Sep 3, 2018
Mary Miller
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Mary Miller is the CEO of JANCOA Janitorial Services. An award-winning, 46 year old family owned and operated commercial cleaning company located in Cincinnati, OH. JANCOA created The Dream Manager program, popularized by the New York Times Best Selling book under the same title by Matthew Kelly. Printed in 15 languages, it encourages people around the world to achieve their dreams. Thousands of companies utilize the Dream Manager program to create a culture of caring.
As an internationally recognized public speaker, Mary is known for her positive outlook and desire to help others realize their uniqueness and personal power. Mary is the author of Changing Direction: Ten Choices That Impact Your Dreams.
In addition to running a business with almost 600 full-time employees, Mary is an Associate Coach with Strategic Coach working with entrepreneurs at quarterly coaching workshops in Chicago. In 2017, Mary received the EY Ohio Valley Entrepreneur of the Year Lifetime Achievement award in recognition of how her accomplishments have improved so many lives.
In this episode, Mary and I chat about:
- The one promise her husband made to her when they got married
- Why she left a lucrative sales job and joined forces with her husband in his existing business
- The consultant they hired 25 years ago and why HE fired THEM in less than 24 hours
- Why Mary and her husband went to every bookstore they could find
- What amazing program came out of a time of desperation
- What happened when focusing on humanity around their team members became priority
- How her husband started his business at 19 and why it was never his dream
- Why their retention is 300% better than the industry average
- Why going toward the obstacle is the answer and the question you have to revisit quarterly