by Neal Prasad.

Neal Prasad brings 40 years of heating and cooling experience, combined with a lifetime of entrepreneurship, business ownership and customer service. Prime Comfort Group's work is performed under NJ Master HVACR License 19HC00844400, held by his business partner, Cornelius VanTeeling.

Neal Prasad's career includes real estate investing (buying, renovating and selling homes), custom and speculative home building, franchising as a Cold Stone Creamery franchise owner and Northeast Business Manager, consumer brands as CEO of LOAFR Premier Footwear, and the home services industry as founder of Prime Comfort Group. He built and sold his first company by age 32.

Yes. In 2002 Neal Prasad became a Cold Stone Creamery franchise owner and served as its Northeast Business Manager during a period of rapid growth.

Yes. Neal Prasad served as CEO of LOAFR Premier Footwear, a consumer-focused footwear brand built around product identity, brand recognition and customer experience. Today he is the founder of Prime Comfort Group.

Neal Prasad began his business career in real estate, purchasing, renovating and selling residential properties. That expanded into building custom homes and speculative residential construction in New Jersey.

Neal Prasad has been married to his wife, Kimberly, since 2002. Together they have five children.

In his words: "I believe your word should mean something. I believe in working hard, treating people fairly, accepting responsibility, and standing up for what you believe is right." As founder of Prime Comfort Group, his motto is "Do the right thing. Take care of people. Stand behind your work."

Neal Prasad has a particular appreciation for military veterans, first responders, working families and people who dedicate their lives to serving others. He believes in supporting local Jersey Shore businesses and communities, and in mentoring people who are interested in entrepreneurship.

You can reach Neal Prasad by email at [email protected] or by phone at (732) 779-7106. His office is at 1200 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753. Media and interview requests can be sent to the same email address.