Cleaning Industry Blog
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From corporate Exit to Cleaning CEO: Adam Povlitz’s Rise at Anago
Episode Summary How do you scale a commercial cleaning company past $100 million—and set your sights on $300 million? In this episode of the Business of Cleaning Podcast, host Tim Clagg sits down with Adam Povlitz, CEO of Anago Cleaning...
How To Manage Coverage, Call-Outs, And Replacements In Janitorial Scheduling
Every commercial cleaning business owner or operations manager has felt the gut punch of a late-night text: “I can’t make it to my shift tonight.” What happens next often determines whether a client stays or leaves, whether your reputation...
How Digital Proposals Shorten Sales Cycles For Commercial Cleaning
If you have ever lost a cleaning contract to a competitor not because your price was higher or your service was worse, but simply because they responded faster, you know exactly how frustrating the proposal process can be. In commercial...
Why Equipment Monitoring Software Is Essential For Janitorial Operations
As a commercial cleaning business owner or operations manager, you’ve probably experienced that sinking feeling when a critical piece of equipment breaks down in the middle of a job. Maybe it was a floor scrubber that died halfway through...
Career Reinvention: How Tom Riggs Transitioned from Radio to Warehouse Operations
Episode Summary What happens when a radio program director pivots into commercial cleaning just months before a global pandemic? In this episode of The Business of Cleaning Podcast, we speak with Tom Riggs, Operations Manager at Interstate,...
How Digital Work Orders Reduce Missed Tasks In Multi-Shift Janitorial Teams
Running a multi-shift janitorial operation is a logistical puzzle that never quite solves itself on its own. One crew clocks out, another clocks in, and somewhere in the middle, the restrooms on the third floor go unchecked because nobody...
Why Automated Scheduling Matters More As Same-Day Service Becomes Standard
The cleaning industry is experiencing a fundamental shift in customer expectations. Where clients once planned service requests days or weeks in advance, they now expect immediate responses and same-day availability. This change mirrors what’s...
How Cleaning Company Software Reduces Labor Costs In A Tight Hiring Market
The commercial cleaning industry is facing one of its toughest challenges in decades. Finding reliable workers was already difficult before recent labor market shifts, and now it’s become nearly impossible for many companies. If you’re running...
How Photo Documentation Improves Transparency in Cleaning Operations
You delivered excellent work last night. Your crew hit every item on the checklist, the floors are gleaming, and the restrooms are spotless. But this morning, your client calls with a complaint: “The break room wasn’t cleaned properly.” Sound...
How to Track Profitability for Each Cleaning Contract Using Integrated Accounting Tools
You landed the contract, trained your team, and your cleaners show up every night to do quality work. But here is the question that keeps many cleaning business owners up at night: Is this account actually making you money? It is a...
