Smart Business Moves

Erin Lasch is a dedicated communications professional with more than 20 years of experience in communications, public relations and association management. She has extensive experience in writing, project management and the highest level of customer service. She possesses the ability to quickly assess potential problems and find solutions, keep projects on deadline and within budget, and maintain...

Smart Business Moves is a daily conversation for cleaning business leaders. Today Tom Stewart and Liz Trotter take on the topic of Leadership themselves, you won't want to miss this conversation so tune in now!

Curt Kempton is the creator of Responsisbid. He started his entrepreneurial journey growing his own window cleaning and pressure washing business from the ground up for 8 years. He learned that he was a fanatic about systems and attributes all of his success to this focus.  He sold his service company in 2014 and has passionately been working full-time on Responsibid ever since.  Curt now helps se...

When it comes to Scheduling and Production Planning, Ajia Holiday is exactly who you want to hear from. Ajia entered the residential cleaning industry in 2015; you could find her at All Star Cleaning in Colorado until early 2022 where she worked as their Operations Manager; you can now find her at MaidCentral as the Partner Success Manager. Ajia has a knack for numbers and spreadsheets and is cons...

Christopher Schwab is Founder and CEO of InoVA Local, Founder and CEO of Think Maids, and of Schwab Consulting, to name a few. Primarily, he helps local business owners get unstuck by rebuilding their business' foundation and providing trained virtual office assistants who can help manage their day-to-day. At InoVA Local, they have helped scale many local businesses to 7-figures in revenue. C...

Gosia Baran and RJ Patel are our Wednesday (July 6) guests on Smart Business Moves. It’s a brand new month, which means we have a brand new topic to discuss! July is Scheduling and Production Planning month. Join us as our hosts Tom Stewart and Liz Trotter speak with experts in the industry with a focus on Scheduling and Production Planning. You won’t want to miss the conversations to come, so be...

Riley had had an entrepreneurial spirit from a young age; he started his first business when he was just 13 years old. At that point in time, he had an auto detailing business. It didn't take long for him to start thinking about the software business, just about a year later he started taking online courses that taught him to program. In 2018, he founded ScheduleTalk and began learning how to...

For more than 25 years, Angela Brown owned and operated one of the largest independently owned cleaning companies in the Carolinas. Her specialty lies in systems that let you work smart, not hard while generating consistent bottom-line results. Her common-sense approach mixed with strategy skyrockets cleaning companies past their competition even in saturated markets.  Since 2016, she's been...

Dan is a people-centric leader and business owner who is committed to delivering happiness and restored time through professional services. He specializes in cleaning for health and wellness in residential and commercial spaces. Dan is CEO and Founder of Home Maid Better, a cleaning service in Oklahoma City. On top of this, he also helps many other companies hone in on their marketing strategies a...

Josh has personally coached over 1,000 business owners over the last ten years.  He has the uncanny ability to see holes and opportunities almost instantly when looking at your business. He has also personally helped create over 100 millionaires and counting.  He is an international and keynote speaker as well as an expert in asymmetrical marketing concepts. He is the absentee owner of a multi-mil...

Libby Garcia-DeLucien is our Wednesday (June 1st) guest on Smart Business Moves.  June is Marketing & Sales Month on Smart Business Moves and for each show, we will be speaking with professionals in the industry to get their input on what successful Marketing and Sales Strategies look like. These are valuable conversations that you won't want to miss, so be sure to tune in live! If you ca...

Mel Kleiman, president of Humetrics, one of the nation's leading experts on frontline employee hiring and retention. Mel has over 30 years of experience helping companies of all sizes and industries hire and retain STAR employees. He has written five books on the subject that provide practical, common-sense tools, tips, and techniques to help find, interview, hire, and retain great employees....

Jason Cupp is a former CEO turned Kolbe Certified growth consultant, team builder and motivational speaker. He travels almost constantly, talking about everything from sales and marketing to crisis management to clients in almost any industry, including extensive work in insurance, legal, health care, technology, and where his career started, the service industry. His knowledge, experience and app...

Dominique Williams is our Wednesday (May 4th) guest on Smart Business Moves. May is Recruiting Month on Smart Business Moves and for each show, we will be speaking with professionals in the industry to get their take on Best Practices in the Recruiting Process when looking to hire new employees. Dominique Williams is CEO and Founder of C&C Cleaning Services and HireWho. He started C&C Clea...

Dan Platta is CEO of Blue Skies Services, where they focus on Interior and Exterior Home Cleaning; his company also provides accounting and recruiting services to home service providers. Dan is well-rounded and excited to talk to us about Profit and Building Value, he's definitely someone valuable to learn from so you won't want to miss this conversation! Be sure to listen to this episod...

Olu Paul Auguste is President at AugusteGlobal Inc, where he helps Cleaning Business Owners get more customers and hire better employees. Olu has been in the Residential Cleaning industry since 2014 when he started HomePlus Cleaning. In 2018, he started AugusteGlobal, which helps businesses maximize their exposure and increase their profits. Olu has a lot of experience in marketing and has studied...

Greg Shepard is our Wednesday (April 6th) guest on Smart Business Moves.  April is Profit and Building Value Month on Smart Business Moves and for each show, we will be speaking with professionals in the industry about how they have built and maintained successful businesses. Greg Shepard, a graduate of Baylor University, moved to Dallas, Texas in 1999 to pursue a career at IBM; he later joined th...

Diana Henley and Candice Rodriguez are our Wednesday (March 30th) guests on Smart Business Moves.  March is Employee Engagement Month on Smart Business Moves and for each show, we will be discussing the importance of employee engagement and how keeping your employees engaged can result in better outcomes for your business. Diana and Candice join us from Naturalcare Cleaning Company. Diana is the o...

Heather Canning is our Wednesday (March 23rd) guest on Smart Business Moves.  March is Employee Engagement Month on Smart Business Moves and for each show, we will be discussing the importance of employee engagement and how keeping your employees engaged can result in better outcomes for your business. Heather is the proud owner of One Organized Mom in Jupiter, FL. One Organized Mom has been in bu...

Chris DeLucien is our Wednesday (March 16th) guest on Smart Business Moves.  March is Employee Engagement Month on Smart Business Moves and for each show, we will be discussing the importance of employee engagement and how keeping your employees engaged can result in better outcomes for your business. Chris works on the backend for WootRecruit, an automated hiring service. Chris will be discussing...

Keidrian Kunkel is our Wednesday (March 9th) guest on Smart Business Moves.  March is Employee Engagement Month on Smart Business Moves and for each show, we will be discussing the importance of employee engagement and how keeping your employees engaged can result in better outcomes for your business. Keidrian is the Director of Operations at Eckerd Connects. She currently oversees the Workforce I...

Sharon Tinberg is our Wednesday (March 2nd) guest on Smart Business Moves.  March is Employee Engagement Month on Smart Business Moves and for each show, we will be discussing the importance of employee engagement and how keeping your employees engaged can result in better outcomes for your business. Sharon is the Owner of Rags to Riches Success Maid Easy. She is a professional speaker and trainer...