In 2016, when Cole Leister’s father and grandmother bought a 65-year-old septic/portable restroom company from the retiring owner in Salina, Kansas, something about it just clicked with him and the high school graduate’s college plans went out the window. He learned everything he could as fast as he could about the industry and within four months bought out his grandmother and took over day-to-day operations from his father.
The family renamed the company Salina Septic Service. Long-time employee Sheldon Crook stayed on and was a big help in getting them up to speed. Crook now works on the septic side,
