Entrepreneurship isn’t always glamorous, but it can be deeply fulfilling and rewarding. Jason Feller, owner of Crystal Clean Canz, joins us to discuss his journey from managing country clubs to growing a business centered on cleanliness and customer service. We talk about the surprises he encountered as a first-time business owner, how he diversified his services, refined his service area, and works to grow his recurring revenue. Jason also shares why he values his role as chair of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce. Jason’s story is a candid look at the risks, rewards, and realities of building a small business.

OUR PARTNER

Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce

LINKS

Crystal Clean Canz

• Website: crystalcleancanz.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/crystalcleancanz
• Facebook: facebook.com/CrystalCleanCanz
• Email: info@crystalcleancanz.com

Additional Links

• Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
• New London Consulting
• This Sober Vet
• Univest
• LBDesign

Related Episodes

• Networking, Local Community, and Business Connections with Tony Poluch

Transcript

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Networking offers avenues to opportunities, collaborations, and growth, especially in business. In this episode, we sit down with Tony Poluch, Senior Vice President and Senior Business Development Officer at Univest Bank & Trust Company, to explore how meaningful conversations with local professionals can produce business success, further a career, and forge strong local connections. Tony shares his insights on cultivating authentic relationships and the value of curiosity in business. We explore Tony’s lengthy career in commercial banking and ask about the location business environment. Whether you consider yourself a networking pro, or are struggling in that area, this conversation offers spot-on guidance on making the most of business conversations.

OUR PARTNER

Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce

LINKS

Tony Poluch / Univest Bank

• Tony Poluch on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tony-poluch-a50b544/
• Univest website: univest.net
• Univest on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/univest
• Univest on Facebook: facebook.com/univestfinancial
• Univest on Instagram: instagram.com/univest_financial

Chester County Chambers of Commerce

• Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
• Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce
• Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry
• Exton Chamber of Commerce
• Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce

Additional Links

• The Gables at Chadds Ford
• Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC)
• Delaware Contractors Association

Local Nonprofits

• Home of the Sparrow
• Open Hearth
• Chester County Art Association
• Kennett Library
• Urban Affairs Coalition

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In a first for our show, we are are excited to feature a guest who is both a business and nonprofit leader. It was a privilege to walk a full round with Christopher Everett, Senior Vice President at Truist Bank and the Founder and Board President of the RLE Go Fore It! Foundation. Christopher guides us through his career in banking – a journey of almost 25 years. He explains what led him to create a nonprofit that empowers young people through business education, mentorship, and exposure to new possibilities – all through the game of golf. He shares some tough lessons he learned in his younger days, and what connecting people and opening doors for the next generation means to him.

OUR PARTNER

Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce

LINKS

Truist

• Website: truist.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/truistfinancialcorporation
• Facebook: facebook.com/truist
• Instagram: instagram.com/truist
• Christopher on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christophereverett26
• Careers with Truist: careers.truist.com/us/en

RLE Go Fore It! Foundation

• Website: goforeitusa.com
• Book: Go Fore It!: A Family and Golf Story by Christopher Everett
• Facebook: facebook.com/goforeitusa
• Instagram: instagram.com/goforeitusa

Golf/Sports Organizations and Books

• Carter’s Spectrum Golf
• Book: Swinging Beyond the Spectrum: How Autism Became My Superpower On And Off The Golf Course! by Carter Bonas
• Book: Playing from the Rough by Jimmie James
• Book: Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You by A’Ja Wilson

Additional Links

• Sow Good Now
• Chester County Community Foundation
• North Carolina Central University

Local Restaurants

• Black Lab Bistro
• Sedona Taphouse
• Savannah Bistro
• The Naked Olive

Transcript

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