I started working in construction when I was young, and I stayed in it for a long time. Four years as an apprentice, then five years as a carpenter. Residential work, commercial projects, everything in between. I wasn't thinking about entrepreneurship or sales funnels back then. I was thinking about getting better at my craft and putting in honest work.
Those years gave me something I still rely on every day: the ability to walk into a situation I've never seen before and figure it out. Construction teaches you that. Nothing ever goes exactly according to plan, and you learn to adapt, problem-solve, and keep moving forward. That mentality has carried over into everything else I've done.
After nine years in the trades, I started my own company. Philos Property Solutions was a general contracting and remodeling company based in Kennett Square, PA. It started with just me and grew into a real operation serving homeowners and commercial clients across Chester County.
We handled kitchen and bathroom remodels, flooring installation, basement finishing, whole-home renovations, and commercial buildouts. I managed crews, built relationships with subcontractors, ran every estimate, and grew the company past $1M in annual revenue. Most of that growth came from referrals, which tells you more about how we ran that business than any sales pitch could.
Philos taught me how to run a business, how to sell without being salesy, how to hire (and when to fire), and how to keep clients happy even when things go sideways. It also taught me that I'm wired to build things from scratch. The challenge of starting with nothing and turning it into something real is what drives me.
Today I co-own Let's Get Trash, a debris removal service for contractors and property managers across Philadelphia and Lower Montgomery County. I started it because I saw the problem firsthand when I was running Philos. Unreliable haulers, missed pickups, crews wasting hours on dump runs. Let's Get Trash was built to be the service I wished I'd had.
I also work in sales and business development, which has been a through-line across everything I've done. Every estimate I ran at Philos was a sales conversation. Every contractor relationship at Let's Get Trash starts with one. I've always been the person who builds the relationships and brings in the business, whether that's for my own companies or for someone else's.
I'm a father to five kids. Two are my stepchildren, three are biological. It's a full house and a full life. Being a dad is the thing I'm most proud of, and it's also the reason I work the way I do. Everything I build is for them.
I'm in the gym multiple days a week and picked up distance running last year, which has turned into something I genuinely love. There's a discipline to long runs that reminds me of the trades: just keep going, one step at a time, even when it's uncomfortable.
I also love hiking and art museums. I don't talk about it much in professional settings, but I've always been drawn to creative things. Museums are one of the few places where I can actually slow down and just think.
I studied at the Fox School of Business at Temple University. I completed two years before life took me in a different direction. I don't regret it. The combination of formal business education and real-world experience has served me well, and I've never stopped learning.
Going forward, I'll continue to pursue education outside of the traditional sense. Whether thats through certifications or mentorships. I believe that education and growth should never reach an end point. Howver, I do belive that the path to continued education is different fro everyone.