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Growing Your Commercial Cleaning Business with Proven Strategies & Systems
Building a commercial cleaning business isn’t easy—it takes long nights, bold risks, and relentless consistency. I know this because I lived it. What started as a small janitorial company grew into one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., earning a spot on the Inc. 5000 list three years in a row.
That journey wasn’t fueled by luck—it was built on systems, strategies, and a mindset of scaling with intention. And that’s exactly what we talk about here on the Built After Hours podcast.
Why Systems Win Over Hustle
Most cleaning business owners start off relying on hustle. They’re working every night, cleaning buildings themselves, chasing invoices, and scrambling to hire. Hustle will get you started—but systems will keep you growing.
I focused on building repeatable systems in:
Sales – creating a reliable pipeline of leads and a proven process for turning bids into contracts.
Operations – implementing scheduling, inspections, and training systems that made our service consistent across multiple states.
Finances – learning to price jobs correctly, protect profit margins, and use financial forecasting to plan for growth.
The moment I stopped relying on “grind mode” and started building scalable frameworks, my company stopped plateauing and started multiplying.
The Power of Processes That Scale
Every challenge you face in your cleaning business can be solved with a process.
Struggling with employee turnover? Build a hiring and training system that sets people up for success.
Losing contracts to competitors? Develop a proposal and scope-of-work system that removes client pain points before they can say no.
Feeling stuck as the “bottleneck” in your company? Document your processes so others can take ownership and lead.
On Built After Hours, I bring in cleaning entrepreneurs, business leaders, and experts who share how they built their own systems—from sales mastery to leadership culture—and how you can apply them to your own company.
Why This Matters to You
If you’re building a commercial cleaning company, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. The blueprint is out there—I used it to scale my own business from a few local contracts to one of the top-performing janitorial companies in the country.
Built After Hours is more than a podcast. It’s a community of cleaning entrepreneurs who understand the late nights, the early mornings, and the dream of turning a mop-and-bucket operation into a million-dollar enterprise.
If you’re ready to move past survival mode and start scaling with proven strategies and systems, you’re in the right place.
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