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From wanting a business
to building Grime Time.
I used to spend my evenings watching entrepreneurs online, wondering how to become one. Now I talk about the leap into owning a cleaning business and what it took to grow beyond doing the work myself.
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A SHORT INTRODUCTION
Joseph Gary
Joseph Gary is the founder of Grime Time, a commercial cleaning business based in Portland, Oregon. After selling copy machines, he and his wife started cleaning with equipment that fit in their car. Today, his business has a 35-person team, handles over 7,200 cleaning projects annually, and maintains 1.4 million square feet monthly. He shares his experience finding customers, training employees, and building facility-specific cleaning guides. His book, Closing Time, covers starting a bar and restaurant cleaning business.
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GUEST CONVERSATION
The FloorGuy Experience
Building from the Ground Up with Joseph Gary
I joined Dustin Blaylock to talk about starting Grime Time, learning floor care, hiring, and building standards as the business grew.
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GUEST CONVERSATION
The Failure Podcast
From Rejection to Resilience | An Inspiring Journey as an Entrepreneur
A conversation with Austin about early setbacks, hiring mistakes, and the changes I made to how I run the business.
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