On today’s show we welcome Mary Miller, an entrepreneur coach, Lifetime Achiever Award winner and the CEO and Co-owner of Jancoa, an award-winning janitorial services company based in Cincinnati Ohio.

Topics include:

• Find out why Mary left her job in sales and became an entrepreneur.
• How asking questions and listening created a switch in Mary’s business.
• Why Mary started offering her employees health insurance and vacation pay.
• The value of solving other people’s problems in order to solve your own.
• How Mary financed her fundamental company changes from desperation mode.
• What has influenced Mary and her husband’s unique approach to management.
• Bankrupt, divorced twice and unemployed: Mary’s struggles at age nineteen.
• Discover how Mary changed the course of her life and started seeking.
• Why Mary believes the best opportunities comes from the ugliest obstacles.
• The culture of caring created by Jancoa’s Dream Manager program.
• How free time and focus days can increase productivity and energy.
• And much more!

Bio:

Mary Miller is the CEO of JANCOA Janitorial Services, a local certified WBE that is family owned and operated. JANCOA is a commercial cleaning company that Mary’s husband, Tony, founded 45 years ago and Mary joined over 20 years ago. Through efforts to create an environment to attract the best in the industry, they created The Dream Manager program, popularized by Matthew Kelly's bestselling book by the same title. In addition to running a business with more than 500 full-time employees, Mary is an Associate Coach with Strategic Coach working with entrepreneurs at quarterly workshops in Chicago.  As a keynote speaker, Mary motivates audiences to work toward a fulfilling life by achieving dreams and focusing on the positives in life. In Mary’s speeches and workshops, she encourage attendees to turn obstacles into opportunities and work in the direction of their dreams. Mary enjoys sharing her vision and inspiration through active participation in many industry, business and non-profit organizations including serving on the Board of Directors for The Goering Center for Family Businesses at University of Cincinnati, SORTA, United Way, YWCA and the Northern KY Chamber of Commerce.

Learn more about Mary Miller at Jancoa.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.