CEO Blog

I ran a hood cleaning company for 12 years. I built it, scaled it, sold it. The reason I sold? I had no system. This is the system I built next.

I ran a hood cleaning company on paper for 8 years and on software for 3. The numbers aren't close. Here's what actually changes.

Most hood cleaning techs quit in the first 90 days. Here's the 30-day onboarding system I built that kept my best people for years.

A preventive maintenance customer is worth 2-3x more than a one-off cleaning. Here's how to structure programs that customers happily pay premium for.

You don't need every tool in the catalog. Here's exactly what I recommend buying — and what I learned not to.

Most hood cleaners are underinsured and don't know it. One kitchen fire and your company is gone. Here's the actual coverage you need.

Recurring contracts are the difference between a job and a business. Here's the exact pitch and pricing I used to grow recurring revenue past $700k.

I've mentored dozens of new hood cleaning company owners. The same five mistakes show up every time. Each one is fixable in a week — if you know to look.

I started with a used pressure washer in a borrowed pickup. Here's the actual playbook to build a hood cleaning company from zero to profitable in 12 months.

Most hood cleaners price by gut feel and lose $30-50k a year. Here's the real formula I used to triple my margins before I sold the company.

NFPA 96 isn't just a code — it's the line between you running a real business and one bad fire away from losing everything. Here's what 12 years in the trenches taught me.