Lance Winslow is President and
CEO of WashGuys
The idea and concept behind the
Window Wash Guys is an interesting case
study as far as business goes. It all started one day when Lance
Winslow, who started the WashGuys Family of Franchises was sitting at a
local Starbucks in Palm Desert California, finishing up a manual for one
of the other WashGuy companies.
Lance looked out the window and saw a
gentleman dressed in a uniform meticulously cleaning the window, with
ease and grace. As he moved the squeegee back and forth in a flowing
motion, the window became bright and clean before his eyes. Mr. Winslow
noted that the worker had cleaned nearly all the businesses in the
center and thought, what a great little business this guy had. So, he
stopped and walked outside to have a chat with him.
Mr. Winslow quickly learned that the
window washer was not the owner of the company, but a well-paid
successful independent contractor, and had been trained by none other
than Tim Bloom. Tim has a history of window washing that goes way back
in his family. It became very obvious to Lance, that Tim was running his
business in the way that WashGuys ran it's business. Tim only picked the
best workers to become independent contractors, then trained them and
insisted that they look professional at all times. Sound like a perfect
fit? Well, that's exactly what Lance Winslow was thinking.
So, why not take Tim's business
nationwide? After all, everyone needs bright and clean windows and many
folks are looking for a low-cost franchise to get into, so they can
share in the American Dream of becoming their own boss, Lance thought.
Lance and Tim, agreed to work together to make this happen. Just because
Palm Desert is a resort city and gets the best of everything with
services rivaling the five-star resorts nearby, does not mean we cannot
take this business model and offer it to the World.
Thus, you have a little insight into how
Lance Winslow and Tim Bloom met and decided to work together and create
the Window Wash Guys. "Life is short
and you do not meet enough superstars of humanity with impeccable
integrity like Tim, but when you do you have to act,"
says Lance. Moral of the story is do not ever let opportunity pass you
by. Look out the window and think about it.
You can reach Lance Winslow by email if
you have any small business questions;
Lance
(at) carwashguys [dot].
com
