Latest Smart goals Podcast Episodes
Best Of - Honor Your Gift
Smart Cleaning School - December 18, 2023 06:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis goes back to my introduction episode and going into more mindset on honoring what you currently do and have. Every seed sown comes up. The message here is simple for you to ponder during Christmastime... what are you sowing into the ground with your current job or business? What about your...
Best Of - Because You're a Business Person That Cleans
Smart Cleaning School - December 11, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis is the last business update on my new solo cleaning business for 2019. What a way to go out! Andrea Szlavik of A2Z Realtor Pa assures Ken that he is not a cleaner who happens to do business. He is a business person that happens to clean. This is a big difference. Let's dive into this week ...
Measure the Gain, Not the Pain
Smart Cleaning School - December 04, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis is Smart Cleaning School episode 4-1-1. Do you know what that means? It means "Directory Assistance" and derives from the old days of telephone operators in the United States and Canada. 4-1-1 has been used since 1930 if you can believe that! The number has taken on a whole new identity in...
It Took a Lot of Carrots
Smart Cleaning School - November 27, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsA cleaner posted this response in a the Solo Cleaners Club free Facebook group that I manage after I asked why they were struggling to find clients as a new solo. "That’s the thing. I just started this year and have none. I used to clean for a company. They trained me and that’s when I fell in ...
When a Solo Should Scale
Smart Cleaning School - November 20, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsI am excited to share this clip from the Solo Elite Membership! A few weeks ago, I ran my first Zoom call for the members to meet each other, dive into a topic, and ask questions. It was a great call. Afterwards, I pondered the idea of sharing a portion of the call with my podcast audience. ...
What If They Demand Fridays?
Smart Cleaning School - November 13, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis one is short and sweet. Would you like to see the ISO Model play out in a common question I am asked? This question comes from my brother, who is starting his own solo cleaning company. He asked me this. "Ken, what would you do if a customer is only willing to hire you if you will clean fo...
Yeah, BUT...
Smart Cleaning School - November 06, 2023 06:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThere is an emerging Mindset Series that started with my interview with Coach Josh called "The Value of Coaching" and followed up recently with "Are You Truly Coachable". I spoke from the position of being coached for over 20 years and being a coach myself for the past 7 years. The topic today ...
The Solo Cleaner's Roadmap to Freedom
Smart Cleaning School - October 30, 2023 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis may be one of the most significant episodes of the Smart Cleaning School Podcast. Let's recap for the newer listeners. I have run cleaning companies for the last 18 years in both Upstate New York and the Indian Valley of Pennsylvania. I struggled like you in my first solo cleaning business...
Are You Truly Coachable?
Smart Cleaning School - October 23, 2023 05:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis is a great follow up to "The Value of Coaching with Josh Melton". Josh has been coaching me through Marco Polo in 2023. I ask him questions and he responds. I am very coachable, so the content of my questions evolves over time from basic how-to questions to leadership and how my coach thin...
That's Where We Grow with Steven Hunsberger
Smart Cleaning School - October 16, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratings"If you ever see someone standing alone, go over and talk to them." Steven learned this from his grandmother and it has helped him become a great people person and networker. "Superpowers are things that we just do that we don't realize make such a difference to others." Steven is a certifi...
Install a Pressure Relief Valve
Smart Cleaning School - October 09, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsI want to start by giving credit where credit is due. I had the opportunity to connect with my friend Cristal Bosser of Mommy Maids 24-7 serving the North Port / Sarasota Areas of the Gulf Coast of Florida. She was giving me feedback on the Solo Elite Membership that I'm constantly improving an...
Best Of - It's Hard to Say No
Smart Cleaning School - October 02, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis episode released almost 2 years ago to the day! I was still doing house cleaning and transitioning Carfagno Cleaning to Carfagno Commercial Cleaning and the C3 Experience! We were preparing for our maiden journey to Florida for the month of February 2022. I am not wired to have trouble sa...
Are You Always Available?
Smart Cleaning School - September 25, 2023 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsLearning how to deal effectively with other people is one of the Solo Elite 4 Fundamentals. People skills is a broad term tossed around. What does it mean? In my opinion, it's the ability and skill to effectively build relationships with other people so that they know, like, and trust you. I wa...
A Good Name Pays Off
Smart Cleaning School - September 18, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsI teased this episode in the previous one, so here it is! Did you know that your good name can be good marketing? I want you to think about this. How many companies do you buy from on the name alone? Have you ever hired a babysitter or other service provider in your home because they come from ...
Best Of - Desire a Good Name
Smart Cleaning School - September 11, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis was one of my favorite episodes to create. It gave me a chance to research more of my family lineage and share one of my favorite bible verses. This teaching is foundational in my home and I wanted you to all hear it. This replay is intentional. The next episode takes the good name to anot...
S3 Ep6 - WTF Is Mental Fortitude with David Theriot
Agile Self-Development - September 10, 2023 19:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsMental Fortitude is described as mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously. My guest on this episode is David Theriot, an ultrarunner and coach who understands that mental fortitude is pivotal to his success, very much akin to life's many o...
It's Not Your Price, It's Your Process
Smart Cleaning School - September 04, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsI shared this exact post in a free Facebook cleaning group and thought it valuable enough to include on the podcast. Here's the post. I'm new to this group but not to cleaning. I love this industry and helping newbies. I see pricing posts all the time and wanted to share some insights that I ...
Don't Poach Customers or Employees
Smart Cleaning School - August 28, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsI have a heart to help everyone who wants to start a cleaning business and optimize as a solo. I have found this to be a great strength and weakness. In two recent scenarios, I have learned that while helping one I'm hurting another. I'm going to teach the destructive mindset in each of my two ...
The Buffalo Charges On
Smart Cleaning School - August 21, 2023 05:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIf you've been following this podcast for any duration of time, you should have noticed a major shift in how I am teaching. I have organized my content for helping side hustlers, startups, and solos around 4 basic fundamentals of success: Financial, Mindset, Strategic, and People. I highly reco...
Why Side Hustlers, Startups, and Solos Struggle
Smart Cleaning School - August 14, 2023 05:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsI recorded this training for the 2023 Maid Service Success Summit Fundamental #1: Financial Start with the Stats! 90% don't know their numbers (Life After Sale YT) 98% don't know the value of their business (cnbc.com) 72% don't know their credit score (smallbiztrends.com) 73.6% of all sta...
What Would You Do If You Lost It All?
Smart Cleaning School - August 07, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsI have a friend, whom will remain anonymous. I won't share their full story, just the high level. Let's call her Jill. Jill ran a very successful and profitable solo cleaning business in Florida. Hurricane Ian pummeled her area and completely wiped out everything Jill had. Thankfully, her famil...
Are You Financially Fluent?
Smart Cleaning School - July 31, 2023 05:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsI recently revealed the "The 4 ISO Model Fundamentals " as Financial, Strategic, Mindset, and People. It doesn't matter whether you own a solo cleaning business or a catering company. If you want to grow your company to create the life you've dreamed of, you'll need to master these fundamentals...
Watch Watchers
Smart Cleaning School - July 24, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsPricing questions are one of the most commonly-asked in Facebook cleaning groups. The post usually goes like this. There's an image of a house or details of the house or office. It is followed by "How much should I charge for this?" The only question I have seen more often in the last 7 years on...
Invest in Your Future
Smart Cleaning School - July 17, 2023 05:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsMy sister Jenna is doing amazing in her career so far. She just finished a few rotations as a traveling nurse and is currently working on her Nurse Practitioner license. She just got back from a 2 week trip to Europe and has saved a ton of money. I'm such a proud big bro. She visited our family...
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Smart Cleaning School - July 10, 2023 05:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsI used to watch the show, "Cheers" as a high-schooler. I didn't much care about the bar scene. I just loved the stories and the camaraderie and collection of people. They were all so different, yet they bonded every night after work. Sam the Bartender, Coach the Bartender, Woody the Bartende...
The 4 ISO Model Fundamentals
Smart Cleaning School - July 03, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsI've been teaching the ISO Model for optimizing your solo cleaning business for years now. I'm noticing a theme emerging from the countless coaching calls, hang-ups and challenges of my students, and keys to success. What causes the winners to win and whiners to whine? In this episode, I will i...
Owning a Solo Cleaning Business is Fun
Smart Cleaning School - June 26, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsI've been looking forward to doing this sales pitch episode for WHY you need to start a solo cleaning company. I have no idea where you are right now as you listen to this episode of the Smart Cleaning School. You may be sucking wind in your current solo cleaning business and not feeling lik...
Illogical Moments Lead to Logical Faith with Angel Sandoval and James Harper
Smart Cleaning School - June 19, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsJames Harper was the host of "Two Cents Worth" and Angel Sandoval was the host of the "Sales Rehab" show. The two shows focused on sales and personal development and actually competed against each other in a productive way. James invited Angel to be a guest on his show and a friendship was form...
Why is There a Labor Crisis in America?
Smart Cleaning School - June 12, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsI am an active member in my local Chamber of Commerce and have been since joining in October 2019. Check out one of my first episodes from Dec 2019 called, "I'm the Only Cleaner", where I shared my initial impression of joining my first-ever chamber in 15 years in business at that point. Also c...
Solo Cleaning Vending Machine
Smart Cleaning School - June 05, 2023 05:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsI used to be such a sucker for the vending machine. My weakness was the potato chips, peanut butter crackers, and always Fritos! The vending machine is an interesting machine. It's simple. You choose what you want, check the price, insert your payment, push the corresponding button, and your tr...
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