JONATHAN SIMMONS
Technology with a human purpose.
Throughout his career, Jonathan has worked at the intersection of technology, leadership, and problem-solving. He has spent more than a decade leading technical teams, navigating complex challenges, and helping turn complicated systems into solutions that work better for the people who depend on them. That experience shaped his perspective: technology is most valuable when it removes friction, creates clarity, and solves a real human problem.
Florida Fast Test Prep began with exactly that kind of problem. Jonathan saw more than a frustrating search; he saw a gap between what families needed and what was available. His instinct was the same one that has guided much of his professional life: understand the problem, question the assumptions surrounding it, and build something better. Working together as a family, Jonathan and Lauren transformed that frustration into Florida Fast Test Prep, a practical resource created from the perspective of parents who had faced the same challenge themselves.
For Jonathan, the goal was never to add more complexity or simply put another product into the world. It was to create something genuinely useful and make a difficult process feel more manageable for the next family. That experience helped shape the larger vision for Simmetry Holdings.
Jonathan believes meaningful businesses often begin by paying attention to the frustrations people have learned to tolerate. Sometimes the opportunity is not a completely new idea, but a better approach to an existing problem—one that is simpler, more thoughtful, and designed around the people who will actually use it. Through Simmetry Holdings, Jonathan and his family are building from that perspective: identify real problems, challenge unnecessary complexity, and use technology and practical thinking to create solutions that improve everyday life.
For Jonathan, entrepreneurship is also deeply personal. It is an opportunity to build alongside his wife and show their three daughters that they do not have to accept every obstacle exactly as they find it. They can ask questions, think differently, and create something better. Outside of work, Jonathan is a husband, father, church leader, guitarist, and loyal FSU football fan. Go 'Noles!