The Profitable Cleaner

Updated: 04 Jun 2025 • 195 episodes
www.profitablecleaner.com

Welcome to The Profitable Cleaner Podcast, the #1 podcast in the Cleaning & Facility Maintenance Industry. The mission of this podcast is simple; to impact Cleaning businesses of all kinds by bringing you captivating interviews, expert insights, and actionable strategies that will elevate your business to new heights.  Bringing you the discussions and knowledge you WANT and the stories and inspiration you need. We talk about Sales, Technology, Marketing, Operations, Strategy, Leadership, Mindset, Health, GOD and so much more…..  All to unleash the best version of YOU & turn you into a Profitable Owner. Now, are you ready to Profit? 

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In this deeply honest episode, James sits down with commercial and fashion photographer John S. Miller, whose work has appeared in publications like 303 Magazine and Mile High Sports. From leading worship for nearly two decades to launching his own creative business, John opens up about his transition, his faith, and h

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In this first episode of our 3-part series “Simplify Planning & Boost Results,” hosts Mark Anderson, Sharon Cowan, CBSE, and Ed Selkow break down how to create a realistic business plan that helps janitorial companies grow with clarity. No 50-page plans. No MBA jargon. Just a practical planning framework anyone can use

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🧭 What do Faith, Ego & Leadership have to do with running a successful company? As it turns out — everything. Welcome to our first professionally recorded episode inside the new studio — and we couldn’t have asked for a better guest to kick it off. In this raw and real episode, James sits down with Ken Wilkinson, the

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In this episode of Polishing Profits, hosts Mark Anderson, Sharon Cowan, CBSE, and Ed Selkow dig into one of the most critical — and underused — tools in the janitorial world: structured customer feedback. If your only customer communication happens when something goes wrong… you’re playing defense.  This episode will

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🧠 What do energy, health, and mindset have to do with scaling a business?  Turns out — everything. In this powerful episode, James sits down with Coach Nate Engels, founder of Wellness League, marketing strategist, speaker, and certified health coach, to unpack why the most successful entrepreneurs don’t just grind —

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In Episode 2 of Polishing Profits, hosts Mark Anderson, Sharon Cowan, CBSE, and Ed Selkow tackle one of the most common problems in the cleaning industry: growing without a plan. Most business owners start by reacting — putting out fires, chasing every opportunity, and hoping to “figure it out” along the way. But growt

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