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Do less and grow FAST. Mike shares the secrets to building a million dollar cleaning company without being a slave to your business.
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Now displaying: September, 2022
Sep 30, 2022

Today on the podcast, we have Anna Harris here chatting with Tracey. She started Prime Cleaning in April of 2021, and went through the whole elite program, stepped back to focus on making those changes in her business, then came back to us and joined our Next Level program. She is here today to talk about the stories she told herself about being ready to move to the next step. To move forward to take her business to the next level. She will talk about what those were and how she worked through them to take steps forward to get to where she is today.

  • 5:30 When Anna’s Mindset Shifted
  • 9:03 Deciding Rather Than Waiting for it to Happen
  • 18:24 The Power of Harnessing Your Negative Emotions

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Sep 28, 2022

Today on the podcast, we have Mike and Pilar of PJ’s Housecleaning in October 2019 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. They have built their customer base to up to 100 customers and hope to double that in the next year. They joined Cleaning Nation after having a hard time retaining employees and feeling like they had a lack of systems in order to grow effectively. Listen in as they chat with Mike about their journey to get to where they are today and how they are going to continue growing. 

  • 3:34 What Needed to Change
  • 13:35 How to Get Out of Cleaning 
  • 22:07 Use the Pain to Drive You to Make a Change

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Sep 26, 2022

Today on the podcast, Mike is chatting with Maureen Fox of Maureen cleans green. She started her cleaning business in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2006 and just recently relocated to Bedford, New Hampshire. She is here to talk to Mike about her new move and some of the struggles that come with that change. They talk about the importance of perspective, client attraction funnels, and what to avoid in entrepreneurship. 

  • 4:01 Perspective is 90% of the Battle
  • 11:58 Two Schools of Thought for New Clients
  • 16:16 Don’t Chase Shiny Objects if You Want to Make Money

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Sep 23, 2022

Today on the podcast, we have Suzanne here with Mike to talk about how to view yourself as an owner instead of a cleaner. Something Suzanne focuses on in this podcast is the idea that instead of working harder, you should be thinking differently. Through thinking differently, you are able to think of ideas for how you can grow a company instead of having another 9-5 job. Mike and Suzanne discuss the power of cultivating characteristics that can contribute to your identity as the leader of your company, and how to get clear on what those are. If you’re ready to make the shift from having a job to owning a business, this is the episode for you.

  • 5:18 Your Sucess is Based on How You See Yourself
  • 10:11 What Characteristics Does a CEO Embody?
  • 16:59 Characteristics Can Become Your Identity

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Sep 22, 2022

Today on the podcast, we have John Torres chatting with our wonderful Tracey Thompson. John started Club Clean back in 2018 in Michigan City. He is here to talk about the journey that got him to start a cleaning business, what he learned along the way, and how it has all impacted where he is today. His inspiring story shows the importance of paying attention to the opportunities that might be less obvious but are right there for the taking if you have the eyes to see them.

  • 1:34 A Long Path to Start a Cleaning Business
  • 13:26 Another Shift
  • 21:42 Moving to the Next Phase in His Business 

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Sep 19, 2022

Today on the podcast, we have Rachael Gleason of Fresh and Bright cleaning here to talk with Mike. She started her company in September of 2015 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is here today to talk about how to take her business to the next level. She has been a solo cleaner for seven years, and as she’s looking down the road, she doesn’t want to clean forever. But she’s unclear about how to start that hiring process. It can feel scary to start to bring new people into a space that you have curated exactly as you want it. Listen in as she and Mike talk about how to make decisions that will propel you forward to that next step, and how to do it in a really intentional way. 

  • 5:35 Create a Time Frame
  • 9:48 Create a Hiring System vs Scamblinb All the Time
  • 16:15 More is Better

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Sep 16, 2022

Today on the podcast, we have the wonderful Tracey Thompson and Lindsay Bjorklund here to discuss the downfalls of being too ‘nice’. This may seem like a funny thing to talk about but being too nice can really impede us in our business from creating the culture we want. Especially if we hide under things under the guise of ‘nice’. Listen in as Lindsay and Tracey discuss this important topic and how people-pleasing isn’t always the best option. 

  • 6:33 Viewing ‘Nice’ As Weakness 
  • 10:27 Another Result of “Nice”
  • 15:47 What Does Real ‘Nice’ Look Like?

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Sep 14, 2022

Today on the podcast, we have Stephanie Ellerholtz chatting with Mike. Stephanie started her janitorial cleaning service ‘Sort of Stephanie’ in 2018 in Wixom, Michigan. She joined our Next Level program a few months back and has had a transformation experience. She is here today to talk about where she was when she started the program, and how things have changed for her as she has started to implement what she has learned into her business. These podcasts are always inspirations because they are owners of cleaning companies just like you making changes that have a huge impact on the growth and sustainability of their business. Don’t miss it! 

  • 1:11 Why Stephanie Came to Us
  • 6:21 Getting Clear on Your Overhead 
  • 8:41 You Don’t Need Specialized Traning to Effectively Run Your Business

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Sep 12, 2022

Today on the podcast, we have Tracey Thompson, our excellent mindset coach, and Lindsay Bjorklund, our fantastic client happiness manager, here to discuss a new subject- owner/operator mindset vs shareholder mindset. You may not think of yourself as a shareholder in your business, but you most definitely are one. Today, Tracey chats about why it’s important to understand the difference between both and how you can leverage this understanding and shift in mindset. This is what sets apart thriving, expanding businesses and a mom a pop service company. If you’re ready to do more than put out constant fires, this is the episode for you. 

  • 1:42 Owner/Operator vs Stakeholder
  • 6:01 Stakeholders Use Efficiency as a Hallmark of Their Position 
  • 12:45 Making a Mindset Shift to Stakeholder

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Sep 9, 2022

Today on the podcast, we have Jered Robinson, our in-house marketer, talking about how to use a follow-up sequence to stand out and get remembered. Follow-up sequences are a great way to keep your systems efficient and not let things/potential clients fall through the cracks, and they can also be used to your advantage in the selling process. Jered talks about how to take advantage of the follow-up contact with potential clients and how to use it as a way to brand yourself and create more connections with them. This is a great way to take your selling and onboarding process to the next level... Don’t miss this one! 

  • 0.47 Use Your Follow-Up Sequence as a Way to Be Remembered 
  • 4:51 Things to Consider When Writing a Follow-Up Sequence
  • 10:23 What to Do to Stand Out

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Sep 7, 2022

Today on the podcast, we have Tracey and Mike. Today, they are talking about the idea that business owners make things much more complicated than they need to. By bunching all their problems together, they create one big overwhelming tangle that is overwhelming to solve. They share the process of getting clear on the first problem that needs solving so you can move through the decision-making process with much more clarity and effectiveness. Listen in to discover what excuses you might be telling yourself that are keeping you from problem-solving and moving forward in your business. 

  • 1:40 One Big Ball of Problems
  • 17:47 Solve a Problem By Making a Decision
  • 26:18 Decide Consciously 

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Sep 5, 2022

Today on the podcast, we have Mike and Lindsay chatting about something that comes up a lot with our clients. And it’s something that has a lot of misconceptions around it. That is this idea that there is a magical operations manager out there that you can hire and they will solve all of your problems. But that is not the case, it is more complicated than that. However, it doesn’t have to be if you handle this issue correctly. They are here to talk about a better way to solve this dilemma so that you can continue to grow a scalable business and focus on what you do best. 

  • 2:30 Why it Doesn’t Work to Hire an Operations Manager to Replace You
  • 9:56 What to Do When Your Op Manager is Overworked
  • 15:36 How to Split the Role Into More Specific Jobs

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Sep 2, 2022

Today on the podcast, we have Lindsay Bjorklund and Tracey Thompson here to talk about a really interesting concept that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough. This idea every time we uplevel our business, we have to face a new ‘devil’ or challenge in order to get to that next level. Understanding this principle is the first step towards being more open to pushing through the challenges that will inevitably come, but with the correct mindset and approaching this in a logical way, you can come through the next level of devils even stronger on the other side. 

  • 3:23 Identify Where You Want to Uplevel
  • 4:46 An Example from One of Our Clients
  • 10:52 The Story You Tell Yourself About Why You Don’t Need to Improve

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