#89: How Paige Built a 15-Person Cleaning Team (Plus Her Secrets to Retention)

In this episode, Stephanie is joined by Paige Collins, founder of All Spruced Up Cleaning Co., who went from being a dental hygienist during COVID to running a thriving residential and commercial cleaning business with 15 employees.

 

Paige shares all about her rapid growth, how she balances business and motherhood, her top tips for employee retention, and why flexibility and compassion have become her company’s superpowers. She and Stephanie also discuss building training systems for multiple employees, the right way to price commercial jobs, and what it's like hitting that first million in revenue.

 

📌 What You’ll Learn

— How Paige grew her cleaning company from zero to 15 staff in under five years

— The truth about hiring “out of desperation” and what to do instead

— Why flexibility for working moms can actually boost retention

— How to price and bid for commercial cleaning without overcomplicating it

— Creative ways to use ZenMaid to systematize your business

— What a “done early” checklist is — and how it helps with quality control

— How Paige plans to scale to $1M and launch her nonprofit cleaning initiative

 

Resources Mentioned:

— ZenMaid Scheduling Software: https://get.zenmaid.com/

— ZenMaid Mastermind Facebook Group (free to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/zenmaidmastermind

— Profit First by Mike Michalowicz

— OpenPhone (now Quo) – the business phone system Paige uses: https://www.openphone.com/perks/zenmaid?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=partnerstack&utm_content=community_experts&utm_campaign=c92107ec7cc9&pscd=get.openphone.com&ps_partner_key=YzkyMTA3ZWM3Y2M5&fbclid=IwY2xjawMr03ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBleUtsVnZtUjlJa2h5ZWpwAR7Gp8p4NVVF-Y8WODTTXb-NJi57ltYrsQs-pyFmuaRR4gMrj6TGYWpL1zlA_Q_aem_Ey2JG_AkBSk_SI8w5kDOBA&ps_xid=iGpmmTBqEJNW4d&gsxid=iGpmmTBqEJNW4d&gspk=YzkyMTA3ZWM3Y2M5

 

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📞 Book a Consulting Call with Stephanie: https://serene-clean.com/consulting-services/

 

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