We were lucky to catch up with Alec Magee recently and have shared our conversation below.
Alec, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. How did you come up with the idea for your business?
Christmas has always been a special holiday for me. I remember growing up, my mom would always gather my sister and me to decorate the tree right after Thanksgiving. We were a poor family, but managed to make the holidays special, especially my grandmother. She went all out for Christmas. My aunt made Christmas swag that she sold to buyers in the city—big, full-standing reindeer, Santa, and sleigh. Grandma had the full set and never missed a year of putting them up along with lights around her house and angels. I was inspired as a kid. She had the most beautiful yard in town.
Fast forward years later, after moving to Atlanta, I shared my love for Christmas and decorating with a friend of mine, and she kept it in mind. One day in October of 2021, she texted me and said some of her colleagues were looking for someone who knew how to do Christmas lights and asked if she could give them my number. Having no idea of the rush that was coming, I said “absolutely”. The next morning, I woke up overwhelmed with over 30 text messages with names, addresses, and photos asking if I could come by and give them a quote. I jumped into action with no idea of how I was going to get started. I didn’t have a vendor that I shopped with, I didn’t know the budget, but I trusted God and said yes to everyone. I immediately got online and researched all that I needed to know to jump right in. And business grew immensely!
Alec, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
I already had plenty of experience from growing up and working with two companies that casually did a few houses during Christmas time. I took classes and studied the techniques of designing light displays and indoor and outdoor holiday decorations. I make the holidays easy for my clients. You enjoy the family time; let us handle all the lighting and design work.
What sets us apart from other companies is the love, passion, and intimacy we have with our clients. We build true, loyal, and trustworthy relationships with each and every client, and we enjoy seeing the smiles on their faces after we complete an installation. We are most proud of the reactions we get when clients see the finished product, and we always have several houses win “Best House” in the community. That’s something we look forward to every year, so we make sure we are precise and detailed.
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
The first year we started, we were overwhelmed with business. I had to quickly create a team that could learn and execute design plans. That wasn’t an easy task. One client who was referred to me had three huge trees that she got lit every year by another company. I had never done trees so big and round, and she wanted them a specific way. It took a couple of days to complete the job because I had to figure out exactly how we would complete the installation. In the end, they turned out perfect.
Do you have any insights you can share related to maintaining high team morale?
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Mageelighting.net
- Instagram: @mageelighting
- Other: TikTok mageelighting
Image Credits
Alec Magee