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171: BROS Cleaning Services

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Rose says she left nursing after the pandemic and maternity leave to start cleaning with Brittany.

Brian and Matt record from the Thrive Podcast Studio at Thrive Coworking Community in downtown Lindsay. Brittany and Rose from Bros Cleaning join them as the guests, and the conversation starts with some easy joking back and forth. Bros Cleaning has been operating for about a year, and the business serves the Kawartha Lakes. One thing that sets it apart is an odor-control technician niche. Brittany and Rose are both mothers, and they started the business so they could have more control over their schedules. That means working Monday to Friday and keeping weekends and holidays free, which gives them more time with their families. Brian asks why they got into cleaning in the first place. The conversation then moves into the reality of building a service business. Hiring comes up as a major topic. Training comes up too, and the discussion gets blunt about how hard it can be to find people who know what to do. The hosts push the idea of writing a manual or booklet so new hires have something concrete to follow. A YouTube channel with step by step videos gets mentioned as another possible tool. The point is not just to hire people, but to train them well enough that the business can keep a standard. They talk through how important it is to show the process instead of assuming people already know it. Basic tasks like making a bed or washing floors are treated as skills that still need instruction. The conversation lands on the idea that a proper method matters, even for work that looks simple from the outside. There is also a reminder that people are not bad at a task just because they have not been shown how to do it. Near the end, the tone turns personal again. The hosts talk about marketing, being visible, and getting your picture out there. They mention one of the daughters and her smile, which gives the episode a warm finish. The episode ends by tying the business story back to the larger idea of making the Kawarthas a thriving region for small business. It leaves Bros Cleaning as an example of a local company built on family priorities, clear service work, and steady visibility.

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A local service-business conversation about schedule control, training, and odor-control niche work.

Bros Cleaning comes across as a straightforward small-business story rooted in service work. Brittany and Rose talk about being in business for about a year, serving the Kawartha Lakes, and building a side niche in odor control technicians.

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Hear Brittany and Rose from Bros Cleaning talk about starting a Kawartha Lakes cleaning business, finding an odor-control niche, and shaping the work around family time.

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