Ben Alexander is a high school dropout, and he runs one of the largest, most professional handyman companies in the United States. He started out as an HVAC tech and worked up to the equivalent of a master’s license. He picked HVAC because there were more job opportunities. He-- never imagined he’d make the move from a designated skilled trades position to that of a handyman. What Ben couldn’t understand is the negative stigma associated with handymen. He believed there was little difference between a handymen and tradesmen. Additionally, he realized how much work handymen could create for the skilled trades, especially plumbers. It’s vital to have top notch customer service, as well as a great relationship with highly skilled local, licensed tradesmen.

According to Ben, handymen don’t do HVAC, plumbing, or electrical. His company has remodeled bathrooms, done paint and drywall, texture, window replacement, tile, carpentry, and exterior door replacement. College was never an option for him. His parents divorced. His father took the money and split. So he felt compelled to provide for his single, stay-at-home mom and his siblings. He went to the fire academy and found quickly it wasn’t the route for him. He tried flipping houses, and that wasn’t for him. Then he found out about HVAC and air conditioning in the classified ads of the newspaper. In trade school, he found he excelled at it — and realized he did poorly in school because he was bored. His first venture into the trades failed.

His second company, a new construction and geothermal installation business thrived. He managed the residential service portion, and within eight years they were a $9 million company with 45 employees. His strong work ethic was built from necessity. He’s couch-surfed and slept in garages during hard times, but the trades gave him a path to success, to a better standard of living.

Our Sponsor: LeakPro | Leak Detection Equipment LeakPro® has been providing reliable slab leak and swimming pool leak detection equipment for 40 years. Our products can help you find underground water leaks quickly and easily! Go to https://leak-pro.com

 

Tradesmen built America. This is the "Blue Collar Channel"... Where you can listen to the top tradespeople around the world. Everything you need to learn about getting into the trades, becoming the best tradesman, starting your own business, and using networking and social media... To GROW in the trades!!!!