#143: Helping Home Service Companies Save Time & Money with Charlie Felker, USMA ‘06

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Charlie Felker (USMA ‘06) is the co-founder of <a href="https://www.free-2-grow.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Free-2-Grow</a> which provides back-office support to service-based companies, allowing the owners and operators to focus on their customers and growing their businesses.  Free-2-Grow offers its customers the services of a full-time office manager at half of what it would cost to hire someone full-time and provides team support with its cross-trained staff.</span></p> <p>In this episode, <span style="font-weight: 400;">Charlie and I</span> discuss:</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How he built a product and a company around a pain point from his last business</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The creative ways he finds new clients</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The skills that he learned in the Army and at West Point that have helped him succeed as an entrepreneur </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">His best tips for creating a successful business partnership</span></li> </ul> <p>Connect with Charlie:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-felker-990611133/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Charlie Felker</span></a></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.free-2-grow.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Free-2-Grow</a></span></li> </ul> <p>If you found this episode valuable, please share it with a friend or colleague. If you are a Service Academy graduate and want to take your business to the next level, you can <a href= "https://sabmgroup.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">join our supportive community</a> and get started today.</p> <p><strong>Subscribe and help out the show:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/service-academy-business-mastermind/id1233995120" target="_blank" rel="noopen