The Business of Cleaning

Employee retention is the keyword in Recruitment and Hiring, but what can companies actually do to improve their process and keep good employees around longer? Troy Hopkins is an Area Developer and Coach for Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services working with around 27 owners in Alabama, Tennessee, and in the Carolinas. Troy makes a  point to help drive success in the Commercial Cleaning Industry. He has even released a book called Making Cents of a Dirty Business, where he dives into the top seven challenges faced in the industry after conducting his own research and then he offers you step-by-step solutions. In this episode of The Business of Cleaning, Troy talks about how specifically to increase employee retention by improving your hiring process. The truth? It’s cheaper to hire right first and keep the best for longer. Troy's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Cents-Dirty-Business-Commercial/dp/164204802X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Making+Cents+of+a+Dirty+Business&qid=1600703329&sr=8-1  Keep up with our content but subscribing and leave us a review to help us continue to deliver the best listening experience we can! You can also follow us on social media by looking up Janitorial Manager! To learn more about this episode and the podcast: https://www.janitorialmanager.com/blog/how-to-increase-employee-retention-through-your-hiring-process/ Have questions or want to be a guest? Email us at Marketing@DoubleASolutions.net

With the fall school season having slipped in, there is a large concern for how schools and their custodial teams are responding and preparing for COVID-19 this time around.  We talk with Mervin Brewer, the Assistant Custodial Supervisor for the Salt Lake City School District about their amazing ability to manage the situation and even how they use and maintain sustainable products.  More information about this episode: https://www.janitorialmanager.com/blog/how-to-manage-school-custodial-care-in-a-changing-environment/ View more about the podcast: https://www.janitorialmanager.com/the-business-of-cleaning-podcast/  We also invite you to subscribe and don't forget to leave a review! They help us continue to create content that fits your needs!  Any direct inquiries about this week's content or about appearing on the show can be sent to marketing@doubleasolutions.net.

Milo George is the CEO of TurfTecs. Their primary business is cleaning, maintaining, repairing, and doing safety testing of artificial turf fields. With 15 years of experience in a field hit hard by demanding, and sometimes confusing COVID-19 restrictions, Milo is just the person to talk to about satisfying customer needs while maintaining a business. In this episode, we also dive into sanitation versus using an enzyme cleaner on high contact surfaces like turf and playground equipment. Read more about this interview:https://www.janitorialmanager.com/blog/how-to-handle-the-changing-needs-of-customers/ Find out more about the podcast and this episode here: https://www.janitorialmanager.com/the-business-of-cleaning-podcast/  You can view the TurfTecs website here: https://turftecs.com/  Please leave a review and subscribe when you're done listening. We'll take questions directly at marketing@doubelasolutions.net!

Cleaning industry expert, Ron Segura, breaks down how to change the vital role of internal communication to not just help a business survive COVID-19, but to also build a stronger business and team in the process. Ron is the president at Segura and Associates, a leading consulting company within the cleaning industry. Read more about this interview: https://www.janitorialmanager.com/blog/changing-internal-communication-to-build-a-stronger-business/ Find information regarding the podcast and this week's episode on our landing page: https://www.janitorialmanager.com/the-business-of-cleaning-podcast/  Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review for the podcast. We'll also be taking questions directly through marketing@doubleasolutions.net.

Trent Peterson joins us from the Janitorial Manager sales team to talk about the importance of adapting to new technology within the cleaning world. There are higher stakes when it comes to quality and as your company grows, you'll need to be able to seamlessly share past and current information. Listen to learn about features that helping streamline processes and add a competitive advantage to growing businesses. Read more about this interview: https://www.janitorialmanager.com/blog/changing-internal-processes-and-documentation/ You can find information regarding the podcast and this episode on our landing page: https://www.janitorialmanager.com/the-business-of-cleaning-podcast/ Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review. If you have any questions about the content or the show, you can send us a message at marketing@doubleasolutions.net!

Amanda Villarreal is the co-founder and managing member at PLEX Capital, an invoice factoring business that provides working capital for businesses, and in particular, cleaning businesses. We made the decision to bring Amanda on as one of our first guests because of her ability to talk about how we receive and cope with change, especially given the current climate and COVID-19. Some businesses have struggled in recent times but some have done extremely well. The key is in how they reacted to change.  Read more about this interview: https://www.janitorialmanager.com/blog/change-how-you-react-and-it-will-change-your-business/ Visit our landing page to see more about the podcast and this episode: https://www.janitorialmanager.com/the-business-of-cleaning-podcast/  Don't forget to leave a review and you can also send any questions you have regarding content directly to us at marketing@doubleasolutions.net!