Dadpreneur Series: 10% What Happens, 90% Reactions
Embracing Technology and House Cleaning It’s been a while since my last post. We’re busy, really busy. The word is getting out about WellNest Home Cleaning. It’s not just quality — it’s also the ease of our technology, our pricing, and lastly, our commitment to top-notch customer service. Our approach to customer service is quite …..
Meet Our Crew! Yansi, Operations Manager
The WellNest Family Grows It’s pretty common for us to get the question, “So how did you learn how to clean?” Our answer is always the same — “We have an amazing team led by Yansi.”Yansi is our Operations Manager. When the idea for WellNest Home Cleaning came about, we went to Yansi. With years of …..
Dadpreneur Series: The Problem with Perfectionism
Good, Better and Best – Learning with WellNest I keep finding myself coming across the same struggle the past couple weeks with both taking care of the little man and building WellNest Home Cleaning — perfectionism. Perfectionism will kill a start-up before it even launches. Whether it’s tech, a residential cleaning service, a new granola …..
Dadpreneur Series: Importance of Support
What Makes WellNest Tick Today is my wife’s birthday — Happy Birthday Better Half! To celebrate we went to The Band Perry concert at Wolf Trap last night. Not only was it her birthday but it was actually our first night out since little man was born. Between being new parents and launching WellNest, we …..
Dadpreneur Series: Episode 4 — Going Against the Grain
Vacuums and The WellNest Way In building WellNest, we have had to make a couple of decisions that are definitely unexpected for a residential cleaning company. One particular decision — we are a residential cleaning company yet we use our customers’ vacuums. Rationale below. Microfiber Mops for WellNest Homes For WellNest, the mop issue was …..
Dadpreneur Series: Episode 3 – Weathering the Ups and Downs
Building a Family and a Company With parenting and entrepreneurship, some days are great, some days are good, and some days are just brutal. This past Sunday we decided to get out for lunch and then to a friend’s house for drinks and barbecue. Here’s the timeline of events. All parents out there can relate …..
Dadpreneur Series: Episode 2 – Know the Limits
Growing Babies and Growing WellNest I enjoy giving the little man his bottle in the morning and at night. This gives me a chance to have some bonding time with him and makes my wife’s life easier since she can pump in a much more relaxed manner. I learned a valuable lesson in daddy-ing the …..
Dadpreneur Series, Episode 1: Launch of a Newborn and a Business
Owning and Operating – A Family and Business Life Parenting a newborn and owning a cleaning service is actually surprisingly similar. Little man is eight weeks old, WellNest is three weeks old, and the combination of the two had us laughing pretty hard last night. The other night I got home late and asked my …..
DIY Oven Cleaner
Oven Cleaning Tips from WellNest We enjoy experimenting with DIY cleaners at home. We baked sweet potatoes the other night but they leaked through the aluminum foil and burned in the oven. Our self-cleaning function on our oven always seems to do more harm than good (or sets off the fire alarm, which stresses out …..
Guest Post! Wellness with Emily: What I Pack For A Road Trip
Healthy Living with Healthy Homes Health coach and wellness expert Emily Nachazel give advice on how to pack for a road trip to help stay healthy and fit while on the go! Check out more great tips on healthy livin’ at http://www.emilynachazel.com/ As you read this, I’m packing up for my first road trip of …..