Technician To CEO

Technician To CEO

Running businesses in this evolving world is challenging. Even successful business owners are hitting ceilings to next phase of growth and expansion. Technician To CEO - captures the real life journeys of service business owners breaking through those ceilings. Host Westley Maree pulls out truths that can help others make an impact in their own business journey. BERGflow assists entrepreneurs to break through ceilings, with specialized trainings in Leadership Development, Scalable Structures, and M&As. Powered By BERGflow

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June 1, 2023 53 mins

Jonathan Peters is owner and CEO of TCHEM Industrial Services with 9 years of experience providing pressure washing contractors with industry based chemicals, equipment, services and knowledge. Jonathan has a passion for sharing his spiritual walk with God and truly enjoys being involved with his local church and local community. His goal is to share with as many people as he can the love and testimony that God has shown him in his...

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Curt Kempton is the Founder and CEO of ResponsiBid, a software that helps home service providers close better deals with less effort. Prior to starting his software, he graduated in 2005 from ASU’s business school as the “outstanding graduating student of his class” while simultaneously managing a bike shop for 5 years paying his way through college. After graduating from ASU, Curt started and ran his pressure washing and window cl...

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Darryl is a Certified Master Inspector with almost two decades of residential and commercial properties throughout Maine and New Hampshire. Working in the inspectors community Darryl has become a trusted partner for not only buyers, sellers, and realtors, but residential and commercial property investors as well, who are looking for a completely honest assessment of their property.

Tune in to hear about Darryl's journey from Tech t...

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May 12, 2023 76 mins

28-year-old CEO of WiseGuys Pro-Wash in Atlanta, GA. Started out of his freshman dorm to pay his tuition while playing football and tennis at Maryville College. After graduating in 2017, Bloeme has grown the company into one of the largest and highest rated exterior cleaning companies in Atlanta with nearly 30 employees, 12 vehicles, and seven figure revenues.

If you'd like to reach out to Wesley:

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April 28, 2023 56 mins

Jonathan Maynard is a serial entrepreneur with a remarkable track record of building successful service-based businesses from scratch. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, he has founded and grown three thriving businesses that continue to operate smoothly without his day-to-day involvement. His entrepreneurial spirit and unwavering dedication to excellence have earned him a reputation as the “get things done guy"

Asid...

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April 20, 2023 54 mins

Dr. Lehan Stemmet has held various senior commercial and academic leadership roles, and also taught a range of undergraduate and postgraduate management courses, including organisational behaviour, research methods and organisational change and development. He is passionate about seeing people reach their full potential and has an affinity for interdisciplinary applied research, broadly categorized in the cognitive and behavioural ...

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Having been raised in the family based inspection business, he was exposed to all aspects of inspecting from a young age. This exposure has provided me with hands on knowledge and learned skills to provide a thorough inspection for all of his clients. Tyler takes pride in serving others which is evident from the over 8 years he dedicated to serving his country in the United States Marine Corps and in the Maine Army National Guard. ...

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JC Chanowsky is a successful entrepreneur who has built two businesses from the ground up, Cape Fear Pro Wash and Patriot Illumination. Over the years, he has developed a passion for developing leaders and helping other entrepreneurs grow personally and professionally.

JC's focus on company culture and commitment to developing leaders sets him apart. His experience in building successful businesses has led to a deep understanding o...

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April 12, 2023 56 mins

Erik serves as Vice President Operations at LightEdison, where he leads building and scaling the company’s core enterprise functions including Talent, Accounting, Technology and Legal. Previously, Erik held microgrid-related leadership roles for nearly a decade at power-distribution gear manufacturer S&C Electric Company and controls developer Intelligent Power & Energy Research Corporation (IPERC), which S&C acquired in 2016. Over...

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April 12, 2023 56 mins

Jeff is a two-time window cleaning world champion. He started cleaning windows in 2007 in North Lake Tahoe, and later that year started Jeff Likes Clean Windows & Gutters in Davis, CA with his wife, Meaghan. Over the years, Jeff has built not only a successful company but an empowered leadership team that allowed him to run it as an absentee owner, until he retired in late 2022.

Even in retirement, Jeff still Likes clean windows an...

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March 29, 2023 63 mins

Blake & Angela Williams started Super Inspector in 2013. Prior to that Blake worked for his father’s inspection and pest control businesses from 1998 to 2009. Angela worked as a sales associate and district sales coordinator for Aflac Insurance from 2005-2013. Blake left his father’s employ in 2009 and founded Clear Creek Inspections. Blake worked as a sole proprietor from 2009-2013. In 2013 Blake and Angela decided to team up and ...

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March 29, 2023 42 mins

On this episode, Westley is joined by Rob Anderson.

Rob Anderson is the owner of Clean Power Wash and Delmarva Christmas Lights. He has been in the power washing industry for over 15 years and in the lighting industry for 5+ seasons. Rob has grown the business from a part time hustle while working for Verizon into a 7 figure business.

His YouTube channel: youtube.com/cleanpowerwash has 14k subscribers and over 5 million views.

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According to Gallup, employee engagement is currently about 33% on average. That means 67% of people in the workforce are not actively engaged at work. 

This begs the question, "How can you motivate your employees to be engaged?" 

Join the executive leadership team at BERGflow for the 4th round of Pivot Ready Live where we will discuss this and more. 

 

 

BERGflow is on a mission to empower the Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and C...

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AC Lockyer needs no introduction in this industry. He is a pioneer, innovator, and leader in many ways from personal mentorship of the next generation of industry leaders to his global company, Softwash Systems. 

In this episode of Technician to CEO, we dive into his story of where it all started and how he got to where he is today! Don't miss this! 

https://softwashsystems.com/

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What makes a great leader? 

We discuss the qualities of great operations, service, and growth leaders in this round table discussion with BERGflow's leadership team. 

 

Learn More At - www.bergflow.com 

 

Ready to transform your business? Check out our 2 day live workshop - https://bergflow.com/pivot-point

 

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I sat down with Marvin Joles III to talk about his career as a asphalt contractor, and even more interesting how a little podcast he started so he could meet people and get business advice has taken a whole life of it's own, and is the next big thing in Asphalt. 

Make sure to check out Blacktop Banter! 

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Meaghan Likes, of Jeff Likes Clean WIndows, Likes Accoutning, and Bookkeeping Academy Online is an amazing entrepreneur and business person. 

Over the last 20 years, Meaghan and her husband have built multiple successful businesses that not only provide them the income they need, but a lifestyle many entrepreneurs only dream of. 

With her academy, she impacted over 10,000 business owners last year, helping find success by learning ...

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What's holding you back? Is it the wrong tools, equipment, tactics or strategy? 

Or, is your biggest challenge something else entirely? 

 

I sat down with Tom Reber of The Contractor Fight, and he talks about how he works with contractors to help them get past their biggest obstacle, themselves. 

You may have seen tom on HGTV or seen his podcast, but you won't want to miss this chat! 

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The saying goes "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together" 

 

This couldn't be more true in business. We start businesses on our own, run them on our own, and grow them on our own. Eventually, you will run out of bandwidth to continue on this path. 

In this episode of Pivot Ready Live, we talk about the 3 hires that will give you a foundation to grow many, many times beyond what you will on your leadersh...

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After selling his cleaning business, Michael Draper made a strategic move to start the next business. He found a niche where there was a demand, but no one seemed able to do a good job of filling it. This decision has allowed him to accelerate his growth and success without having to chase growth. 

When it comes to capturing demand for your business, it's much better to find a demand that isn't being fought over by tons of other co...

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