Franchise Times, the leading magazine serving the franchise industry, recently published a great article on the early days behind the Two Maids & A Mop brand. Our story is a true rags to riches journey and we’re honored to be included in such a prestigious publication.

Our founder’s story has always received great recognition that documented the difficulty of building a business with little resources. Ron’s story includes everything from odd jobs on the weekend to living an extremely frugal lifestyle. His passion of turning a small business into a national brand required serious dedication and grit. Those early life lessons continue to serve him today as the CEO of Two Maids & A Mop. Ron sums it best inside the article.

“Today Two Maids & A Mop is a multi-million dollar business, and yet Holt owns three pairs of shoes, one of which is flip-flops. “Once you become a frugal, obsessed person, you always stay that way,” he confesses. Holt is that guy who had a comfortable six-figure salary in corporate America, but harbored an insatiable entrepreneurial itch. In his case, he was a director of a lab for an international company. “It was a comfortable job with a nice career path,” he says. “I just wasn’t satisfied; I felt trapped.” Like most executives who cross over to the entrepreneurial side, he didn’t feel his ideas were being well-received by management. So on one particularly bad-traffic day, he made a life-changing decision all entrepreneurs do—to have no life. “Once I closed that car door, I became a different person,” he says. He decided it was the last time he’d feel so powerless—no matter how much he had to sacrifice in the process.”

Make sure to spend a few minutes reading the rest of the great article. We believe that you’ll learn a lot about our brand’s personality. Click the following link to access the article: Franchise Times Article.