Brian Ferrell, owner of The Posh Privy in California, on maintaining a healthy inventory: “You don’t want to sell out because then you’ve got to turn away business. … You also want to continue to reinvent yourself. We’re looking at the numbers to see what size makes sense.”
Bert and Joanie Dain Had to Fight to Land the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention Contract — and Now Everyone’s a Happy Camper!
Bert Dain, owner of Aerial Sewer Service in Tennessee, on managing odors on site, no matter the source: “There’s a tree there that we call the stink apple tree. It has little apples that fall off, right at the time of the Fiddlers Convention, and they stink to high heaven. People think it’s our toilets but it’s the tree. We do everything we can to eliminate it. We scatter deodorant disks all over the place — in, under and around the units, in the grass — and we go super heavy with the wall spray.”
February
Cat Cans Shows Its Kansas State Wildcats Colors to Build Goodwill in the Community
Aricca Wallace, owner of Cat Cans Portable Services in Kansas, on ethos as business plan: “The bottom line is you need to clean the restrooms, be professional and be fair. It’s a pretty simple plan. By doing those things, growth just followed. We always try to put ourselves in our customers’ shoes and act accordingly.”
Attending the WWETT Show Is a Family Affair for These PROs
Jason Waite, of JC’s Johns in Iowa, on running a family business: “We’ve always told our kids they need to go out and work for other people before they decide to work for the family business full time. It gives them an outside perspective on how things operate in the broader world, as opposed to just being under mom and dad’s wing their whole life.”
March
Megan and Adam Wilson Worked Their Way Up to Ownership and Continue to Build a Successful Portable Sanitation Business
Megan Wilson, owner of Ray’s Sanitation in Wisconsin, on taking advantage of trends: “I could see the demand coming. The first thing I did when we got that second truck was I went to all the chambers (of commerce) in the area and became a member and started going to their events, just getting our name out there. And I did a lot of cold calling. It went crazy. I doubled the business in a year. I couldn’t believe it.”
Troy Dresel's Special Event Season Ends With a Bang, Delivering 200 Restrooms and Servicing Twice Daily
Troy Dresel, owner of Cesspool Cleaner Company & Portable Toilet Rentals in Wisconsin, on the need to meet customers where they are: “Some people won’t use the portables, so the trailer is lined up 20 people deep all the time.”
