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

Smart Business Moves will host Mark Baker, President of Motivated Brands Inc. Mark has quite the rags to riches story. At one point of his life he was on welfare, but has since found his way and has grown a successful cleaning business. Mark is focused on growing his business by building a strong workplace culture. Mark will reveal how you can create the business you've always dreamed of if you make company culture for forefront of your business! #cleaningbusiness #companyculture

Do you own a residential cleaning company? Then you Belong with ARCSI! ARCSI is the residential arm of ISSA, the association for the worldwide cleaning industry. ARCSI provides a vibrant professional community and offers members a competitive advantage by delivering valuable tools, content, education and certifications, networking, and commercial opportunities.

 ARCSI will be on Smart Business Moves on Dec. 28 at 5 pm EST. Be sure to be there for a special membership offer!

Michelle Allegrezza is the owner of Sparkling Homes Cleaning Service Inc.
She went from struggling to make payroll to now having over 150 clients in her cleaning business. Her super-power is tech & automation! Michelle will share what software she's using and what you can do to automate your daily tasks and grow your cleaning business! You don't want to miss this tech talk! 

Join Liz Trotter on this week’s episode of Smart Business Moves as she welcomes Heather Canning and Rosie Selvaggio, two accomplished cleaning business owners and Core Coaches at Core Profit Builders. With their combined expertise as successful entrepreneurs and experienced coaches, Heather and Rosie will break down the differences between coaching, consulting, and mentoring to help you decide which approach best fits your goals. Discover how these strategies can empower your leadership, refine your business practices, and accelerate your success. Tune in every Wednesday at 5 PM ET for more Smart Business Moves.

Gosia Baran is the owner of Helping Hands Cleaning Service in Chicago. In 1999 she moved to Chicago from her birthplace in Poland. After 9/11 she was laid off from her job and that was the moment that Helping Hands was born. The foundation of her cleaning business is a strong company culture! She's created a career ladder for her cleaning techs to grow within the company and reach their dreams. Gosia recently moved into a new building where she includes her employees on the vision and mission of her company! She has quite a remarkable story!

Michael is a marketing and financial wizard! As a CONQUER Coach, Michael spends his days working in the trenches with small business owners, helping them to grow their business. He loves to over-deliver for his clients and share all the expert advice he's gained over the past 10 years of being surrounded by the best and brightest in the home service industry. Michael will reveal his Marketing plan for the new year. You should only tune in if you want to learn the tips & tricks for having massive growth in 2023!

Doug Yntema has extensive experience in finance, strategic planning and business management. His background includes a 17 years experience doing deals totaling over $180 million. He has also started several businesses and is a partner in companies that continue to grow. He is an expert at getting deals done and helping increase and analysis new business opportunities for existing businesses to increase their profitability and overall sales.

Tina Petti-Servis is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for solving problems. She's the proud owner of Maid4Time where her company runs 100% without her. She is also the owner & founder of Client Guard Software. Her company helps to keep your employees safe! Until now there hasn’t been an easy solution for companies to complete a criminal background check on their prospects. Be sure to tune in to learn how you can keep your employees safe with Client Guard Software!

 Mike Callahan began pushing a lawn mower around his parents neighborhood in order to pay car insurance. Quickly evolving from a way to make a few extra bucks into a full-time business, Mike made the decision to become self-employed. Seeking knowledge from school and like-minded entrepreneurs who had come before him, Mike learned a lot about starting a business. Unfortunately, no one taught him the importance of a business that did not rely solely on the owner in every aspect, a lesson he would soon learn. Today Mike helps business owners with creating systems and automation to free them from the day-to-day.

Jason Cupp is a Kolbe Certified Growth Consultant. He's worked with hundreds of companies throughout the United States and beyond. He also travels as a professional speaker on topics ranging from team building to sales and marketing to crisis management. My life mantra is: "Life is about the people you meet and what you create with them. So, go out and start creating!"

Al Levi is a well-known business consultant, teacher, and author. He's a former contractor who turned business consultant. Al will reveal the 7 Powers and why you need then in your business to have LESS STRESS and MORE SUCCESS! Don't miss this power-packed hour on how to improve your business with the 7-Powers!

https://7powercontractor.com

Gary Murphy and his wife Robin Murphy have owned Maid Brigade of Westchester for over 26 years. Their company has been on the hunt for an all in one software solution for several years. After looking at several software products, they decided on MaidCentral earlier this year and couldn't be happier with their decision. Gary says that MaidCentral has completely changed their business. He says there are two words that summarize MaidCentral: efficiency and profitability!

Heather has quite the story. She went from a High School dropout to building a 7-figure ultra-successful cleaning business in Jupiter, FL and she's just getting started! Heather has so many unique talents and one of her greatest traits is being an amazing leader for her cleaning techs. Heather will reveal how her company continues to have success, despite the current economic climate.

Logan will discuss how his company retains employees longer, which leads to higher productivity and reduced turn-over costs. The bottom line is that turn-over is expensive and you want to do everything in your power to keep turn-over to a minimum. Tune in to learn how you can reduce employee turnover and improve productivity within your organization.

Join Tom Stewart and Liz Trotter on this week’s episode of Smart Business Moves as they welcome Dean Mercado, CEO of Online Marketing Muscle and growth strategist. With a focus on the evolving role of AI in business, we'll explore smart strategies and AI tools to amplify productivity in your business and streamline tedious tasks. Discover how blending technology with proven growth tactics can take your business to the next level. Tune in every Wednesday at 5 PM ET for more Smart Business Moves.

Ajia Holiday will join Tom & Liz to discuss how to leverage your KPIs and maximize future outcomes in your business. This is a sneak peek into her presentation at the ISSA Show in October. You won't want to miss all the golden nuggets that Ajia shares to help you grow your cleaning business!

Meaghan Likes has over 16 years experience helping small businesses understand their numbers.   Her super power is taking the fear out of your finances. While you wouldn't guess it from her personality, her day "job" is working as a CPA and she absolutely loves what she does.  Meaghan is known as a disrupter in the accounting industry for her forward thinking and the practice she has built around technology. 

Meaghan’s passion is educating and empowering other business owners across the world, to find financial freedom in their own lives. She will teach you smarter ways to make money, save money, and inspire you to give back in meaningful ways.

On September 7th, Smart Business Moves will host the “Million Dollar Panel” from the ISSA Show. This panel features residential cleaning company owners that have reached and gone beyond 7-figures in revenue. They are here to share their knowledge, experience and even best practices with you. On the panel are: 

·         Jeannie Henderson, Jeannie’s Cleaning

·         Vanessa Bossart, Sparkling Clean Agency

·         RJ Patel, pct Clean

·         Laura Lambert Smith, All-Star Cleaning Services

·         Susan Stocker, Susan's Green Cleaning

Join us to learn from the panel and leave with a special discount code for the ISSA Show North America – you can still get early bird pricing!

Peter has over 30 years of experience taking early-stage concepts and
companies to maturity. He has been a Chair with Vistage Worldwide
since 2005. In 2013, Peter was named Best Practice Chair for the
Washington DC/Baltimore market. A Master Chair and 4-time STAR
award winner, Peter was selected from over 550 Vistage Chairs to
receive the Robert Nourse “Vistage Chair of the Year” award in May
2016. In 2020, Peter received the “Don Cope Memorial” Award, the
highest honor a Vistage Chair can receive.

As a Vistage Chair and CEO Coach, Peter became fascinated with
leadership development early in his Vistage Career. He believes
leadership development is at the center of the Vistage Value
Proposition. Consequently, He has obtained a number of certifications
in leadership development, in particular, The Leadership Circle and
The Leadership System. He uses this instrument/program
extensively in his Vistage Practice. Recently 13 senior leaders of a
Fortune 50 company formed a “Vistage Inside Group”. This group
went on a year-long leadership development journey utilizing the TLC
360 profiles and the accompanying Leadership System.

Peter resides in Reston, VA, and Mt Pleasant, SC graduated with a
BS in Psychology from Old Dominion University. He is a graduate of
Georgetown University's Leadership Coaching Certification; Harvard’s
“Immunity to Change” Coaching program, and is currently leading the
Vistage/Stanford Executive Leaders Program for select Vistage CEOs
in the Mid-Atlantic.

Molly is the owner of Synergy Growth Coach where she offers coaching services for cultivating deeper, more powerful relationships in business and personal life.

Molly Whalen is our Wednesday (August 24) guest on Smart Business Moves.  Each month, we pick a new topic to discuss, and August is Leadership month. Join us as our hosts Tom Stewart and Liz Trotter speak with experts in the industry with a focus on Leadership. If you don't want to miss out on Smart Business Moves, but can’t make the live show, be sure to search “Smart Business Moves” anywhere you listen to Podcasts. 

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 effective communications with all audiences. 

Erin joins us from ARCSI as a representative of ISSA to speak on the upcoming event in October, you won't want to miss the information (and PRIZES) that she has to share!

Erin Lasch is our Wednesday (August 17) guest on Smart Business Moves.  Each month, we pick a new topic to discuss, and August is Leadership month. Join us as our hosts Tom Stewart and Liz Trotter speak with experts in the industry with a focus on Leadership. If you don't want to miss out on Smart Business Moves, but can’t make the live show, be sure to search “Smart Business Moves” anywhere you listen to Podcasts. 

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 service companies fine-tune their quoting process from being a shot in the dark to helping them close better jobs at higher average prices- with less effort. He consults with hundreds of business owners to help them refine their companies' culture around great sales systems and beautiful customer experiences. 

He and his incredible wife Rachel have 4 amazing kids and live in the Phoenix area. 

You can contact Curt at curt@symphosize.com or through the responsibid.com website. 

Curt Kempton is our Wednesday (August 3) guest on Smart Business Moves.  Each month, we pick a new topic to discuss, and August is Leadership month. Join us as our hosts Tom Stewart and Liz Trotter speak with experts in the industry with a focus on Leadership. If you don't want to miss out on Smart Business Moves, but can’t make the live show, be sure to search “Smart Business Moves” anywhere you listen to Podcasts. 

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 constantly finding ways to change the game. She is passionate about changing the residential services industry for the better through data-driven reporting and a passion for workplace efficiency. You won't want to miss this conversation, so tune in Live Wednesday, July 20 at 5 PM EST.

Ajia Holiday is our Wednesday (July 20) guest on Smart Business Moves. Each month, we pick a new topic to discuss, and 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 sure to tune in Live, but if you can’t make the live show, or you want to catch up on previous episodes, be sure to search “Smart Business Moves” anywhere you listen to Podcasts. 

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. Chris is joining us on Smart Business Moves to talk about a framework he is working on to ensure his and others' cleaning companies are well-prepared for the next recession. This topic is top-of-mind for a lot of business owners, you will not want to miss this conversation.

Christopher Schwab is our Wednesday (July 13) guest on Smart Business Moves. Each Wednesday, hosts Tom Stewart and Liz Trotter speak with experts in the industry on a variety of relevant topics. Be sure to tune in Live this Wednesday, July 13th, at 5 PM EST. If you miss it, or you want to catch up on previous episodes,  you can now search "Smart Business Moves" anywhere you listen to Podcasts.

Join Tom Stewart and Liz Trotter on this week’s episode of Smart Business Moves as they welcome Olu Auguste, a business leader with a wealth of experience in strategic growth. In this episode, Olu will dive into the foundational need for strong marketing and sales to drive business success. Learn how to implement strategies that build a solid foundation for sustainable growth and set your business on the path to achieving million-dollar milestones.

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 sure to tune in Live, but if you can’t make the live show, or you want to catch up on previous episodes, be sure to search “Smart Business Moves” anywhere you listen to Podcasts. 

For our first show of the month, we are lucky enough to be joined by two guests: Gosia Baran and RJ Patel. Gosia is President and Owner of Helping Hands Cleaning Services in Illinois and has been since 2001. Rj Patel is Founder, Owner, and VP of Business Development at PCT Clean, founded in 2003 in Georgia. These two people have at least 20 years of experience in the residential cleaning industry, so be sure to tune in to access their expertise. Gosia and RJ will be here speaking on the ARCSI Road Show Launch, for more information or to register for the event, follow this link: https://bit.ly/3Rrf8We

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 grow and operate a SaaS business, and in 2019 he founded RocketThruster. RocketThruster is a web design service created to help local business owners launch their websites. They also specialize in web hosting and SEO. 

Riley Pototschnik is our Wednesday (June 29th) 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 can't make our live show, you can now search "Smart Business Moves" anywhere you download podcasts and listen there.

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 training and consulting full-time with clients in 31 countries and millions in revenue. She is the founder of Savvy Cleaner Training for house cleaners and maids.

She is the author of the book: How to Start Your Own Cleaning Company - available on Amazon. And she is the host of the daily YouTube show and Podcast: Ask a House Cleaner.
You can learn more about her at https://savvycleaner.com

Angela Brown is our Wednesday (June 22nd) guest on Smart Business Moves.  June is Marketing & Sales Month on Smart Business Moves and for each show, we will be speaking with professiona

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 and come up with eye-catching tactics to help businesses grow.

Dan Smith is our Wednesday (June 15th) 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.

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-million dollar SaaS software company and owns equity in 7 other successful ventures ranging from local home services, commercial real estate, marketing, and video production. Josh spends most of his time showing his clients how to quickly find millions in hidden revenue using asymmetrical marketing concepts that often go unnoticed by the naked eye.

Joshua Latimer is our Wednesday (June 8th) 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. This week, Liz Trotter will be joined by guest host, Olu Auguste! These are valuable conversations that you won't want to miss, so be sure to tune in live. If you can't make our live show, you can now search "Smart Business Moves" anywhere you download podcasts and listen there.

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 can't make our live show, you can now search "Smart Business Moves" anywhere you download podcasts and listen there.

Libby is a wife and mother of 3 beautiful children: 24, 14, and 4 years old. Libby comes from a family business, so being an entrepreneur has always come naturally. Libby is the owner of Organize It, soon to be a 2 Million dollar cleaning and professional organizing company. She is also Co-Founder of WootRecruit, currently serving over 250 companies in 5 different Industries around the World. When she is not working she loves to coach basketball and volunteer in the community.  Tune in Wednesday, June 1st at 5:00 PM EST to hear our conversation with Libby about Marketing and Sales.

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. He will give us some of those tools and tips to win the War for Workers so that you can build your bottom line and make going to work every day more fun.

Mel Kleiman is our Wednesday, May 25th guest on Smart Business Moves. May is Recruiting Month on Smart Business Moves and I am sure most, if not all, of you are listening to the show because one of the biggest challenges you are facing right now is the unprecedented, ongoing War for Workers. So, imagine what it would be like if you could find, hire, and retain all the STAR employees you need to grow your business and make going to work more fun. 

PS: If you are interested, you can order his books on his website, www.humetrics.com

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 approachability has put him in front of thousands of people and businesses across North America and Western Europe.

Jason Cupp is our Wednesday (May 11th) 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 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 Cleaning Services in 2011, so not only does he have 11 years of experience in running a Cleaning Service, but he also has extensive experience in Recruiting because of his other company, HireWho. At HireWho, they understand that choosing the right candidate for the position can be tough, and they're there to help make that process easier.

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 episode of Smart Business Moves. 

Join Tom Stewart and Liz Trotter on this week’s episode of Smart Business Moves as they welcome Don Stormo, Founder and CEO of MarketPros.AI. Don will share his insights on how combining the power of AI with human creativity can drive ROI-focused marketing strategies. Learn practical tips and tricks for blending cutting-edge technology with personal engagement to create meaningful connections and sales that truly convert. Tune in every Wednesday at 5 PM ET for more Smart Business Moves.

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 directly under many successful marketers; now that he has learned so much and become a success himself, he has a personal goal to create 7 millionaires and believes he is very close. If there's anyone you want to hear from about Profit and Building Value, it's Olu Paul Auguste, be sure to listen to this episode of Smart Business Moves. 

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 the tech team at Bank of America. In 2004, Greg left the high-tech world to start Dallas Maids. Since then, Greg founded Emily's Maids (2011), Shepard Holdings (2012), Memphis Maids (2012), and Clean SEO (2021). As you can see, Greg has plenty of experience in growing a successful business; you won't want to miss this discussion. 

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 owner and she and Candice have been working together since the company was founded almost fourteen years ago. Naturalcare Cleaning has been rated the number one cleaning service in Houston since 2008, meaning they must be doing something right to keep both their customers and their employees happy and doing a great job. You won't want to miss this discussion, listen now as we learn how to keep employees happy and engaged from two experts who are doing this daily.