April, 2017

It really came down to the truth that I want to progress and being an employee did not seem like progression. I was progressing as an employee, I was a great employee, but I could see there was a cap at a certain point. It was all I could do and, I found I just wanted to kind of control my own time. And one thing that I am discovering is, I can control my own time, but at the same time, you know, a lot more responsibilities, but it is just more freeing I can do what I want and connect with who I want.

No, in fact, I was in Waverly in the process of moving to Cedar Rapids at that time, and business was picking up. Despite COVID and then the storm hit in Cedar Rapids, after I moved in. I cannot say it has, I mean obviously the storm helped, but I cannot say that COVID hindered anything. I think , with people being at home more it actually inspired more calls as they had more time to notice things at home. 

Yes here and there, I mean the bulk of the business is word of mouth. Well, a lead came in from Facebook and nothing came from that. Then that person, told someone else so it’s kind of spiraled from there. It was more word of mouth, then internet. I know that for what I invest into it, is pretty much what is get which is not that much, so I guess to answer your question if the Internet has helped my business. I feel it has, however I don’t feel like it has been or is a make or break factor at this time.

Well, fast forward 2-3 years we will likely look back to today and see things that could have been done differently, it’s a constant progression. Just looking back, I would from startup, I would. Because when I started off, I was primarily doing work for other contractors, so that is one thing I would do differently. I would right out of the gate focus on connecting with homeowners and servicing them instead of through other contractors. With that said, everything has it’s place and time and I can’t complain about where everything has lead to and the progress we’re seeing. 

I would say, right now I am in home, so it is to have an actual office. Move from in home office to outside office with 1-3 people in office. Of course with the increasing virtual lifestyle, there’s an unlikely possibility to have individuals working from home. Hopefully in a year, I will have it where somebody is there to help me manage projects and meet with homeowners. Personally I would like to meet with every homeowner and manage every project, however growth is limited from that aspect. So the goal is to bring someone on board who will represent the company well with honesty, integrity and putting the client first.