🍸✨ He got fired, landed in paving 13 days later, and built an 8-figure national company in under 4 years. This one hits different.
🎙️ Ricky Regalado sits down with Alex Iannessa — Founder & CEO of EnRoads Paving, and Founding Member of The Lighthouse Vistage CE Group — a Chicago-area entrepreneur who built a national pavement management company from the ground up, now operating across 48 states with a simple philosophy: treat people how you want to be treated. 💥
And trust us… the gems don't stop coming. 💎
🚀 Here's just a taste of what they get into:
🔥 Fired in 13 Days, Paving in 14 — How getting let go from his first real job led Alex straight into the industry that would change his life forever.
💰 Raising $500K from Friends & Family — The fear, the pressure, and how EnRoads returned the capital in under 12 months and doubled investor money by the end of year two.
🔄 Less Transactional, More Transformational — Why Alex spent 9 years nurturing one single client relationship before it paid off — and why patience is his biggest competitive advantage.
🧠 Grit vs. Strategy — Why working harder gets you started but strategy is what scales you. The mindset shift that unlocked the next level three and a half years in.
🤝 Find Your Samurai — The story of finding the right operating partner, why that one decision unlocked the 8-figure milestone, and what happens to founders who try to go it alone.
🏢 The Cleaning & Paving Crossover — What cleaning contractors, facility managers, and property owners need to know about pavement maintenance and why these industries serve the exact same people.
🎙️ Whether you're a cleaning business owner under a million, scaling to $50M+, a supplier rep, a facility manager, or a tech founder — this episode is for YOU. 🧹🏢💼
Alex doesn't just talk theory. He started flipping barricades at 19, got fired, found his footing in paving, and now manages complex pavement assets for national accounts across 48 states. This is real talk, real strategy, and real value. 🚀
🔚 And he ends it with the paradox every entrepreneur needs to hear — why the very mindset that launches your business is the same one that will hold it back if you don't evolve. Simple. Powerful. You're going to want to hear it.
🔗 Connect with Alex: www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderdiannessa
💻 Learn more at: www.enroadspaving.com
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