We were lucky to catch up with Eddie Swartzentruber recently and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Eddie thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. What’s something crazy on unexpected that’s happened to you or your business
When we almost ran out of Money and I was able to sign a 103,000 dollar contract with the building owner on thursday, after signing the contract I was so excited driving back to the General Contractors office to pick up a down payment check. Upon arriving at the office the general contractor asked me if I showed the building owner any numbers, I said yes. He blew up, threw his hat at me, threw his half full cup of coffee at me, stormed out of the office and told me to get out of his building. I left thinking its the end of our business, but he called me the next morning and told me he will still give us the job and I can stop in and pick up the check
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
I grew up in the construction industry. I always knew I wanted start my own business when I grow up. However growing up amish I was not sure that it would be possible. That all changed when I ran away from the amish at 17 years old. I worked for a company until I was 20, that’s when I started my own Company. It was quite overwhelming at first with all the different insurances I had to buy. I basically learned a lot of business stuff in the next couple years that I had no idea existed.
Can you open up about a time when you had a really close call with the business?
In september 2019 our checking account was below 800.00. luckily I was able to sign a 108,000 dollar contract on thursday of that week that saved the business
Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?
Constantly showing up and providing value to the Building owners
Contact Info:
- Website: tristatecommercialroofing.com
- Instagram: classic_90sguy
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- Linkedin: Eddie Swartzentruber
- Twitter: @Eddieswartz_20
- Youtube: Eddie Swartzentruber