From Micro Business to 30 Employees: Cleaning Business Growth Lessons From Jim Caragianes of Rose’s Cleaning
For about ten years, Rose’s Cleaning was what its CEO calls a micro business: a small, steady calendar of loyal Eastern Massachusetts clients, some of whom stayed the entire decade, built by founder Rose from the ground up starting in 2006. Then Rose met Jim…
Buy, Build, Exit, Repeat: Buying a Small Business Lessons From Chris Edwards of Right This Way Flooring
Plenty of people daydream about buying a small business. Chris Edwards actually did it: quit his corporate job in October 2020, ran a self-funded search, and in February 2021 closed on a fifteen-year-old flooring store in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in an industry where he had…
The Summer That Never Came: HVAC Business Turnaround Lessons From Stephanie Allen of AirWorks Solutions
“I feel like EOS almost bankrupted us, and I don’t think enough people say that out loud.” That is Stephanie Allen, owner of AirWorks Solutions, a heating, air conditioning, and plumbing company in Ventura County, California, on a recent episode of Everyday Excellence with host…
Grief, Growth, and a 50-Year Family Business: Transition Lessons From Lisa Farley and Dean Wilkinson of Accurate Door
Accurate Door has served the Chicagoland area since 1972, passed down through three generations of the same family: from the founders, to their son and his wife, to their grandson Ernie, who took over in 2008. When Ernie passed away in 2020 after a battle…
From 23 Services to 3: Home Service Branding Lessons From Matt Green of Blue Duck
Matt Green built Greens Lawn Care and Property Services from $1,800 and a dead-broke start to more than a million dollars in five years. Then he walked away from nearly all of it. On a recent episode of Everyday Excellence with host Todd Baldwin of…
From 13 Weeks of Downtime to Year-Round Growth: Seasonal Business Lessons From Matthew Efird
Every seasonal business owner knows the math. Matthew Efird’s outdoor pest control company, a Mosquito Joe franchise outside Atlanta, ran hard from spring through early fall, then faced twelve to thirteen weeks of winter downtime. His expenses did not take the winter off, and neither…
From Sod Farm to Service Company: Family Business Growth Lessons From Tiffany Bailey of Bayside Sod
For years, Bayside Sod handed its competitors a gift. After installing a new lawn, the team would tell homeowners to protect their investment by hiring a company to maintain it, then refer that work out. Two different lawn care companies eventually admitted something remarkable: they…
Culture, Daily Huddles, and Data: HVAC Company Growth Lessons From Zane Fonseca of Landry Mechanical
Ask Zane Fonseca what he learned from twelve years of owning his own plumbing company, and he does not hesitate: “Culture is gonna eat strategy for breakfast every single day.” It is the line that anchors his entire approach to HVAC company growth, and on…
From Door Knocking to Doubling Revenue: Roofing Business Growth Lessons From Jeremiah Wallace
When Todd Baldwin asked Jeremiah Wallace what made him get into business, the answer came back without hesitation: “Because I’m insane.” It might be one of the most honest entrepreneurial answers ever given on the Everyday Excellence podcast, and it sets the tone for a…
Digital Marketing for Southlake Businesses: How Local SEO Wins Customers Around Southlake Town Square
Digital marketing helps Southlake businesses get found by the affluent, research-driven customers who shop, dine, and hire around Southlake Town Square. The fastest-working channel is local SEO: optimizing your Google Business Profile, earning strong reviews, keeping your business information consistent across the web, and publishing…
