Wesley Bloeme is a ‌young‌ ‌entrepreneur‌ ‌who was‌ ‌able‌ ‌to‌ ‌graduate‌ ‌debt-free‌ ‌because‌ ‌of‌ ‌his‌ ‌business‌ ‌pursuits. He‌ ‌started‌ ‌College‌ ‌Student‌ ‌Pressure‌ ‌Washing,‌ LLC‌ ‌as‌ ‌a‌ ‌way‌ ‌to‌ ‌earn‌ ‌extra‌ ‌money‌ ‌during‌ ‌the‌ ‌Spring‌ ‌semester‌ ‌of‌ ‌his‌ ‌Freshman‌ ‌year‌,‌ ‌and‌ ‌quickly‌ realized that with it, he could ‌pay‌ ‌his‌ ‌entire‌ ‌college‌ ‌tuition‌ ‌without‌ ‌student‌ ‌loans.‌ After‌ ‌graduating,‌ ‌he‌ ‌grew ‌his‌ ‌company‌ ‌under‌ ‌a‌ ‌new‌ ‌brand, WiseGuys‌ ‌Pro-Wash,‌ ‌LLC. It is‌ ‌now‌ ‌the‌ ‌fastest‌ ‌growing‌, ‌highest‌ ‌rated‌ ‌exterior‌ ‌cleaning‌ ‌company‌ ‌in‌ ‌Atlanta‌.

In this episode, we talked about pressure washing, entrepreneurship, customer service, leadership, sales…

Show notes

• Introducing Wesley Bloeme. [1:28]
• More information about Wesley’s entrepreneurial journey. [4:25]
• Lessons learned, struggles, and entrepreneurial accomplishments over the last few years. [7:57]
• Keeping your operations lean and efficient. [14:05]
• The single biggest reason for Wesley’s success. [17:34]
• The benefits of taking good care of your employees. [24:51]
• Being able to know what the customer really needs, not just what the customer thinks they need. [30:37]
• Reputation management and handling customer reviews [38:24]
• Self-limiting beliefs, and how to get out of them. [40:39]
• Building a strong business now as an investment for a brighter future. [49:55]
• Being someone worth working for. [54:21]
• The importance of taking action. [56:24]
• How the industry thrives as an “essential business” during Covid-19. [59:50]
• How to get more information about Wesley. [1:01:55]
• Setting up performance pay. [1:02:21]
• Three books on Wesley’s reading list. [1:03:37]
• Wesley’s most important piece of advice to home service business owners. [1:10:44]

Resources And People Mentioned:

• Hewlett Packard
• 2 Second Lean: How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture by Paul Akers
• The Toyota Way by Jeffrey Liker
• Elon Musk
• The Art of Saying No by Damon Zahariades
• Essentialism by Greg McKeown
• Glassdoor
• To Sell is Human by Daniel Pink
• Sell or Be Sold by Grant Cardone
• Yelp
• The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
• The Sales Boss: The Real Secret to Hiring, Training and Managing a Sales Team by Jonathan Whistman
• Double Double: How to Double Your Revenue and Profit in 3 Years Or Less by Cameron Herold
• The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins
• Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
• David and Goliath (Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants) by Malcolm Gladwell