July 2026
4 profiles
Blake Harrison’s HVAC sideline grew into a Montgomery crew of almost 20
Blake Harrison ran his heating and air company on the side for years, then built a crew of almost 20 that he means to leave to his sons.
At Picasso Painting and Drywall, the father and son are both named Adan
The Vancouver, Washington, company paints houses, refinishes cabinets and patches drywall, and its customers keep writing about the prep work and the small fixes nobody asked for.
A Jacksonville plumber built PureFlo Plumbing on hourly pay and no salespeople
Ryan Heitman spent nearly 20 years plumbing for other Jacksonville companies, then built his own around hourly pay, no salespeople and an owner who answers the phone.
Team JP Landscaping would rather grow slowly and stay in business
Jonathan Idrovo runs the Jacksonville yard company he started with his father, and he picks jobs by how they use his crews’ time, not by how big they look.