Neel Parekh from Maid This Franchise

<p>In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Neel from Maid This Franchise.</p> <p>Neel and Jeff discuss:</p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">Started his career in tech private equity. He lived in a cubicle and was looking for side hustles. He wanted to be able to travel and be a digital nomad.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">He tried multiple opportunities and finally came across a maid service. He was able to build it remotely. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">He was able to build the business to where he could travel. He traveled to South America and stayed for 5 years. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">They focus on the residential and vacation rental market.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">They have Denver and South Florida. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">The biggest challenge has been building the infrastructure from the ground up. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What’s new: Picking up the nomad trail again. </li> </ol><p>Fast Five Questions:</p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">If you woke up and your business was gone, you have $500, a laptop, a place to live, and food, what would you do first? “I would work my network and get some consulting gigs and coaching.”</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What is the biggest mistake that you have made in business? “Not firing fast enough. I was not comfortable with firing someone. It ends up causing more problems”</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What is a book that you would recommend? “The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer”</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What is a tool that you use everyday that you would recommend? “Newsfeed Eradicator.” </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What is the best way to contact you? “www.maidthisfranchise.com.”</li> </ol><p>Jeff spent the early part of his career working for others. Jeff had started 5 businesses that failed before he had his first success. Since that time he has learned the principles of a su