Smart Business Moves – Details, episodes & analysis

Tom Stewart and Liz Trotter are coming together for a timely conversation about what cleaning businesses should be doing now to prepare for what’s ahead.

Designed for residential and commercial cleaning business owners, this event will focus on navigating rising costs, changing consumer behavior, and growing operational pressure before market conditions worsen. Attendees will walk away with practical strategies to strengthen profitability, improve operational resilience, and position their businesses for long-term success in an increasingly challenging market.

If you were with us through COVID, you know what Smart Business Moves was. Five years. 497 episodes. A lifeline when nobody knew what was coming next. It’s back for one day!

Tom Stewart and Liz Trotter are coming together for a timely conversation about what cleaning businesses should be doing now to prepare for what’s ahead.

Designed for residential and commercial cleaning business owners, this event will focus on navigating rising costs, changing consumer behavior, and growing operational pressure before market conditions worsen. Attendees will walk away with practical strategies to strengthen profitability, improve operational resilience, and position their businesses for long-term success in an increasingly challenging market.

If you were with us through COVID, you know what Smart Business Moves was. Five years. 497 episodes. A lifeline when nobody knew what was coming next. It’s back for one day!

Join Tom Stewart and Liz Trotter on this week’s episode of Smart Business Moves as they welcome Tina Servis, owner of Maid 4 Time and CEO of Lead Titan, Sales & Marketing Automation. Tina, a seasoned entrepreneur with a proven track record of growing businesses, will share her insights on how automation and AI can help streamline operations, save time, and drive growth. Tune in every Wednesday at 5 PM ET for more Smart Business Moves!

Jamie Wilcox is the Founder and Head Coach at Clean Up Academy. Jamie works with cleaning business owners all over the world that want to scale their cleaning company without it dominating the rest of their lives. Jamie helps owners to have more time with their family, have more money in the bank, and overall better quality of life. Jamie will share what he believes to be the greatest investment you can make in your business this year...and it's YOU!

Jeannie Henderson is the CEO of Jeannie Cleaning and a Cleaning Business Fundamentals Coach and has been an entrepreneur for over 35 years. Before joining the cleaning industry, she was a partner in over 30 top-performing franchise restaurant locations. Jeannie Cleaning was recognized as a “Top 3 Partner” in 2021 by Cleaning for a Reason for providing free cleaning to cancer patients. Jeannie is the Chairperson of the ISSA Residential Cleaning Council and encourages cleaning business owners to invest in themselves by seeking out education and surrounding themselves with growth-minded individuals. Jeannie will reveal how she's grown her business through referrals and how you can too! Join us for this 1-Hour LIVE event!

Brandon has operated a window-cleaning business for the last 15 years. Despite being located in a town with less than 90,000 people, the business generates $1.5m a year in revenue and employs more than 30 people. Over the years, Brandon has implemented systems that have allowed his business to thrive. Today Brandon's time is split between his service business, coaching clients through Conquer (go.conquernow.com) and developing HourlyIQ (hourlyiq.com). Tune in to learn about why you should be using Performance Pay in your business!

Never Be Short Staffed in 2023!

Shawn Day started his cleaning company in 2004. The cleaning company was sold in 2016 to Blue Skies Services. Blue Skies Services owns several cleaning companies around the country. Today, Shawn and his team recruit for hundreds of cleaning companies around the United States using the Automated Recruiting System. During this LIVE podcast, Shawn will reveal this proven system so that you finally solve your staffing problems. Never Be Short Staffed Again!

Molly Whalen is the President and co-owner of Mountain Maids of Montana. Molly is also the owner of Synergy Growth Coach, a life and business coaching service. Her passion is being able to help those she serves to break-free of the barriers of isolation, lack of time, not being “good enough”, having to do it all on your own, and giving until you cannot give anymore. Molly will share how to overcome these obstacles and become the leader you need to be for your business and for your employees!

How To Protect Your Business From Being Sued!
With over 25 years in the insurance industry, Laura knows insurance! She also knows that the right insurance is critical to the success of your cleaning business. If you want to know what the "right" insurance is for your business, tune in to the show next week. Laura will reveal how to protect your business from being sued. She'll also reveal how insurance will continue to change in the future and how you need to protect yourself. Join us LIVE next Wednesday to learn more about this very important topic!

Smart Business Moves will host Bruce Vance, an expert in the science of cleaning. Bruce is passionate about changing the house cleaning industry from the old perception of mindless servants to one of knowledgeable professionals. Bruce wants to raise the bar on both the reality and the perception of the house cleaning technician. Join us LIVE for a great discussion on how cleaning will evolve in 2023 and beyond. #cleaning #cleaningbusiness