All Episodes

#174: How Cold Calling Built This Commercial Cleaning Business

#173: Why We Turned Down a $50,000 Cleaning Account

#172: How Courtney Nunes Got to 18 Cleaners in Under 2 Years

#171: Having Difficult Conversations With Your Employees

#170: Behind the Scenes of Shaquille Richards's Luxury High-Rise Cleaning Business

#169: How My Cleaning Business Hit a Record $130K Month

#168: How Michelle Walker Turned $200 And One Babysitting Client Into A 15-Client Cleaning Business

#167: Groundhog Day: Why You’re Dealing With the Same Sh*t Every Day

#166: From $700 to $13K/Month in 4 Months — Katie Wilson's Playbook

#165: How to Scale Commercial Cleaning Without Losing Quality

#164: What Cleaning Business Owners Get Wrong About Pricing, Branding, & Content

#163: How to Know When You're Ready to Hire Your First Cleaner

#162: The Mother-Daughter Duo Running Two Cleaning Companies

#161: How Vanessa Muir Doubled Her Cleaning Business's Revenue in One Year

#160: Rose's Playbook to Attract the Right Client at the Right Price

#159: Client Red Flags Every Cleaning Business Owner Should Know

#158: The Mindset Shift That Tripled Sophia Tyler's Cleaning Business

#157: The Exact Quality Control System We Use at Serene Clean

#156: How Jose Razo Built a Premium Cleaning Brand From Scratch

#155: Why Accountability Makes or Breaks Your Cleaning Business

#154: Simone Angell on How to Go From Solo Cleaner to Running a Team

#153: How to Handle Damage in Clients' Homes (And Who Pays For It)

#152: Your Gut Is Always Right About Bad Hires, with Lee Anne Chevalier

#151: Why 57% of My Interview Confirmations Never Showed Up

#150: Why Ashley, My Longest-Tenured Cleaner, Has Never Quit

#149: How We Raised Prices AND Got Our Highest Close Rate in Years

#148: ZenMaid's Vision for the Maid Service Industry, with CEO Amar Ghose

#147: How I Built a Career Path for My Cleaning Techs (Finally)

#146: How Matt Ricketts Built a $6M Cleaning Company

#145: 3 Ways Cleaning Business Owners Are Doing Too Much

#144: How Krista's Family-Run Cleaning Business Grew 30% a Year

#143: How to Get Hundreds of Google Reviews for Your Cleaning Business

#142: Dan Platta on Why Hitting $1M in Your Business Won't Fix Your Problems

#141: How We Got Free Local News Coverage for Our Cleaning Business

#140: How Reagan Bell Turned Getting Fired Into a Thriving Cleaning Company

#139: Why I Switched From Hourly To Flat Rate After 7 Years

#138: Why Ryan Williams Started a Cleaning Business From Working at ZenMaid

#137: I Asked Alex Hormozi to Fix My Cleaning Business

#136: Shannon Miller on Why W-2s vs. 1099s Changes What Your Cleaning Business Is Worth

#135: The Books That Changed How I Run My Cleaning Business

#134: How Natalie’s $15 Clean Built a 15-Year Business

#133: The Paper Checklist That Built a Million-Dollar Cleaning Business

#132: A $25K Revenue Drop Made Us More Profitable?! What My Q1 Review Taught Me About My Business

#131: "We've Cleaned It All" — 18 Years of Vacation Rental Secrets

#130: The Real Mental Side of Running a Cleaning Business, with Kala Pomeroy

#129: 7 Lessons in 7 Years of Running a Cleaning Business

#128: How Jonathan Berger Runs a NYC Cleaning Empire Remotely From Southeast Asia

#127: Creating Genuine Content for Your Business (Live from CleanCon)

#126: Sean Parry on Google Maps SEO for Cleaners

#125: When to Fight for a Client (And When to Fire Them)

#124: Samantha Price on Post-Construction Cleaning 101

#123: How Julia Went From 0 to $100K Months in Under 2 Years

#122: Katie Bradley's “Simple Kit” Strategy for Faster, Safer, More Profitable Cleans

#121: Why Your Cleaners Keep Going Over Time (And How to Fix It)

#120: How Kai DeMoss Went From a Gig App Cleaner to Real Clients in San Francisco

#119: How Emily Built a $330K Cleaning Business After Starting Over From Zero

#118: Scaling Fast While Staffing Smart, with Jennifer Dorn

#117: How Serene Clean Built a Rockstar New-Cleaner Orientation Program

#116: How Marko Lazarevic Bought and Modernized a 36-Year-Old Cleaning Company

#115: Follow Up Like a Mad Person and Stop Letting Leads Die

#114: Sharon Tinberg’s No-BS System for Training Cleaners Fast

#113: How to Always Be Hiring + Why You Need to Charge Travel Fees

#112: How Jacques Bastien Built a Cleaning Business Without Being the Cleaner

#111: Don't Be a Pushover! Policies That Protect Your Cleaning Business

#110: How to Land Commercial Cleaning Accounts, with Juan & Regina Jaramillo

#109: On Pricing Fear and Profit Margins

#108: How Yari Ising Called 2 Builders and Accidentally Built a Cleaning Company

#107: Leadership Mistakes That Cost Serene Clean $120K

#106: Drew Larison's Take on Google vs. Facebook Ads for Cleaners

#105: The “Free Cleaning” Strategy That Grows Your Business

#104: Scaling a Cleaning Business as a Husband-and-Wife Team

#103: The Data and Numbers Behind Serene Clean's 2025

#102: Sidi Thiam on Sales Skills and Pricing Confidence

#101: How Victor's Residential-First Model Achieved 600+ 5-Star Reviews

#100: The Official 2025 Naughty and Nice List

#99: The “Be Your Customer” Marketing Strategy (and Why It Works), with Katie Pearse

#98: Stop Letting Fear Run Your Cleaning Business

#97: Why Your Systems Determine Your Success (Not Your Experience)

#96: Yes, Your Team Needs Weekly Meetings (and Here's Why)

#95: You Need to Think Like a CEO, Not a Cleaner

#94: Solo or Team Cleaning? Choosing What’s Right for Your Business

#93: Couch-Surfing to CEO: Building a Million-Dollar Cleaning Company, with Misael Avalos

#92: How to Set Your Pricing, Staff Pay, and Packages

#91: The Biggest Mistakes Cleaning Owners Make and How to Stop Them, with Cheryl Hajjar

#90: How to Spot & Fix Bottlenecks in Your Business

#89: How Paige Built a 15-Person Cleaning Team (Plus Her Secrets to Retention)

#88: How to Delegate Without Losing Control of Your Cleaning Business

#87: How Coaching (and Chaos) Transformed a Cleaning Business, with Jamie Runco

#86: Our Spiciest Takes About the Cleaning Industry

#85: How to Get Quality Cleaning Leads, with Sean Parry

#84: How Handwritten Letters Built a Thriving Cleaning Business, with Lucy Spencer

#83: Creating a Culture of Accountability in Your Business

#82: How to Make Your Cleaning Business Stand Out Online

#81: Staying Calm When Your Business Is in Crisis

#80: When a Longtime Client Gets Weird (Handling an Awkward Cancellation)

#79: Bidding 170,000 Sq Ft and Beating Imposter Syndrome, with Amanda Stovall

#78: How to Stand Out Against Cheap Competitors

#77: Lessons from Scaling a Veteran-Owned Cleaning Brand to $55K/Month, with Ibrahin & Jessica Robles

#76: Don’t Do These Things Yet! Timing is Everything

#75: Lessons from Building a 140-Employee Cleaning Company, with Sharon L. Cowan

#74: The 7 Signs Your Cleaner Is About to Quit

#73: From Burnout to Balance — Lessons from 16 Years of Cleaning Business Ownership

#72: Roasting Myself and Exposing My Biggest Business Owner Mistakes

#71: Deep-Dive into Scaling with Independent Contractors

#70: When and Why You’re Most Likely to Lose Customers

#69: Fired Over Makeup to $10K Months — Amanda Stovall’s Journey

#68: The 3 Traits That Built My Cleaning Business

#67: Real Talk on Marketing, Experimentation, and Growing Smart

#66: The KPIs You Need to Track Your Cleaning Business

#65: Would You Rather (Cleaning Business Owner Edition), with Stephanie, Amar, and Maria

#64: Managing Inventory and Supplies in Your Cleaning Business

#63: Taking a Heartfelt Approach to Cleaning, with Kimberley Crockett

#62: The Truth About Running Your Cleaning Biz with Independent Contractors

#61: “Clarity is Kindness” — The Right Way to Give Feedback

#60: When Misaligned Expectations Lead to Angry Client Emails

#59: Why This Healthcare Worker Ditched Her "Real Job" for Cleaning (And Never Looked Back)

#58: The Numbers That Actually Matter for Your Cleaning Business

#57: From Immigration Consultant to Cleaning Empire Builder

#56: Fear of Being Misunderstood vs. Standing on Business

#55: Double Your Bookings with Katie & Stephanie’s Cleaning Funnel Fixes

#54: Stop the Turnover Spiral: How Stephanie Built a Drama-Free Dream Team

#53: From Accidental Startup to Remote Empire: Juan Chaparro on Culture, W-2s & PipeHire

#52: Audit Your Cleaning Biz & Stop Overpaying: How to Save $10K+ a Year

#51: How One Cleaning Tech Employee Becomes Irreplaceable

#50: What I Wish I Had in Place *Before* My First Nightmare Client

#49: The Divorced, Broke, and Fearless Journey to Six-Figure Vacation Rental Success

#48: 8 Website Mistakes That Are Costing You Leads (And How to Fix Them Fast)

#47: An Interview With One of Stephanie's Amazing Cleaning Techs

#46: The Week Everything Went to Sh*t — And What Makes You a Real Leader

#45: She Cleaned to Survive — Now She’s Booked Out. Zaila’s Story Will Blow You Away

#44: A Full Breakdown of My Company's Rates, Wages, and Revenue — From Day 1 to $121K Months

#43: How My First Employee Became the Heart of the Cleaning Company

#42: The Secret to Hiring Cleaners Faster (and Smarter) with Group Interviews

#41: What Running a Maid Service Taught ZenMaid’s CEO About Leadership

#40: Live Coaching Call: She's Ready to Grow... But Hiring is Holding Her Back

#39: From $15 Intern to $84M CEO: Executive Coaching Lessons for Cleaning Business Owners

#38: How to Create a Trustworthy Cleaning Brand (Even if You've Messed Up)

#37: Building a Cleaning Business That Serves Your Life with Ken Carfagno

#36: My First 10 Hires: The Hilarious (and Horrifying) Truth About Finding Good Cleaners

#35: Live Coaching Call: Navigating Your First Few Months in Business with Gentry Hunter

#34: Gossip, Bad Ideas, and Lost Money: My Top 3 Business Regrets

#33: She Didn’t Plan to Start a Cleaning Business… And Then It Took Off

#32: The Client Isn’t Always Right — Why We Fired a “Good” Account

#31: She Left Wall Street and Built a Thriving Cleaning Business (Here’s How)

#30: The Exact Lead Management System I Use in My Cleaning Business

#29: How She Merged With Her Competitor and Built a Cleaning Empire Together

#28: How Much Does a 7-Figure Business Owner Take Home? + More Juicy Q&A's

#27: The Lead-Converting Marketing Secrets Most Cleaning Businesses Get Wrong

#26: The Client Retention Strategy Your Competitors Don't Want You to Know

#25: How Kate Croukamp Built a 7-Figure Product Line in Her Cleaning Business

#24: Why I'm Cutting a $56k Service from My Cleaning Business

#23: Stop Making Excuses: How to Overcome Your Mental Barriers to Success with Liz Trotter

#22: The Cleaning Industry's Dirty Little Secret: Why Your Cleaner's Safety Can't Wait

#21: Breaking into Commercial Cleaning: From Cold Calls to 7-Figure Contracts

#20: What to Do When Your Revenue Is Down (Hint: Don't Panic)

#19: How to Ride the Emotional Rollercoaster of Cleaning Business Ownership with Carolyn Arellano

#18: Answering Your Burning Questions (Childcare, Drug Testing, Call-Outs & More!)

#17: "They ALL Quit in One Day!" How She Rebuilt Her Cleaning Business After a Mass Walkout

#16: How to Avoid Legal Nightmares in Your Cleaning Business

#15: Tired of Cleaners Quitting? This Owner Kept Her Staff for 9 Years

#14: The $20,000 Mistake That Taught Me to Trust My Gut in Business

#13: Why Libby DeLucien Slowed Down Her $2M Organizing Company

#12: The 5 CRAZIEST Stories from My Cleaning Business

#11: Turning a Local Cleaning Business into a National Franchise with Neel Parekh

#10: Mistakes New Cleaning Business Owners Make

#9: From Rock Bottom to Rising Star: Inside Tenacity Clean with Katrina Johnson & Tameka

#8: EXPENSIVE Mistakes New Cleaning Business Owners Make (And How to Avoid Them)

#7: Building a Multicultural Cleaning Company (+ Airbnb Cleaning Tips) with Vanessa Higgins

#6: Running a Cleaning Company from 7,000 Miles Away with Chris Schwab

#5: Why a Cleaning Business is NOT Passive Income (And That's Okay!)

#4: Wild Client Stories and How to Survive the Hard Days with Cheryl Hajjar

#3: The Secret Sauce to Growing from $10K to $40K Monthly Revenue

#2: Building a Luxury Home Assistant Business with Simone Angell

#1: How Stephanie Pipkin's Side Hustle Grew into a Million-Dollar Cleaning Business